The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-08
Mining Inspector Bell Makes
Favorable Comment on Mt.
Marshall District.
SECURE $49,OOO,OOO
High Prices for Lead and Zinc
Bring Total to Highest
Point in History.

From the annual report OF SCate
Mine Inspector Robert N. Bell, the
mining industry of Idaho has again
enioyed the most prosperous and prof
table year within its history. While
the output of mineral, for various rea-
sons. did not greatly exceed in guam
tity that of 1915, by virtue of the
great demand throughout the year for
lead and zinc, on account of the war,
and high prices received FOR the same,
the gross returns from our mine opera
tions in 1915 totaled the magnificent
sum of $49,OO0.O00 in round numbers,
which is the highest years output in
the history Of the state. The esti-
mated dividend distribution of the
year aggregated about $11 100000.
In his general review of the mining
industry Mr.. Bell has the following
favorable comments to make upon the
Marshall Lake district properties:
Marshall Lake District-Holt Mine.
The Marshall Lake district, in Ida
ho county, which have annually ad-
vertised as likely source of gold min
ing profits for the past ten years, has
demonstrated the virtue of this pre-
diction during the past season as
result of the intelligent activities of
Mr.. L. ID. Holt, an experienced Alaska
operator. Mr.. Holt took an option on
one Of the promising veins of that dis
trict about a year ago; demonstrated
the permanency Of the deposit with
500 feet of adit tunnel drifting work !;
built wagon road connection to the
4 property; built saw mill to cut his
own lumber and quartz mill of twen-
ty-hve tons daily capacity, which, In a
months operation subsequent to start
8 ing the mill, produced enough gold bull
lion to pay for the mine and the en-
tire cost of equipment and maintained
an ore reserve In the mine estimated
at quarter of million dollars in
value.
This remarkable deposit Of rich gold
ore was formerly known as the Fox &
Briggs mine. am reliably informed
that its ores give an average value of
800 per ton in free gold ON plates with
an additional recovery of twenty to
thirty dollars per ton on the tables,
anording a concentrate that will run
several hundred dollars per ton In gold.
Kimberly and Other Mines.
Ihere are a number of other veins
In this district Of equal surface prom
ise to the Holt property. Two of these
carry considerable development and
are known as the Kimberly, lying to
tne south, and the Jewel-Multnomah
group, lying to the north of the Holt
property. They are ON parallel. veins
ana carry similar high grade ore val
ues.
me Kimberly mine is particularly
noted for magnificent native gold spec
imen ore. The veins of this district
are narrow but persistent in length
anu carry a succession of short ore
SHOOTS. These values should be per-
slstent In depth as the slope of the
mountain on which they occur is very
steep and shows a vertical range OF
licn ,.s ore groupings of fully 1000 feet
uilerence In elevation on different par
aiiei vein outcrops.
A number of veins of this district are
spotted and barren at the surface. A
,arge tunnel now being driven by the
Marshall Lake company at the soutl
enu OF the district is said to be CLOSELY
approaching the main vein for whicl
was started and will determine thu
SS.sihg qualities of the values at 8
uepth OF several hundred feet.
Jans0n Mine.
At crooked creek, about twent,
niles east of Edwardsburg. the JansoI
nlne developed shoot of free golt
sh ole III fissure vein in granite, trace
ap'e at the surface i'm succession OF
apNi 9naiow openings for fully a mile
faaI fnis shoot has been drifted on for 15t
,s,s NY, ana was from two to four fee
.h wiue at the time of my visit durin,
,s sne summer. The face displayed near
'nree feet of heavy sulphide bear
Siso s quartz that was said to averag,
srv sns per ton in gold, and has produced
,au ,na SUN displayed in the face, som,
ilsshiilcent ials.l native gold specimen ore
J.. il'u,siduai pieces of which had recent
oeeh taken out equal to anythin,
so,,, FOUND In Idaho. The property i
wb,lppd dbu,ipped with light one stamp mill
= "n.en was being further added to witt
con.n s,naii arrastra for grinding the con
,sa i,en'rates, and the property gives prom
M;ts ,St % Q decidedly profitable gold veil
m;,,s MIN Inrther development and large
'niiling equipment.
o. Big Creek LOdes.
a,.,e Lutte little interest was manifesto,
orc the year In the big low grad
e sao neit that crosses the upper drain
eu snu. tributaries and rugged mountain
10 pIs p OF Big creek and extends owe
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