Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

IE|IDN Pine DISTRICT
aAvet cliff Group Taken Over
~ Boston Company which
Pays $100,ooo-Win De.
velcp Extensively.

xhe 1eilow Pine mining district In
the Thunder mountain country Is at
traotlug much attention in the Idaho
mining world. Development work in
tnat district is being watched for the
reason that surface indications and
development work thus far done, stamp
It a. the most promising quicksilver
camp In the country. surface showing
Also indicate that the district has ricn
deposits OF gold and silver, several
strong veina having been uncovered
which showed good values. These gold
bearing and silver deposits he south
and west Of the quicksilver field.
Albert Hennessey, who lives near
the yellow Pine postoffice and has been
largely instrumental In attracting min
ing men to the district, is In Boise
comforting with others Interested there.
He reports having closed a deal for the
silver CHI group of claims In the y ell
low Pine district. with the Northern
Mines company of Boston. The price
paid Tor the property was given at
100000. He reports that purchasers
have taken possession and have put a
crew of men on development work
preparatory to installing reduction
plant which will be done as soon as
sufficient development work is per-
pected.
Mr.. Hennessy recently visited the
cinnabar camp and reports consider
able amount of work going OH there,
most of the work being done by the
large owners. who Sc to thorough
ly develop their various properties, into
q high state of production. The re-
cent strike reported on the Mountain
Chief group, owned by the Mountain
Chief Quicksilver Mining company, is
confirmed by Mr. Hennessey. A strong,
4, ts.l.
surface has been developed into a vein
II feet in width, which is now being
drifted upon and has revealed ore of
uniform character carrying good
values in quicksilver.
Extensive work Is also being done on
the North Star group of claim owned
by the Quicksilver King Mines COM
pany, an Idaho corporation of which
, Will r. King. chief counsel for the
United States reclamation service, is
secretary and for whom the company
was named. This property contains
several showings of good quicksilver
ore and has promising physical To-
cation. Mining men versed in CHINA
bar property. predict bright future
for the company.
Mr.. Henncsscy also reports that the
Quicksilver Mountain Mines company,
ono of the strong companies operating
in the district, has recently greatly in
creased its holdings and contemplates
doing extensive development work
next spring. Every physical prospect
OF this property points to the opening
up of a large lead ST cinnabar ore of
the character of that found in the prop
erty of the Monumental Mercury COM
pany upon which considerable devel-
opment work has already been done
and one of which this company ownes
the immediate extensions &
Other promising prospects Of the dis
trict are the White Metal group OF
seven claims owned by the Idaho
Quicksilver Mines company. a corpo-
ration organized under the laws aof
the stat, and owned by Boise people
and the companion group lying east
and adjacent to 1t, known as the Ver-
million group comprising the Vermil-
lion, Flyer Emerald Nos. / and 2 and
the Fern Quicksilver Mining company
all of which contain large quantities
OF high grade ore and upon which de-
+. velopment work is now being prose-
cuted.
Mr.. Hennesscy will soon depart for
the east to close Alp other deals or
property which he owns In the promis'
ing camp.