The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-10-07

pensive, but electrical power will later
be installed from Boulder Creek where
a rover plant will be constructed in
the near future.
Near the Flint property, in Twilight
Gulch, are located several other prom
ising properties very rich'in silver and
gold. As high as 5000 ounces Of silver
to the ton has been obtained from ore
taken from the White property, while
assays on other claims near by show
over 600 ounces in silver and $21 in
gold TO the ton. Near Twilight Gulch
property has been recently opened by
J. w. Shore that aver ages $40 in gold
and $40 in silver to the ton
After leaving Flint we found some
more mountain roads that will long
remain indelibly stamped on the mem-
ory of our party. An extensive sheep
company own mountain stock ranch
just below Flint and numerous bands
of sheep covered the surrounding hills.
We finally reach our destination at
the mining camp on Boulder Greek
about sundown where we were made
welcome. Here we spent several days
looking over the different claims that
have been opened to a small extent by
the hardy prospectors, who have for
several years been doing what they
could in developing the numerous
claims. It has long been known that
the ore bodies in the Boulder Creek
mines were of unusual size and the
Lodges of great width and prominence.
We we're shown ore bodies that will in
sure tonnage up into the millions of
tons of low grade ore, running some
where near $40 or $12 per ton; excellent
water power and plenty of it.
The natural advantages for the sue
cessful working of the of Boulder
Greek on a large scale are excellent,
and the altitude only about S. 400 feet,
with no mountain range to cross 10
reach railroad points, all go TO make
this an ideal mining proposition.
Mr.. Seoyllle, who represents capital
lists in Chicago and elsewhere who
have unlimited means to carry on an
enterprise of this magnitude. was suf
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of the Boulder creek property to enter
into an agreement to purchase the
big 4" group OF claims and will at
once prepare to put a force of miners at
work on the property. This will be a
great benefit to the surrounding coun.
/ try, as it means the expenditure ol
/ thousands of dollars in development
work and transportation of supplies.
| And this is but the beginning Of this
wonderful camp as there are other
claims as rich, if not richer in values,
and the veins are of large size, upor
which not quite so much development
work has been done as on the s'Big A. =
This is no wildcat" proposition, but
on Boulder Greek are the largest bod
les of low grade ore in the West.
On our return trip we came over the
old stage road that was built in the
early COS from Ke1ton, Nevada, tC
Fairview and Silver City, Idaho. This
road leads up Meadow Creek over q
divide between Boon's Peak ano
! Quicksilver Mountain, thence down in
to large basin like depression or
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Boulder Greek, which we followed uI
for several miles and finally emerged
on the summit of the divide between
Boulder Greek and Jordan Greek, at ar
elevation as recorded by the aneroiC
barometer of S240 feet above sea level
From here we pitched down the noun
tain over what is known as the Wick'
/ grade and arrived at Silver City at al
elevation of 6, 400 feet without serious
mishap Sunday evening.