The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1911-07-20
RECENT DISCOVERIES
NEAR ELK CITY. IDAHO

TINS district, that made by ii. I. Thorn
son and j f.. Louden about fifteen mile.
southeast Of Elk City, bids fair to de
velop into a property Of great impor-
tance. The new discovery is situated
about mile directly east Of the Hercules
group owned hy Messers johnson and
Comley, and about FIVE miles southeast
OF the American Eagle mine, and in a
section Of the country that has been
prospected internationally for several
years, and in fact this identical vein had
been located several times by different
Drospec. ors, and numerous 10 foot holes
been sunk and surface cuts across the
vein. But the outcrop heing honey
comb quartz and apparently almost
barren Of mineral, was not considered
sufficient inducement to warrant further
exploration.
Messers. Thomson and Louden, who
are prospectors and miners of wide ex-
perienee, and being somewhat acquain-
ted with the theory Of secondary
enrichment, the big outcrop Of honey
comb quartz looked good to them. The
ground being open for location they
immediately began sinking a hole, not
on the side as had been done by pre-
vious locators, but right in the middle
Of the vein
At very few feet depth sulphides and
shelly quartz carrying much hematite
began to appear and at depth OF ten
feet the entire bottom of the hole was in
ore that assayed $43.72.
The hematite occurs on the side Of the
snlphide ore and appears to be about
three feet in width, specimens OF which
carry large amount of visible free
gold and pans very rich The vein is
traceable for distance of one hall mile
and the surface is covered with large
fragmentary float from the vein. While
neither wall has been definitely deter
mined, the surface openings indicate
the vein to be at least ten feet in width
and strikes obout east and west, stand
ing nearly vertical
The owners have located three claims
on the strike OF the vein and two claims
on parallel vein making group Of
five claims which they have named the
Belmont Group.
THE vein traverses spur of the up
lift which forms the main range enclosed
between Seigle creek and Rel river,
upon which are located some of the
greatest mineral outcrops to be found
in the entire Clearwater basin, notably
the Alberta, Hercules Topeka, Elkhorn,
Townsite and other large veins upon
some Of which development has reach
ed stage to warrant the construction
of reduction plants.
The rock Of this range is gneiss with
granite and schist intrusions. bikes of
porphyry, pegmatite and other igneous
rocks occur along the veins, indicating
the deep seatedness of the fiesures.
The surface Of this range is covered
with an excellent growth Of pine,
tamarac and FIR, and in this respect the
Belmont group is very fortunately situa-
ted. The hillsides adjacent to the vein
are covered with the finest mining tim
bers, and in drifting on the lead depth
of 200 feel is gained in 500.
In its course west the Belmont vein
traverses low saddle in the range at
which point it is possible to concentrate
the waters of two small streams, one
from either side of the ridge, which
would furnish ample power for the
operation Of five or ten stamp mill,
but for larger operations the Red river,
one mile to the east, would furnish all
required power-M Mining News.
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