Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-08-02

That eighteen year old litigation,
involving the Gold Belt group OF
mines near Rocky Bar, has finally
been adjusted, settled beyond the
power of resurrection, and the peo-
pie of this county will be pleased
to learn that the mine Will again
be operated. Saturday it was sold
under final order of the courts and
fell into good hands, men with
ample means to reopen and operate
the mine and place it where il be-
longs, in the list of bullion produc-
ers and dividend payers.
1t was owned by F. v. Nash,
an eastern man, against whom w.
F. Howard, now living at Mcrid-
ian, brought suit for money claim
ed to DC due in some way from the
property, which suit has dragged
its weary length along through the
years, locked those famous old
treasure vaults and done its share
toward rendering stagnant camp
that has produced 100000, ,00o in
gold, and has not yet been scratched
below the 4O0-foot level.
The property was purchased by a
syndicate of local, North Dakota
and Minneapolis capitalists, con-
sisting of ]. H. Garrett, general
manager and treasurer of the Great
Western Beet Sugar company, OF
Mountain Home; w. ]. Mooney,
owner of a string of banks and one
of the great world famous North
Dakota bonanza wheat farms F.;
George ]. Sherer, vice president
of the Peoples bank, ]. ]. Hend-
rich, vice president of the Ger
mania bank, both of Minneapolis
H. A. Oswald, treasurer OF the
Minneapolis Brewing association,
and ]. E. Jerome, secretary OF the
G. w. B. S. Co., and in charge OF
the Minneapolis office of the com
pany. The property was bought
on the strength of a report made
by c. E. Hayden, the mining engi-
neer. who made an exhaustive ex-
afn1IlaI1OD Ol lllC lllllS'
gentlemen left Tuesday morning to
take a look at their buy and arrange
for immediate resumption of work,
after the long shut down.
They were accompanied by Mr..
Hayden, who has been engaged to
personally superintend the reopen
ing and operation of the mine.
1t is an accepted truism in min
ing camps, that it is easier to get
a good mine than it is to secure
the services of a competent mine
manager, and these gentlemen are
to be congratulated On securing
the services of Mr.. Hayden, who
has been identified with the devel-
opnent of some of the best known
and largest producing mines in Col
orado and Utah. For four years
past he has been operating in south
ern Idaho, especially in this county,
and is thoroughly familiar with for
nations, character of ores and gen.
eral conditions in this section.
The Gold Belt group consists oi
four full quartz claims and mill
site, the Gold and Silver Bell oi
Idaho, East Extension, Founding
and Peerless, located in the Bear
Creek mining district two and {
half miles from Rocky Bar. They
are opened up with 1000 feet o.
underground workings. A depth O
$50 feet is attained by the old adj
tunnel, near the face of which /:
winze has been sunk 49, 10 feet
Above this tunnel the ore has beer
stopped, the shoot. being 400 feet il
length, and from which 5000, ,00(
in gold was taken. Much of th'
values are said to have been lost
with the crude treatment method
then employed. During the latte
operation of the mine the falling
were banked, and there are nov
5000 tons there that assay $40
Through Natures perfect process
in which time is an indispensable
element, these tailings have beci
oxidized and are easily amenabl
to cyanide treatment, which mean
an enormous profit. There are ais
500 tons of ore knocked down in tn
workings that averages $50, 1t i
thought that this ore was thrown
aside, as not containing sufficien
values to pay for reduction, at tina
early expensive day.