Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-03
IDAEO'S BEST
GOLD STRIKE
is STATEMENT MADE BY MINING
ENGINEER WALTER
H0VEY HILL.
Relieves Rich Mining District VIII
Receive Deserved Attention.

without doubt the strike of gold
ore made by Jack Harmon, ON his
quartz property in the Ten Mile dis
trict Of Idaho county is the greatest
discovery ever made in the central
Idaho region" said walter Hovey
Mr.. Hills experience as a civil
and mining engineer extends from
the frozen wilds Of Alaska to the
deserts of Nevada, and from Califor-
MIA to the silver fields OF Cobalt and
with his thorough knowledge and
long experience in Idaho, his opinion
Is OF value to mining investors.
while have not seen this strike
since the development has exposed
the exceedingly rich ore bodies"
said Mr.. Hill. II was on the claim
last October, before any work had
been done other than discovery work.
At that time ] was accompanied by S.
B. Combest, well known assayer,
who has an assay oflce at Elk City.
Both Mr.. Combest and myself were
familiar with the mineral and geog-
raphical conditions surrounding this
property, and when ore assaying as
much as $4,000 in gold to the ton
was found in the development it did
not surprise us.
Similar ore, form Of lead-silver
telluride. has been found in various
properties Of this section, particular
ly the Espey, or South Fork mine,
the Center Star of Murphy property,
the Anaconda mine and others. This
lis a strictly smelling ore, carrying
some anthony in combination with
the tellurides above stated, in addi-
ton to streaks of free milling ore.
Any Of this base ore upon thorough
roasting. blisters with gold and sill
yer globules.
The Harmon property lies on the
north side of the valley OF the South
Fork Of the Clearwater river, a tim
bered slope extending from the river
front to north and south ridge-at
an average slope Of 25 degrees. 1t
is about one and one-half miles be-
low the mouth of Fail creek, and
about one-half mile above and op-
posite the mouth of Ten Mile creek.
"The trail constructed last year
from Orc Grande to a connection
with the Forest service trail, about
10 miles from Grargeville, crosses
the property. The Anaconda mine.
about two miles northeast on the end
Of a spur wagon road, is the nearest
present road. This road turns on
the main stage r ad from Sites to
Elk City at the Meadow creek mail
box, four miles below Newsome house
and is six miles long. Therefore the
Harmon property can be reached via
Sites by stage to Newsome and
then wagon road and trail IL miles
or Al miles from Sites or by horse
trail from Grangeville, about an equal
distance. While 1t is not surprising
~ . 0N0y VI NCtI utAns kFHuG
free milling gold ore at any time in
this class Of veins. the true mine on
development win be base ore shin
ping property, but carrying suflcient
values to pay shipment and smelter
charges and leave good profit. Dur
ing the operation of the Espey prop
erty by the original owners IL was
not uncommon to receive a net re-
turn Of $500 per ton from the smelter
after an expense OF from SIS to 500
per ton had been incurred In the
operation of the same. The general
country rock of this region is an al
tered granite. generally very much |
metamorphosed by chemical action |
and cut by intrusions OF porphyry |
and the acid lavas. While am not |
at present interested in that region. .
continued Mr.. Hill. II win probably |
50 in there very shortly and look M |
some properties for some elients."