Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-03-07
FROM GRANoEvILLE.
Grangeville, |. T., Mar. >, 1889.

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becoming perceptble. Though winter
in this country makes no fierce onslaught
upon our business operations nor block
ade to traffic or travel, yet it is a season
Of repose and rest, at least to natures
actions, and the spring time ushers in
new life aud vi..or; the farmers pillow
and SOW; the grass grows anew; the
hens lay the frogs croak, and even the
spring poet awakcs with his ode Gus !a1
to the oder-ous season.
Preparations for unusual activity in
all lines of business are being made for
the coming summer, on account, especial |
ly, of the new and rich mineral discov-
cries being opened in our adjoining
mining camps OF Wa1yeus, Florence and
Elk City. The marveiously rich gold
and silver rock, developing at Warrcps,
is almost without precedent in the history
Of mining, and Elk City, though behind
in development as yet, promises to keep
step with it. The stimulus to trade, on
this, Camas Prairie which possesses all
the resources to be found anywhere IN
the great fourishing VESTS now being
| felt as has never before been experienced
here, and the prospects OF immediate
building Of railroads, through this long
neglected region, amounts to positive
assurance. Grangevile is the leading
town Of this section, situated on the
prairie about two miles from the foot OF
the mountain, where unlimited resources
Of timber exist. On all other sides OF
the town the prairie stretches away tor
miles-the richest Of sol ,aboanding with
water but a few feet beneath the surface,
being we'll settlel but new, aud as yet
but beginning to be developed, in COM
parson to older sections The beauty
and convenience Of the situation OF
Grangeville are not equa'ed by many
towns and excellc,i by non". A railroad
line is surveyed and located through the
place and on the foot of the noun
tain at Mt. Idaho, the county seat
There are three large mercantile estab
, lishmep.s here, and two in Mt. Idaho
three miles distant Messrs Weller d
: Wax have large stock of merchan'lst
in each Pie, These gentlemen are als(
mining ~, D. .,,,l have interests both al
< Warrens and Elk City. There are tive
GOOD hotels at GranScville, both kept b,
men who know how to do their business
G There are also two good physicans-Drs
: Bibby and Nickel-and large drne
: store, kept by Bibby & Go. There ar
9 also two blacksmith shops, harness shop
saloon, etc. Two large and popu'a
schools have been in session this winter
one an academy, which is good COM
. modious building, which the Methods
+ church, aided by the community at large
have caused to be erected.
# Among the new enterprises, 'nausu
a rated BY Grapgeville citizens, Is tn
IS N,mnoth Lode Mining Company, O
n Elk City, Incorporated last fall, with
:. IS capital stock of 100000. Parties j
L Washington Territory have engaged
Il begin operation by erecting ten stamp
upon the property, with machinery lo
e Tho addition Of other attachments
N developments will justify. There al
i, three claims, the Mammoth, Summit an
y Keystone, principnlly'gold bearing, wh'c
'g are large veins, situated in the midst
ID the Elk City belt. Messrs. Weller
re Wax have 40 interest in mammo'
~ sized ledso-Tho woodland-near tt
II group referred to, which they are prepa'
Wing to develop this spring. This led
a smother claim upon it, owned
E. Briutou, of Chicago, and which
t. calls the "Chicago' mine. The size
Is, the vein is sufficient to warrant
on erection Of largo mill plant, which v
TO- be determined by little iurtn
so development. Mr.. s. W. Smith
y. entitled to the credit Of being the Il
he successful quarts operator at Elk, viii
rs: he engineered through discouragemea
on which would have baked many mi
OF Init who has at last erected the pion'
md mining plant in that locality upon
SO 80 property which no has developed o'
viii by tunnel and shaft, sufficient to set
bill rest all doubts as to there being pay
quartz vein at Elk City.
ex. will speak Of other valuable min
ools properties, contiguous to Grangevi
,e 10 in the future, and especially at I
, A from which place I will endsavor b
nos no., after 70 inform your numerous read
lare concerning mining operations. etc.
Yours, etc, q. q.