Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-30

ishingly easy. We closed our work
thoroughly satisfied thst the road
ought to be constructed with al pos
sible speed, for !: any reasons, which
! here give, believing that your Ex
c~IIency, expecting 10 mention th~
results of the work in your message
With some suggestions, ought 10 h+
IN possession Of thorough kno~l-
edge of al facts sud figures aacer-
'ai"ed by u<- individually ] beli@v.
that to do so Is one Of our most inn
pnrfsnt duties.
When We commenced the survey
~ Esan.er, the chain WAS headed for
the Dry Lakes, thence 10 the month
of Clear creek, on the South Fork Of
Pay~ite river, thence up Char creek
to the head. some had suggested
the Warm Spring creek and Dead
man CANYON route, bns, having per-
sonal knowledge that that route wnul,!
be much more expensive one, and
accomplish no more than the otIer.
did not make snr.ey Of il.
When considering wagon road
propositions we should reunambe,
that practically only the outer edges
Ut our State are inhabited. The Gem
trail portion, which is undonb. edi,
the richest portion we have in cop
per, lead, gold and silver, is now in
accessible aud will remain so unti!
the State takes tha matter in hand
and opens it up 10 the pruspector aud
miner. At some points on the South
Fork OF Salmon river placer claims
have been located and pro6,ahly
worked within the past year where il
was thought there was no ground
worth having because there were
some prospect holes that had beer,
dug twenty or thirty years ago. II
must be remembered that when these
holes were sunk men were looking
for ground that would pay them frnm
$40 To $50 per day To ihe hand. Mi
ners are now satisfied with much less
While passing from Banner to War
rrns gravel on the h,llsides and in the.
streams was prnspectrd. and we new
rr failed To raise .color."
From the mouth If Clear creek Ia
the head there is hut one location on
a quartz vein that We could hear Of,
although there is fine hooking ''float =
every where. and old prospecturs as
sured us that they were very conf
dent that there were manv good gold
and silver quartz ledges in that sec
tion. In Bear valley, 10 which WE
descended from the head of Clear
creek, there is quartz everywhere.
With little prospecting ] am sure
that the number of both gold and sill
yer mines that would he developed
would he very large. That there are
some COOL mines already located is
we'll known. The Lost Pilgrim, so
named on account of its isolation, is
silver mine that could ship ores Ia
market if there was a wagon road
over whirh to ship them. Until there
is an outlet nothing but development
work can be done. The Bunch
Brothers also have two Gains, tn.
ore from which ASSAYS from 200 te
$40 ounces silver per ion. The veins
are from three TO FIVE feet in width
and the walls are granite on one side
aud porphvry on the other.
4 short distance from the Pilgrim
is Deadwnod district, which has al
ready become pretty well known il
Idaho as great quartz country, bur
like the Pilgrim, is isolated, and The
mines cannot be handled to advan
, ;age.
Northeast of Bear valley, on ,h,
waters of the Middle Salmon, is John
son district, which is but little known
although the gold aud silver ore
found there are very rich, especial.
j. in the latter metal.
/ The best known districts in Cen
trail Idaho, because he,ter developed
e are Sheep Mountain and Seafoan
d The mines of these districts are bot
e galena and drv ores. and very riel
e Much of the ore is shipped I" ketch
81 um at All expense "f $40 tn 500 to
| aud male Ia pay handsomely. Tha
(" rock must lie very rich in order to Il
made to paw, anv one can readily IN
>. lie, stand when il is remembered tina
Il, i'm addition there are freight chargs
4 10 Omaha or Denver and the cast {
"a. reduction. There are manv location
a in these two districts, nut Ms many t