The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-08-19
NEW SALMON RIVER DIGGINGs.

From Alonzo Burpee, a well known n''noi
of this Basin, we have received iniormat'on ol
the new diggings on Salmon river ana IN 'nu'
region, which we present as follows:
Mr.. Burpee and two others-frank Aapp
and WIN. Cody,-came in from their camp o"
Salmon river early last week, by way OF DEAD
wood. On the night of August Sd they campeo
on Meadow Fork (of Sal'non), and 1t was so
cold that ice formed in the stream during the
night. Mr.. Burpee went to the digglngs ABOUT
six weeks ago, took up a claim there and Is so
contented with the prospects that be TOOK oack
with him a goodly stock of provisions ana
usual mining outfit, and purposes 70 remain
there the remainder of the working season.
He is located on Salmon river, and about lOo
men were at work when he left. The district
is about 14O miles northeast of Idaho City,
and the route thither leads to Deadwoed'
thence 60 miles to Stanley Basin or Little
Salmon. and from there to the new Salmon
dlpgings, a distance of twenty miles, prospects
are to be found all the way
With Mr.. Burpee are associated JACOB no.
mer (formerly of the Idaho City MarheD and
another miner named Grove. The digglngs
are all river claims, and worked by help OF
wing dams The limit Of each claim is 2OO
feet up and down the river and across. so lar
the claims have paid from 81 to Sl2 per day to
the hand, but no big strikes have been made.
Cody & Burnett, Steve StelnmOns, and others
from this vicinity, and good many more from
Placerville and other Basin camps-tully lOO
in all,-hayc located claims along the river, to
a distance of twelve miles, and all seem to
have done well Lynch x Miner of Placer
vile have a branch store on the river, In the
midst of the camp, and it is amply stocked.
At Stanley Basin, or Little Salmon, 20 miles
nearer this city, 10. Galation had store. and
good diggings have been found III that locality
bar, gulch and hlll though water is not very
plenty this season, rs it is fed from the small
pulches between Meadow Fork and the main
Salmon river At Robinson's Bar, between
Stanley Basin and Salmon dggngs, there is 4
hydraulic claim, which is amply supplied with
water from creek that has flow Of fully
1900 inches. But of the general character OF
these mines, except in the Salmon river dis
trict where he is located, Mr. Burpee is unable
to give Anything more than hearsay lniorma-
ton, which is. he says generally favorable. A
ditch is being constructed by a man named
Wright to lead water into Stanley Basin, from
a large creek, distance of fifteen miles, and
when tkis shall be completed, water will be
abuudai tly supplied to all the mines there for
long working season.
Between Deadwood and Stanley Basin. Bear
Valley extends. and in the mountains back OF
this valley are the headwatcrs OF Little Sal
mon. Away 10 the east about 10 miles from
this city, Salmon river has its source. The
climate in this new mining range is much cooler
than in Boise Basin, and the timber is princi
pay Of the small Norway pine species In
anticipation of pro:ractcd and severe Winter
nearly all who have claims there purpose to
work them to the last practicable day, and
then TO return TO Idaho City or other Of this
Basin camps to winter, and take the earliest
possible start to resume work in the cnsu-
ing Spring. OF course there has been nothing
like fair prospect of the newly discovered
region so far, but from all that Mr.. Burpce has
seen and heard he thinks it will prove a very
good mining country in which fair wages can
be made.