The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-02-27
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other districts were rapidly discover
ed and afforded source of easily
available placer gold values tina,
edualed in their richness, In several
important instances the famous dig
gings Of California, resulting in a
widespread distribution Of mining ef-
fort throughout the territory and its
political organization in 1863.
Fabulous Gold Output.
THE important placer deposits OF
the territory were confined to fairly
definite mountain basin area of rela-
lively limited extent respectively. In
most instances these dggings proved
shallow, were rapidly worked and the
cream of these profitable resources
exhausted within a few years after
discovery. The wide distribution OF
gold values in placer form. however,
have been responsible for fully three
fourths Of the total gold production
Of the state to date, aggregating ap-
proximately s25O,OOO,oOo in its total
value.
''The placer phase of the Idaho mi
ming industry is still responsible for
a large proportion Of the states an
nual gold yield. amounting to upward
of 100000 a year, but, compared to
its former Importance this branch of
our mining industry Is now at low
ebb and it's future output Of gold will
be largely confined to dredging and
hydraulic operations.
"The efforts Of the pioneer placer
miners of Idaho soon traced the gold
to It's parent vein sources and the rich
lode mining districts with their bo-
nanza values in silver gold milling
ore like Silver City, Boise Basin, At
lanta, Rocky Bar and the upper Sal
mon river camps, We're rapidly dis
covered and Furnishing lode indus
try was well established between 1870
and 1880
Idaho Without Rival.
idaho stands without rival in the
states OF the Union in the aggregate
potential possibilities of its mineral
resources. Its topographic features
are the drainage systems of the Snake
and Columbia rivers, with a vast arid
plain along the former crossing the
full width of the state, with some
prominent mountain uplifts and broad
desert plateaus, separating it from
the great basin on the south, while
north of the Snake river plains, ex-
tending through to the British line Is
a labyrinthian mass of mountains
and canyons without any very definite
range system, deeply eroded broad
plateau, remnant evidences of which
are left along the northwestern bor-
der of the state, where important
areas are in the humid zone, with
considerable rainfall and produce rich
crops without irrigation.
"Geologically, based on the concen-
relation to the origin and genesis of
metallic minerals, Idaho stands with
out a peer among the states of the
Union in the basic advantages of its
rock formation.
Counties With Rich Records.
"Lemhi, Custer, Blaine, Washington,
and Adams counties have splendid
record of high grade ore production
and afford remarkably interesting
and promising field for further min
ing effort. The great Snake river
plains, crossing the southern end Of
the state for 400 miles by 80 to 100
miles broad are chiefly noted for their
extensive development of tertiary
rocks, principally in the form
sive soil covered areas, now giving
such profitable crop results under ir-
rigation methods
''The remarkable fertility of these
southern Idaho soils is unquestionably
due to the fact that they are largely
composed of volcanic ash. that sue
ceeded the basaltic eruptions, a COM
posite rock dust whose analysis re-
veals one of the richest and best bal
lnced conditions of the essential min
aral plant food elements found in any |
soil in the United States.
Only One Deposit Of Coal.
Between the Snake river basin and |
he extreme southeastern corner of
Idaho, quite extensive region en-
,racing the full area of several coun-
les is occupied by variety of sedi-
nentGry rock formations extending
rom the upper carboniferous period
o the top of the geologic scale Among
hese the rich cretaceous coal bearing
of the west are unfortun-
'tely confined to a very limited area, (
md to date only one coal deposit that
PROMISES commercial Importance has
'een discovered This is known as
he Teton Valley Coal company mine, 4
ituated on Horseshoe creek in Teton |
ounty, near the Wyoming line, where I
limited area of the famous KEN {
nerer coal bearing formations of |
Wyoming are in evidence in a few 1