The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29
THE SHENON HOTEL BLOCK.

bodies of rich sulphide mineral may
reasonably be anticipated.
'Tne milling plant, placed on the
steep side hill at the mouth OF the
crosscut tunnel, consists OF four
homemade hand jigs that have been
eeared to small steam engine. The
ore is crushed with a small dodger
rock breaker, which completes the
mechanical equipment of the mill
no rolls or grinding devices of any
kind. no tables, .yanners or sinners.
This crude plant is well banded
and makes 80 per cent concentrates,
but il could hardly do less with 80
per cent feed. The mineral is ban
died four or FIVE times over with
shovels and its treatment costs twice
as much as 1t ought to with prop
erly designed and equipped mill.
Two large cribs OF coarse Jig tailings
have been saved below the mill that
average about Is per cent lead, but
the fines have always been allowed TO
run to waste In the sagebrush valley
below the mine and doubtless repre-
sent loss of rich mineral that 10 a
single seasons run, II saved, would
cover the cost OF an efficient plant
for both mine and mill.
''The mill was still In operation on
the 10th Of November, but the iirst
frosty night is expected TO gorge the
cheaply constructed wooden water
line that supplies 1t and shut of the
operation.
1.-The active management OF the
property has recently passed into the
hands of former Occur d'Alene
mining man, who II given a little
leeway, will doubtless develop very
valuable mine, as the large group OF
claims owned by the company con-
tains several other evidences OF ore
bodies that carry far superior surface
showings OF mineral than the one
now being mined. One of these iron
groupings was being opened at the
surface by shallow tunnel at point
on the vein 500 feet north of the
main opening, and the day l LETT
had run into bunch OF boulders OF
pure ore, some OF them over 100
pounds weight Of clean 60 per cent
lead mineral.
"The Gilmore mine is s5 miles
from the railway at Dubois on the
Montana division OF the O. s. H.. to
which most Of its ores have been
hauled by teams which charge 80
per ton and pull an average OF one
ton TO the animal.
"During the past summer separ-
ate corporation from the mining com-
pany was formed to handle the ore TO
Dubois, known as the Dubois & Sal
mon Transportation company, who
have put Best" California trac.
tion train on the road. 1t consists
OF a traction engine Of 40 horse pow.
er and four steel wagons Of IS tons
Four round trips baye al.
ready been made with this outfit
pulling a 4O-ton load, and making
the trip between the mine and Du-
bois in an average Of AZ hours run.
ming time. The train Iuns night
and day, using an acetalyDe bead
light. It requires crew Of three
men on each shift, the of shift Sleep
ing IN sheep wagon trailed behind
the ore cars.
"The road over which this train
has to travel is as nearly ideal as
could be found anywhere. consisting
as 1T does of a fat valley and level
desert plain presenting a lake bed
surface Of fine gravel aud gritty soil
and sagebrush surface.
''Tbere Is one hill going into the
mine from the valley tbree-foUrtbs
OF a mile loug. with an average grade
of to 10 per cent. The engine
this with the train Of empties
without any difficulty when the
ground Is dry, but unfortunately this
grade was laid out on the shady