The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-07-06
MINES BUSY AT
EDWARDSBURG
Eagle Mining Company Puts
I'm 25-Ton Mill Railroad
Gives Impetus.

According to the statement of
General Manager w. A. Edwards
or the Eagle Mining company, of
Edwardsburg, one of the best
known and most conservative
mining men of the central Idaho
country, who was in Grangeville
last week on his way into Spok-
ane and also on his return, things
are frightening up materially in
the Big Greek mining district.
His company owns and is oper-
ating some 90 quartz mines in
and around Edwardsburg, but the
greatest activities have been di-
rected to the, exploiting of the
Sunday group of nine claims, on
Logan creek near the camp,
which are located ON four well de-
fined Lodges, the main ledge, how
ever, is the Sunday, which has
been exposed on four Of the
claims running in "a straight line,
5000 feet, and showing an aver
age, width of 5 feet throughout
the entire distance of exposure.
TIL avrag valu, as shown by nu-
merous assays and mill tests made
in Spokane and Salt Lake, is
Gold, $18; silver, $2.15; lead, two
percent, total value of about
$25 a ton.
The development on this ledge
consists of main working tunnel
cutting the ledge at a depth of
seventy-five feet; a drift, 300 feet
on the ledge to a depth of 100 TT.
to the face of the west drift,
when an upraise has been made
to the surface. About 1000 feet
east of the main tunnel a pros
pect tunnel has been driven
which cuts the ledge at a depth of
thirty feet.
A. .winze, fifteen feet, has been
sunk at this point, on the ledge
when an immense flow of water
was encountered. About 1900 it.
still further east on the same
ledge new tunnel has been start
ed which will eventually be the
main working tunnel. This tunnel
is now in 125 feet and the face
is heavy mineralized showing tina
the ledge win soon be encounter.
ed, This tunnel will cut the ledge
near the East Eend ledge when il
is expected to cut a big body OF
ore. The other lodges on this
group are known as the East End
Summit, Edwards, Macy, all OF
which have been developed by
open cuts, shafts and short tun
nels exposing good grade Of
ore.
The property will be equipped
with a 25-ton concentrating cyan
ide plant, purchased from the Al
lis Chalmers company. The mil
building is practically completed
Mr.. Edwards expects to have the
mill in operation by August 1
Enough ore has been blocked
out to keep the mill running fol
the next twelve months. Air drill.
will be installed this season. Be
fore purchasing the machinery al
Expert from the Alles-Chalmeri
company, and the General Engin
eering company, of Salt Lake
gave the ore thorough tes
and tests were also made by thu
G. M. Fasset Co., of Spokane. TIL
various tests agreed very close
ly and showed that by crushing
to thirty mesh, running over con
centration tables to take out the
excess lead and cyaniding failing
ninety four percent of the silver
and fifty per cent of the leac
could be saved.
The three other groups, owned
by the Eagle Mining company
are being held in reserve unit
the Sunday group begins to pa,
dividends, when they will als'
be opened up and placed on |
paying basis.
The completion of the Gilmor'
& Pittsburg railway down tn
Salmon river will bring the Eagl
Mining Company's propertie
withinaforty miles of the neares
railroad point.
About two years ago the com
pany built seven miles of wagol
road to connect with the stat
wagon road from Warren t.
Smith creek. This mining dist
riot has been very quiet on &C
count of the distance from rail
road transportation. The compile
ton of the railroad down the Sal
mon river will mean great aetiy
ity in the district and the open
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