Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-25
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Under the title Of FLORENCE Coming
to the 'front.'" the Spokesman-Re Review
Of June 18th. published the following
concerning tnat promising camp:
1.-THE old camp Of Florence, Idaho,
Ia again attracting attention. after a
lapse Of many years. Then it was pIa-
Ger excitement. now It Is quartz lodges,
the sources Of the wonderful supply Of
placer gold discovered early il the
eos. Then town of 10000 PEOPLE
sprung up. and there were in 1853 AZ
business houses in the town. After
the excitement died away the town
was deserted and the houses one by
one torn down, and the virgin soil on
which they were erected has In the IN.
tervening years been carefully washed
by the old timers who remained.
Walter Hovey Hill. a mining engin-
Ger Of 0rangeville, Idaho. is in the
city, ana gave the following interest.
Ing account Of the present development
In the district. Mr.. Hill said:
Florence 10 situated on q plateau
$3.50 feet above the sea level. The
drst quartz discovery was made two
years ago. While looking for the
sources OF the early placer gold; min.
err traced them up through the tale
seams. There are now fully 200 claims
located slace that time, In an area of
10 square miles, and the entire coun-
try 10 located solid within that area.
The formation 10 soft granite, carry
Ing large quantities Of pigmatite.
There are no igneous rocks In that
section, II being archean granite Of
the Eosoic age.
1.-THE lodges vary from seams OF tale
70 dye or six feet. The trends Of the
veins are east and west, dipping to
the south, while the ore chutes dip
sast. The latter are very numerous
but Do not extend usually more than
100 Abet.
''The character Of the ore IL ribbon
hauted quarts, and Ia free milling.
The deepest mine In the district IL 100
teet, and the character Of the ore Ia not
changed In the depth. There Is two
stamp mill In the camp which has
bssu run for eight months, and has
crushed "a tons Of ore, showing an
average value a $50 ton.
The principal properties are the
Gold Bug group Of six claims, owned
By q. q. 9lidden and +. r. Culbertson
The ore from this group mile $3.50.
The Banner group, owned by the same
parties. mills as . ton. The others
ere the Gilt Edge. Red Bird, Ozark.
Waverly. Blossom. Elkhorn. jose
phlue. Poormsn grour, Hi.Yu. st.
Charles and numerous Others. Ore
from = number OF these claims has
oesu milied, and the lowest value was
30 . ton.
"About eight miles from the insin
group b the Bullion basin, In which Ia
sltuatsd the Bullion group Of miues,
Which carry some gid and go IN sll-
~ at psssent prices. The Bullion has
. large 80 chute, four feet wide, and
there ase several hundred tons OF ore In
sight It 10 developed to y depth Of
376 leee by tunnel. This property was
wnsksd In the early days, the ore
packed out to Grangevi'le, So miles
distant, from whence It was shipped
BY stage 10 Lewiston. and thence by
river to Portland en- route to the Selby
works 1t San 'Fr~ucisco.
"WaErens In another OLD placer camp
- miles from Florence. It has had
the only gold quarts producing mine
10 idaho county, and hrs been worked
for the rast Is years. The property Ia
owned BY Geo. Reiboid, aud IL now
under bond to E. w. johnson Of Boise,
nor 500. 00O. The mine IL equipped
With 6ve-stamp mill, hoist, a y mill
and everything complete. 1t 10 deyel-
oped $50 feet BY shaft and an additional
tunnel llS0 feet long. This mine has
propuced >275, 900. Most Of the ore
mills 500 ton. and from that up to
$1,000. Mr.. Reibold recently brou ght
70 GrangevilIe $l0,O In bullion, the
product Of rock that went $500 ton.
1.-THE country IL easy Of access and
can be reached IN two aud half days
from Spokane. Hundreds of people
are going In, aud Is day ut present Is
low estimate"
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