Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-10-24

io'oiy httIc uOWcT garuen
still shines forth in all the radiant colors
OF its floral beauties. Probably not a,
mother man in America wonld have
made the effort to cultivate flowers at
an altitude of 6,000 feet above sea level
but DR.. Ford did, because his big heart
is full of poetry and love of the good.
the beautiful and true in nature. Nav
he long prosper among us.
Mr.. Riebold is going to employ some
additional men in sinking couple of
shafts on the Little Giant this winter.
There is no end to the energy of that
man, and his faith in his mine Is we'll.
founded. We heard that he was figuring
on the cost and practicability of putting
IN hydraulic plant to work the creek
diggings in the camp over again. We
did not see his new reduction works
this time, but were told that they were
doing close work on all classes of ore.
and that the camp could not now get
along without them.
The Mayflower mine employs sixteen
men about the mine and mill, and from
all accounts, while not making much
stir, is quietly more than paying its way
right along. Luther Johnson, president,
OF the company, has gone to Portland.
for his wife and will hereafter live right
at the mine. The superintendent Bert
King, is also gone over to Deer Lodge
to get married, and will return with his
wife to make permanent residence in
Warrens. Thus We have practical il
lustration of the how and why one small
mine can promote the happiness of.
many individuals and the prosperity Of
the entire community.
b. b. Day and his family are running
the Warrens hotel in fine shape and
have made some money out of it this
year. Everything is as nice and neat as
new pin, and the bright faces of the
young ladies are in themselves an at.
traction worth travelling miles to see.
George Brown is pro tenn superintend.
ent of the Mayflower in Mr.. Kings alb
sence. He will work on his own Corn
ucopia property, on Smiths gulch. this
winter, where the richest float quartz
in the camp has been found. Friend
George was married quite recently to-
Mrs. Smith, of GraDgeville, and married
life seems to agree with him.
Three fingered Smith, and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. f. Smith were in Warrens on
election day from their respective places
ON the south fork, where they catch
twenty-seven pound trout, and raise
potatos as big as beer barrels. and babies
that weigh fifteen pounds apiece. Frank
had just come out from Alton district
and is as enthusiastic as ever over the
great lodges of rich ore over there.
r. Besse is running the Bemis saloon
and will keep open until New Year.
The Silver King is said to be one of
the standard mines of the camp.
Chas. Clifford has left Warrens with
his family, and intends locating at the
Big Payette Lake and building a hotel
at that future great summer resort.
Mr.. Randall is going to work on the
Keystone all winter. He has had sew
eral tons of that ore crushed and it paid
handsomely. We always thought the
Keystone had in it the making of a
good mine. and so it will prove.
The new discoveries in Monumental
district are the most important that
have been made since the discovery of
Alton district. The Monumental mines
are located on Big creek, tributary Of
the Middle fork of Salmon river, and
fifteen miles below the Alton district
We saw Messrs. Milliken, Donelly, and
others who have claims there, and thew
are unanimous in the opinion that it is
going to make the grea test camp in all
Idaho. Specimens of the ore will be-
sent out for our mineral cabinet by and
by. 1t carries high per cent. in COP
per, and is very rich in silver. The new
camp is all in Idaho county, and will be
sumner in due time.
The Warrens people are only waiting
for next spring to build wagon road to
the Warm Springs to connect with the
new state road.
Jesse Farmer and Alex. johnson are
the sole occupants of Miller's camp, on
Secesh creek, and by close prospecting
they strike new ground from time to
time. that pays them handsomely for
working. The old town of MilIer's
camp is now lost city in the forest.
Pines are growing in the whilom streets.
the deserted buildings-once the scene.
of money making activity-are crumb-
ling 10 decay, and the surrounding
gulches, which were torn to pieces bv
the destructive gold-bugs in their race
for wealth, are now overgrown with a
new growth of evergreens. In a few
years more nature will have covered
from human sight the scars that disfie-
ured her features. Every trace of hu-
man exertion there will speedily be
effaced by the invisible processes of ma
tnre, which absorbs again everything to
which she has given birth. A medita-
ton amid the somber surroundings of
that deserted camp is healthy mental
tonic, and it inspired us with new and
grand Interpretation of that hackneve
quotation from Thanatopsis:' uAu
that tread the earth are but handful