Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-02-15
PLACER MINES
TOOPEN SOON
BOISE KING PREPARES FOR
PROSPEROUS SEASON
HAULs SUPPLIES TO BIG IDAHO
WORKINGS
Los Angeles Interests, MaIigned by
DisgruntIed Stock Pirates, Appear
in Excellent and Unincum-
bered Condition

The Boise King Placers company.
Wright & Calender building, Los An-
geles, operating in the middle fork of
the Boise river, Gilmore county, Idaho,
announced yesterday that the mines
would open for the regular working
season in a few weeks and that sup
plies are now being hauled to the seat
OF operations. Marked activity pre-
walls in camp, and, endowed with a
rich property, the year promises to BE-
one OF exceptional prosperity to the
Boise King Placers.
The principle increase in gold bullion
production in the state Of Idaho comes
from its low-lying placer beds that are
being equipped with hydraulic ma
chinery, and probably no placer mines
in the whole states are more faVorably
situated than are the Boise King
placers, lying in the very heart of one
of the greatest gold placer regions Of
the world. The gravel is rich and ali
conditions of grade, dump, water and
timber favorable; the gold is almost
pure, very heavy and easily saved, and
readily amalgamated The property
consists of $40 acres and is divided al
most equally by the middle fork Of the
Boise river, which flows through tie
center of the property.
For Active Operations
The South Side is now fully equipped
for active operation and arrangements
are now being made to put the North
Side on a full producing basis and to
install from four to six No. giants,
which should give approximately a
capacity of from 5000 to 10000 cubic
yards a day. The average depth of the
gravel is over thirty feet and there Is
contained in the whole property over
2S,000000 cubic yards, with values rang
ing from IL cents to 25 cents a cubic
yard. The bed rock is granite and of
such a character as to be easily cleaned
| The product Of the mine is taken direct
to the government assay office at Boise
| City, the Atlanta-Boise City wagon
road running directly through the
property and freighters passing daily.
At least 100000 in gold has already
been taken out. From one pit, about
250X300 feet, nearly quarter million
was taken by the late Governor Steun-
enburg.
| There are two large reservoirs on the
| property besides penstocks, over six
miles of bitches complete, fumes, under
! currents, one of the finest camps in the
state, a good up-to-date sawmill fully
equipped with a capacity of $4,000 feet
| q day and approximately $3.50, 900 of tim
Der (pine and fr) on the property.
The water supply can hardly be
| equaled in the state; more water is
| available than will ever be harnessed
able water right of the Warm Springs
creek as we'll as acquired the water
right on the Middle Fork of the Boise
river and there is over 1000 miners
! inches of water during the low water
season. The dumping facilities are re-
corded as perfect, the titles absolutely
clear and the water rights above re-
proach.
| A. w. Stevens, mining engineer, with
over twelve years actual experience,
! has been in charge for about two years.
1 Values have been most carefully
proved, several hundred tests having
been made. All risk has now been
practically eliminated and engineering
| problems from now on will be simple.
The property is most valuable one.
having already been brought to the pro-
ducing stage. and money invested in
| further equipment should add greatly
| to the increased output.
Several mining spectators have ell
deavored to get a controlling interest
in these properties. Only a short time
| ago a Los Angeles promoter attempted
| to do so, using some very shady
methods at the time for the purpose of
| jobbing the stock, but all such efforts
| have failed. Many of the stockholders
are local persons, and the futile efforts
of disgruntled stock jObbing pirates to
malign their interests have, they de-
clare, only strengthened their faith in
the Boise King Placers.