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

three days. that, still later, William
Garrecht and Louis Garrecht were EN-
ployed by the Barber Lumber company
TO prospect this ground; that they took
two pans from each hole of what thoy
alleged was an average sample. and
put the concentrates of the two pans
into bottle; that the bottles were
sealed and sent, by registered mail. to
Lyon Cobb, in Boise: that Mr. Cobb
took the samples to e. c. Missbach,
who assayed the same Each one of
these prospectors testified to the ex-
istence of gold and monazite in this
ground, but alleged that 1t did not con-
tain these minerals in sufficient guam
tity or value to be worked at a profit.
Basing an estimate on these
areas, and on the results of the pros
peeting, Mr.. Moore gives the value OF
mineral on the $50 acres as less than
$1,000. The samples obtained by pro-
testant's employees were claimed TO
have been a mixture of the soil next
10 bed rock, and sufficient Of the over
burden to make an average sample,
and these were subsequently assayed.
The assays showed values IN gold from
sample, and monazite running from o.
to D millisrams per sample, and SO
ounces of zircon in eight samples. The
thorium oxide content in the monazite
was found to be 416 per cent, and the
value of the monazite was estimated by
Haven Sawyer, one Of the protestants
witnesses as from l cent to approx
mately 2fa cents per sample.
Minerals in Small Quantities.
These witnesses, without exception
agree that gold. monazite and zireon
may be found in the gulehes on the
land in controversy, but agree that
these minerals do not exist in sufficient
quantity to Justify d prudent man in
spending time and money in their de-
and thai, If they do exist,
the area of pay gravel in the gulehes
Is too small to justify working the
same.
THE testimony for the Genterville
Mine y Milling company shows that
in 1911 several parties in the employ of
said company prospeeted this ground,
panned samples from various holes
sunk by the Barber Lumber people, as
we'll as some from lew ones, and all
agree that the prospects in gold and
monazite are good. and would justify
took from bed rock, in nearly every
hole showed several colors of gold and
one of the prospectors esti-
mating the gold content alone as run
ming from a value of cents to 20 cents
per cubic yard 1t appears that four of
These prospectorS worked together and
took from med rock, in nearly every
case, cubic foot sample and panned il
for the mineral concentrates: that
these concentrates were placed in en-
velopes or bottles, and each package
marked to correspond with the hole
from which the sample was taken: that
these samples We're turned over tol
Walter c. Locke, United States miner
A surveyor, and one of the prospecting
party. and were in his possession until
delivered to f. e. Missbach. the assay
sr. The assay of these samples show
'esults In gold values ranging from 4
,ents per cubic yard to $3.6s per cubic
iard, and calculations made from these
Witnesses to show values running from
cents to So cents per |
:uhic yard, for the total covering at |
he places where the samples were pro-
'ured
II further appears that the Center
lille Mine & Milling company. has
ocated approximately 5000 acres of |
ontiguous land as placer locations in
3oise basin; that IL has purchased and
constructed about 60 miles of ditch, ut
cost of $4,000. To convey water to
hese lands for mining purposes, and
hat said ditch carries about 400 min