The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29
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interesting RVem@ The Gilmore Country Described BY Inspector Bell the Statesman.
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State Mine Inspector r. N. He'll
has just returned from a 10 days. trip
to the Texas lead district at the head
OF Lemhi valley, and the Kaufman
copper district on. Birch creek. He
tells an interesting story OF the re.
sources Of the big desert ranges that
originate in the Salmon river noun.
tain mass and strike southeast into
the Snake river desert.
1.-THE Gilmore mine," said Mr..
Bell, "still continues to he Lemhi
county's chief producer. 1t has al.
ready marketed 1900 tons of ore and
concentrates this year and has SOC
tons more in transit and In the bins
which it expects to get aboard the
cars before the close of tile year.
"This property produces the most
desirable smelling ore Of any mine 10
the state, consisting principally Of
lead carbonate associated with iron
oxide and lime gangue and is low In
sulphur and silica which makes a
free smelling mixture that does not
neeu preliminary roasting, like
galena, and is In good demand.
1.-THE Gilmore mine is owned prin-
cipally In Pittsburg, Pa, but, unlike
other PiCtsburg operators known to
Boise people, who have lavished hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars In min
Ing devlopn ent and equipment ahead
Of production, the owners of this
splendid property have apparently
evinced a sbivering fear that the
venture would get 10 cents ahead of
them and have gouged the deposit
since the day 1t was struck.
1.-THE Gilmore property consists Of
a larger group Of claims situated in
one of the most promising undevel-
oped lead-silver districts In the state.
1t was purchased for few thousand
dollars-less than fve-about four
years ago; 1t has since produced and
shipped ore to the gross value OF
soa. ething like $500, 600, and now has
in sight ore reserves c0nservatively
estimated at the same amount.
"Tbe deposit consists OF pro-
nounced fissure striking north and
south and dipping west at very
steep angle across the bedding Of a
belt of pure blue limestone between
two strong paneled dikes OF diorite.
"The development consists OF
short crosscut tunnel, In which the
ore body was struck dt depth Of IS
feet and proved to be 400 feet long.
From this level vertical shaft has
been sunk 800 feet deep from which
four short levels have been run
through the heart of the ore body
without exploring its full length.
The ore body at the 300-foot level Is
now exposed for IS feet in length
and runs In half moon shape
through a rotten back limestone for
nation and shows small spur vein
starting from the first point en-
countered from the shaft on the true
strike, and will probably prove con-
tinuous string of ore connecting the
other horn OF the bow and forming
loop deposit with by-horse of waste
10 between, as exhibited on small
scale at the tunnel level.
T'be main ore body now being
stopred at the 3OO-foot level, from
which only three floors have been
star,e ed, shows back OF clean ore Is
feet wide that will average better
than 30 per cent lead and half an
ounce silver 10 each unit OF lead to-
pether with a little gold.
Gan the development OF the mine
below the turnel level has been ac-
complishd with small gasoline pros
pecting boist and half ton buckets
II every pound of ore reserve now In
sight above the bottom level was
gouged out the property would war
Iaut the cost Of decent boist placed
at the surface and shaft carried
down on the vein or Ia its near vicin-
ity TO water level, where extensive