The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19
LETTER FROM FLORENCE.
MEADOW CREEK QUARTZ D1sTR1c1

MEADOW CREEK QUARTZ DISTRICT,
I'D AHO orNIY, J. l., April %, 1866 !
EB WORLD Thinking a few words from this
atmcte aid snow bound region may be acceptable
toyou and your readers, drop yeu short com
nLlicaticn. ANYTHING flom the vicinity of the
unce populous and prosperous, but now dead and
deserted Florence, may interest those who visited
It in its exciting days of ls61-62.
The days of rich placer strikes, have passed
although all who can. obtain supply of water
during the mining season are still well repaid fol
their labor, as is is shown 10y the fact that wages
Tor the last two seasons have been six dollars pel
day. This mining district with its center abou,
Fix miles flcm Floience, on the trail to Warren's
diggings, and extending from Florence Basin to
four miles south Of Salmon River. and up and down
each side of the river several miles, abounds in
silver bearing quartz lodges and will in the opin-
Jon of the lucky discoverers and holders of feet,
IN short time rival your far famed 'Owyheen
region. The tract of country over which discover
les have been made is very extensive, considering
the short space of time since its discovery, the
first location being made in August last, and but
little attention paid to it, until late In the fall, and
the winter being great draw back to successful
prospecting The district is most fay orably stu
sted for working, as over large portion of it
snow seldom lays but a few weeks and never to a
great depth. 1t is surrounded and mach of il
covered with timber of the best quality. and Mead.
CIV Creek affords water power to propel an inn
mense amount OF machinery, which with the ad.
vantages of drainage, Salmon River lying over
one thousand feet below the principal discoveries
folm combination of advantages rarely equaled.
The first discovery was made by the Haepser Il
Liddell company, at the time of discovery compos.
cd of A. Haepser, 4. Liddle, Hugh Johnson;S. S.
Fem, r. Hurley and Frank A. Fem, who located
fourteen hundred feet Extensions upon the east
and west have been taken up for an almost in.
definite extent. The ledge has been traced upon
the surface, and good ore taken from it for eleven
hundred feet easterly, and four thousand feet
westerly from the discovery claims, proving be-
yond contl oversy its immense extent. Mr. Haep
ser also made another valuable discovery on 22d
of March last, called the "Daniel Boone; about
one half mile south of the Haepser & Liddle. and
running parallel with it, which has been traced on
the surface over two thousand feet, and prospects
rich in silver ore. One company, "The Caiifor>
nia,' composed of Dunlap, Peterson and Davis
has commenced tunnel to tap the ledge at a
depth of one hundred and thirty-fve feet which
they will reach in one hundred feet should the din
OF the ledge continue the same as at the surface.
They have run their tunnel twenty-five feet and
are progressing finely. Our little camp composed
of about Ithirty-hye men, were thrown into wild
excitement at the discovery of the daniel Boone"
and extensions, and tracing the new ledge occu-
pied all persons for several days Upon the Haep
ser & Liddle discovery claims tunnel has been
run between fifty and sixty feet from the surface
and ledge of extremely rich ore thirty-one inches
In thickness laid open. 1t is believed the whole
body of ore exposed in the tunnel will yield from
five to eight hundred dollars per ton, and speci-
mems OF uncommon richness, showing abundance
of native silver extend through the ledge as far as
penetrated. The company will commence another
tunnel the present week toftap the ledge three
hundred feet from the surface. Eight tunnels
have been started and are now being run by com
panies holding extensions upon the Haepser 4
tiddle, which will be prosecuted with vigor, seven
of them having laid open the ledge on the surface
with encouraging prospects.
As yet no movements have been made towards
the erection of mills, all OF being afflicted with
that miners curse, poverty, hut with the develop
faerats being made and our great natural adVanta-
aea We confidently expect that capital win be :