The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-09-05
RIG STRIKE ON
COL. SELLERS
ne Parr Mine Proving Rich
est of all Elk City
Properties.

Ice B. Wade, the ubiquitous CORES
|.ondent and all round hustler for the
EIsvston Tribune who returned to
this week from a two
E.eeks' trip to Elk City. Orogrande,
|f1n Mile, Dixie and other mining
amos, says things never looked more
<httering for the mining districts
Elkan at the present time. He also
,sdfies his recent article to the Tri-
Elnne ON the remarkable strike made
4 the Colonel Sellers mine at Elk
Ecty. and goes further and discloses
Enat the half has not been told Of
4 he richness Of the new strike. The
|udcle says:
"Ore estimated to run in gold value
nom $500 per ton up. was encounter
/ u today on the hanging wall in the
| sst drift on the Colonel Sellers claim
I the Mineral Zone group. The new
4 vein was struck just before noon and
|nnnings made show it to be i'm
neusely rich. some of the miners
placing the value as high as 81 900
I per ton.
The rich ore vein on the foot wall
continues and the new vein on the
hnsing wall came as q surprise. The
| are body Is about seven feet wide, but
|he high-grade etuff hes on the hang
4 hg and foot walls. The people Of
Ek City now feel more confident thar
ever that the Mineral Zone is the
Greatest property ever opened up in
The entire Elk City district.
From the collar OF the shaft TO the
bottom Of the sump, the Colonel Sell
len claim has been opened to q
depth Of about 100 feet. The east
drift is now 65 feet in and being
pushed ahead. The ore bins are full
and one team is hauling Is tons per
day to the mill. Another team will b
put on tomorrow.
The mill is treating 1S tons in "a
hours with five stamps. Five more
stamps will be put In operation next
week. A hook at the plates in the
mill will convince any mining man
that the ore Is very rich
The Mineral Zone group embr aces
nne claims and is situated two miles
nom Elk City. It had been owned by
Mn. NJ. A. Parr for several years,
Who has had the assessment done ON
the American creek side of the ridge
on claim known as the Enterprise.
Last December the assessment was
aone on the Colonel Sellers on the
sioe Of the ridge nearest to town. The
work consisted of open cuts about IL
ieet deep In these good looking ore
vas found. but no one made a test of
y until Jack Anderson went to the
GAINS to work. Seeing what was be-
ng uncovered, Jack said: "That stuff
ooks good to me; / bet 1t will pan"
Jack tried 1t and it did pan and
panned rich--so rich that no assay
vas needed TO show that 1t would
pay to mine and mill.
Mrs. Parr immediately got busy,
mployed men and took out about 96
0ns Nof ore, which was hauled I'd the
llk City Reduction works and treat
Ca The returns from this 96 tons
sas over $500. as shown by the u.
y mint receipts.
ink ore was mined under great
ulnculties, there being four feet of
NOW on the ground, and the men en-
Noyed walked two miles to and from
Work, there being no cabins at the
uine. The news OF the new discovery
sOon reached the ears of the promi-
aent mining men Of the outside world
sao negotiations were soon under
1sy for the purchase of the property.
After a thorough examination OF
ue property, several assays and mill
run tests. the mines passed to the
0"nership OF J. r. Painter and as
sciates. While the price has never
Seen made jublic., 1t rs Learned from
reliable source that the considera-
aon was $4,000. of which 5000
'as paid in cash, $40, 900 to be ih six
uOnths and the balance in payments
ssery six months
after the deal was closed, 3. c
ausuln, who Is one of the associates
: Mr. Painter in the investment, was
sscured as manager, and Art Hilliar,
sne OF the best miners in Idaho, as
ieman. The two hustlers immedi-
s'ely Got busy and In six weeks had
s0'n mine and mill In operation
waking all records for speedy work
~ only tor this camp but for any
Aaer camp in the northwest. Con.
'sssative mining men say that the