The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-01-07

main deposit is likely to prove a SEN
sation in gold and silver bearing cop
per ore resource.
Gold Production.
There are half dozen other coun-
ties in south central Idaho that con-
tain extensive deposits Of low grade
gold and silver bearing copper min
! eral, and the further development OF
the central portion of the state with
railway transportation facilities would
unquestionably result IN the disclosure
of an enormous tonnage of mineral
traffic, which in connection with other
mineral deposits and timber resources.
substantially warrant the extension of
railway facilities along the interior
lines that have been projected.
The gold production of Idaho during
the past year is slightly under normal
owing to the loss OF output that has
been an important factor for the past
20 years at the DeLamar mine in
Owyhee county which has practically
suspended business by reason of a
pending suit with the government In
volvng an unjust claim for the scrub
desert timber it has used in its pas
20 years of useful operation in helping
to fortify the credit basis of the ma
tional finances.
prosperous year in gold production
was experienced by the Boise basin
mines where the big dredging enter
prise of the Boston, Idaho company
maintained It's large operation and
successful results were obtained In
lode mining at the Gold Hill and Iowa
at the Chief mine and ut the Golden
Age mine, each of which was success
fully operated and made large pro
duction of precious bullion. Several
new ventures in both placer and lode
mining are being considered in TIA;
famous old district, and its important
production Of gold is likely to continue
for years to come.
Big Greek District.
The big low grade ore deposits of
Big creek district in south Idaho s,un-
ty, and directly tributary to this enc
Of the state, received considerable at
tention during the year from protnl1.
ent mining investors and expert in.
vestigations were made by some hlgl
class engineers with encouraging "
suits, but so far it has been impossi-
In 70 IL
summated between the prospect own
ers and the prospective purchasers o.
these Isolated ore deposits.
, Such progress has been made in thc
treatment Of low grade gold ore taaf
! 1t seems inevitable that these Bis
creek deposits will ultimately be
handled on large scale and at a good
margin of profit, as they give evidence
Of millions of tons of gold bearing ore
carrying average values of 50 and up
wards per ton and such values in 9TH
er states and dic,ricts are now afford :
Ing profitable investments for millions
Of dollars in mining and milling equip
ment.
Negotiations are pending for the
thorough sampling and investigation
Of the extensive area of promising
dredging placer deposits in the vlcln-
| ity of Warrens and Lake creek near
Resort, with a Wow to their equip.
ment with big dredging plants for
which method of treatment 1t Is be-
lieved their average gold contents il
adequate. The big gravel deposits at
Warrens meadows forms one of the
richest resources Of monazite sand In
addition to It's gold contents. This
rare mineral is used in the manufact-
ure of gas mantles and as a result of
the European war the source of sup
ply, which was formerly confined to
German factories, has been interrupt
ed and American users Of these man.
ties are looking for a source of sup
ply of this mineral with a view o
manufacturing their own nantes, con-
ditions that are likely to give an add
ed commercial value to these Warrens
placer deposits.
Potash Deposits.
A good deal of interest has recently
been manifested in the discovery of
potash on Sucker creek in Owyhet
county, from where some splendid
samples Of nearly pure nitrate Of pot
ash have been brought to Boise that
have attracted considerable attention
as this Is one Of the most valuable
forms of potash salts and it is to be
hoped that further development vii
prove its existence in commercial
quantities, as this Is one of the com
mercial minerals used extensively for
fertilizer purposes and in numerous
Industrial lines
To date Germany has held an alb
solute monopoly on the supply of this
valuable mineral with annual expor.
tation to the United States alone, ag-
gregating over II million dollars If
value.
In my last annual report | describ-
ed a discovery of potash salts on Cas-
tie creek in Owyhee county, about 40
miles east of the present discovery and
at about the same elevation. Attention
was called to the fact of some relative
geological conditions to the famous
German potash deposits. Potash has