The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-05-04
OUTLOOK At JARB|DCE
IS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD
STEADY DEVELOPMENT HAS AC.
coMPLlsHED GOOD RESULTS
six MILLS IN CAMP.

The following comment of mining
operations at Jarbidge, New, in
which many Idaho people are inter
ested, is taken from the Twin Falls
Times:
There is a general feeling of OPP
timism in the camp, and the belief is
prevalent that this summer will be
the most active season that the dis
trict has experienced. Since the or
iginal boom and the consequent dis
astrous failures, which nearly knock
ed the camp out of existence, there
has been struggle to keep the dis
trict alive, and only by the most in
defatigable labor and personal hard
ships has the development of the
mines been carried forward. A legit-
innate and healthy growth of the min
ing camp has been the result and the
future prospects are bright.
1t is confidently expected that sew
eral mills will be turning out bullion
this summer; some of the mines may
eventually prove to be of more than
mediocre size and value. There are
more men at work than there has
been for several years, and a few
more are being added to the payrols
now and then, but there are still a
number of men who are waiting fol
the chance to go to work.
Six Mills in Camp.
There are six small mills in the
camp and a prospect of one or two
more. There are about 200 men anC
only about 70 of these are working fol
wages. The mines that are being
worked are looking fine and there are
many good prospects waiting develop
ment. The chances for small capita
in here are fine; what the camp needs
is money and energy backed by more
money. The average values of the ore
is from $40 to $40 per ton in gold with
little silver; the mines can be work
ed economically by tunnels for several
hundred feet in depth; the ore shoots
are of fair workable size.
The vein has been cut in the No.
tunnel on the Long Hike, which prov
ed the ore shoot to a depth of about
500 feet, and, with the showing al
ready made in the other three tunnel
levels of width and length of the ore
shoot. this may be called very good
mine.
Payment on o. X.
Developments on the o. K, which
has been worked under bond all win
ter, have been sufficiently satisfactory
| to warrant the making of a payment
of 20 per cent of the purchase price
Also the working force has beer
slightly increased.
Between the o. X. and the Flake il
the Starlight ground, which is being
worked under lease by Charles Mar
tin and William Rowland. Here they
have opened a very promising vein
with four feet of ore that pans well ii
gold. This Is the best discovery made
for some time, and, being situated il
a good section, gives promise of max
ing another mine.
Just east of the Starlight is tn
Legitimate, which is making goo
showing in both drifts from the tun
nell
The Buster has opened new or
bodies both north and south of thu
tunnel and to the north have raised t
make connections with one of tn
tunnels in the Success mine To tn
south new shoot of ore has been de
veloped which shows large values
silver besides the usual gold valu,
This company expects soon to begi
work on the cyanide addition to tn
mill and will probably put in a sma
power plant on the river.
The Twin Falls road is open fc
auto travel again.