The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-01
NEW DISCOVERY
Up IN IDAHO
Copper Gold Silver Belt Five
Miles Long and Three
Wide, in Lemhi County.
Lodges ARE BIG AND RICH
FIRST LOCATIONS MADE DURING
LAST MARCH.

II NAV surprise the old prOspeCtOrs to
learn that an entirely new mineral belt
has been discovered on the borders of
Custer and Lemhi counties, and almost
I'm sight of town" as some one expressed
it, Nevertheless. such is the fact as can
be verified by actual observation if any
person doubts il and will take a days
Time 10 go and see and be convinced that
everything is as reported, says the Chal-
lis Messenger.
The new mineral belt. which has every
Indication of being both extensive and
rich is situated in the low hills bordering
on PahsamarOi river. quite large tribu-
larN OF the Salmon, about three miles in
a northerly course from the town of MAY,
IN Lemhi county, twenty-five to thirty
miles from Challis and forty to forty-five
from Salmon. The district is easy of ac-
cess-nOt over three miles from the
county road and a natural wagon route
TO the mines.
Lodges Are Big.
This new mineral belt. so far as ex-
plored, Is about five miles in length and
possibly three miles in width-ledges and
copper float having been found over that
much OF the surface. The veins are in
some cases ten TO fifteen feet in width
and crop prominently and can be seen for
"A long distance. Possibly this section
may have been looked over years ago
when copper veins were OF no particular
consequence in these far away mining
districts, and only high grade gold and
silver veins we're given attention
One cut made apparently many years
ago. shows a large. well defined vein of
copper sulphides. which assays we'll in
copper and carries considerable gold and
silver values. There is much large float
shaving rich in copper pyrites scattered
over the mineralized belt, and which from
assays had. is believed to be of sufficient
value to ship TO Salt Lake at profit 4
feW tons of the float and ore from some
Of the veins will be shipped to get the
average value OF the rock.
First Discovery In March.
These lodges were first discovered in
carly March last, but the float had been
observed a long while before work was
begun on the veins and Outcrops Sam
pies of the ore were sent away on the
quiet for assay 10 determine the values
before locating, and il was found that
the general average of the surface show
ing gave results OF 6 to II per cent copper
rev ounces Of silver, and gold from 81
TO S24 per ton. The discoverers are young
men who have been mainly in the stock
and raching business and have paid little
attention TO mines or mining although
they we're raised in this country and know
the difference between quartz and wall
TOck.
Some of the Owners.
The locators are /. A. Wells, John r.
Wells, r. G Whitsett, z. g. Whitsett r.
W. Morphey and Carl Payette They now
have secured what ground they want and
all dlNGllu To- TIE DtldUHe Is omen Tor To-
cation. Some of these locations were re-
Gently made They have staked and To-
Gated In all twenty-five or more claims
in three different groups, every one of
which shows copper. and the lodges are
between distinct walls of what appears to
he granite and sChist. but not fully ascer-
tanned as Yet. Galena and zinc are also
found in punches in some portions of the
belt.
The groups are the George S." eleven
claims. named for the noted old race
horse of Lemhi and Custer; the Pearl
group. ten claims, and the "Copper-Jum-
bo' five claims.
Money Wants In.
WeIl-knOWp mining company has ask
cd for and been granted a thirty davs'
option for the purpose of examination
with view to purchase or develop as
may be decided upon.
Here is a new mineral field at home
that bids fair to be of considerable con-
sequence, and with q little further ex-
ploration and development may prove to
be as productive as any of the copper
belts in the country. 1t is in a locality of
natural advantages; is adjacent to a fine
farming and stock section of the Pahsa-
maroi valley; abundance Of water and
timber. and where there is little snow
fall and Ia on the line of the railroad now
building between California and Montana
by way of the Salmon river and Boise