The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-08-09

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and backed by local and outside cap
ital The officers are prominent bus
mess men of Jarbidge, some of whom
have been identified with the develop
ment of the camp from the start, and
who are satisfied to put back the
money they have already made in the
camp, to the development of other
properties. The president of the COM
pany is r. S.. Silver, who was one of
the original locators of the Jarbidge
sold property, and who prospected the
ground and developed it with the
help of his Mountainhome friends, I'M
til it was sold to the Elkoro Mines
company. Mr.. Silver has also been
interested in several other properties.
He has always been an active member
cf Il Commercial club. He has serv-
ed as district recorder and has also
been justice of the peace for Jarbidge
township.
The treasurer is J. r. Mccormick.
n of our leading merchants, who has
many interests in the camp, and who
has done much toward the develop
ment of the district through his car
rylng of the many p%rospectors through
their struggle to open up their prom
critics, who has always had the great
est confidence in the ultimate outcome
OF the camp, and who cheerfully dis
posed OF all his outside property to
continue the support of the prospect
ors, until he vas nearly down to
cases, before things began on the up
ward track, and who still retains his
confidence in the great future of he
camp and is still willing to help de-
yelop more mines. Mr.. Mccormick is
also interested in a very promising
property about twelve miles west of
Jarbidge, in what is called the Bear
Paw mountain section, and which he
has been unremitingly developing for
the past five years, with a prospect
tnat II Will some time become a very
great low grade mine.
me secretary is F.. F. Benoit, the
Jarbidge druggist, a fine young man
who has been with us about a wear
and has always been active in every
proposition for the benefit and adj
vancement of the camp. He is secre-
tary OF the Commercial club and is
usually a worker on every committee
that is appointed on public matters
Among the directors is ]. C. Griffin.
one of the old timers of this camn
and an old timer of many other camns
OF the west. A business man n no
tel keeper, and a friend of everyone
Inc Long Hike Extension Mines
company has purchased a large groun
OF claims just north of the holdings
or the Elkoro Mines company and has
started systematic prospecting work
on them. They are very advantage
onsly located; the great Bull Moose
VEN OF the Elkoro company has been
traced across most of the Moore pron-
erty n the same character of float
is found on the Long Hike Extension
ground The Yellow Jacket vein. an
other OF the Elkoro company's veins
also crosses this property; while sew
cral other veins are indicated bv the
Iloat that is found on the surface
mere are several places where nan
nings can -be obtained from the sur
race dirt or from the float. and down
the hill just below the propertv is tho
Wayside Placer, the gold from which
is supposed to have come from some
or the veins that cross the Extension
ground.
On the opposite side of this nron-
erty from the Elkoro. or as il is 49,
commonly now as the Long Hike
ground are some claims owned bv
George Wingfield, the only ground in
me camp hat is owned outright nv
MI. Wlngfield, although Mr.. Wing
lield a been a constant believer in
the camp and has held several options
ana done considerable work here.
Inc first regular meeting of the
stockholders of the Long Hike Exten-
sion Mines company was held here
recently and a block of the treasure
stock voted to be sold at five cents
per share for development purposes
which was all subscribed for by the