The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-11
Activity In AAl Property.

river, are several peaks of the o.
Sedimentaries. These have bee
stripped Of the everything basaltic o.
erhows by the constan. grinding {
the Snake in its fight for sea Lew
course.
These old s=dimentary formation
attain an elevation Of 1900 feet aboy
the level Of the river. AT this gen
erai level they are capped by from
1--WE to eight hundred feet of rim
rocks Of the basaltic overflow.
The original contour Of the coun
try was rugged az Is seen by the
lower levels Of ahe overflow which
have filed up ancient channels.
In the early days some gold wal
panned and washed here along the
river banks. Blue stains we're found
IN the stratas Of the peaks. Indica-
tons we're good but no one made a
strike. In the later part of the 9O's.
w. L. Titchie. Of Pullman and John
Gilbert staked out some claims along
Blue Ledge. Others came in and a
little excitement followed lasting for
two years. but leads we're hard to
follow and often pinched. A gradual
deseFticn was the result, but the
irsi two locaters held on. studied the
country, made the best Of the exist
ing conditions and today are enthus-
iasiic over the result they have ac-
complshed.
The main feature Of their claims
is the Blue ledge. A contact ledge
with good copper. gold and silver
values. The ledge runs northeast
and southwest with the formations. /
Parallel 10 this are three other con-
tact lodges Of the SANG character.
While cutting through them at nearly |
right angles are two assure veins.
A hne grained diorIie forms the foot
wall Of the Blue Ledge with a red
hale on the hanging wall.
Ono Of the large assure veins Is
low being explored by a tunnel
'hich has the Blue Ledge as its des-
The tunnel is nov In 400
Get With verticle depth of nearly !
SO feet at the face. Here the char {
cierisiics OF assure are shown by 7
high grade stringer on either wall '
18th low grade filing. The assure
from four TO six feet vide and with
bod transportation facilities the q
hole Of il can be probably treat 9
A quarter Of mile from the river Il
ID running parallel to Il is a man. s
9th black dixie which cuts through =
c formation for nearly two miles. e
lis dixie has held the attention Of az n.
serai parties recently visiting the FFs s
opeEties. Il carries low gold val ss
, but it's great width and elevation s ls'
kes II a possible large gold pro- N
GER.
There are seven claims on these -
DIS which belong TO the AAl Min
and Milling Company. They be- -
with an outcrop Of the Blue IA
ige near the Wild Goose Rapids 1
the Snake river and extend west III
ID to the apex some 1900 feet IN iii
vstion above the river. iii
'urther up the Birch Greek Can ~
are five more claims owned by hi
Der and Sloane. These all have xY
missing surface showings awaiting
elopment. I'LL
tratas Of excellent lime rock are III
ferrous large seam of which Ill
through above the apex Of the Ill
. Ledge. I'LL
bundant water power can be de- -
ped on both the Grand Ronde and III
Snake, and with the prospect Of u
ng a railroad down the river to m
istcn, shipping facilities will III
e this a field Of considerable Nh
'ity. III
ashington is notorious for Its III
bili,ies in and yet lack of metal -
ucing districts. Republic near HI
capped into the north country.
v accidentals occur in the Cas- II
and here she is holding on by lfH
DC nails 10 strip on the Grand III