The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-10-02
LElru COUNTY.

LxllM COUNTY.
We had thepleasure. last saturday. Of meet
ing II. H. r. Barry. Sheriff of Lemhi county.
whthad just arrived from Leesburgk accom-
paulpd by Nj Joseph jump. They made the
trip across the country in six days, coming BY
the way Of Loon Greek, and pronounce tho
weather, at nights, decidedly cool in the noun
taiss. Mr.. Barry informs u that they have
had the best mining season in his section that
they have had for several years and that Lem
hi county holds her own very we'll. there being
moro population there now than they had last
year. Considerable farming has been done
this season in Lemhi Valley. which contains
about fifty families among the settlers, and
the crops have been over the average.
Prospecting for quartz is the order Of tho
day in that county, and some valuable discov-
cries have been made. Mr.. Barry informs
10 that Judge E. T. Beatty and his partners.
Messrs. Potts and Freeman, have, without
doubt, the richest and most valuable quartz
ledge in the Territory. It il located about
thirty miles from Leesburg and fifteen miles
from Salmon City. in vary favorable region.
with 4 natural wagon road to within two or
three miles of the ledge Judge Beatty & Co.
are actively engaged in developing their mine.
by running . tunnel into their lode; aud. IN.
less all signs fail. they have their fortunes in
.:~k< IT, Y,,AUa ,y;th h;s an etorrw 20 aroruv
10 pushing forward the work on the mine.
losing 10 time in driving in the tunnel to tap
the lode, winch is pronounced the richest and
best-defned yet discovered 10 that Section Of
our Territory. There 10 IN abundance Of
wood and water in the immediate vicinity Of
tho mine. and when the proper machinery is
placed in position for reducing the ores, We
will hear good account from Beatty & Co.'S
mine in Lemhi From all accounts we have
received of Lemhi through Mr.. Barry. Major
Foote and Mr.. James McDevitt, we are salts
fed that the quartz lodes Of that section are
not surpassed by those Of any other portion Of
our Territory, either in the width Of the
lodges or in the richness Of the ore. 1t il not
such an out of.the-way region. either, ~ people
generally have supposed. The road from Suake
river to Salmon City is one Of the best in the
Territory; and from that point to the quartz
lodes. were Beatty e. Co.'S mine 10 located.
there 10 natural wagon road. with the excep-
ton Of stretch Of about two OF three miles
that will require some work in cutting the
grades. No trouble will DO experienced in
taking mills aud machinery into the mines. and
when mills commence running on Lemhi ore.
which We hope will be at any early day, the
yield of the bullion will attest the value Of the
lodes in that section.
The placer claims in that section have gen.
orally paid very well. a. one instance. Messrs.
McNutt e. Tuttle, upon cleaning up their
Moose creek flume. took out $1,000 over and
above all expenses for their first run this sea-
500. and they have ground enough left to last
them for ten or twenty years to come
Mr.. Barry says that there has been but lit
tie done at Loon Greek this .season-the min
ing being carried on principally in the bed Of
the stream. At present there are about twenty
wnise ,uen and one hundred Cinnamon ia that
camp. most Of whom will probably winter
there.
Mr. Barry aud Mr.. Jump left for Boise City
on last Saturday evening en- route for Umatilla.
and will return, by this place, TO Lemhi in
about four weeks. ae