The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-09-28
AFFAIRS ACROSS THE BASIN.

ago, visiting all the camps on the other ssde'
and found that very little placer mining was
being carried on anywhere. At Pioneer City
we found our friend Ben Wilson still engaged
in miningon Orleans Bar, near the upper end,
on ground which gives every indication of be-
ing as good, if not better, than any that has
heretofore been worked on the Bar. The
bank is from twenty to twenty-five feet deep
with gravel nearly to the top, aud the bedrock
looking splendid. He has the claim in fine or
der for working, using iron pipe altogether
which extends from the Big Ditch down to the
claim, distance of more than 1000 feet in
the direction taken by the pipe, and the tall
is 80 great that the water has force enough to
roll boulders Us big as fcur barrel. Mr..
Wilson has been engaged, the present season.
in working quite number of claims, and ne
has spared no expense in putting them In NO.
order. He has had in use during this season
some FIVE or six thousand feet of iron pipe,
and uses four or five of the Smith patent dis.
tributers, manufactured by Hinckly d Co., OF
San Francisco, one of them distributing four
heads of water from the principal pipe or
main, which is one foot in diameter. He
has his numerous claims in excellent order,
and will carry on mining operations on IN ex-
tensve scale next summer. We understood
that Stephenson g. Co. had suspended opera
tons on their claims above Pioneer City; and
the scarcity of water has caused general
cessation of mining in that section. Messrs
Clarkson g. Brown, propretors Of the cele-
brated mine at Summit Flat. also informed us
that for want of water they had shut down
their quartz mill for the season, but were still
engaged in taking ore from the mine. The
discoyerers of the Golden Era nre actively
at work Developing their mine, and the owners
of the west extension are also prosecuting work
on their tunnel
At Centerville we heard the same complaint
OF dull times, though some little mining is b
ing carried on in that region; and the fact
that Monte game has been running IN Cen
teryille for several weeks would seem 10 indi-
cate that money il q little more lush there
than in the other camps There is quite n
large number of quartz lodges in the neighbor-
hood of Centervle, many of them having had
considerable work done on them. aud the
quartz from which prospects well, but the fail.
ure of the mills which were in operation near
Grimes Greek in 1875, acted us damper
on the quartz interests of that section; and
the people have met with but little encourage
ment TO renew active operations on their
mines We arc confident that the quartz
lodges near Centerye will be worked some
day. and that they will pay, but experience ia
4 dear school in which to learn the proper
manner Of working 4 mine TO advantage, ana
of running quartz mill SO as to save the gold.
Putting up quartz mill so that the stamps
will pound away in the batteries is well enough.
90 far as crushing the quartz Is concerned;
but that is the least part of the operation of
getting the gold out of the rock, especially il
the ore contains sulphurets.
Having been provided with an excellent
riding horse by Messrs Braun g. Dempsey.
who keep the livery stable at Centervile, We
LETT there on Sunday morning for Granite
Greek, stopping at Centervie on the way. At
the latter place we found times rather dull
aud but few miners in town, and after calling
on several friends we proceeded to Granite
Greek and Quartzburg At the Gold Hill mill
we met the Messrs Coughanour, Superintend-
ent and Secretary of the Company, who showed
US through the mill, which was pounding away
as usual on very good quality Of ore. The
mill is in splendid condition and the machinery
kept as clean and bright as u set of casters on
q dinner table. The mine is in fine order, and
the principal amount of ore being crushed is
taken from the lower tunnel, although some is
being taken fron one or two slopes which are
being worked out higher up IN the mine.
At Quartzburg We dined with our friend
Sullivan, who knows how to keep hotel, and
also met Mr.. c. Clark and Major Allen, former
residents of Idaho, who are engaged in mer.
and doing good business at that
place. We found that the quartz excitement
was still at fever heat, and that numbers of
parties were engaged in prospecting ip every
direction throughout that section. Mr.. John
Eissler has force of hands timbering his
nine, which seems to be looked upon as one of
he best in that section, and upon the South or