The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-11-19
Idaho Silver Mine



ter Of the mining industry. VipOnt
IL q prosperous, electric-lighted lit
tie city producing over million |
dollars worth Of metal = year.
Work is going forward at the Idaho !
Utah and at tho Skoro Consolidated.
and both these mines show good re-
suits in assays. At the fourth mine
of the group, the Idaho Silver, work
has been suspended, but will be re-
sumed next spring.
We believe that In the near fu-
ture there will be four lively towns
up in the mountains south of
Oakley. One will be named vipont.
We are sure of Vipont, for 1t II there
now. Another, on tho property OF
the Idaho-Utah Mining Association,
may be called Idatah, from combi-
nation OF parts OF the name Of the
company. Again, 1t may be named
Lake, from the superintendent; or
Paris Lake, to include the president
Of the company. Whatever the town
may be called, 1t is pretty certain to
grow. We predict that third town
will be known as Skoro, In honor Of
Tony. The fourth city undoubt-
edly will be called Garvin after It
gets post ofnce-in honor Of its
founder, President Bill Garvin Of
the Idaho Silver Mining Company.
The Idaho Silver is a good exam
pie Of what Inducements the mining
industry has to offer in the vicinity
OF Oakley. This mine was first open
ed between 1900 and 1908 by a
group Of Oakley men. The tunnel
was driven in about 500 feet. and q
shaft, sunk from the tunnel level at
q point from so to 100 feet from the
face Of the tunnel, reached depth
Of about 100 feet. High values Of
silver were found in the shaft all the
way down. J The climax was reached
near the bottom, where, 1t is asser-
ted by some who were connected
with the enterprise, the ore showed
the almost Incredible figure Of 1000
ounces Of silver to the ton.
Those back OF the project were
good men, but due to lack OF proper
organization, work was discontin-
ued In 1908. Years later Bill Gar
vim took up tho. claims. To clean out
the old tunnel was more dimcult
than to make a new one, but he set
out to find the old shaft On Aug
ust /, 1920, the Idaho Silver Mining
/ Company was incorporated, with
Bill Garvin, president; John Garvin,
vice president; Walter J. Southworth
sec'y treasurer; and w. J. Mitchell
and Clyde DahlQuist the other direc-
tors
In August a boarding house and
several tents we're put up as begin
ming OF the future town OF Garvin
During August and September three
men worked in the mine. At the
end of September the work was tenn
porarily suspended on account Of the
tight money situation. Operations
will begin again next spring.
Vipont experts who have visited
the mine are said to have declared
that the ore in the mine is the same
as that being run through the mil
at Vipont.
President Bill Garvin, however
expects something better than &
moderately goood milling ore. HI
believes that when he strikes the vi
! cinity Of the old shaft, the assay re
ports will sound almost too good t
be true.
4 Even . small quantity of 2O0'
; ounce ore will bring marvellous re
turns. Suppose the high-grade ore i
found at intervals mixed with lower
grade ore. II an average of only 81
much as ton day OF the 1000
ounce quality can be mined, the re
! turn from 500 working days a yea
would be $sO0,000.0o. Had sucl
things not happened many times II
the past, it would be too good to b
true.
No wonder Bill Garvin feels opti
mistic over the future Of his compa
ny. At present the property com
prises 8 fun claims, or total o
t about 100 acres. 1t is located north
+ west OF Vipont, and about mil
!, west Of Granite Pass. 1t is the pla1
to go ahead with the tunnel mex
spring, and to clear out the oil
shaft or to sink new one. Their
. can be little doubt that high value
, of silver are waiting to be re-dir
covered. mo mining project in tn
west can offer bigger returns on
tsmaIl Investment, is the way BIZ
Garvin characterixes the situation.
The development Of this propert
will be no small asset for Oakle,
q Every mine that is opened will hel
= the old town to come into her owl
The time is not far distant whe