Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-06
IDAHO GOLD NINE
PROPERTY SOLD
TO SEATTLE men
Moscow Group Purchased
and Extensive Develop
mont Work Will Result
Situated on Logan Greek.

morning by r. N. Bell, state mine in |
spector. announcing the closing OF .
deal for the Moscow group of mines
by M. e. Moore, owner. to r. T. Smith, |
representing some wealthy Seattle and
Los Angeles capitalists. for $4,000
in cash, and other payments to follow
at short intervals.
Mr.. Bell Is much gratihed at the
receipt OF this information. for the
reason that he has been specifically
advertising this property. and the 9TH
er numerous flattering ore showings
in the same district, in numerous spe-
cial articles in the Capital News and
other papers Of the state. and in his
annual report. where q detailed des-
cription Of the big lode deposits Of the
Big Creek district were given and IL
Illustrated, last January, and such q
substantial deal, and prospect Of ex-
tensive development Of the deposits
that will result, are a gratifying con-
frmation Of Mr.. Bells judgment of the
probable Importance Of the new dis
trict, which comes at an opportune
time in a rather dull condition Of min.
ing development in the state which
has prevailed for the past several
| years.
History Of the Mine.
The Moscow mine is situated on Lo-
| gan creek, tributary of Big creek
in the Big Creek mining district In
Idaho county. 1t is 80 miles from the
nearest railway station at New Mea-
dows, by wagon road. The new line
up Long valley. however. will afford
a closer approach and will cut down
that distance about 20 miles over a
much more favorable route that Is &C
cessible to railway construction on
easy grades.
The Moscow lode presents one Of the
largest bodies of paying gold ore ever
discovered in Idaho. The bulk Of the
group was taken up by Mr.. Moore
about five years ago, two of the claims
being purchased from the original dis
| coverers.
The deposit consists Of a lode or
| zone of quartz and altered gangue
richly mineralized with iron sulphides.
1t has been developed by shallow open
cuts that demonstrate width of $50
feet and a length of the ore body Of
over 1000 feet.
i The principal feature OF its under
ground development is a cross-cut
tunnel $50 feet in length, from which
two raises have been put up and a
glory hole opened in the middle of the
'! ore body, this cross-cut tunnel still
lacks 100 feet Of cutting the full width
of the lode with a definite prospect of
a better pay zone next to the hanging
4 wall.
The glory hole product has been
u worked to the extent OF about 1900 tons
in a one-stamp mill and very crude
old fashioned flve-stamp mill, built by
the owner and has yielded 81 to $40
per ton in free gold. The mine itself
has been largely operated by Mr..
Moore and the mill by his wife, who
has personally made the best record In
: saving the values. This pair of pio-
! neer miners have had a hard struggle
, to make the enterprise pay by reason
of the fact that the gold values be-
! came mixed with sulphide Of iron at
, very shallow depth and proved diff
cult to amalgamate. Some extensive
! tests by cyaniding, however, show that
I these sulphides yield an exceptionally
} high extraction of their contained
: gold values to the cyanide Treatment.
! Obtained BY Capable Engineers.
r This underground development or
Y the deposit shows an average vs!ut
e across $50 feet in width of 50 per ton
= and for a central zone of so feet, $4.4(
}, per ton. These results were obtained
/, by some Of the most capable mining
Q engineers in the country and are au.
: thentic. The surface cuts show sim
/, liar and much better values at inter
walls along the course Of this grea
= ore zone for over 1000 feet, and II the!
r are maintained to any material deptl
/. upon more permanent and extensive
= development, the Moscow will prov
e one Of the largest and most profitable
d gold ore deposits ever discovered, a.
e there seems no question about tn
d feasibility of extracting the values b!
g modern cyaniding methods. and SIS
d should cover all operating costs, ow
: ing to the ideally natural advantage
surrounding the deposit in the way O
n chances for gravity handling, water
e power and timber resources.
IS This deal is likely to prove the fore
d runner of a number OF other develop
= and the ultimate establishment Of on
Of the most populous and profita bl
gold mining camps in the country. 70
= occurs carries half dozen other sim
liar great ore showings on the serie
OF contiguous properties on the sam
e strike to the north and south of tn
e Moore property in a similar stage Q
development and carrying similar val
ues and widths.
,.I successful development Of thes
= great ore deposits would AFFORD an un
:, limited tonnage resource of millin
ore, with the possibility OF establish
= ing a camp Of 10000 people within tn
next few years that would afford
handsome cash market for Boise an
the adjacent southwestern Idah
towns. and agricultural interests, q
r the business traffic that this prospec
tive big mining camp will establis
D. has OF necessity to come this way q
an outlet until the Pittsburg- Gilmor
,e railroad. down the main Salmon rive