Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-11-29
ACTIVITY IN FLORENCE.
The Quarts Interests of the Old
Camp sciU be Heard From
ia 1896.

been signed, sealed and delivered
which call for the sinking of 100
foot shaft and the erection of
ten-stamp mill plant suitable for
working the ores upon the "Annie"
and "Pet" lodes, situated at the
head of French and Healy creeks,
near Florence. The shaft is to be
sunk and the mill plant erected
within one year from the date of
the agreement. The parties to the
contract are +. E. Mix and A. Il.
Spottswood, of Moscow, and 1. M.
Foster, of Spokane. The consider
alton is to be one-half interest in
the two claims, which are now
owned by G. B. and Jack Wood,
Frank McGrane, Charles Phillips,
Michael Green and Josh Fockler.
The Annie and Pet are locations
on a ledge which runs parallel
with and about one-half mile north
of the Poorman. The ledge has
been uncovered in several places
to depth of 20 feet aud shows up
a strong vein of good ore. Ship
ments made to the Tacoma smelt-
ter returned a value of $34 gold
and $3.50 silver per ton.
Another vein ten inches wide
has been discovered about 60 feet
north of the Annie and Pet loca-
tions, which gives big gold pros
poets. The Poorman lode is stu
ated on the Salmon river side and
the Annie and Pet on the Florence
side of the ridge. The entire
country thereabouts is a network
of ledges.
On the PoOrman mine q tunnel
1913 feet long has been run and a
shaft sunk to a depth of 60 feet,
both of which are now connected
A chamber has been excavated at
the end of the tunnel and shaft
so feet deep will be sunk on the
ledge during the present winter
The shaft and tunnel are all in
good ore, running in value s35 in
gold and from one to 400 ounces in
silver per ton. A ten-stamp mill
on the Poorman, with pans and
settlers, is another certainty dur
ing the summer of 1896. The vein
at face of tunnel is five feet wide.
Thus the outlook for Florence
during next year bids fair to bt
phenomenal. Ten stamps on the
Poorman, ten stamps on the An
ME and Pet, the five-stamp custom
mill to be erected by j. F. McLear
& Sons, and the five-stamp custom
mill with which Eaton & Co. in
tend to replace their three-staml
battery, will give the camp &c
stamps in operation by this tim'
next year. Other development
will probably be made during tn,
winter to keep the ball a-rolling.
A great deal of work will b,
done ON several ,laims this winter
Chas. Cone is already down 80 fee
on the Goldbug, and will sink al
additional 100 feet before spring
He has also traded a one-half in
terest in another claim for 4SO fee
of tunnel to be built within a year
F. j. Boyer has leased the Key
stone mine from Edmundson an,
is running tunnel on the veil
and taking out ore for milling
Dwight & Mclean have attained
depth of % feet on their claim ar
will go deeper. Wherever wor1
has been done on these ledges tn
, veins have held their strength an
values with no indications of pinch
ing. If the theory of "big noun
tains for big mines" holds goot
then the Florence basin ought t
develop some of the biggest mine
in the country, for the feet of thos
mountains are washed by Salmo
river for hundreds of miles withou
break. The indications are tha
there will be several hundred me
in that basin next year, and one
} again we urge upon our count
fathers the necessity and impor
: ance of providing in the spring
good thoroughfare between til
camp and Camas prairie.
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