Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-17
Selected JOrbidge News

Statesman. Feb. 12)
The same policy of developing
which was pursued i'm the camps of
Goldheld. Tonopah and Rhyolite
some years ago. has been decided on
at the scene Of the recent gold dis
covery at Jorbidge. that of leasing
to reliable mining men for the
period of from one to two years.
This was made known yesterday,
when ii was given out that the North
Star property owned by James ID.
Clinton. Jr. and others of Boise
had given four leases to some of the
best known mining men in the in
ter-mountain country and who repre-
sent some of the largest interests in
the state While much has been said
Of the camp and the excellent surface
indications. little or nothing has been
done in a material way looking
toward the development of the camp.
The leases are all for 800 feet on
the North Star group, and 20 per
cent of the net proceeds Will go to
mine owner
Those who have been interested
and active in the mines in the Cold
field region declare that the leasing
policy has been responsible for the
unpreced boom of that country.
1t brought practical miners to the
camps and they waged a campaign
of development which was productive
of results. The move taken by the
owners of the North Star group is
looked upon as the signal for a
repetition of the Goldfeld boom, and
will lead others to follow in the foot
steps of the home company.
Lease No / was let to j. j. Riddle
of Nevada Mr.. Riddle is said to rep
resent some very influential mining
and smelling interests of Salt Lake
and the fact that he has been through
the Goldfield and Tonopah booms and
is thoroughly conversant with the
Nevada districts, indicates, lOca
mining men claim. that he will al
once get busy on the lease.
The second lease of 300 feet ha:
been let to r. J. Roberts of Salt Lake
Mr.. Roberts is well known in min
ing circles of the Mormon capital
and, it is said, is working in the in
terest of j. G. DAILY one of the big
gest mining men of Park City. Th'
fact that Utah mining men who have
made their fortunes in Utah prop
critics are interesting themselves II
this new camp, shows that there Il
more to the new camp than mer'
talk and buncombe.
Pingree and Hart, representing
the Eccles-P ingree capitalists o
Ogden have secured the third lease
Mr.. Pingree is well known in Utah
being the cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank there and also treasure
of the Odgen Smelling company
owned principally by David Eccles
The Ogden interests are considered
very powerful, and. it is said, the
have great faith in Jorbidge and 1t
tributary country.
The fourth lease of 800 feet ha
been let to Stafford G McLaren o
Twin Falls. prosperous agriculturlst
of southern Idaho, who are yer
much with the Jorbidge country an
who will go into the camp at once
With such men on the ground an
assisting in the development of tn
country, the camp yesterday wa
sDoken of by local mining men wit
more earnestness than heretofore
Some who have been synical abou
the discoveries there and who hav
scoffed at the idea of another Com
stock. stated that there is probabl
more to the camp than they realized
other leases are expected to b
made in the near future, and whe
the weather breaks within the mex
two months. some of the best an
most practical miners will be on tn
scene digging into the much ea
plotted country.
Mr.. Hart. who, with Pingree, Sc
cured the third lease, speaks yer
favorably of the camp. He has bee
there and. being an assayer, ha
sampled the ledge for 1900 feet, an
found the vein was six feet wide
The ore will average 500 a tol
The six feet is not the width of tn
entire dyke, which has been spoke
of so much. but seems to be the pa
streak of the dyke.