The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-24
RICH FREE GOLD IN
LOST MINE GROUP
Promising Quartz Prospect Six
Miles Below Salmon,
Idaho.
TEN STAMPS DROPPING
AT RABBIT FOOT MILL
Lemhi County Enriched $40, 900
by Sales of Local Cat
tlemen.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
SALMON, Idaho, May 23.-Recent
paintings of ore from the Lost Mine
group of claims. which belong to Ross
j. Comstock and others. show about 20
cents in free gold, some of the pieces
OF metal being quite coarse. as large
as the heads of pins. This property Is
steadily being developed and though
little is said about II, 1t holds out to
this section of country one of the most
promising prospects to be- seen any
where. The Lost Mine is situated In
Eureka district. five or six miles north
or Salmon, and very near the claims
of the Queen and Crescent, where rich
ore has recently been uncovered at
great depth. 1t has a strong vein bear
Ing free gold quartz, about 160 tons of
which are already heaped upon the
dump. A small force of men has been
working there all winter. drifting upon
the ore. NJ, ]. Finley is In charge of
the mine,
Rabbit Foot Mill Running.
Twenty-Five men are employed at the
Rabbit Foot mine on Silver creek, and
the mill is busy dropping ten stamps.
With good results. The management is
conducting systematic development on
the ground, and at the same time drift
Ing upon ore In three places,
The road between Salmon and Lees
burg is in horrible shape. 1t is not
only next to impossible, but il is, In
places. absolutely unsafe Several
bridges are out
The miners working on the new strike
on the Queen Of the Hills vein, have
completed the crosscut of the ore and
find 1T 22 feet between walls. Supt.
Mcbride says the ore at this point as
says very satisfactory, and the owners
of the mine are highly elated over the
find. Tho vein holding out so we'll at
this great depth means much for the
permanency Of mining In the Eureka
district. and the close proximity of this
mine to Salmon promises much Increase
Of business when the operations begin
on that hill In earnest.
Last week the bids were opened for
the construction of the Shoup road.
There were but two bids, one by Judge
Geertson and the other by Smout &
Herndon. The former was for 81 900
and the latter for $4,000. AS the funds
available fall far short of either figure.
the commission did all it could do un-
der the circumstances. deferring action
for the present. Commissioner Haynes
was left in charge Of the matter TO at
tend to future developments,
Big Cattle Deals.
w. A. Colson and Ted Ellis of Du-
bois, Idaho and A. j. Noyes of Wis
dom, Mont, have been interviewing
our local cattlemen lately George f.
Shoup, sold $50 head OF old cows with
calves at side, and Chris Nagel dis
posed of 100 head, the price ranging
from $24 to S26. These bands were
bought by Colson G. Ellis. who sold
them to Noyes. Colson & Ellis also
bought of E. S. Edwards, Sr,, 300 head
S, Edwards, Jr., 60 head. Mr.. Shoup
has closed with Noyes a deal whereby
the latter Will take 200 2-year-old steers
and the buyer will take them as soon
as he can return from the Bighole af-
ter delivering the cows. These sales
have left about $4,000 of new money
IN the county.
Death of an oldTimer.
VIM. Pettee, an old timer here. died
recently at the Cliet-Willis ranch at
the age of SO years.
The Big Creek Mining company has
shut down work temporarily on ac-
count OF water In the shaft, but eX-
poets to resume operations In a short
time
S. T. Bennett has opened a refresh
nent stand In the Klrtley building, on
East Main street.
The mail contract between this city
and Redrock Mont, has been let TO
w. 3. HON Of Boise, who is trying TO
sublet the Job.
To Brave the Rapids.
Harry Guleke went down the river
lest week with another barge load OF
supplies, He carried about 5000 pounds,
mainly hardware, the cargo being sup
piled by the local merchants.
George Waugh had a leg broken and
hin dislocated by q fall OF slate at the
Pollard coal mine last Wednesday. He
came here from Missouri and had been
working In the mine for q week or so.
There is considerable agitation In ia
vor of building a sewer on Main street,
IT is needed.
Buys Sheep Outfit.
A large deal in ranch property In
Reaverhead county. Montana. was
closed recently, by which the Wood
livestock company bought the sheep
camps. lands, leased lands and sheep
of the Frying Pan Basin Sheep COM
pany The deal was made between
former State Senator James p Muir
Iav who is the principal stockhoider
in the Frying Pan Basin company. and
| Frank j. Hagenbarth. manager or the
Wood Livestock company. Inc deal
| Included all the ranches, sheep camps
and sheep of the Frying Pan BASIN
! sheen company. with the exception OF
one niece of real estate, the old Bond
| ranch on Birch creek. Something near
| oooo acres of land owned and leased by
the company is included In the deal.
| and about II 900 head of sheep Tho
| deal Involves about $4,000. The Wood
| livestock company Will take charge OF
| the property at once. This company Is
one OF the strongest livestock COM
.