The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-06-21
mining MAN
INTERVIEWED!
Very Optimistic Is to the Possibilities Of
the Future Mining Industry Of lemhl
County.
RICH ORE BODIES THE RULE!
Ia Mr.. mewelrs Oplaioa. All that Is Needed Is
Railway Facilities to fxeelI ID Mlsersl Pro-
ductioa.

It. NJ. Howell, one of the most
widely known mining and newspaper
men OF Colorado arrived In Salmo
on the stage Friday, and left Monday,
for Yellow Jacket, In which camp he
Is at present interested.
Mr.. Howell was one OF the early
prospectors in the Leadville, Colorado
district: was among the pioneers OF
the San Juan country, and one of the
very first to go into the Cripple
Creek district and from bis large ex-
perience in the various mining camps
of Colorado his opinions concerning
the mining outlook OF this section of
Idaho are considered worthy OF note.
During his stay In the city he was
approached by representative of
The Recorder and asked as TO his
views concerning this portion of the
country and he responded by saying
that II he were not well pleased he
would not have left Colorado TO To-
cat" In this country for the purpose
OF mining.
81 first came into this section of
the country little over two years
ago to examine the Black Eagle mine
at Yellow Jacket, for a number of
the eastern stockholders In that
property" said Mr. Howell "And
was so favorably impressed that In "A
few weeks returned and made a
more thorough investigation which
resulted In my purchasing the Red
Jacket group Of claims In that dis.
rict FROM f. G. White, which proper
ties the Red Jacket company has
since been steadily developing under
my direction.
las to that particular property
have very little TO say" he contin
ued, "as we are working steadily
have purchased ten stamp mil
which we intend to install on the
property, which 10 a short time be
bieve will be speaking for Itself
GAS to that portion of tho count,
in general, can say IA great deal an'
will gladly do so. In the first plac,
the conditions In that section OF til,
country are In so many ways similar
to <hey were in the San Jual
country1. elorado when / first wen
. in there, TIhat have often remarked
+. concernihg II 70 my Colorado friends
The large bodies of comparativel
high grade 0reSto be found in th
westefn portion Of Lemhi county ar
: almost without an equal anywher
: In the west, but from lack II trans
lportation, facilities they have bee
: and are even yet com paratively value
: less, but that country is no harder I
: build a railroad through than wa
= the San Juan, neither Is 1t any far
|. Their from a railroad than the Sa
= everyone who is familiar with II eta
:. ferrous mining is acquainted wit
:. what the great San Juan is now pre-
= ducing in gold, silver, copper, lea
;. and zinc ores, and from propertit
>. which then we're not considered {
- sufficient value to even warrant i
: eating"
"Tbis section of the country
> even more favorably located for
:. railroad than was the San Juan Il
: it is In the natural course for
< through line from the north east
= the south west while the road in
the San Juan was constructed sole
D for the mineral wealth Of that cou
, try. In addition TO the great mine
al wealth of this country there Is al
=. Nast quantities Of timber and stoc
oroN -ine region, while In the 81
] uan There was nothing but I
mines Al nd there Is nothing more
day attn nnah chat is great cou
w Il simply r!efer,to shis to ilIustra
that the oft = epeated assertion I'll
this country Tvs inaccessible is t
} widest of mons, psse and should Z
be repeated ago.
! would not attsG spt 70 go into
|, tail as to what 4 ~ ting done over
our section of the y 1ntry becaus
, have not been tbGf & since last Il
} and only know whs y y being and
} hecn done the pssl Winter by the
8 tiers which / hive received fr
4 there. but Anow We are doing
q Of deyelopment s,ost and are go
q to do a lot wore and after ! HI
, been out there f4;w days will be
D better position TO talk TO you
& con can rest ASSURED that J am
8 pleased, else our COMPANY would