, 1867-07-12
Florence Mines.

Florence Mines. cSs
Mr.. Leland, writing to the Lewiston
Journal, from Warren's Camp, under date Of
June SOth, furnishes the following mining
items;
IL found things fourishihg in Florence.
The mines on the tributaries of Summit
Flat were paying largely. From all could
learn became convinced that Florence will
yield more gold this season than any season
since '63.
"On Friday visited the Florence tunnel
on the Liddle & Harpser vein. The tunnel
has been run 259 feet, and done in works
manlike manner. Every foot of it has been
through solid granite, which required blast
ing. They have just come to water at the
bottom of the tunnel, and small veins Of
quartz, which are evidently feeders to the
main vein. | predict they will strike the
vein within 20 feet. In fact should the dip
change from 45o at the surface to about $50
at the depth of the tunnel it will require
the length Of the tunnel to be about 280
ieet to reach the vein. l have full conf
dence In the finding of this vein at this
depth and within the above distance.
Il visited the new bridge near the mouth
OF Meadow creek on Salmon river, and found
two towers resting upon stone abutments,
we'll constructed aud secured against the
force of the current of the water. The span
of the bridge between towers is 200 feet.
All things were ready on Friday for the
stretching of the wire. The propfietors in
formed me that the bridge would be ready
for crossing within three weeks. Consider.
able delay had been occasioned by the high
water which had made work on the towers
slow.
81 went to the French creek ferry on Fri
day night. The water is so high, and drift
running to such an extent that could not
cross the river till 10 o'clock on Saturday
l lind business here just commencing for the
season. Much work has been done for
weeks past, but not that from which money
was realized 1t was labor to guard against
the high water in mining claims Last week
and the week previous, considerable gold
was taken out-this week much more will
be taken ont. The hill claims of Sanderson
& Bemis, situated above the reach of high
water, have yielded well for four weeks past
They, with the labor of five men, have wash.
ed and cleaned up upwards of S., 900, and
have the last weeks washing yet to clean
up. Other claims are doing remarkably we'll
"Ihere are more men in camp than there
were last year in the same month. Many are
here to prospect for quartz. The ground
has been so wet that but little has yet been
done on the leads. One new discovery was
made last week, called the EEdorado. The
vein is about sixteen inches wide, and sam
pies of the ore shown to me were rich in sill
ver. | visited the arastra of Morton & Long
to-day. They had another cleanup from
tie crushing of about two tons Of the Sdmp-
son ore, which yielded nearly l8 ounces of
retorted amalgam.
"The mill is simple in its construction, eau
reduce about one ton in "a hours to the con-
sistency Of river sand. From the tailings
left, | am quite sure not over one half of
the metal of the rock was saved. They
roast the ore, but use no other efforts to save
the silver of the ore reduced. These men
by permission have made new openings upon
the He facet vein, and disclosed some of
the richest ore have ever seen in this camp.
They will reduce some of this ore the present
week, from which are expected the best of
results. At this new opening the vein is
much wider and richer than found in the
discovery opening. The new opening is on
claim one, We;t from discovery stake.
"Work on the Mlrtinds vein will be CONS
menced this week-much snow lies in the
region of that vein. New openings have
been made on the Washington vein, which
produce good ore."