The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-23
TWO NEW FINDS IN
JARb|DGE REGION
Red bikes East of Main Camp
Suggest Herder'S Lost
Mine.

van ans AhclsI t Gu EEs-k1lllNdt0
from Jarbidge gold camp say that with
strikes in two new parts Of that dis
trict confirmed by arrival of the ores at
the office of District Recorder Smith,
there is no doubt that the identical con-
ditions prevailing in Jarbidge geOlogically
exist also al points four miles north and
five miles east. Discovery of gold-bear-
ing Lodges four miles north of the orig
lnal Bourne find" having received I'M
mediate recognition in Jarbidge as valu-
able, were followed by a stampede 10 a
point locally known as Jack Hole. over
100 men collected there within four days,
Staked large areas in that vicinity, and
THIS new town now has acknowledged
rights to competition with JaTbldge itself
for the banner point of the two locations.
Five miles directly east of the Bourne
ledge, where is another gulch whose sides
are of the first intrusive elements and
carrying lime and pOTphyry, the bikes of
rhyOlite have been intruded by the second
volcanic action. These stand frequently
as high as 100 feet, and are described by
A. A, Hammer of Spokane, Wash, as
blood red in appearance, much silicified,
containing much base metal, and fire.
quently showing free gold
Hammer arrived here yesterday with
samples of his discoveries, which he says
are of more value than any preceding in
the region of the Jarbidge. In the col
lection of surface rock that he carried
were several possessing phOnOlitic char
aCteTiStiCS, even to the flOuTine stains
which told the tales of wealth in the
richer mines of Cripple Creek district
Sought sheepherder's Mine.
Hammer said he was experienced in
the mining business. having especially
spent much time in the Occur d AleneS
and British Columbia, and that he had
been in Jarbidge district three weeks,
taking the trail over the hills easterly
from the district recorder cabin, and
all the time having in view the locality
described as the region of what is known
as the Lost Sheepherders mine, and eX-
pecting TO find the ledge from which that
unfortunate Camp-tender secured the red
ore that twenty years ago caused STAN
pede into the Jarbidge vicinity and which
was extremely rich.
Until now the locality from whence the
red ore came has been shrOuded in myS-
terry, The feeling among the miners is
that, in view of Hammers find, the
time is near when, in the vicinity OF Rob
inson Hole, that particular red ledge from
which the herder knocked his big piece
of ore that assayed 81 GOO per ton, will
be identified. Hammer did not remain
long in Twin Falls, but started for Spo-
kane, saying he intended having his as
says made there. He is the most enthu-
SiastiC prospectOr who has ever struck
Twin Falls, after visiting Jarbidge. He
said: They have certainly struck a big,
permanent camp up there. 1t is one of
the greatest and assuring prospecting
l ever saw, the formations
being easily recognized and in place and
firmly defined. I shall be back in rs soon
as l can make the arrangements
Bourne Starts Work.
D. A. Bourne, discoverer of the Jar
bidge lodges. has arrived in camp with
men and an outfit, and is proceeding 70
work the original discovery ". ). Has
dns. former state mine inspector OF
Idaho, has taken a bond on two groups,
and is waiting here for word from San
Francisco parties whom he represented in
the district Every man who
has an interest in mining Haskins said,
can well afford to take hand in the
game in JaTbidge While there was too
much snow there TO permit anything but
a superficial examination, l saw suttl-
cient to warrant me in getting into 1t for
myself and friends
The list of bankers and leading real es-
tate men Of Idaho, which has been prom
nent from the beginning in taking hold
Of prospects in Jarbidge, has been SWelled
by John Pingree of Ogden, who secured
one of the three leases let recently on The
Bourne ledge. The camp Is noteworthy
in having, among the owners OF the nrst
four groups of claims financed, a greater
number of bankers than ever identified
themselves with a gold mining camp in its
first years or months of activity.
W. r. SWicegOOd is in, after consider
able period of investigation, and declares
that the indications are for JarDldge
mines producing an average throughout
the district of $50 ton ore. i believed
a month ago that the average would be
about SO a ton" he said, but / have
altered my opinion now, after having seen
more of the district and talked with many
experienced and technical min
ng engineers who are there. Included
among these are men representing stan
lard expert engineering houses, whose bus
ness it is to make reports Tor the big
yest investors. and all of them are eX-
enthusiastic about the future
IF the camp. and will make favorable re-
ports to their respective employers
Pushing Road Work.
Forces Of the Twin Falls Mining ex-
,hangs are making rapid progress put
ing in bridges along the route of the
rail enlarging the trail also, so that the
line is not very remote when the camp
will be accessible TO wagons. Parties
Who started from ElkO overland month
md six weeks ago, expecting to reach
he camp from the south, are just get