Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-12-13
wARRENs.

Much has been written about Warrens
most Of which has been true, but it had
not the advantages Of ncaIncss and Of
easy access to the outside world to induce
men Of capital to invest there to make
the development upon the mines, which
other localities have been favored with,
and hence the wonderful developement
has never been made, while mines Of
lesser value, in other localities, have
found tho means Of bringing them prom
insntly to the surface. No man who
has mining experience has ever visited
that camp and prospected extensively
there, but what has borne witness to the
fact that more real mineral wealth exists
there than 10 any other section that has
been discovered, not excepting tho famed
Occur d'Alene mines. j. B. Chamber.
lain, a long resident Of Camas Prairie
and Warrens, just made visit Of few
days in Lewiston, having devoted several
months in business, recently, in Warrens
and had the best OF opportunity to make
close observations, says that the real
riches of Warrens are just coming to the
surface through the efforts Of compare
lively few men there, who, from the
character Of the surface prospecting,
have been inspired with hope and full
belief that beneath the surface in the
camp untold wealth existed, and they
we're ready and willing to work for its
development, aud they took their tools
and went at it. The results ore remark
able. They have tunnelled in to point
far below the foot Of the Fifty foot shaft
on the May Flower, and found the vein
much wider and richer than they had
ever found it above. They have run
several short tunnels into the hill on the
east side of Smiths gu!ch, above the
Little Clan. mine, and struck, in several
places, very rich vein Of gold ore, good
width, which promises richer than any.
thing before found in the camp. They
have opened on to q new portion Of the
Tramp which is proving richer than any.
thing before uncovered in that mine, and
other new and rich discoveries have
recently been made in the camp, and the
faith Of the old miners 10 the camp has
been greatly renewed and revived.
Evil croakcrs in regard to the ultimate
success Of the camp, now keep very
silent, and some Of them seem almost
ready to take pick, CAD, sledgc and
shovel and work upon quartz themselves
instead Of moping about the town and
predicting failure to every man that
gives his attention and mind to quartz
mining. They now have now incentive
to make efforts to build a wagon road to
the camp from Camas Prairie, which
work should have been done almost a
score Of years ago, when George Hearst
visited the camp and prospccted it for
seventeen days and then pronounced his
opinion, through tho press, to the effect
that the surface prospecting in the camp
was as good as any to be found on the
coast, aud urged that road must be
built to it to induce capital to visit the
camp, and more especially to invest
money there to developc its riches. The
camp and the adjacent country have
safered nearly score of years to pass
BY with but little exertion to open a
wagon road to the camp, and all tools
and supplies have been packed in there
At enormous expense, and the work Of
development has been very limited and
expensive, and the majority Of men Of
small means have been discouraged and
either gone to other localities or re-
NAMED there to drag out slow exist,
ence with but little profit to themselves
or any one else, in the hope that the
time would ere long come when money
would be forth coming to build road
and open the camp. Mr.. c. thinks that
daylight is breaking for the riches of
that camp will soon DO realized.