Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-18
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stamp prospecting mill laUe last ran
and have been running through some
of their high grade ore, but the results
with this small mill have not been
very satisfactory as 1t is only pos
sible to handle the highest grades
of ore, it is probable that larger
mill will be arranged for this sum
mer which will enable them to treat
the whole body of ore. Considerable
development work has been done on
this mime and a large amount of ore
is i'm sight, the average value of the
ore is baout SIS per ton, although the
high grade streak shows much OF the
picture ore variety that this mime
has always been noted for.
The Legitimate mine is being ex-
tensiyely developed and fine chute
of ore has been exposed on the 100
foot level, assays show very promis-
ing values and the last cross-cut
showed a width of 10 feet The
people who are working this property
have done a large amount of pros
pecting in the camp and they are
highly pleased that they have at Last
secured such a promising mime and
the probabilities are that before the
season lis far advanced they will have
enough ore I'm sight to call for a
small mill.
The Altitude tunnel has been
worked on continually all winter and
the paintings show that 1T is approach
ing the ore chute which yielded such
rich ore ON the surface.
The Alpha mime is being worked by
a number of miners under lease and
the results are of the most salts
factory nature. A considerable
amount OF ore has been opened from
which very substantial profit lis
expected as q result of their winters
work. A short mill run was made on
this ore which yielded sufficient gold
to pay the expenses.
The o. X. property has been quite
extensively opened up and is making
a creditable showing, this mine is
under the same management as
the Long Hike.
The Bourne mime Is being operated
by a new company under lease and
bond. A change was made in the
mill and five stamps were installed.
The mill is now running ON $12 to
SIS ore and considerable quantity of
ore is in sight i'm the mine, while con-
siderable development work is under
way; a new tunnel from the level
Of the top Of the mill which is in
about $50 feet should soon be in ore
and will give about 300 feet of backs.
On the Gilmore about five feet of
vein has been opened up which pans
well.
The Buckeye is showing up some
rich ore and the ore chute has been
raised ON and the two tunnel levels
are nearly connected. The lessees of
this mine will have a nice body OF
ore to run through their Arrastra as
soon as the weather conditions per-
NIT.
At the Success very little new
work has been done but the main
workings have been kept up in good
shape and several hundred thousand
dollars worth of ore is estimated I'm
sight in the several ore chutes al
ready opened. This is one of the
promising properties of the camp
and it Is understood that several par
ties who have had examinations made
are favorably impressed with same.
II a good strong company takes hold
of this mine there will soon be an
other mill i'm line for the camp.
The Buster Con. Mines Co. closed
its mill when the conditions of the
road made the expense Of hauling in
fuel-oil too great, besides the cold
weather made 1t hard to hold the
tailings and there were other ex-
penses and losses that made 1t adj
visable to close the mill until the
weather conditions were more favor
able and it being considered more
advisable to install the cyanide addi-
tion to the mill before treating more
ore and thus save much Of 1.-THE loss
that has Eeen accommodating III the
failing pond. Development work has
been prosecuted in the nine right
along and some rich ore has been en-
countered in the new workings.
The lessees ON the Pick and
Shovel after making very success
full short run with their mill, closed
the mill down owing the difficulty of
hauling the ore from the mine down
to the mill; the development work in
mine has been pushed and several ore
chutes are well opened up so that a
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