The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-09-26
ELK CITY CAMP
TO THE FRONT
Editor George Peck Tells of
Great improvements and
Rich Mines.

"The general outlook for Elk City
was never as bright as at presnet.
We now have four mills producing
bullion, and the mines have plenty
of ore for long, continuous rum"
said George c. Peck, of the Elk City
Mining News. "The American Eagle
mine has started operations, and as
soon as some preliminary work Is
completed, the work of sinking a 500
foot shaft will be commenced. The
company operating this property k
a Canadian concern and is well
financed, the head office being at
Hamilton, Ont, and John McDermid
is general manager. A. w. Boyd will
be mine superintendent, and as Mr..
Boyd is very familiar with the work
ing of the American Eagle in the
past, 1t lis predicted that he will be
very successful in this undertaking.
''The work at the Mineral Zone
mine Is now well In hand. and they
have a large tonnage blocked out.
The Mineral Zone lis one mine that
has paid from the grass roots. When
the ore was first discovered, Mrs. M.
A. Parr, who then owned the prop
erty, took out several tons of ore and
milled it at the custom plant that
netted her very handsome profit.
The present owners took hold of the
mine and in six weeks had the prop
erty on paying basis. While the
shaft has only been sunk 100 feet, It
has demonstrated that the values
found on the surface go down and
that the vein gets larger At the
present time the ore being worked Is
taken from stope that is opened on
the 50-foot level. On this level a
drift has been run to the east about
100 feet, with ore still in the face. A
raise was put up and stope opened
that is eight feet wide, that Is all
good milling ore. The ore at pres
ent is being milled at the Buster mill,
which necessitates a haul of about
one mile. 1t Is not expected that any
change will be made in this arrange
ment this year, for the winter lis bet
ter adapted for hauling than the fall.
The management expects to COM
mence development in a short time,
when the shaft will be continued
down to the 200-foot level and the
vein opened at this depth.
'The Massam brothers have got tho
mill on the Mascot mine running, and
1t will give a good account of itself.
The mill is of the Huntington type,
and the ore in the Mascot is well
adapted for this class of mill, as 1t Is
very soft and easily crushed. The
mill Is driven by water power, of
which there is an abundance, and is
located just below the mine and con-
nected by a tram. The Mascot vein
is about six feet wide and is opened
by tunnels
"The two-stamp mill on the Last
Chance mine, owned by James Lar
sen, LIS working and is doing very
nicely. The mill Is driven by water
and Is built at the portal of tunnel
through which the ore is trammed.
The ore in the Last Chance mine Is
very high grade and for the most
part is free milling, and the concen-
trates carry good values. This prop
erty at present is worked very cheap
ly, Mr.. Larsen himself mining the
ore and trans it to the mill.
1.-The South Fork mine is running
steadily and has lots of ore in sight.
In their upper tunnel they have just
opened large and rich shoot of ore
that has a depth of some 300 feet.
This shoot has a width of six feet
of clean ore that is said to be better
milling ore than any ever found in
the mine. The South Fork Is another
mine that has paid from the grass
roots. The locator of this mine took
out two carloads of ore when he was
sinking his recording hole, that he
shipped to the smelter, getting re-
turns of better than $3.50 per ton.
The South Fork mill has been run
ming now for four years, and the mine
is only prospect as yet."-Tribune.