The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-19

Thos- Pope is at Leesbure this
week doing development work ON the
Bertsall group OF quartz claims
Phillip Ranc, the mining man.
visited yellow Jacket and Muserove
last week. He expresses surprise Mt
the good properties he found waiting
for capital TO develop them.
Jack Cramer Is sinking deep shaft
on his kir;iey creek placer claim.
Tie encountered bad ground last week
aud was compelled Ia come To the
city Tor extra help Ia place some
heavy timbefs.
Peter Germaine and Joe Porterileld
have been working ON copper pros.
pect at the head of Mulkey creek.
They opened up iine body OF ore In
a shallow working, which they win
further de selop without delay.
+. j. Shaw, the manager of the
Montana and Idaho Mining company
was In the city over Sunday. This
company Is working force OF dozen
men at installation OF machinery In
Eldorado canyon. A crushing and
concentration plant will soon he In
operation on the rich ole OF this
mine.
T.. n. Randolph IL now foreman NJ
the Big creek placer n Inc which is
operating at the mouth OF lea Vel
creek, lie has undertaken to handle
the water that has been a Ietardine
influence at these workings. Mr.. r.,
Is pract ical man OF experience, and
this difficult task could not he placed
In better hands.
Peter Sellers was In the city after
supplies Saturday. lie is working on
the Montana side OF the divide run.
Mug an interstate tunnel To tap an
Idaho body lie has a showing
that Is proven up by natural and ar
titicial conditions 10 an unusual de.
gree. lie has large copper-eoid
lead OF hieh grade.
| Manager aud Mrs Spaulding, of
the Singiser mine, were In the city
last week, returning 10 camp Friday.
He is installing one OF the best re-
duction.plants In the Salmon district.
Mr.. Spaulding Is practical man and
there win he no doubt about his sue
cess In the extraction of bullion II he
Is given free hand in the operation
of this fine property.
j. A. Anderson aud Expert Miller,
OF Denver, went out to the New Era
mine last Friday afternoon. This
mine Is being developed In prac'
tical way, and 1t Is showing up enc
copper values. The New Era has
long been considered fine prospect.
IL Is now rapidly becoming a proven
mine of positive value. IL Is an
ideal location for working PROPOSE
ton.
Active development work viii be-
gin on the Dutch John mine In the
Leesburg district within a fes days
under the direction OF Mr.. NJ. T..
Hopkins, OF lioise who represents
eastern investors. This mine las
stood every test OF examination, and
IL promises TO be one Of the biggest
low grade propositions In the state.
II will at least he thoroughly deyei.
oped as rapidly as ample funds can
force the work.
For The Recorder free assays send
general average samples, not picked
specimens. The specimens are al
right for display but they do not
represent the true worth OF the ore.
body. II there Is no ore-body ex'
posed Ia workings or cropping there
IL nothing TO sample. II any ex'
posed ore-body has been sampled and
tested by reputable assayer The
Recorf er will not run free assays
merely for checks. The object OF
this department Is 10 promote dis
covery. The Recorder proceeds upon
the theroy that the prospector who
has held claim for more than one
year knows the value Of his ore II he
has an ore-body OF any importance.