The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-11-18
IDAHO GOLD MINING
TO BE RESUMED

Salt Lake City, Nov. IA le-
viathan gold mining boom that
may equal in size any the West has
seen is incubating in Central and
Western Idaho. Gold mining camps
from which flood of wealth pour
ed in the early days when the far
West was in it's swaddling clothes.
may be expected to respond to the
touch of modern mining methods.
Camps that in the days of their
glory were hundreds of miles from
railroads have been searched out,
and the golden opportunity, long
lying dormant in enem although
railroads have long since approach
ed, will soon be busy with mine ac-
tivity.
Through central idaho there are
number Of old gold camps that in
early days yielded gold in stagger-
ing volume, such IS always at
tracts the fortune hunters and the
hell-roarers. These camps are on a
par with the famous Mother lode
districts of California both in color
of life and wealth of gold produc-
ton. There was no Bret Harte to
weave the spell of romance around
them, and the passing of years dim
med their glory.
AS these old camps have been
searched out along the Yankee fork
of the Salmon river at Bonanza,
Custer and Robinson bar; to the
North of the Stanley Basin, in the
Loon Creek district, and into the
Rocky Bar district, northwest of
HALEY, the weed-cUvered cemeteries
in them, with the stories they hold
Of men dying with their boots on,
tell of colorful life in their hey
dey.
More to the interest Of the min
ing men though is the tale told by
the geological formations and the
old mine workings that reveal
where fabously rich ore bodies were
mined to only shallow depths, with
the work stopped rlt points that
every modern geological indication
now shows was the start of hat
oHOulu OC lie llCHcSt dcTd Ol SOlu
deposits.
When the nearest rail points were
Ogden and Walla Walla, miners at
Rocky Bar and vicinity. now 60
miles from a RAILROAD trunk line,
were digging ore SO rich that, al
though only half of the metal con-
tents of the ore was recovered, they
built up production record of $780,
100000 to 100000. Most Of it
assayed 500 per ton and upward.
The camp of Rocky Bar has been
searched out, and the picture it
gives a geologist brings visions Of
Midas wealth yet to be taken from
the ground. The ore channels that
already have produced the huge to-
tai the camp is credited with have
been traced into common inter-
section that spells to the geologist
the richest point Of gold deposition,
and it is yet untouched passed by
the old time miners and left as
virgin ground for the miners of to-
day.
Eight miles from the Rocky Bar
camp, the noted Harmon interests
who have specialized in dredging
California gold areas are at work.
They have just shipped forty car
loads of equipment into the field
to build two mammouth dredges.
Their engineers are said on excel
lent authority to have estimated Is
years of work ahead of them to
clean up their placer field.
At the Rocky Bar camp proper,
the old Vishu and Mountain Goat
mine, neighbored by the Ida and
Ada Gilmore properties, which in
early 70's are said to have produc-
ed over S15,000,OO0 of spectacular
ly rich gold ore from shallow levels
will be working within fortnight.
They newly formed Idaho Gold cor
roration, headed by E. Mcintyre OF
the famous Mammoth Mine of
Utah, producer of $15.0OO,OOO has
just purchased the Vishu and Noun
tain Goat. A 50-mile power line is
now building to supply electricity
to the district. Big happenings are
predicted here.
In the Yankee and Loon Creek
country, the famous old Charles
Dickens, Lucky Boy and Custer
mines are to be made active again,
and the twenty millions that have