The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-08
IDAHO PROPERTY
MAKING GOOD
Birch Creek Mines Remark
able Record for a
YOungSter.

There are mighty few mining prop
critics with infancy records which will
compare with that OF Birch Creek
Mining company OF Fremont county.
Idaho Without ever having levied
an assessment. the company has
logged eOurageously along. done a
large amount of development work
made shipments from the mine aggre-
eating $4,000. and today is not
owing one dollar, and is In possession
OF one Of the best developed prospects
in the state OF Idaho, according 10
George Brunt and o. A. JOhannesen,
Two OF the directors, who were in the
city YESTERDAY
The keynote of success Of the Birch
Greek property is a conservative poll
~ pursued from the start. Today the
equipment consists of a Whim, worked
by TWO horses. the machinery for
which could be purchased for 500.
This. of course, coupled with the fact
that the property is a meritOrious one,
has Won the present degree OF sue
cess.
Owned In Idaho Falls.
The Birch Greek property is owned
principally BY business men OF Idaho
Falls. Frederick II. Turner, formerly
VI LIS letAlAs II niErAtAGAlt anu manager
a. T. Shane. postmaster. is secretary
aud treasurer, George Brunt, mer-
chant, of the same place, together
with Mr.. Johannesen. are the con-
trolling factors.
The property had reached such
state that power machinery was re-
quired, SO before assuming the ex-
peise necessary for such purchases
the directors decided 10 ascertain
whether or not the property would
justify such expenditures, so, two
weeks ago, called on DR.. James E.
Talmage. consulting mining geologist
OF Salt Lake, to make examination OF
the territory. This was done last
week, and the doctor has submitted
his report.
The report recommends that the
old horse within be discarded and
power hoist substituted. There are
2,O00 tons OF tEird-class ore on the
dumps. which. in q locality closer TO
railroads, would be considered good
shipping ore. There are good springs
ia the vicinity. and some timber. but
little timbering is found necessary in
the workings.
The report says the region presents
a series OF sedimentary beds, mostly
in limestone, with thin zone of
rocks in the form of dykes. with the
limestone somewhat minerahzed. The
principal metalliferOus deposits carry
lead in both sulphide and oxide form,
with small amounts Of silver and an
abundance OF iron. making il an ex-
cellent lux, the smelters giving
bonus on much of it,
Workings and Ores.
The principal workings consist of
q 2OO-foOt shaft and a 15O-fOot tun-
mel There are $50 feet of workings
ON the 100 level and $50 feet on the
150 level. the shaft and tunnel having
been connected by crOss-cuts and
winzes. Some of the ore veins are
from one TO four feet wide Several
conservative samples across the var
ious veins run as follows: Eight
ounces silver, 90 per cent lead; IL
ounces silver, 25.2 per cent lead; %
ounces silver, 81 per cent lead; 1O.l
ounces silver 67.3 per cent lead; IS
ounces silver. 1872 per cent lead,
which illustrate the general condi-
tons.
Since october 1, 1909. there have
been seventeen shipments. aggregat-
ing 1854 tons. valued at S2.4S per
ton. Since this report, however, two
cars have been marketed at the Salt
Lake Smeltefss one car bringing sotcs
the other $3.50. and two more cars
are being loaded. or are now in transit
TO Utah.
The Birch Greek property consists
OF ten claims. nine of which are being
patented Adjoining il is the old Fly
Ing Dutchman property, now called
Black Butte. Near by is the Scott
Extension and the south End group,
all with promising shoWings.
When interviewed by The Herald
Republican representative DR.. Tai
mage gave il as his unqualified Opin-
ION that the Birch Greek property Is
one OF the most promising al its pres
ent stage OF development he has IN
spected for some time. He thinks il
has the earmarks Of mine. and
points 10 its unusual shipping record
as pretty good proof.