Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-04-07
ATLANTA MINES
BECOMING ACTIVE
BLACK WARRIOR SECTION Is
RAPIDLY COMING INTO
ITS OWN.
Gold Mines Look Promising Near
Atlanta-Neil Campbell, Superin-
tendent of the Overlook Property,
Has Great Hopes For Rich Strikes.


Neil Campbell, superintendent of
the Overlook Mining & Development |
companys properties located north of
Atlanta in the Black Warrior district,
arrived in Boise yesterday frotA the
property, says the Statesman. The
company owns the Overlook and the
Fourth of July mines The work at
the present time is being done on
the latter, and, according to the state
ment of the superintendent, the out
look at the present time is very good.
Work has been carried on all dur
ing the winter months. The company
is driving a crosscut on the 700 foot
level to reach the large body of free
milling gold ore which was opened
up in the upper workings The cross
cut is in distance of 400 feet and
must be driven 400 feet further be-
fore it is expected o reach the ore
body
In the upper workings a great deal
of ore was blocked out, both on the
100 foot level and then again on the
800 foot 1t was found that the ore
body was sufficiently strong to con-
vince the company that it was extern
sive and would develop into one of
the largest propositions in the entire
district
The present development was de-
cided upon by the present superin-
tendent, so that the property would
be in good physical condition and
would yield the necessary tonnage
when the mill was ready to treat the
ores. The management states that
when the word is given to start active
mining. a great deal will be heard
from the company, and the mine viii
be so well developed from the sur
face to the 700 foot level that the
mill will have all it can do to treat
the immense tonnage which will be
blocked as result of the surface
development and the prosecuting on
the 700 level
The tunnel work was started last
November and it will be some time
late. in the summer before the ore
body is cut. While no plans have
been made for the campaign of
work this fall, it is apparent from
what Mr.. Campbell stated that there
viii be great activity in the district
before very long.
The ore runs in value from SO to
500 to the ton. There are streaks
and assures in which gold has been
found that ran up into the thousands
but it is the intention to get the large
ore body developed so that it will be
a mine in every sense of the word
Mr.. Campbell reported also thai
things are beginning to liven up il
Atlanta, and that the Monarch mil
had started up on Monday and would
treat $50 tons of ore a day. This
we'll known and famous property Il
managed by Daniel Kirby, and it il
understood that the mill viii b'
worked all summer The capacity o
the mill is 1S0 tons, and it may b.
run to its full amount The manage
ment of this company has been de
veloping this mine for some time ant
it is understood that there is or
blocked out now which will be treate'
by the mill, and which runs in valu
up to s6,O00,O00.
Preparations are being made it ]
said to fix up the road to Atlanta
and in a very short time work vii
be started putting it into shape TO
the spring and summer activities.