Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-09

SSNbiiS'fJ . SobiiShiHS,
"While this testimony is very con-
flieting. it is believed that the weight
Of evidence is in favor of the mineral
applicant. The samples taken on be-
half of the Barber Lumber company
do not appear to have been taken with
the game care and detail as those
taken for the Centerville Mine &
Milling company, and, In fact, some of
the testimony indicates that the rep
resentatives of the lumber company
did not reach bed rock in several in
stances, and in cases where they did
the hole was very small and it was
not possible to get bed rock sample
The samples We're careessly handled
and passed through the malls and the
hands of others than the prospectors
in reaching the assayer. The samples
obtained by the representatives OF the
Centerville Mine & Milling com
pany, on the contrary We're obtained
from n definite portion of the soil.
definite amount of gravel was PANIED.
the samples kept in the custody of one
of the prospeetors until turned over to
the assayer. and the contents of the
soil calculated by measuring the over
burden and averaging this with the re-
suit of the assay of the pay streak
Furthermore, it is in evidence that
lands of a similar character have been
mined by the Centerville Mine e
Milling company, and that from 100.
600 cubic yards of such soil, there
procured s12,3o0 worth OF gold, or an
average of II $40 cents per cubic
yard. The cost of working this ground
is testified as being not 10 exceed
cents per cubic yard, though this
statement was challenged by witnesses
for the protestant, one OF whom went
SO far as to place an estimate of %
cents per cubic yard for working the
same. This was shown. however. to
be unreliable and clearly exaggerated.
"The expenditures by the mining
for the purpose Of develop
ing the mineral resources of the land.
with other lands. Is indicative of It's
good faith in the premises. and It's
that gold content viii more
than pay for mining, leaving the mon |
azite and other minerals as additional
profit. is supported by the weight of
the other minerals as additional profit, |
is supported by the weight of the evi-
denee. No testimony was allowed as
to the value of the land for timber,
but 1t seems, from a statement by |
the receiver, that tracts of similar
character have sold at from $500 to
$1,000 per quarter section. The ma
chinery formerly installed by the min
ing company in its mill. which WAS
burned, was of modern type and sepa-
rated the various minerals from each
other and from the concentrates with
very little more expense than the
separation of the gold alone.
another fact which might be taken
INTO consideration Is that the selection
by the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany Is required by the act to be Of
non mineral lands, SO returned as non
mineral at the time of survey. Those
ands have not yet been surveyed. and
t is not known what the return of
he surveyor Will be. but special agents
If this office have reported that the
ands of the Boise basin are. as a
'ule, mineral in character and ii Is
possible that the return Of the sur
eyer might be to the same effect.
Taking all these facts into consid-
ration it is the opinion Of this office ,,
hat the mineral prospects of the
racts in controversy are sufficient to =,
Justify their development, and the !
protest is. therefore, dismissed
Strife Between Companies. Z
The Barber Lumber company is {
aid to have been antagonistic to min I
ng development in that part of the |
Boise basin where its timber holdings
re located. For many years there j
las been considerable strife between
hese and other parties over the char
cter of the basin lands. This de-
ision. of course Is appealable and no
oabt the lumber company will appeal.
MT because Of the most accurate and
efinite knowledge of the commits
iorsr through The special AGENTS
..taSe referred 10, it is said that the