Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
ELMoRE's CAPITAL.


Elmore, is situated 65 miles north
east of Mountain Home ON the o. s,
l.. railroad. 1t now has a popula-
ton of about 900 and is 5,375 feet
above sea level.
Placer mines were discovered at
and around Rocky Bar early in
1862, the working Of which lead to
the discovery Of gold bearing quartz
veins and from which our people
now derive their prineipa. support.
The gulch diggings proved very
rich and at one time the population
I Of the camp numbered thousands.
In few months the best placer dig
gings were worked out and then
arastras were built and attention
turned TO the numerous rich quartz
leads--the first locations being the
Alturas, Elmore, Confederate Star,
Idaho, Golden Star and many others
Of equal note-all of which proved
, immensely rich, and some Of them
are yet the best gold producers Of
Idaho.
Up TO 1864 the territory now
= known as Elmore, Logan and Al
.uras counties was under the juris-
y dicsion Of Boise county. Alturas
county was formed by the Legisla-
ture of 1864, with the county seat
e located at point a short distances
i below junction Bar and named
a Esmeralda, but when the appointed
= officers arrived at Esmeralda they
n found no houses Of any charactel
and consequently proceeded to thu
n town Of Rocky Bar, where by gen
n eral consent the county seat wa
. established, and where it remained
If until removed by fraud in 1882 4
Ne HALEY. But justice and right again
10 prevailed and the old camp is nov
a the proud shiretown of young ant
vigorous Gilmore county.
,e d. B. Ethel, Geo. w. jackson
10 Jacob Reeser, Henry Swanholn
- John Winkleback, Samuel Balm
or and L. Ludley are all Of the fire
he settlers of the Bar whom we ca
" hear Of just now that still reside j
III our midst.
The most noted gold quartz mir
nv ing locations in this district are tn
" Elmore formerly the Alturas Lin
in ited), the Wide West (now BEN
reorganizcd), the Vishnue, ophi
Mountain Goat, Henry Clay, Potos
Bonaparte, besides at least twcnt
excellent prospects that by millin
ly tests have proven extremely va
Ie- liable.
ts Atlanta, sixteen miles above her
he is taking on new life. The Tahom
Ir- mine, under the able managemer
of Of Charles w. Miller, is bonans
ms to it's owners, and will this summ'
BY add twenty more stamps to j
nd crushing capacity. The mine is
ot be worked ON a larger scale, an
To- renewal of work ON many 9TH
on good mining properties will surel
ed follow. Atlanta is undoubtedly OF
re of the richest mining camps on IL
ny coast, and Notwithstanding the "
he rious unfortunate circumstante
cir several years duration, will soon
its again in the front rank of gold pr
nv ducing camps. The altitude Of A
i. lanta is 5,525 feet.
- Pine Grove is situated 20 mil
below Rocky Bar, on the Sou
Boise river II has some splend
ms mines and will cut an importa
figure in the mining world Mt !
I'll distant udN. uc ". W ~
for is now making very successful rul
on Franklin ore and a number
all good prospects are being develop,
for as fast as circumstances will justif
The people of Rocky Bar certain
oh have cause to rejoice at its prese
IN prosperity and future greatness
ast mining center. Superintende
Watson is vigorously pushing wol
lid on the grade for the new Elmo
no. shaft and hosting works, which W
FIN be completed within the next wee
ne, as will also be the new wagon roi
ns- leading to the same. Dan. Fit
ast water'e little mill is ripping al
zoe snorting day and night on Ri
Vishnue ore; and this splend
10 property will doubtless soon Fl
he into the hands Of a company Oh
,er will work IL on larger scale. Ste
oglesby has proved the ophir n
r. only mine but rich and exte
ast sive one, and doubtless the lucl
at owners will erect large mill II
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