The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1911-05-25
CITY is AGAIN
COMING INTO HER OWN


Boise citizens will be pleased to know O
the new life that is coming to the mos
successful mining camp Of southern Idaho
Silver City, and there is a feeling Of pride
in the hearts Of these people when they
remember the part they took in the de-
velopment Of SO rich camp. There is
also satisfaction to feel that there are
millions more to come out of the same
mountains that have yielded so many
millions up to the present time.
When one thinks of this camp they
think of the old "Golden Chariot the
'Poorman," the 'Ida Elmore" and
many others on War Eagle and Florida
Mountain. The Trade Dollar stands
out in bold letters with record produc-
ton OF $50, 900, 900, but at the present time
this old mountain is receiving attention
in the way Of development work that it
has not had in many years. AS a result
OF this the Banner has recently opened
up one Of the richest veins of ore ever
discovered in this section. Much Of this
ore is so rich that it has been found nee
essary to build vault in which they
have placed in sacks under lock and key
a good many thousand dollars worth Of
gold and silver-bearing ore.
Other properties that are being develop
ed at the present time are the Rich Gulch,
which is under the management Of the
well known mining engineer, All Stevens,
whose name is favorably connected with
much Of the development work that has
been done in the vicinity Of Silver City.
A rich vein of ore has been uncovered
and at the present time this company is
pushing a cross-cut tunnel to open no
this ledge.
From point on Long gulch little
below the old Blaine" mill, the Silver
City Minningand Milling company is also
extending cross-cut tunnel to intersect
the well known veins Of ore that have
been developed on the surface, known as
the American Eagle,' Grown PoinP'
and Lone Tree veins. These are all
well established veins and the old miners
who are acquainted with this property,
formerly owned by Abel Berg, do not
hesitate in their statements that great
mine is being developed and the grounds
for their belief lie in the fact that the de-
velopment at the surface gives greater
promise than has that of any mining
on this old mountain at the
same depth.
The property is equipped with an cleo
trically operated compressor driven by
a 30-horsepower Westinghouse motor.
current for which is developed from the
Swan Falls power plant in the Snake river
a branch of which crosses this property. |
The development Of these properties
assures the success of this camp for many
years to come and the people are elated |
over the progress that is being made on
this development work and as they express
themselves Silver Cityis again coming in !
to her own''and the future holds more for
it than has the past.
This camp, as is well known, is reached
by stage from Murphy, the terminus of
the Idaho Northern south of Snake river
but there is much talk of an electric line
being run from the Golden Gate,
railway station. Homedale (now under
through Jordan Valley, up
the Jordan river to DeLamar and Silver
City. Such a line would not only open
up rich agricultural country, but would
increase mining activies in the only re-
liable mining district near Boise.-Cap-
ital News
The above article, taken from the
Capital News is all very true and well
written except ore at the Banner under
lock and key. This is news to the Nugget. |