The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-17
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR MINING CAMP
Better ROadr, More Mills and
Plenty of Ore In Sight
MUCH DEVELOPMENT CARRIED
ON DURING WINTER MONTHS
Camp Survives Severe Winter. Mills
We're Forced to Close. Highway to
Twin Falls Only One Kept Open.

Jarbidge is pushing steadily towards
the rrOnt ds a mining camp; possibly
not with sensational speed, but slow
ly and surely During the past win
ter development work on different
properties was pushed as it never has
been before; arrangements are being
made for better milling facilities, and
highways will be improved to meet
the increasing demands for better
transportation facilities Such is the
gist of the information contained in a
communication to THE TIMES from a
special correspondent at Jarbidge
The communication follows:
JARBIDGE, NEVADA, MARCH L
The outlook for the future of Jar
bidge camp Is very promising. There
is little doubt that all the mills in the
district will be running full capacity
as soon as the weather conditions will
permit. The development of ore re-
serves during the winter has been
most satisfactory and it is expected
that those properties which have mills
will make a good showing of bullion
this season, while other mills will be
built and contracted for.
The winter has been the most severe
eX0erienced in the camp; a large
amount of snow has fallen which has
been piled up in places by a very
severe wind. The roads have been in
bad shape, necessitating considerable
shoveling. The road between here and
Twin Falls has been kept open all
the time for delivering freight into
camp but the roads up to the mines
and mills were too badly drifted to
warrant trying to keep open. All the
mills depend on oil fuel for power
and as it costs too much to get oil
to the mills they have all been closed
down for awhile.
Except during the winter months
Jarbidge has road connections with
both Elco and Twin Falls; the road
from Elko through Jarbidge to Twin
Falls is a most scenic interstate road.
1t crosses the Humboldt range and
there is considerable talk of making
this the main artery for automobile
travel between Yellowstone National
Park and the Yosemite Elco county
has spent large amount of money to
build and keep in repair the road from
the county sent to Jarbidge, the road
passing from the beautiful valley Of
the Humboldt river, up through pleas
ant valleys, picturesque canyons, over
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rugged crags, high above the sur
rounding country, with magnificent
views of unlimited distances. Good
camping places with fine fishing and
hunting are among the other attrac-
tions of this route Both Elco and
Twin Falls counties are planning to
spend considerable more money on
road and make it a favorite, if pos
J sible with the trayel-loving public. 1t
is expected that the mine operators Of
the camp will cooperate with the
county officials in the consideration Of
a long-talked of new section OF road
from the town of Jarbidge down the
river and up on the mesa that will
avoid some of the snow drifts that are
now a trouble during the winter on
the present road. Charlie Winter, who
has a cattle ranch on the island about
eight miles north of town and WHO
has been supplying the meat market
with beef for the past year has been
going over the proposed route of this
new road and has located all the snow
drifts that will have to be missed
Josh Zachorias, who has a small veg
liable and milk ranch in the river
bottom has watched the snow this
winter and agrees with Mr.. Winter
The new road will make safe route
with easy grade that can be kept open
during the winter with little trouble
and it can be built for about the same
sum as would be required to put the
present road in good shape This road
will also give an outlet for the ranches
and cattle men in this setciOn of both
Idaho and Nevada. With the growing
business of the camp, the necessity of
better roads is apparent
The development of the Long Hike
property is demonstrating what prac-
teal and systematic work will do and
makes the future outlook for Jarbidge
very bright. The Long Hike vein was
discovered and opened up on the sur
face near the upper part of the Long
Hike ground, and tunnel run for a
short distance with encouraging show
. ings then another tunnel was run in
about $50 feet lower down to intersect
the vein which was drifted on for some
distance with somewhat better show
ing than was found above; then tun-
mel was run another $50 feet further
down the HILL where the showing was
/ still better. Here the drift ran for $50
in good ore with a width in places Of
Is to 20 feet and average values of
$40 to $50 per ton. A fourth tunnel is
now being run $50 feet further down
, the hill which will give nearly 600
feet of backs, which is just getting
, into the vein. When this drift is run
, through the ore body and the different
levels connected. values exposed will
reach up into the millions With this
, showing there will be ample warrant
for the expenditure of large sums of
money for power and mill equipment.
Record progress has been made with
the tunnel work on the Long Hike. the
average being eight to ten feet per
shift; one week recently, witt, three
shifts the tunnel was advanced e
feet.
The Flake company installed q
three stamp prospecting mill late last
fall and have been running through
some Of the high grade ore, but the
results with this small mill have not