The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-17
SALMON CITY MINES
A Rich Section of Our Neigh
boring State.
The Low Grade Ores to Be Worked by the
cyanide Process, and This VIII
Cause q Great Revival.

AS the SHALLOW piucerS were WOrEeu OUT
the miners turned their attention to quartz
which is always the secondary considers
ton in rich placer country. Salmon City
is probably one of the best known land
marks on the banks of this river. 1t was
built in the early times and was supported
by trade from the Lemhi agency and the
surrounding placer mines. Senator Shoup
was among the first TO cast bis lot with the
pioneers at the junction of the Lemhi,
where Salmon City now stands. The city
now has population OF nearly one thous-
ana souls. Several large bitches are now
being taken out on the high placer bars,
which will, when completed, add much to
the wealth and population of Salmon City.
One water ditch, which is being taken out
4 by Colorado capitalists. is specially worthy
Of mention. IL is ditch TO be twelve
miles long and OF sufficient width and depth
TO carry all the waters of the Lemhi river.
Other bitches are being constructed which
will carry large quantities OF water on to
TEE HIGH PLACER GROUND
which is known to be rich but which
could not be worked without the aid OF
capital.
Since active operations commenced on
these placers the ranchers of Lemhi valley
have been enjoying a veritaDle boom as II
enabled them to get rid of all their farm
produce at good round prices.
Salmon City is an isolated place being
situated about seventy-tive miles from
/ Red Rock, the nearest railroad point On the
Utah 81 Northern from where jerky
stage line is supposed to run and carry q
daily mail to Salmoa City and other points
Hover down tue river. When the writer
went over this line 4 month ago it was q
trip to be remem bered. 1t required two
days to make the trip in little jerky
wagon with three passengers to the seat
and narrow seat too and that kind OF q
one that would break down at every chuck
hole and precipitate one or the other of the
unfortunates out into the mud. This
often saved the effort of getting out which
would have to be done when the team took
notion to balk, which was often the case
after passing the dinner station known as
/ Rute-Hog. But as it was raining we did
not dine for the reason that 1t was
MORE MOIST IN THE HOUSE
than outside. In fact, the only available
dry spot in the SO called house was occu-
pied by baby in high chair protected
from the elements Dy mansard roof i'm
provised out OF an umbrella that had done
/ hard service on the line. When Salmon
I City was reached don't think there was
ever q mortal carried more mud on his
/ clothes and less charity in his heart to-
wards mankind than the writer, but after
8 lRy-oyer OF one day and the assistance Of
nearly all the stray Indians from the reser-
walton the mud was washed off to such an
extent that more unpre1udiced view could
/ be taken of the country.
From Salmon City to Gibbonsville is
thirty live miles, and tri-weekly mail is
carried between the two points. To go on
this road you start from Salmon City and
ride twelve miles in wagon TO the end of
the road, then you either walk or ride
horseback down the river on the trail a dis
lance of twelve miles, until the mouth OF
tue North Fork is reached, where you
again take & wagon and 20 up eleven miles
/ to Gibbonsyille. the head of navigation on
! the North Fork.
GlBBoEsvILLE
is called after General Gibbon and the
town had It's birth in 1877, the year of the
Nez PERI war; 1t is situated about six
miles from the Montana line and not far
from the famous battle ground on the Big
Hole where General GioDon immortaiized
himself and General Howard disgraced
himself in the estimation of the people of
Montana by remaining inactive within
hearing distance of the battle.
Gibbonsville is situated In one of the
most picturesque spots to be found in all
Idaho--a regular park in the mountains.
The hills are low and rolling, covered
with timber and abundance of grass,
/ flowers and wild straw berries. The streams
are full of fish and the surrounding noun
tains well stocked with all kinds of both
large and small game. The adventurous
nimrod who has an ambition to add bear
scalps TO his belt will have no difficulty in
making the acquaintance OF bruin if be
will come aud carelessly meander around
for q while. The streams being so well
stocked with fish and the wild berries be-
ing so plentiful it naturally makes the
country veritable paradise for bears of
the black, brown and silver tip species.
THE MINIS
are attracting much attention, as some
/ good sales have just taken place which
promises 10 boom the town beyond the ex
pectations of the average citizen The
Sucken group and the Twin Brothers
group of mines have recently been pur-
chased from Helena parties by Squire t.
Harvey of Chicago for $4,000. These
groups embrace eleven claims, from
which at one time much gold was taken,
as they were all free milling on the sur
face, but when any great depth was at
tanned the ore became sulphurets, with
which nothing could be done in the way of
milling, consequently the camp, for want
]
still, or nearly SO, for years.
However, the cyanide process has been
applied TO the treatment of this class Of
base ore. and the results proved SO salts
factorily that MIR Harvey, the purchaser
of the Sucker group, is now in Chicago for
/ the purpose of procuring suitable ma
cninery to work fifty tons daily by the
cyanide process. A ten-stamp mill is be-
! ing run on free ore from he Twin
/ &c -
charge of p. j. Donahoe, partner
in the purchase with Mr.. Harvey.
Other purchasers, Mr.. Robinson OF
The Drum Lummon of Montana has Sc
cured bond on the Hunt and Hughes
group for SO, 900 aud p. j. Donohoe has
! also an option on York and Buffers prop
erty for $50, 600. Charley Barkely, who
has been operating by dry crushing and
roasting process has. it is rumored, nego-
tiated sale OF his property consisting of
I two groups of claims.
! These preparations for the development
of the mines in and around the camp in.
fuses new life into everybody and arouses
an energy in the average old timer who has
not shown signs of life since his escape
/ from captivity during the Indian war.
! Gibbonsville would be an accessible place
/ if the people would build O road three miles
in length TO the summit or divide, this road
made on an easy grade would bring the
people within easy distance of the railroad
ut Divide station. This road would be
across Big Hole basin and the mail should
20 in that way instead of by the way of
Salmon City. A stage runs now from Glib
louisville to Divide Station, Mon, but the
road out from Gibbonsville is very steep,
being on an average OF about 20 per cent.
elevation for distance of three miles.
GIBBoSsvILLE, Ida, JulyS, 1892. u.