Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-07

The Boise Commercial club has is
sued it's second open letter dealing with
the resources of Idaho. The mineral
situation IS discussed in this letter. 1t
Is as follows;
Under the impetus of a great foreign
demand, and the resulting high prices
for metals. the mining industry in Ida
no is forging ahead as 1t never did be-
fore. 1t now promises to make a rec
ord in 1916 that will make all previous
figures seem small and insignificant by
comparison.
Not only is this stimulus fclt in pro-
ducing mines, such as the lead and zinc
properties of the Occur d'Alenes; but it
. is felt in even greater degree in such
+ fields as the Boise basin. Here an un-
usual revival is under way pointing to
Tremendous possibilities for the future.
In this marvellous zone, made famous
+ by its output Of placer gold in former
days, there is now every indication that
permanent mines of enormous value
are to be opened.
In the placer days this whole coun-
try was overrun in the search for gold.
\ attention was paid to the deposits
of lead and copper and zinc because of
the high cost of mining on a compre-
hensive scale and because of the lack of
shipping facilities. Now, however, with
a railroad built into the heart of the
Boise basin; with capital in sight for
development work and modern mining;
with rich vein of lead, zinc and copper,
associated with gold and silver values
In process of Development, an era of
rich and permanent production is open
ing up.
At Grimes pass, near the northern
ledge of the Boise basin. a company has
hour forces of men at work on four
Distinct properties and is meeting with
ma rl ed success in each instance. This
is right at the source of some of the
richest placer mines discovered in the
basin, and because of the intrusive ig
heous rock found here in connection
with the ore deposit it is the judgment
of the best biologists and miners that
Ehe values are certain to run deep.
General Revival of Industry.
Here. as at other points in the basin
the quality of the ores found, especial
y the copper sulphides, and the whole
geological formation, bear a striking
resemblance to those of the Butte dis
trict.
At Horseshoe Bend and in the West
view district, including Pearl in a ra-
iius of 30 miles from Boise, significant
Developments are under way. The new
gear opened up with every prospect of
an improved record. At Pearl there
was lately disclosed a fine shoot Of
pxidized gold ore, three to five feet
wide. the values running from S. to
BIO ton. A new 1O-stamp mill has
Deen installed and will be in operation
throughout the year. Prospecting is
hlso going forward with vigor in this
district.
Dredging in the Boise basin is to be
pushed without abatement this year.
Especially so in the vicinity of Idaho
City. A definite movement is also un-
Ter way to start dredging operations
his year on the Gold Fork in Long
alley to recover the gold values that
have drifted down from the placers to
he creek bottoms N that side of the
Mountain divide.
In OWyhee county, in the Wood river
ountry, at Atlanta, at Warrens and in
ther fields more or less tributary TO
Boise the revival has been felt in min
ng and from all come reports of Wig
rous prosecution of work in the older
,roperties and of prospecting and de-
selopment on all sides.
Viewing the whole field, therefore