Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-09-04
PIERCE CITY DISTRICT.


CALIFORNIA.
PIERCE CITY DISTRICT.
Idaho Men Regard 1t as One of
Spokane Review.
The Pierce City, Idaho, mining
district is coming to to the front as
"a mineral producer. Eugene Bu-
chanan of Moscow, who is interest
cd in that section, says he regards
it as one of the best districts of
Idaho in which to mine, He has
just come up from there, and when
asked regarding the county, said:
"In the Crescent mine the own
ers are drifting in the No. 2 tun-
mel 1S6 feet from the surface. and
a few days ago made a rich strike
of ore which will run $4,000 ton.
A new five stamp mill has been
ordered which will handle Is tons
of ore n day. They are now work
ing two drifting and two stopping
crews. A new steam hoist for a
4OO-foot shaft, steam pump and
air blast will soon be installed. 1t
is the intention to push the work
from now on.
"The Frisco Mining Company
will shortly put up a FIVE stamp
mill on its property.
"The Gilbert 4 Sullivan group
is being developed, and is showing
up splendidly.
"The Bimetallic group on Cow
creek, about II miles from Pierce
City is wonderful property. 1t
has surface showing exposed by
hydraulic placer work, $50 by 300
feet, every foot of which prospects
well. The development gives
strong indications of its being one
of the largest Trembling PROPOSE
tons in the northwest. Fifty tons
of this ore, taken from the surface
was recently put through a mill
and the result was something oveI
$50 in gold to the ton.
"The camp generally is in q
prosperous condition. A number
of new business houses are being
built in the town"
sp' kane Chronicle, Aug. G, 1896.
M. Z. Murtagh and j. Wright
two mining men from Pierce CITY
have been in Spokane for couple
of days. They are old time Spo
kane people, Mr.. Murtagh having
lived here some eighteen years ago
"Pierce City, said Mr.. Murtagh
sis rapidly coming to the front a.
a mining center. 1t may not re
gain the reputation it had thirt,
and thirty-five years ago but i
certainly will prove a very fine
camp again. This summer the
mining business is very prosperous
The placers have PANIED out many
hundreds of dollars of the yellow
stuff. Some of the claims hav,
made wonderful showings. Thi,
season the American Placer Min
ing company cleaned up $1,000
after a six weeks run with foul
men. This dirt goes 20 cents t.
the cubic yard. A number of gooC
properties have ground that i.
richer than this.
The Idaho Consolidated Golt
Placer Mining Company on French
creek is employing nine men ant
will soon be paying dividends
The Crescent company pays divi
dends right along. The Caledonia
employing twelve men, will sool
be a dividend payer. The Crow
ley and Rowe property has mad
big clean up this season, Will
the Burns claim PANIED out 81 ,OO
in two weeks for two men.
"But the latest fad among pla
Ger miners is booming This
a comparatively new method G
taking off the dirt, but with us
works splendidly. A dam is bull
across the gulch and it is Above,
to fill with water. Then a gate
opened and the water is above,
to go booming down the gulch.
tears away the ground, the rock
and the trees and strips off tn
bed rock in most excellent shape
This year Morris Bros. cleaned u
$4,000 in short time by boom
ing.
''But there is a great deal NOR
quartz mining going on now tina
ever before in this camp. TIL
lodges are thin but very rich i
free milling gold. Extensive cap
tai has been going in there oflate.
elbow is the town of Picre
City,"
There are now about 200 pee
pie there. The Cinnamon who ft
a number of years were alno.
the only inhabitants have almo,
all left the country and their pl;
ces have been taken by whit
men,"
us this good country for pro
pectors?"
Eyes, there is great extent
country back of Pierce City whel
no white man has ever been. Thel
are great stretches of this kind