Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-07-16
TIE CLEARWATER AND SAL
MON RIVER COUNTRY as a
MINING COUNTRY.


In former days much was said and
much was written about this country as
= mining country, aud in the matter Of
placers much was developed in the sup /
port Of It as rich mining country In
tact the richness Of the placers and their
annual yield for series Of years was a |
matter of establishment to the world, and /
this yield furnished the arteries Of trade
and commerce with nearly all the gold
that was in the whole northwest lhe |
camps Of Orc Fine, Elk City, Florence,
Warrcns, Miller's and the rich bars Of
Clearwater, and Salmon and Snake yield
"a their millions to enrich the people Of
che northwest, and give to them the inn
petas Of growth and pro. perity, that has
given 70 them their standing all through
sut the Union as thrifty people. From
those prospecting extended to the south
up to the Boise basin aud southeastern
Idaho, where placers Of equal richness
were soon discovered, and made known,
that attracted men from California of
skill and possessing capitol. This capt.
al naturally flowed to tho nearest places
q access, and consequently the southern
portion Of the territory were more sccur
Ing capital requisite for the deyelopement
and especially in the quartz Of that Sec
zion, and it has flowed there by millions,
until now Developments have been made
upon what at first seemed small prospects
III now no country shows better field
for quartz mining than many portions of
southern and southeastern Idaho. TIE
northern portion has almost been entirely
forgotten BY capitalists, and would have
hacn entirely forgotten had not the build
hg e The Northern Pacific railroad eiy-
- encouragement to more thorough pros
posting, which discovered the Cocur
fAicnc region aud made it prominent
both e a placer and quartz district.
Meantime, miners in the camps we first
{ heard Of have given attention to quartz as
their time and means would perait with
ont aid from abroad, and have made ex-
tensive discoveries Of quartz leads, whose
surfacs propects are as rich as any in
south Idaho or Occur d Alene, but not in
- immediate proximity to capital to de-
vslope them. Gro Elmo has developed
n small degree lodges that disclose
abundance Of good gold. Elk City
haa nm aarthcd to considerable extent
sdges Of remarkable richness that are at.
tractirg attention. Warrens as far back
- the~ year 1868 uncarthed over one
hundred Lodges that disclosed ore Of great
value, assays from which showed from
200 70 1000 per ton, and working
essts with small mill showed their yield
81 average ere IN the Lodges running
from S20 70 $500 in free gold, and work
ms tests IN silver went Up rs high as
800 per ten. Bet as yet, capital for
developenent and w.rking has not come
g them, but il very small quantities,
principally owing to the distance iron,
the capital csnte,s and FROM the grsa,
ahoroughfares Of travel, to make them
essJ q access to monied men 10 inspee,
anem. There was strong hope that tie
Ore9on Short Lac railroad would come
down Snake river, Or branch of the
Utah Northcrn would come through i
low gap In the Bitter Root mountains
. and down Clearwater end bring
nsn Of capital in proximity to some por-
Hons Of these rich districts to investigate
me prospects IN quartz, which this sec
lion Of country affords in great abund.
asce. But as far as we can learn the
building Of these roads viii long be de.
hysd. The recent developments made
- the Seven Devils section, ana the
more recent Developments made in the
Pine creek country, are evidences Of the
fact that the canyon of Snake river lie.
tween this and Burnt river, is borderetl
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