The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
GOOD STRIKE REPORTED
AT PEARL
FOur-FOot Ledge of Ore Cut on
the Marguerite and Check
mate Properties.
(From The Index Correspondent

The Hecla Basque Lease, working
the Marguerite and Checkmate prop
critics, have just cut four-foot ledge
that has every prospect of making the
camp come to life again. They sank
80 feet, left 10-foot stump and drift
ed north between 30 and 40 feet, cut
ting this ledge. This is the same vein
that the Checkmate worked on for
several years. 1t was good PROPOSE
ton then and ought to be better now
with the flotation process that will
save the values that went down the
creek then. This ore should run be-
tween $40 and $50 and if other mines
can pay dividends on ore of less value
why not here? We are only eleven
miles from a railroad with a down hill
pull most of the way.
The water is an expensive item but
possibly this will let up later in the
season. This company have had con-
siderable to contend with all through
such as coal shortage and bad roads
and other things, causing delays, time
and again. We admire their pluck and
stability and wish them every sue
cess.
The Ohio Mining Company have
not Jared so well. They put the three
compartment shaft down 100 feet and
cross cut to the ledge, then drifted
about 70 feet, but did not go far
enough to bring the ore chute in the
face. They stopped operations there
and did not do any more for some
time, except to keep the water out.
Later they took the water out of a
little shaft near by and are cleaning
same out This hole has nice show
ing of ore. But why not stope? This
mine has swelling ground and the
timbers will not hold long when drift
ing on the ledge This can be over
come by using the caving system and
keeping their drift in the footwall
which will hold without timbers. We
would like to see these people con-
tinue their workings in the big shaft,
for this is a mine if there is one IN
the camp. The previous owners had
considerable ore blocked out, but
through some unexplainable reason
let it get away from them and cave.
They then let it fill with water and it
has stood that way for years. They
have the ore and lots of it and it
carries good values.
The Au Sable people are still on the
drive with their tunnel and hope to
see the sunlight on the other side OF
the hills soon. Have no ledge yet, but
have hopes.
Prospects are good for some of the
idle properties starting work at an
early date. All these rumors sound
good to camp that has been dead for
so long.
The Hoodoo of Pearl Camp.
Ever since the wildcat days this
camp has had handicap and every
property that has tried to operate
with the possible exception of one
comes under this hoodoo. 1t is not
hard to see or explain why this hoodoo
but it is very difficult to understand
why each and every property follows
in the same footsteps of some previous
generator. There are several very good
lodges in the camp carrying values
from $40 to 500 and with the pro-
cesses patented today in milling the
values can all be saved. The deepest
mine in the camp is only 500 feet, and
this depth today is mining in the grass
roots. What we need is practical
mining company to come in here and
make a mine. This will take consid-
cradle capital, as the surface is pretty
well broken up, showing plainly that
the lodges are somewhat shattered
and not always in place. A slip will ;
cut the ledge or the vein pinches out. |