The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-10-24
City and County.

TIE COUNTRY NORTH OF Us.-We had the pleasure.
last Monday. of meeting Mr.. George E. Chamberlain.
who is of the most interchangeable prospectors we
have in the Territory. and we indebted to him for
some interesting items regarding the country north
If u.s. He left here on the 18th of last July in COM
many with Messrs. Andrew Mcclure and James Hen.
uerty and started prospecting tour in search Of
new disgings. At point about fifty miles from
Warrens they were joined by Elijah Mulkey, Nate
Smith and Mr. Thompson, the latter from Prairie
Basin and they prospected belt of country extend.
ING over one hundred miles from the head of large
stream which they named Big creek to the Middle
Fork of Salmon river. the scope of country pros
pected by them lying between the Middle and the
South Forks Big creek beads in the divide east of
the South Fork and runs in an easterly direction for
distance of about 100 miles. putting into the Mid
die Fork; and Mr.. Chamberlain says that, at its
mouth at the lowest stage. this stream contains
about 20 900 inches of water. He doesn't think that
sny diggngs will be found Big creek but on some
Of the tributaries they found good prospects They
sunk one hole fourteen feet deep, and found gold
from the surface down, but they did not reach the
bedrock At other points they sunk deep holes with
the same result, the water preventing them from get
ting 10 bedrock and they had no tools. lumber, &c,
10 make pump with. Mr.. Chamberlain says he is
perfectly satisfied that il thoroughly prospeoted good
paying diggings viii be found in that section as gold
is found over large scope of country. Near the
head OF Big creek there is any amount of quartz the
country being covered with it, At the mouth of the
South Fork OF Salmon the prospectors met the n. F.
R. L. surveying party, under Col. DeLacy, who. with
fou. boats and twenty-five men, was surveying the
route down salmon. The Colonel informed Mr.
Chamberlain that he found the route perfectly prac
tcabe FAR he had gone, and also stated that he
believed the road would be built that route; that
the only difficulty ito be encountered was the sh art
curves. Mr. Chamberlain. with his party, remained
prospecting throughout tina. section until bur short
nme ago, and returned 10 this place last Sunday.
coming by the way OF Warrens. He says placer min
Ing rather da in that camp. but that the quartz
interests were lOoulllg mp A new quartz mill had
Just been brought III from Florence. which the own
going ~ put up on the Charity ledge, and
WORK was being resumed on the Rescue. which has
been III litigation for some time past The divides
q. The tle Mr.. Chamberlain left the northern coun-
Try. were all covered with snow from the storms of
September 21th but there WAS none below the high
ridges. He met DR.. Belknap aud Mr.. Wolters near
the lower payette Lake, on their way To Warrens.
ani they getting along ali right Mr.. G. has so
mlch confidence in lnding good diggings IN that
section. this being the third Summer he has pros
psctel there. that he intends after the is of
leXt Spring, TO return there fully prepared to pros
pect tie country thoroughly lie showed
o: The gold lie brought from that section, which is
Of dark yellow cOlor, and VIII assay between
seventeen anl eighteen dollars to the ounce. We
hop. he will meet with success his next trip, as
person Suo levotes much tine aud labor 10 pros
posting as he does, deserves to be rewarded with
rlch d.gglugs.