Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-08
MORE BULLION SHIPMENTS
From Warrens, the Liveliest Little Camp
Idaho.


Henry Grostein arrived from Warrens
last Sunday on his way to Lewiston for
the winter. He is clerking in the Gros-
tein & Binnard store in Warrens in the
summer months, and has ample oppor-
tunities to find out what is going ou in
the camp. He brought out fifty-nine
pounds of bullion with him, proceeds of
II crushing of twelve tons of rock taken
from Sim Willev's mine on Steamboat
creek, above Norman Willey's mill.
The rock averaged 1924 per ton in gold
and silver, and was worked in Riebold's
mill. Friend Sim has done good deal
of work in Warrens and we are glad to
note that he has met with this substan-
tial stroke of luck. He built the bridge
across the south fork of Salmon which
was washed away by the high water Of
1887, and the loss was very severe one
to him. From all accounts he has boz
nanza in his present mine and we are
heartily glad of it.
f.. f. Robinson also passed through
town last week TO spend the winter be-
low, with forty-four pounds of bullion
in his poss ession belonging to Warren
Helm and Ike Orcutt This shipment
is from the Silver King mine at the
head of Slaughter-house gulch on which
the prcIrietors have done a great deal
OF development in the last three years.
From all accounts they have a good
thing in the mine, as this is not the first
shipment of bullion from that ledge.
The camp is very lively and the So.
looms are doing a land Office business
has been started in the old brewery
building, and all hands are infatuated
with the sport and talk of coming out TO
the prairie on the rollers along in the
winter when the snow gets hard.
There was a dance in the camp last
week and more ladies' there than was
ever known before. Tom Clay had ar
rived from Salmon Meadows with
pack train and four beautiful young la
dies on a visit, and all hands got in and
arranged an impromptu dance before
their departure. The music was said to
Reardon as chief vioinist and Warren
Helm accompanying him on the mouth
organ. A fine dance was had and the
young ladies went back to the Meadows
highly gratified with the hospitality of
the camp. They are thoro'breds in
Warrens, from the ground up, and al
ways do the handsome thing by their
infreQuent lady visitors.
We also learn that James Renrdon
and his associate partners in the Cleve-
land mine, in Alton district, have
bought the Senator Beck mine in the
same district for $4,000. The owners
of the Beck are Frank Smith, N. b. Jen-
kins and w. Oglesby and it is one of the
few firs-class properties that have been
developed in Alton up to date. we
presume that the Beck will be cons oil
dated with the Cleveland and Anchor
owned principally by st. Louis capital
lists. The stock OF the Cleveland is now
listed on the ST. Louis stock exchange,
and is quoted at 80 cents a share-par
value So. The mine has nearly mill
lion of dollars worth of ore in sight and
will undoubtedly be the biggest silver
mine in this territory as soon as the
country is opened up so that machinery
can be put on the mine to reduce the
ore. The company have plenty of IT on
ey and will put in mill plant costing
SIPS, 900 as soon ae the territorial wagon
road is built.
ii. r. Randall arrived in Warrens last
week with pack train of supplies for
his company, who will employ five men
on their prospects this winter. They
have some very promising mines in the
camp and are staying with them.
The Cleveland company win employ
ten men all winter on the Cleveland
mine in Alton district, on development
work.
The Cornucopia boys made n crushing
of their rock in Riebold's mill, but ii
did not come up to expectations. The
fact is they have not struck the real
sure enongh ledge from which the rich
fioat rock came. We propose to be
their Mascotte next summer and find it
for them.