Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-30
A Trip to Warrens.

1t is hard DAVIS ride from Grange.
vile to Florence. but on arriving at the
famous old placer camp the traveller feels
amply repaid for the fatigue of the jour
ney. John Clark and Little George
Shearer are on hand to give him hospi-
table greeting. and in short order he 10
conducted to the best spread table in all
these mountain regions. Miss Lizzie
Clark now has charge of the hotel. and
under her supervision the entire place
has been renovated. The dining room
q a picture of neatness and cleanliness
and the table is loaded with the best of
everything. Tender beefsteaks, noun
tain pheasants and grouse, home made
butter, a choice variety of vegetables
and fruits from the river, together with
Filings and relshes innumerable, was
the feast to which we sat down shortly
after our arrival at this hospitabe camp.
A new lodging house has been built for
the accommodation of guests and the
beds are excellent. The traveller was
always well treated at Florence. but an
der Miss Clark's administration the
most chronic grumbler can find no fault
Florence is dull, but not more so than
usual. John Lamont is mining on
Black foot gulch and will in all likeli-
hood winter in the camp and drift on
quartz in Badger gulch. Mike Deasy
aud August Staab are working the ia
nous Gold lake diggings. Sheriff G.. b.
Wood has been prospecting for quartz
and has struck it on Black Sand creek.
The ledge was discovered by Cinnamon
II years ago, and they covered it up,
but lately revealed the secret of its ex-
istence to Mr.. Wood, who now propos-
es to prospect it. Our old friend u
Brown has spenl the mining season in
Florence, and many others of the old
| stand bys are scattered around among
| the gulches John Clark is working on
| Sand creek with COED results. He re-
ports more transient travel this year
| than for many seasons, and is satisfied
that with the state road put in good re-
pair it will he largely Travelled, and will
do much to develop the resources Of the
state.
What Florence needs is a bedrock
! flnme enterprise. Every natural facility
| exists for its construction, and there are
acres of good ground to be opened by it
which cannot otherwise be touched.
The field is a very inviting one and the
attention of mining men is called to the
enterprise as one certain to yield the
maximum of revenue with the mimi
| mum expense of operation.
Early next morning we were on the
trail Tor the Wire Bridge. At the Bull
lion mine we met Phil Cleary, who was
Just returning home after doing assess
ment work on the Fortune. which is an
extension of the Bullion. On the Bull
lion itself new tunnel has been start
ed and driven II feet, cutting the ledge
below the pinch" which has frightened
off so many prospective purchasers. MIR.
rurnbnll is experimenting the work and
is opening up the property in fine shape.
We learn that fine body of ore has
been struck in the new tunnel, similar
in character to that in the upper works
AT the Wire Bridge We met John ant
Madam Cary. and stayed few hours
discussing the political campaign and
other topics of kindred interest. John
is thoroughly posted on the resources o
the Salmon river canyon, having travel
ed it on foot for hundreds of miles, ant
he predicts that it will be the most won
deriul mineral bell in the world wheT
the Midland Pacific adopts that rout,
and paves the way for its development