Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-04-13


J this camp and procured patents tc
same, their holding aggregating 40C
acres. During the short time Mr.
Sweeney operated this ground and in
sinking the shaft, it is reliably esti-
mated that more than a million dollars
was taken out.
RICH STREAK OF ORE
The underground workings show
that it wds stopped for seven sets Of
timbers in width. The sulphide ores
were not worked and were left stand
ing from the surface down, and show
it TO be ten feet in width of IN aver
age value of SIS ton. 1t is a we'll
known fact that there is a rich streak
of or about fifteen inches in width
that continues from the surface down
to the lowest working that is inn
mensely rich, and that there is rome
thing like forty feet of pay ore in the
lower workings. There has been
much speculation and conjecture as TO
why this property was practically
abandoned, for it is well known that
1t was not due to lack of ore. How
ever, the most reasonable excuse that
could be offered is that they were
losing too much of the values by the
then system of treating the ores. II
was generally known that fully 25
percent of the values on all properties |
then worked in this camp was going !
off in the shines and down the creek. |
Owing to the very high grade of much |
of the ore milled, the loss was so
great that it was probably deemed
best to close down and wait for mora
suitable and modern systems of ore
treatment. And. too, at that time the
baser metals, copper, lead and zinc
mining, were more attractive.
CONCORD DEVELOPMENTS
The Concord group, consisting of
fourteen patented claims, has consider
able development done on it consisting
of shaft down 300 feet
from which several levels and cross
,uts are run showing a large body of
pay ore. In No. / level is shown sew.
'nteen feet of SO ore, five feet $40 ore,
evel No. 2 shows five feet $1S ore,
light feet $3.50 ore, seven feet $40
re, and from this level down is shown
i've feet $50 ore, five feet $16 ore and j
i've feet of $15 ore, while the whole
'ottom of the shaft shows SIS ore.
On the st. Louis claim of this GROUP s
{ 100 feet in depth and below the S
one of oxidation is four feet of $50 4
re. Tt is rumored that the owner Of q
he property is going to resume oper- s
tions in the spring. Il
The Jumbo has probably more de-
elopment than any other property
the camp. This property was ex-
no hxr IN,
ew to purchasing. The engineers A
port showed that there was a mil il
On dollars worth of ore practically Sc
sight, having an average value of
per ton. The company refused to
rs put through from No. 4 to No. 8
wells, which YVES never done.
LIBERTY BELL GROUP
The Liberty Bell group has an ex-
llent showing, there being exposed
drift seventy feet long, eight feet
ore showing values of 1926, $s5, $52 DO
d $26, but on a probable average
Tue of $50 per ton. On another claim Al
this group in a drift is shown ten
IT of $40 ore A 700-foot drift on
. above claims would give about 400 pr
It of vertical depth on these shoots.
The Dice and Virginia claims OF me
,up end-lining with each other and
king nearly 5000 feet on one of for
) largest veins in the camp, shows
feet of 40 ore at the breast of a cir
foot drift. but lacks $50 feet Of
ng in far enough to encounter a Jul
" rich shoot opened farther up the '
and from which some of the for
hest ore ever found in the camp
) taken. This vein is forty feet be- I
zen walls and well defined. Jul
THE WAR EAGLE c
he War Eagle group, owned by ieil
tern people, has been worked prac- =
lily all the present winter in driv- l
cross-cut tunnel to tap n very A1s
shoot opened in an upper work
The ore was struck about roI
18th ago at n depth of over 200 g
and about ten feet in width. A sep
pie showed values as follows r
|, $297.67; silver, $65.60 and lead ia1r
10 the ton. This is a sensational II
ke and it is expected to cause much ICY ",
tement when it becomes generally -
wn. The owners have been keep "
ii as quiet as possible. Later de- sao'
pments show three feet of ore that :, "
ages more than $500 and that there M O.
TX feet of ore that will average o'
: than 5000. There are many MOS
r properties in this camp, too IN
erous to mention, having ex- NOV
mt showings. The ores of this Ic
D being of an excellent concen- We
ng character, with modern sys- hlgh
of ore treatment many obstacles In
tofore existing and handicap TO Dece