The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-05-13
REVIEW OF TEN Mile DISTRICT
Electrlfy Elk City Mines-Crown Point and June Bug
Properties Added to Black Pine Companys Hold
ings-Other Mining News

The Occur d'Alene group has a 800
foot upper tunnel (now caved) along
foot average ledge with s12 values.
1000 foot lower tunnel at 400 foot
depth on the ledge all the way has pay
ore eight feet wide of which four feet
assays $16. Further in on same ledge
six feet OF free milling ore was struck
with gold visible to the naked eye. The
ledge has a general average width of
35 feet
The Gilt Edge group ledge has an
average width Of 10 feet. The free
milling pay ore Is from5 to 10 feet
Wide with values as high as $3.50, hav-
| ing fair average value of $50 gold per
ton. The workings consist OF 100 foot
shaft and 500 feet in drifts. Work is
| being prosecuted.
The Seventeen group has a 125 foot
crosscut tunnel, striking the vein at
100 feet and on which 100 foot shaft
was sunk. In the bottom OF SHAFT the
ledge was IL feet wide, eight feet GO
ing better than $12 gold per ton. A
| second crosscut tunnel, $50 feet lower
is partly driven and has a small ledge
Of good looking ore, and the vein is
widening out. The ledge in the upper
tunnel has a strong surface showing
and appears through three claims
The Gold Brick group has some 800
feet of work done and has splendid
looking ore in sight.
| The Silver Crown group with a 600
foot tunnel shows up a fair size ledge
of good free milling ore.
The Mountain View group has two
good lodges showing up well with the
200 feet of work. The ore is character
istic of the district and is highly
mineralized. The owners are energetic
and will develop a good mine.
The South Fork mine has the most
development work done In the district,
comprising in all over 5000 feet and
tapping the ore at 400 foot depth
A main working tunnel started near
the river where the milling will eventu-
ally be done with hydro electric power,
would furnish great depth on the sew
eral ore bodies. The veins are strong
and well defined having a width on
the surface from 40 to 60 feet with
very fair values. This mine has pro-
duced over $200,0O0 in gold since its
discovery. 1t was formerly known as
the Espey mine, making then ship
ments Of sorted ore to the Tacoma
smelter, netting over 5000 gold per ton.
MILL concentrators. Frue Vanners, cleo
trio light plant. saw mill and steam
power
There are other promising quartz
properties in the district. Among the
placer mines we will mention the New
some & Leggett Creek placers contain
ing over 230O acres. located on a high
and broad divide between Newsome and
Leggett creeks. The gravel deposit IN
many places being over 200 feet deep,
all carrying fair ,alues. There are
millions Of cubic yards of pay gravel
that will average better than Is cents
per yard. Fine looking nuggets are
often found. The property is equipped
with two bitches, pipe and giants,
buildings and saw MILL Dump is un-
limited. This property can boast of
one of the best stands of commercial
timber in the country.
The Idaho Placers, formerly known
as the Montana Placers, is another ex-
tensive placer property of over 1000
acres located higher up on Newosme
creek. The total values will fairly
average better than 10 cents per cubic
yard 1t is a deep deposit with plenty
Of water and dump. The former own
ers failed to operate this mine success
fully in not knowing how to handle the
clay and cement gravel encountered
now and then. A new company has ta-
ken over the property which will han
die the ground on a cave, in system,
saving much time and cost in the op-
GRAFTON. 1t is bound to be a big fl
nancial success
The Moose Creek Placers of 800
acres join the n. & L. Placers on the
east and is likewise a deep gravel de-
posit with a plentiful supply of water
and dump. 1t is claimed this ground
will average Is cents per cubic yard.
1t has yielded much wealth in past
years 1t is we'll equipped with bitches
and pipe lines. giants and all neces-
sary machinery and buildings.
The Pioneer Placers are across the
South Fork from the former property.
, It has produced much gold in the early
days. The old Pioneer ditch, long dis
carded, was 27 miles long and cost pile
b of money to construct, took the water
out of Crooked river near Orogrande
Much gravel is still left on this prop
/ erty. There are several other small
| placer mines In the district.
! The Ten Mile district is especially
; favored for economic mining as most
properties NdH De ueftOpSu viii
! tunnels at considerable depth. There
Is an abundance OF timber for all pur-
] poses and a plentiful supply of water
; for power in the many streams and
, rivers traversing the country.
: We are informed that a company
representing eastern capital has beer
organized to install an extensive elec-
? trio power plant on the South Fork
generating about 2500 horse power
which will furnish power on reason
; able terms to the mines throughout
l the district.
With the early construction Of 9
! proposed standard wagon road into and
beyond the district on a water grade
following the South Fork OF the Clear
water river flowing westerly through
: the center OF the district and with the
) road connecting with the railroad al