The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-03-31

Past. Present. and Future.

Past. Present and Future.
With past history OF over 40 years
during which time Owyhee county has
proven to be one of the most import
ant and constant precious metal pro-
ducers in the intermountain region
this county ranks first in gold and
second in the value of its combined
bullion output in the list of counties
of the state, and present indications
point with unerring certainty that this
reputation will be maintained for an
indefinite period of time.
In reviewing the production of the
different mining camps in the county,
during this period, we find that War
Eagle mountain has produced S35 5,0OO,-
600; Florida mountain is credited with
Sl3,500 600; DeLamar has already add
ed $12, 100000 to our national wealth;
Flint district has produced something
over S250,000; the silver-lead district of
South mountain produced something
over sl,000,000; while recently discoy-
cred camps known as Pixley Basin,
Black Butte and Rooster Comb, have
added several thousand dollars to the
total output. The placer mines have
produced $15,O00,0OO TO swell the grand
total.
During the past year, with only two
mines in active operation, the county
shows production of S1,85y, ,774. .88.
With past and present history to be
proud of, and the future looming up
with immense possibilities, the outlook
for the mining industry in Owy hee
county is we'll calculated to exceed the
prediction of the most extreme optim-
ist.
The development now in progress by
the Sinker Tunnel company is causing
intense interest among property hold
ers. This great enterprise will drain
the entire mountain and make it pos
sible for men with limited capital to
resume operations, and place their
properties on a paying basis; this be-
ing impossible iii the past on account
of the large volume of water encoun-
tered, and the expensive machinery
required to keep the water under CON
troll rendered mining Improbable ex-
cept above the water level. War Eagle
mountain is known to contain rich
veins of gold and silver bearing ore,
and it can be trnthfully stated that no
mining camp in the United States hav-
ing the same areal extent. can show SO
many well defined fissure veins.
Another feature that adds greatly to
mining in Owyhee is unlimited electric
power, furnished by the Trade Dollar
Consolidated Mining Co., at very reas-
enable terms, so that it is now possible
to work some of the ores at a cost of
Sl.97 per ton. This fact has attracted
the attention of capital to our large
low grade propositions, some of which
give fair promise of becoming perman-
ent producers and large divident earn
ers. The present seasons development
among this class of ore deposits is liza
BILE to cause considerable excitement,
and already we notice several mining
men visiting our camp with view of
investing.
Mining men should notice that a
satisfactory examination cannot be
made before some time in May Read
the Owyhee Megget and keep posted.
JAMES GOODWIN,
#x*
Mr.. V. Nusbaum, secretary and
treasurer of the Cleveland Mining &
Milling company, operating the Cali
fornia group, arrived from Cleveland,
Ohio, Saturday, and is inspecting the
work done on the mine since last Oc-
tober.
The mine has more than justified all
predictions made before this company
went into operation, and it is the
policy of the company, as soon as pos
sible, to provide accommodations to
crowd on full crew of men.
In the past few weeks certain trans
fers of stock have made this practic-
ally close corporation. Sinking is to
be resumed shortly, which means on
War Eagle simple multiplication of
values "blocked out"
While saying nothing at all about
Owyhee billiards, Mr.. Nusbaum feels
we'll repaid for a visit to the mine,
made even at this tickle season.