Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-25
idaho HAS SOME
FAMOUS OLD MINES
salmon Country Promises 10 Produce
Great Abundance of Orc-ManS
Mines Now Running.

II was as a mining state that Idaho
qrst attracted tle attention Of the OUT
side world. and TO the activity OF the
,rospector and the mines hrr inst
treat exploitation was due. No section
II the state IS richer IN mineral re-
iources than that tributary to Salmon
FIFTY Along Ia the COS. the Famous
placer diggings at Le,sburg were dis
sovered: this was about the beginning
II mining in this section Since that
line more than 40,oOO0 900 OF gold has
been taken from the plitccrs orr Lemht
county, says the Hoisc News.
Promising properties IN the Gilmore
district are the silver Moon. Viola.
hughes, Democrat and Junction Mines
,ompany. These are promising lead
silver properties carrying high gold
values
Fifteen miles east of salmon. on
lBohannon creek. are some extensive
,olacers that have been operated for
"A number Of years very psottably
Six miles north OF the city Is located
The Queen OF the Hills mine. owned
.1y the Copper Queen Mining q Smelt-
ing company. This Is one Of the best
equipped mines in the country. IL has
an electrically driven stamp mill, gy-
iatory crusher 10 stamp battery
amalgamation plates and Wiley con
IRON $3.50 to $50 per ton. This mine Is
IN the hands OF people who VIII de-
.velop Il 10 the best advantage.
The Kittie Burton mines are To-
Gated on Indian creek. In these the
core occurs In a nat dipping quartz
filled vein In schist. the gold values
being I'm the native state In combina-
!tion with iron pyritos. Adjacent TO
tho above property IL the Ulysses
switch has been an ore producer for
wears The ore bodies are constantly
and the mine is paying bet
ter than at any time In its career.
OWNED BY SALT LAKERs.
At shoup. the old Grunter mine has
produced over $4,000. and Is reported
I o have at least $500 900 worth of gold
bearing ore in sight. Near the Grunter
ARE the Kentucky claims, These consist
OF a group of % claims owned By Salt
Lake parties. The gold occurs in
large assure in granite, the width being
from four to 10 feet These claims
which have been lying Idle for lack of
transportation, will eventually be de-
iVeloped by electric power. over sooO,-
900 was taken from the surface work
ings In the yellow Jacket district the
Yellow Jacket mine Is the principal
one. There is a 60-Btamp mill here,
electric light plant saw mill and all |
consists of large low grade assure, |
which has developed extensively.
The most important showing in the |
Parker Mountain district IL the Par |
kcr mine This IL an extremely at |
tracttve showing. The ore consists OF |
hard quartz, carrying bands of ar |
gentle with native gold, and the vein |
occurs In andesite, tufa and breceia.
Among the properties In the Pratt |
Creek district are the Goldstone and |
Climax There Is a i0-stamp mill on
4 his property. The depth OF the work
ings is 500 feet with 5000 feet of tun-
mel and levels. Others are the Dark
Horse. White Horse and Eldorado. The
ranger vein in the latter shows signs OF
permanency.
NEW MILL RUNNING.
The L. p. mine. seven miles from
Sa lmon City. Is another good property
which only requires more capital 10
prove its great value. The Italian mine
in the Leeshurg district is down over
200 feet with tunnel 400 rect IN
length The ore is low grade In large
bodies Of soft altered granite. new
s0-stamp mill Is I'm operation. This is
one of the few mines in the country
where modern methods are being used.
Under these methods Of treatment the
cost is less than one dollar per ton.
In the Gibbonsville district, which
eas large producer of gold In the
past several properties have beeh ~
ing idle for lack OF transportation but
WIN undoubtedly take front rank win
the leading producers. Ioday' tne
Gilmore country threatens 20 duplicate
I he performance Of the old Viola which
at one time produced one-fourth OF the
ioad nroduct of the United States.