The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15
NJ OF lFfSBURd QUARTZ PROPERTIES /!
utfe Mining Operations Will Demonstrate that the eesbu4 Mines
contain More free Milling Or At Least Free Milling and yaddn9
Ore than Any Other Mineral Zone in the State Of lllo

TINS property, so that when the mill
Is started up, 1t will Le In a position
to run continuously without inter-
ruption. The work OF development
has been In the hands OF Gus Carl on,
a practical mining man, for the past
year.
In 1903 one Of the best ten stamp
mills was erected on this property In
the county. The mill is substantially
built, located convenient to handle
the ore to the best advantage with
che least expense. The equipment
Of the mill Is complete In every par
ticrlar. 1t is not only equipped for
amalgamation, but the vats and
other paraphernalia is In the mill for
cyaniding, In case this is found neces-
sary. The cyaniding vats, however,
are not set up yet but can be at COM
paratively light expense.
When the mill was first built it was
thought the main assure vein was
being worked upon, but in but a
short time it was found to only be a
slide. For obvious reasons it was
found necessary to close down the
mill, temporarily at least. The Gold
Dust company was only confronted
with condition which might and
does occur In any mine.
For the past fourteen wears from
one to three men have been employed
continuously in running tunnels and
crosscuts, until the indications are
now that they have the largest ore
body opened up OF any mine in the
county. The company has seven
claims, three of which are patented.
There have been five hundred feet Of
main tunnel run, and cIosscnt tun-
mel of 130 feet, which has followed
the fissure vein for the entire dis
tance. The present vein which they
are now following has width vary
ing from four to a dozen feet, all
showing good values.
In the hasty examination we made
OF the tunnels and drifts we would
have no hesitancy in saying that
there is enough ore In sight, of good
values, to warrent starting up the
mill, in both the amalgamation and
cyaniding departments. From nu-
merous tests made of the Leesburg
ore it has been determined that most
of the ore is free milling; and good
values can be secured by amalgama-
tion, but TO use both processes over
ninety per cent Of the gold can be
saved.
1t is rumored that the Gold Dust
mill will start up this fall. AS to
that we are not in position to say,
but judging from the amount of ore
now In sight the mill could be kept
running steady, and be made to pay
for the development work at least
from the profits. We predict that it
viii not be long until the Gold Dust
property will be one of the largest
producers In Leesburg, and will be
yielding handsome returns to the In
vestors. All that is required TO
make 1t a mine. and a successful one
is economy in the management, and
most practiacl mining mau at the
head Of the work. There Is surely no
mine in the county where convent
euce of the mine and the workmen
have been looked after than on this
property. They have good substan-
tial buildings for the miners quarters,
offices, warerooms, etc. We believe
we are safe In saying that In this
respect they have accommodations
for fifty or sixty men.