Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-09-05
MINES TRIBUTARY 10 SALMON
RIVER.

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arrived Saturday and Sunday, re fitted
with horses ard supplies and lef, Lewis
ton on Wednesday morning TO reconnoiter
the route aeross the country to the
Cascade mountains, and thence through
the mountains On to Seattle. They have
been a little over three months 10 coming
from Sioux City to this place. They
say that they have ieuud the route much
better than they expected notwithstand
ing the accident with which they met in
coming down Salmon river and the loss
IF their boat and supplies. They ore
highly pleased with the mineral pros
poets which they discovered along
Salmon river from Salmon City down.
OF course they did not look Tor placer
diggings, but principally quarts and
evidences Of good quartz leads, which
they found to exist almost the entire
distance between Salmon City aud the
wire bridge, in Idaho county. From
what cur people know Of the country,
back from the main river, which can
easily be made tributary TO railroad
along the Salmon river, We are satisfied,
that in case any company, having the
means, can carly build along this stream,
they will be aLle to open up as much
mineral wealth as can be found in any
portion Of the west. Some Of the points,
that have already been discovered and
proved to DO rich, which would be tribu
tsry to this great thoroughIare through
the mountains arc the silver mines
already known 10 be prominently rich
near the river below Salmon City and
are being. worked. Another point
which il known ID opposite tho terminus
OF the ives, fork Of the Bitter Root river
and towards which The Northern Pacific
have projected and partially built road
from Missoula up theBittcr Root valley.
On the north side Of the river is the
mining camp called Dixie, n short dis
lance from the river, and which contains
both quartz mud placer. What is called
tho EIk City camp, also on tha north
side oflhe river snd back from il but q
few miles, has long been known % a
wealthy camp for placer mining and, in
recent years, become noted for remark
ably rish quartz mines which are now
being opened and developed, all Of which
can easily be made tributary to rail.
road on Salmon river. On the south
side there is what is called the rich min
ing camp Of WaIrens, within less than
fifteen miles Of that river, which has
a'ready produced largely in both placer
and quartz for YEARS, which can easily be
connected by apood wagon road with q
railroad on Salmon river, and which
would enhance the value and products Of
those quartz mines ten fold, and would
cause numerous Of these quartz minee,
which are not now being worked, to be
worked probably and extensively, and
which must necessarily produce largely
TO the mineral Ir, ducts d that section Of
country. The mines discovered 10 the
Alton district, u little father south and
6n the east side Of the south fork Of
Salmon, would he extensively worked,
and their riuducts, whether 10 silver
bullion or III concentrates, would be
taken down tie south fork TO a junction
With the railroad aud open an extensive
sEd rich mining section. Again On the
north side Of Salmon is the old and rich
camp Of Florence; but comparatively
little quartz Las been opened and work ed
10 that camp, aud while no particular
quartz mining has been done tributary
to the river, yet hrac amour, Of gold
has been taken from the high aud low
bars Of the river, nearly all the distance
from the wire bridge down to the mouth
of Salmon river, and evidences exist that
quartz mines Of equal value with those
above, exist, at short intervals, along
Salmon river and also Tor thirty miles
down the Snake below the junction Of
the two. These points We have named,
which are well known to mining men 10
this section, and which il is believed
would become very productive, not only
20 q rsiioad company who would build,
but 10 The people aud the country al
large, 10 gold and silver. Hence We sag
without fear OF contradiction ty anyone
who knows that there is Abe strongest
Inducements for any railroad company
who has the means 10 build across the |
continent. with expedition, through via
Salmon liver. Il is properly termed the |
Midiand Pacific because it fakes the
middle route between the Ubion Pacific |
and the Northern Pacific aud is much |
shorter route than either of the others |
and on much lower and better grade. |
ASTORIA. Or, Aug. 3o.-Senator
Mitchell arrived this morning, and was
taken On the steamer Winona 10 Gee the
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