The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-08-24

tunnel to cut the ledge in the Banner
mine has now arrived at point where
it is thought that almost the next round
OF holes may disclose the vein. The
formation for the last 80 feet in the
tunnel has been almost identical with
the last 80 feet Of the tunnel higher up
the mountain before the ledge was
broken into, the rock being very hard
and containing seams of tale, letting the
water through. What the vein will be
when it is reached can only be con-
lecture as yet, but the next TWO or three
days will tell it. The writer aud others
predict that it will not be as lich as
where it was cut 30u feet higher up, be-
cause in stratum of rock which was
encountered in other mines on the
mountain has not disclosed as rich ore
as has been found both above and be-
low this stratum. should the ore shoot
prove as rich as above, it will establish
the fact at once that the Banner is one
of the great mines OF the district
DR.. j. Lawrence Nevin, prominent
phs sician of Jersey City, N. j., and d.
G. Nevin, Esq, of Weiser, president Of
the Potosi Mining Company (the two
gentlemen are cousins), arrived here
last Saturday and spent a couple days
inspecting the Potosi, aud looking over
the camp in general. They spent day
at the Trade Dollar mine and in visit
ing War Eagle Mountain. 1t is need
less to say that both gentlemen ex-
pressed themselves agreeably surprised
at the extent of the developments and
the work going on here, although their
time only permitted them to take in a
small portion of it. They arrived at the
Potosi at an opportune time to inspect
that property before other work had
been done for its development than
drawing the water out of the shaft and
drifts. They found the conditions and
prospects for it becoming great mine
much better than had been represented
TO them by Mr.. Sommercamp, former
owner of the property aud organizer OF
the Potosi company. The unwaterine
of the mine to its lowest or northern
drift had just been completed and they
had an opportunity to examine every
part of the old workings Even Mr.
Sommercamp, who expected to see all
available ore stopped out by the last
leasers of years ago, was surprised tC
see what was left. They found the weir
showing all the way down the shaft, al
most from the surface, and in the nortl
drift, the vein showing from two inche
to more than a foot in width all alonl
the 200 feet of the north drift, and onl,
stopped for the first so feet. But il
places it had been found SO rich tha
, the leasers had stopped under the tract
as far as they could we'll reach. Tn
vein had not been gouged out as the.
: expected to find it. The manager nov
proposes, as soon as practicable, to be
gin stopping on this level, as well as ex
] tending the drift further north to ge
: under the old Knickerbocker ore SHOOT
y where so great values we're extracts
g near the surface until water drove tn
: miners out. They will also begin th
? north drift work to extend it iurthe
J.. into the mountain under the rich or
? which appears higher up toward th
Q north end of the claim. Heavier ms
!, chinery will be ordered to work tn
/, mine with electric or air drills. But
will require from 20 to 80 days to clea
9 the mud and debris out of the old level
d In the meantime The ore taken out wi
: be asserted and the richer portion of
It shipped, the lower grade stored avail
ing the building of concentratol