The Owyhee nugget., December 29, 1905, Image 2

About The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984

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Entered aB second-class matter January
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Idaho, under the Act of Congress of
MarchS, 1879.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29,1905.
1905-1906.
With the vespers being chant
ed over the closing year it is
pleasant to look forward on a
cheerful prospect for the year
soon to be ushered in.
seem to feel a premonition, and
indications denote a prosperous
year for Owyhee's leading indus
try. During the past few months
our mines have attracted more
attention than during a like
period for several years past,
and more energy has been put in
prospecting and development.
The steady output of the "go
ing" mines has been very satis
factory, and the proof that it is
to continue thus has been sup
plied by the advance work of de
velopment done upon them.
Our greatest producer, The
Trade Dollar Consolidated, has
produced steadily every day dur
ing the year, and its manager
has expressed satisfaction at its
future promise. The DeLamar
mines fell off in production dur
ing the latter part of the year,
but so coûtent has the manage
ment been with the future out
We all
look, that, to effect a greater
"ores
saving in the values in t]
and more economicaltnethods of
working them it was decided to
completely reconstruct the mill.
And while this is being done, at
an expense almost equivalent to
the erection of an entire new
plant, the work of exploration
and development has been stead
ily going on in the mines, result
ing not only in the discovery of
new ore bodies, but in materially
increasing the amount of ore
which will come from the leads
already known to exist, pro
longing the life of the mines al
most indefinitely. The faith of
the management in the future of
this property should put to rest
all the pesimistic reports which
have been circulated about it in
the past.
The Addie property has been
worked steadily during the year,
apparently satisfactorily to the
Idaho Development Company,
which has had charge of it since
a reorganization last spring, and
although the output has not
been great, it has justified steady
development work and the
promise of a better future.
These tliree may properly be
called all the "going" mines in
the. county, unless we count with
them the Cumberland, now the
property of the Pioneer Mines
Company, with its mill only re
cently equipped to be run by
electric power. The Cumberland,
some years since, was known as
a rich mine but a small vein, was
extravagantly equipped with a
costly mill and hoisting works,
with water supplied to the mill
at an expense almost as great as
the entire output. It was known
to be a good little mine, but did
not justify such extravagance
and proved adoss to the invest
ors, though profitable to the
promoters. But now it is in the
hands of a company which took
it over on its real merits, cut
down the expense of running the
mine and mill by discarding and :
disposing of the heavy steam ■
machinery, and equipping both j
mine and mill with electric
power. That it will pay, under |
the present conservative man- j
agement, none acquainted with ;
the property have reason to
But the "going" properties
constitute but a small part of
what Owyhee claims of import
ance in the mining industry. The
gret.t string of rich mines on j
War Eagle to be unwatered and !
opened by the Sinker tunnel, and
other rich properties on that !
mountain, the merits of which !
have already been proven and
which are now passing into
hands of parties with means to
properly work them, will make
War Eagle the scene of busy J
operations during the coming
doubt.
year.
On Florida Mountain the out
look is quite as flattering. The
Trade Dollar Extension group,
the Sullivan & Mattinson group,
the Rich Gulch Company's mine,
the Noble & Sullivan group, Abel
Berg's mine, the Banner Com
pany's group, are all attracting
a good deal of attention and
giving promise of being great
properties.
And then, what of South
Mountain! The discoveries made
on virgin ground on the east
side of the mountain, two miles
from any properties formerly lo
cated, and the development of a
lode of crvstalized carbonate of
lead, carrying good values in
gold arid silver, reads like the
palmiest days of Lead ville. Then
the mines of the old camp,
worked for silver and lead, down
Sar as oxidization had affect
ed the ores, and which at water,
level changed largely to zinc and
were adandoued, are at greater
depth proving to be rich in cop
per, carrying gold and silver.
These important discoveries will
repeople South Mountain next
year and make it a greater camp
than ever.
The recent discovery of exten
sive ledges of copper ore on Cas
tle creek; the Pixley Basin and
Goodman brothers' properties
lower down on the same stream,
give promisa of making that
locality, 25 miles southeast of
Silver City, the scene of busy
operations during the coming
year. The claims are opening up
in fine shape, and the district is
very favorably located, with no
summit to cross to reach the
railroad and timber and water
close at hand.
The Rooster Comb and Cow
Creek districts also promise to
come iu §or a greater share of
attention next sprin
had considerable work done on
them this year, with very en
couraging results.
Take it all in all, the passing
year has been one which has
brought about developments
which have attracted much at
tention in the mining world, and
investors have not been slow in
taking advantage of the oppor-!
tunities, and Owyhee, the great
est precious metal producing
county iu Idaho, promises well
for the year 1906.
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NEWSPAPER. ENTERPRISE.
Some of the Idaho newspapers
have been particularly happy in
This is
issuing holiday numbers,
especially true of the Idaho Press. 4
published at Wallace, the metro'p- 4
olis of the great Cœur d'Alene min 4
ing region of North Idaho. With i
jits 32 pages profusely illustrated 4
with clear-cut half-tones of local 4
scenery, public buildings, mines 4
and mills, etc., and carefully pre- <
pared desc-iptive matter, it only
did justice to one of the most flour- 4
ishing and progressive sections in 4
all America, and to its own pictur- <
esquely located and beautitul ,
young city. Such issues of a news- 4
paper from a locality, now attract- ,
ing an almost worldwide attention <
because of its great mineral output, <
is bound to bear fruit in the way of 4
bringing capital and homeseekers <
to that favored section,
Next in point of enterprise of the <
publishers comes the holiday num- 4
ber of the Pocatello Tribune, with ,
a colored Christmas cover and 32 ,
! pages of half-tones and descriptions
! of public institutions and enter- <
prises in and around the Gate City i
of Southeastern Id ho. It is a i
magnificent number, and a credit i
to the rapidly growing business ^
J city of Pocatello and to its enter
prising publishers.
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In the extreme northern part of
the state, on the shore of beautiful
Lake Pend d'Oreille, is located the
city of Sanipoint. Here the North
ern Idaho News has issued a special
number depicting in text and half
tones the wonderful resources, in
dustries and enterprises of Kootenai
county. The News, like the other
paper* mentioned, has done its
work well.
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The Boise Clipper will please
lake notice that Nugget regards
Jake Horn as its own particular
joke, and must resent every en
croachment on ^our special pre
serves. Besides, Mr. Clipper, you
have tackled Jake as if you took
him seriously. No one ever does
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Jewelry (%L Silverware
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Chinese Handkerchiefs
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Chilli se Silks
CHINA DISHES IN
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Stored With
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for Sale
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FRED GRETE, Jr
Undertaker
and Embalmer
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j Medallions at Getchell's.
An old and established quiet and
homelike resort with the
best of
Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Etc., Etc.
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