Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-30
engine which furnishes motive no

engine which furnishes motive power
for the five stamp mill.
Some shipments, consisting in all Of
about ton of concentrates have bean
made from the New York property this
fall but as yet the returns have not
been received from the smelter. The
concentrates from the New York ora
carry gold and silver that cannot he
saved on the plates, some lead and zinc.
and tungsten. The concentrates from
the run this fall will run up in yaue
from $3.50 to $500 per ton. During the
past few days that the mill has been
running the ore being crushed comes
from an ore shoot in the New York
vein that carries splendid values in
tungsten, this valuable mineral oc-
curing in the New York ledge as
sheelite. The concentrates from the
run of this ore will run up in value to
$3.50 or more per ton. For this reason
work in housing the concentrator to get
| it into operation as soon as possible will
| be rushed.
Good Showing of Tungsten.
The high market value of tungsten
| during the last two years which has
been created by the exceptional demand
since the war in Europe broke out has
created considerable activity in the
mining of this metal which occurs in
gold bearing quartz and which hereto
fore has not always been considered as
an asset by the gold miner, some not
even knowing of its presence. That
tungsten occurs in the gold bearing
quartz veins of Idaho county in the Ten
Mile, Elk Clty and adjacent districts has
been known by mining men of the
county for several years. OF late it's
value makes it very desirable. The
opening of the upper tunnel on the New
York his uncovered ore that carries as
high as ! per cent tungsten in the form
of sheelite. inns is saved in the con-
centration, and is an additional profit
out on the New York group besides the
gold, and other values recovered.
Development Work.
At the present time the Smith Broth
ers have opened up the New York ledge
at three levels having an approximate
depth of 400 feet on the vein, which
varies in width from 3 to ft. from the
upper to the lower workings. The vein
was originally opened up on the lower
/ level where the tunnel has been driven
A raise was put in last fall from the
lower tunnel, to what is the middle tun
mel now, the middle tunnel being dis
tance of 220 feet. The upper drift is
about 400 feet up the mountain from
the lower workings and has been driven
along the ledge for 220 feet. The values
maintained from the upper to the lower
workings, the ore in the upper workings
differing from that in the lower work
ings in carrying tungsten, and average
500 and better.
improvements.
The improvements constructed this
fall at the mine consists of new anC
larger ore bins, which permit the
dumping of ore as it is brought ou
from the face of the tunnel in the low
er workings. A tram was put in thi
fall from the ore bins up the side of thu
mountain to the upper workings ant
carries the ore to the bins. The tram l
now handling all the ore from the up
per levels. 1t will be 700 feet in lengtl
when completed and has 800 poun'
buckets.
Plans are being made for the con
struction of mill at the mine whlc
will dispense with much of the expens
of hauling ore from the mine to the NIL
which is about 21a miles distant. Th
mill is located near the Anaconda prop
erty owened by the Smith Brothers an
( will be used to mill that ore. Tn
Smiths also own the Illinois grou
> located not far from the New Yor
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