The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-10
IoAHo's MINES.

The Occur d'Alene mines have, dur
ing the past season. shipped mineral
to the gross value of something like
s22 o00 900 and paid over $4,000 900
in dividends To their fortunate stock
holders
The Tiger Poorman mine al Burke
is developed through s.o00-foot yer
teal shaft sunk from the surface a;
the bottom OF which big pump
was recently installed, and sinking
for new levels was again commenced
The Standard mine at Mace. one Of
the richest producers In the district
with a total output of lead and silver
amounting TO over $50 .000.000 has
shown a marked increase in silver val
ues from its lower levels during the
past year
The Hecla mine az Burke il devel
oped By tunnels down To the level Of
Canyon creek, and vertical shaft
sank from the surface. 800 feet deep
IL has an enormous reserve of high
grade ore, the richest horizon being In
tho bottom level
The total gross contents OF copper
ore and matt shipped from Idaho dur
ing 1906 will doubtless approximate
the respectable sum of IL 900, 600
pounds and the future prospects for
this class of mining in this state are
very bright indeed
The Frisco mine. in Canyon creek,
was freed from water during the early
part of the year and has since been
sinking and opening new level on a
magnificent shoot of ore 500 feet long
This mine is also over 1000 feet deep
below the groupings
The total shipment from the Wood
River district amounted to zoo cars
during 1906. and ranged in value from
10 to 60 per cent lead and from 20
TO $50 ounces silver per ton There
are several hundred men at work on
III tue ulhtTttt,
The principal producer OF the Wood
River district In Blaine county. the
Minnie Moore mine, suspended Its out.
put from the mine in the early part of
the year. This mine has yielded very
high grade ore both Ia lead and silver
and has a record of over $4,000. 600
The famous Hercules mine above
Burke is simply being played with.
IL has made over 81 900, 600 Ia profits
during the wear and could have
doubled that great record by crude ore
shipments without crowdlnK It's re-
sources very seriously This niue is
developed by crosscut tunnels 20 q
depth Of 300 feet
The Morning mine at Mullen has rs.
Gently been tapped At n depth of 1000
feet by = two-mile crosscut tunnel.
and between this horizon and the num.
Der five tunnel 600 feet above. a
connection has been made aud several
intermediate drifts ran out which
show much larger ore bodies than the
ledge above number Ave
The gold output of Idaho during
the pas, year will not show material
Increase when all OF the figures are In.
and viii probably not exceed one aud
quarter million dollars One of the
main producers OF the state. the old
Delamar mine. wan practically out %
commission, owing 20 the installation
of new method OF treatment
The total output ~ SILVER IN Idaho
for the year nas, wtli approximate ten
million ounce and IL chiefly derived
as "A by-pruduci by treatment Ia the
Occur d'Aicuc lead ores and concen.
trates together with half million
ounces from The SnoNstorm copper
ores and threeauariefs of million
ounces from tho dry milling ores Of
the Trade Dollaf mine ~ silver citS
The Hunter mine az Mullen made an
important production ~ rich cfincen,
trates during the pear. sud 81 being de.
yeloped by a long drain tunnel that IL
expected 10 reach the ore body within
a few months BDul the mil level
that will greatly facilitate lts out.
put
Some important discoveries II phos
phate rock have recently been made IN
Bear Lake county iH tho extreme
southeastern corner Of ldaho Tho
deposits occur Va thin bsddod lime
stone like Hatdippiug veins ~ eoai
aud are being opened jn a similar
manner
Idaho mines during 1856 ha4e en.
loyed another prosperous yeac ana es-
tablished new high record % prod sc
ton and dividends Pfosgogity has
prevailed iu every mining sertion I'll
the state and almost every district
has been bampered by au igsaflcicncy
af labor
The most important progress ln
ldaho's copper mining development
and production during 1906 has been
at the Snowbtorm mine. three miios
above Mnllan la the Occur d'Alene
district This remarkable property has
developed bonanza proportions during
the past year
The deposits Of steam coal, discov.
cred In Fremont county. have been
developed IS limited extent during