Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

tons in the spring, is source of
congratulation, especially when the
further announcement is made by
President Stapish that, by change
of management, the hap-hazzard
methods of the past are at an end,
and that work will new so ahead
on this great property in keeping
with its importance.
The Buckhorn group is develop
ed by 1900 feet of tunnels. There
are 5000 tons of ore on the dumps,
valued at 100000. There is a good
wagon road from Boomers Ferry to
the property. A stamp mill has
been erected, and is ready for OPP
erations. The new Spokane Il In
ternational Railway will run with
in six miles of the mine and furth-
er enhances the value OF the prop
erty.
Nothing but favorable opinions
have been held of the Buckhorn by
the people here in the country
where the property is located. 1t
has always been a source of dis
appointment that continual opera
tons have not been persisted in.
AS noted by the figures, much work
has been done, but it has been
spasmodic in duration, and under
various arrangements, and, there
fore, lacking in system.
The Buckhorn has the appear
ance of great mine, and ii the
stockholders will but expend the
necessary cash to further develop
it, and to mill their ore, there is no
questio but that it will become a
rich dividend payer to the stock
holders, and a valuable adjunct to
the resources of the country tribut-
airy to Boomers Ferry.
The following facts are taken
from a prospectus issued by the
company, and are conservative
statements, and in accordance with
conditions as understood here:
The Buckhorn group OF mines
are situated in the famous mineral
belt of the Pan Handle of Idaho
. twenty miles north of Bonners
Ferry, a town on the Great Nor.
thern railroad, 100 miles east O
Spokane, Washington. There is 9
good wagon road which was con
: structed by the company at a cos
of $1,000, leading from Boomers
Ferry to the mine, this road being
built on an easy grade and is il
excellent condition at all seasons
: of the year The Spoa ane q In
ternationaI Railroad company i
building at the present time from
] Spokane, Washington, to connec
with the Canadian Pacific in Brit
ish Columbia. This road whcl
completed will rearh a point with
in six miles of the mine and max
the mine easy of access. This vii
be a great saving to the company
not only in the cost of ireightin
supplies to the mine, but in ship
l ping concentrates from the amin
J to the smelters.
The group consists of the follow
ing quartz claims: Hoosierbo.
Buckhorn, Boston, Keystone
e Lucky-Three, Scout, Last Chance
and Wee Fraction. Six full quart
?, claims 600 feet wide by 1900 fee
Y long and two fractional claim
1 making in all 1870 acres of miner;
land that has been surveyed by
United States mineral surveyo
Five of these claims, the Hoosie
boy, Buckhorn, We Fraction, Ke,
ID stone and Scout, are on the mai
y vein, which gives the compan
ID sixty-six hundred feet, or over OF
u, and a quarter mile in length c
y the principal mineral bearing vel
in the district, the other claims a
on parallel veins and cross lead
one of the remarkable aud unusu
d features of the vein cutting throus
these claims, is that wherever
crops and has been uncovered,
shows remarkably good values fl
III its entire length of $500 feet, Il
of assays taken from out the crop al
nc surface open cuts show valu
es ranging from Sl1 per ton on Il
Hoosierboy, the most norther
claim, to over $1S per ton on 4
on Scout, the most southerly clail
~ One assay taken from a cut on {
W Scout, one foot in depth. averag
- $99.94 per ton. These values a
nc all in gold and silver. All of {
ground on the claims lies well I
continuous tunneling, and gre
depth can be obtained by eth
|, short crosscut tunnels or one co
&c. tinuous tunnel run on the vel
This method OF operating a mi
is much more inexpensive tn