The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-12-14
MINING NEWS
FROM PEARL
Much Activity Prevalent in Develop
ment of Mining Properties
fspecial Correspondenee.l }

Pearl, Idaho, December II, 1915
Mining in the Pearl district is look
ing better than for some years. With
the Ohio Mining company, the Hecla
Basque lease, the Au Sable and W.
L. Mace all doing work and good pros
poets for other property Il puts Pearl
on the active list again
The Ohio Mining company viii soon
have their hundred feet completed in
the shaft and as soon as the station
is cut viii commence the crosscut-
The ore is in this mine and lots Of it.
With the present prices on metals and
the new process Of extraction this pro-
perty viii be one Of the big producers
in the near future. In the previous
operation Of this property the values
were impossible 10 save and thousands
Of dollars went down the creek They
have a big mill on the property, and
with some changes II can be put in
shape to handle this ore with a good
profit.
The Hecla Basque Lease comprises
the Checkmate and the Margaret
groups Of claims. The water is now
out TO the 2OO-foot level and every
thing is working nicely. The first Of
the year should see the bottom Of the
shaft. The shaft is in virgin ground,
as there is no workings from the Mar
garet. The shaft is down on the ore
and should start producing nearly as
soon as the water IS cut The Check
mate property was at one time the
main stayby Of the Pearl camp It
was a paying proposition and kept a
large crew at work for some years
These people had the same trouble
as the Ohio in not being able TO save
the values, but with the present inven-
tions of the fIotation process these
values can be saved. Many mines
throughout the country are mining
ores Of lower value, yet they are pay
ing dividends regularly. G. H. Wyman
has worked for several years 10 get
some one TO take this property and de-
velop It as It should be 1t looks at
the present writing as if he had sue
ceeded. The installation OF machinery
has been mastered well. The boilers.
engine and pump are certainly big
enough to unwater this mine in good
season. and that is the very first con-
sideration. There is about ice feet
Of water yet TO take out.
The Au Sable property has three
men at work on the tunnel, and while
they have not struck anything Of great
value, still have the persistency to
keep in the race. There is enough
water coming out of the tunnel 10
water a good crop Of alfalfa NJ R.
Smith is back from the east and says
he is going through the hill and take
the tunnel back to Nebraska
W. L. Mace and associates are driv-
ing a tunnel into the ledge on their
property. They have good vein Of
ore which they were working last year
from a small shaft, but the water
drove them out. The tunnel. while
making considerable dead work, will
stop the water trouble and give them
greater depth on the vein. This ore
carried about $50 values. Such ore
as this would make It worth while to
run 4 crosscat instead Of a shaft.
The Noble Estate are now doing
their assessment work. 1t viii keep
TWO men busy till the first Of April. .
Pearl is to have another nice dance
on December 29th- Same music, and
we would like 10 see the same crowd
that was at the last one. All attend
ing said they never had a better time
Tell your friends.
The little daughter Of Fred Fuller