Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-10-14
THE RESULT OF IL DAYS MILL
RUN OF ORE FROM THEIR
NEW YORK GROUP IN
TEN MILE.

Fred and Charles Smith came to town
last week from their mine bringing ont
four handsome gold bricks, valued at
$1,000, the result of twelve days mill
run on ore from the New York mine.
Their total output to date is 397
ounces from 260 tons of ore millcd dur
ing 30 days. Sixty-five per cent of the
values are recovered, of which so per
cent of the free gold is saved by in
side battery amalgamation, the balance
of the values are in the tailings held
secure for future treatment
The gold is of high grade, going near
ly $40 per ounce at the mint. The pay
chute of the New York ledge has been
traced for 600 feet up on the hill side.
The upper tunnel has followed the ledge
for 45 feet, which is four feet wide.
the lower tunnel on the same ledge is
In ~ feet, having a width of 3 feet, all
having an average value of $4,000 per
ton of free milling ore. 100 feet of
stopping ground has already been opened.
Tunnel extension on the pay chute will
reach vertical depth of 600 feet.
Some fine looking sulphide ore shows
in the ledge, giving assays OF several
hundred dollars to the ton, and even
this ore contains much free gold
This IS pronounced indication that
lal
and carry high values to great depth.
One of the Green classfiers, recently
on exhibition on the Pfeufer corner.
will be installed at once. The ore from
the New York is hauled two miles down
grade to the stamp mill on the An
aconda mine. 1t is planned to erect a
modern mill of good. capacity on the
New York mine with all necessary ap-
pliances to extract all values from the
ore at the mine.
A splendid water power can be deyel
oped on Fall Creek on the property.
After the new mill on the New York is
IN operation, attention will be given to
the Anaconda mine, by extending the
present crosscut tunnel to ntersect the
ledge in the shaft, and when sufficient
ore has been opened, the Anaconda mill
will then work on it's own ore.
The Smith Brothers, composed of
Fred, Conrad and Charles besides the
above mine, also cwn the Illinois. the
Georgia, and the Anaconda groups of
free gold quartz claims, all in close
proximity to each other, and being 26
claims in all. A contract is to be let
to sink shaft on the Illinois, the ledge
of which is feet wide with excellent
gold values.
Charles Smith, during his absence of
some ten years, has acquired very eff
ficient knowledge in the California and
Nevada mining districts, where the last
few years he acted as mill and mine
superintendent of prominent mines, and
we can therefore expect the very high.
est results in the ever increasing pro-
duction of gold from the Smith brothers
mines.
The Smith brothers have done more
to show the great future for gold min.
ing in the Ten Mile and adjacent see
tions than any other individuals inter
ested in mining property in this section
of Idaho county. Their success may be
attributed to the fact that they are ex-
perienced mining men and that they
personally oversee the work and devel-
opment on their properties. They have
never worked with the idea of making
a fortune in a month or six months but
they have developed their properties
and from day to day have been increas-
ing the possibilities for future produc-
tion and at the same time have been
obtaining pay from the mine for their
services.
The developments in the Ten Mile
district and adjacent sections for the
coming year give good promise and
there are other good properties which
will be wrked the next year and at pres
ent the plans are being laid.
In the placer mining line the news
that the Three Mile placers would be
operated was received last week on the
arrival of C. R. Campbell and l. R. Ball
from Walla Walla, the two having gone
up the South Fork to the property to
verse; the plans for the work to be laid
out. In connection with working this
property and means for transporting
supplies in, the company will construct
a road from the Miehaels homestead,
now owned by Dolf Smith about three
miles up the river to the plaeers. Sup
plies will be brought in by way of the