Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-15
SILVER PRICES help
BLAINE COUNTY MINES
BECOME VERY ACTIVE
Promises to Develop Into One
of Leading Producing Sec
lions in the State-Produced
Millions in Past.

The Wood river mining district. in
Blaine county Idaho, with the future
of silver assured. promises to be one
of the leading silver producing dis
tricts Of the state, according to Carl
Reisig, president and manager Of the
HALEY Bonanza Mining company. says
the Salt Lake Tribune. Mr.. Reisig ar
rived yesterday from Pocatello. Idaho.
The mines Of the Wood river district in
the past have produced millions. With
the present price for the white metal
mining men acquainted with the large
possibilities of the virgin territory of
the region are optimistic in regard to
the future. Those who are operating
in the district according to Mr.. Rel
sig. point with pride to the record Of
the Minnie Moore. which is said to have
several properties of the Bullion dis
trict, which produced heavily, and to
the Independence. which only in the
beginning of it career, has produced
heavily. This last named mine 10 own
ed and operated by the Federal Min
ing and Smelling company, it Is said.
OLD PROPERTY
The property of the Haley Bonanza
Springs Creek mining district, which
is a part Of the Wood river district,
in what is s,nown as Green Horn
gulch. The five claims of the COM
pany, of which the Imperial lode min
ing and the Imperial mill site claims
are patented. lie but three miles from
the railroad. The loading point, Gimlet
Spur, which IL used extensively as a
loading point by the Federal Mining
and Milling company In its operation
of it's North Star porperty, will be used
next year in the operation of the Inde-
pendence mine.
The patented claim and mill site
were located and patented about 1882
and considerable development work
done. During the years that followed,
although good showings of ore were
developed within a comparatively few
feet of the surface. according to Mr..
Reisig. due to the low price OF silver.
mining of the ore was impractical. The
property had not been worked for
many years when the present company
secured 1t during the year 1919, after
examination by competent engineers.
SOLID GAlENA ORE
Work was commenced about Oct. 10,
1919. With only two miners working.
thirty-four ton car of ore is at
present in transport for treatment at
the local smelter. 1t is said. All of this
ore was broken from new ground.
In the new adit. which has been run
for prospecting purposes more than
only % feet below the surface. the vein
shows about two feet of solid galena
ore. Assays OF ore from this property
show 95,S ounces silver; 67.S per cent
lead and $3.50 in gold to the ton, 1t is
said.
The formation Is limestone most
favorable to ore deposition, says Mr..
Reisig. The vein being developed at
present has been traced for distance
of 1000 feet; only very superficial
work on the surface has shown 1t to
have a width Of 25 feet.
LOCATE NEW VEIN
In one of the old workings, a short
ways down from the new adit. the
vein is about three feet wide. Inas-
much as the vein gives every indica-
tion of increasing in size and value
with depth. the company plans the
construction of new adit, which by
starting down the hill several hundred
feet will in a length of 1000 feet tap the
vein at depth close to 1000 feet be-
| low the surface. II the vein increases
In depth as it has in past Developments
the future Of the mine is assured, says
Mr.. Reisig.