The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-06-22
Owvhee County.
(Robert N. Bell, State Mine Inspector. j

Owyhee County, covering the south
west corner Of the state, still continues
the most prominent precious metal
producer, and largest employer Of min
ing labor in the state, next to Shoshone
county, the old bonanza mines of Silver
City and DeLamar forming the prin-
ciple source of bullion. A good deal of
development work has been done and
undertaken, however, on other proper
ties in this famous old mining section,
and the future looks bright, with the
promise of continued and increasing
production.
The Trade Dollar Con. vein enjoyed
one Of the banner years of its history in
the matter of production, and it is
probably in better physical condition,
with more ore blocked out ahead, than
it ever has been since the consolidation
or before. The company continues to
carry force OF 225 men in mine and
mill. There was over 5000 feet of
straight development work accomplish
ed during the past year, in addition to
the ore production, and reserve of
high grade mineral blocked out and
undercut that guarantees the continued
operation of the mill for two years
ahead.
The great Dewey tunnel is now in
1880 feet from the mill level with
maximum face depth of ] ZOO feet, and
the rich values of the mine have devel-
oped down as low as this level, Electric
power is employed in the operation OF
this mine and mill in almost every de-
partment.
The old DeLamar mine, five miles be-
low the Trade Dollar, on Jordan creek,
continues in splendid physical condi-
ton. 1t discontinued the production
Of ore on the 10Th of August for the
purpose of installing new milling
plant A considerable force OF men
we're kept or development work in the
mine, however, and it's ore reserves of
the quality handled during the past
three or four years are reported to be
extensive at this date.
The DeLamar and Trade Dollar mines
are closely comparable in ores and
formations to the rich deposits in this
class that are attracting so much at.
tention in Nevada at the present time,
and they have been cited as examples
of productiveness and permanency by
United States biologists in their recent
reports of the new Nevada camps pro
ducing ores of this class.
new era OF activity was inaugurated
among the old properties of the War
Eagle mountain portion of the Silver
City district during The past year, and
good many men found profitable en-
ployment.
The Sinker Tunnel company extend
ed raise several hundred feet in the
direction of the old workings of the
Golden Chariot mine to the point where
its further extension seemed too dau
gerous an undertaking without more
accurate knowledge and survey of the
extensive openings filled with water
that it was designed to tap, and it is
understood that the company will un-
dertake to unwater the old mine from
the upper workings before making the
connection that they have been driving
for.
The Golden Chariot was one Of the
most famous producers of War Eagle
mountain and has many millions of
dollars of gold and silver production to
its credit.
The Pioneer Mines company's prop.
ertS adjoins The Golden Chariot and is
well equipped with All excellent mill
and mining plant, which has recently
been supplied with electric power from
the Swan Falls plant of The Trade bol.