Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-12-20
UARRENS NOTES.
4n 1ctire Uinter in the Old
Camp, Witch FOreshddO,Cs
Prosperous Season
Nc.rt Summer.

Harry Cone is in Warrens working
for Reibold.
girl baby was born to the wife Of
Pony Smead in camp few weeks ago.
DR.. Ford and .J.Kelly are both sick
in bed, but their condition is not at all
serious.
Everybody says that Sim Wiley has
got the making Of good mine In the
Wolverine.
Aleck johnson is in from Miller's
camp, representing the Ariz1na ledge.
below the Rescue.
John Devine will spend the winter
with Rob. Keathon. at the latter's
ranch on Salmon river.
The South fork of Salmon river was
frozen over on November IA, this year.
an earlier date than usual.
Riebold will employ we men on tho
Little Giant mine during the winter.
drifting and taking out ore.
There is plenty of -four in camp, but
a short supply of bacon. lard, sugar. &c.
The boys will have to hunt deer this
winter to keep the larder up.
Walter Brown will have charge Of the
Benson and Collins store during the
winter, as both principals will reside in
Lewiston. The G. b. store remains
in the care of its old and popular stand
by DR.. Ford.
III. +. Randall 4 Co., of Weiser, are
working three men, developing the
Keystone mine, which produced some
excellent ore two years ago. With
proper Developments 1t can be made
good property.
Frank and Bert Smith and Frank
Williams are opening up bar claim on
Slide gulch, on the South fork, and have
built reservoir. The ground prospects
well and is expected to pay six doIlarsa q
day to the hand.
Fred Burgdorf has removed from the
Springs to his ranch on the South Fork
and is liking up his saw-mll, in expec-
tation, We presume, of having use for
it in the good time coming when the
Midland Pacific railroad builds down
Salmon river.
We regret to hear that Mr.. Floyd.s
house, on Shisser creek, was burned
down during the summer, together with
its contents, inflicting loss OH him Of
$500. All his tools, hose, canvass, &C..
were destroyed and there are indica-
tions that the cabin was purposely fred
by some miscreant in human form.
Peter Malleck, who formerly resided
across Clearwater, has located ranch
at the mouth of Crooked creek, nearly
opposite Bob Kcathon's place below the
mouth of the South Fork. Crooked
creek is on this side of Salmon river
and is generally known as the Little
Salmon. The Dixie diggngs are loca-
ted in its basin.
Norman Wiley has recommended
work on the long talked oflower tunnel
which has been projected 80 long to tap
the Knott mine at a greater depth. The
granite is adamantine in its consistency
and every foot of the tunnel has been
driven at a cost of seven dollars. Some
of the best rock ever dug from the bow
els OF the camp came from the present
lowest levels of the Knott mine, spec.
linens of which. in our cabinet, first
| simply roasted in an ordinary wook FIRE,
reveals gold in amazing quantities on
the surface. Ever since seeing that
rock we have been anxious that the
mine should be exploited to a greater
depth, and we trust that friend Wiley
will prosecute the enterprise and be re.
wafded by ten-strke that will eclipse
anything ever unearthed in the camp.
Orcutt and Helms cross-cut tunnel
on the Silver King mine was reported .
failure by some experts last summer,
because the tunnel had not tapped the
ledge at the anticipated point of inter-
section. Ike and Warren, however,
never lost faith, but went ahead with
the tunnel and after going four feet fur
ther they cut into the ledge and found
it to be three-and-a. half feet wide, with
pay ore all the way through. This tnn.
mel taps the ledge at distance of l20
feet below the surface. which gives them
ample stopping ground overhead and
makes mine out of the property. The
boys sent us out some of the rock, from
which We infer that the ledge matter
gets richer and richer as depth is attain.
ed. The Silver King is on Slaughter
House gulch and if it don't prove to be
one Of the standard properties of the
camp, then We will give up quartz OK.
porting.