Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
THE MINES OFDIXIE.


n Correspondent Expresses his
Faith in their Future
Greatness.
Harpster, Idaho, Jan. l, 1895.
Editor FREE Press
Within this great big world of
ours, are many others yet to con-
Guer and the latest conquest lands
us merrily on the threshold of
another awaiting invasion; at least
80 it seems to us today, with the
broad, inviting, yet undeveloped
areas of Elk City, Dixie and Flor
ence all before us. Recalling the
features incident and peculiar to
many sections throughout the
western states and territories now
prosperous and populous, which 30
years ago were literally within the
boundaries of wilderness, we
venture to contrast them with
those surrounding us now, only to
conclude that here nature has
lavished more of her best endOw-
ments which can be made subser-
Went to mans wants and happiness
than in any other known to us.
Forsooth the cynosure of all that
constitutes greatness in that re-
spect, we have warrant for saying
are looking this way with wistful
eyes right now; those who took
time by the forelock and ventured
like veritable pioneers, to GARY
nothing, a local habitation and a
name," SO to speak, may well fell
proud and take ON renewed cOur-
age, while continuing to wilfully
seek their own salvation; such ex-
nmples are surely contagious, and
candor prompts us to say we feel
the infection; so, without any
alterations or amendments to
make, it all being good enough for
us, we shall 60 back to Dixie dis
trict when the roses come again.
Why? The soul Of wit belongs
to the other fellow Mr.. Editor,
and while we are cognizant that
you are not running "bOok con-
Germ" we trust neither will you
refer us to the "hall for rent"
Then again why? Because it is
easy of access, picturesque and
costly situated, embracing rich and
extensive placer grounds, while at
the same time long forsaken placer
grounds are being looked up again
make note of that. The source
which fed those placers is there in
the midst of them in the form of
unusually large well defined veins
traceable by outcroppings and
float for from 1000 to 10000 feet,
vide, Buckeye, Great Eastern,
Fourth of July, Golden Age, Gag
non, Oriental, Spokane and other
claims of record. Granting it
true that "the distance vein or
system of veins can be traced
along their trend, must of neces-
sity bear some relation to the
depth they enter the EARTH" we
fear no contradiction in saying
those claims will prove as endur-
ing and eternal as the hills enclos-
ing them, whose structure in
general terms is metamorphic
GRANTEES with dikes and intrusions
of diorite and other eruptive rocks
associated.
The year ending Blaine & Cum
mings expended about $4,000 in
building tiume and making other
essential improvements upon their
placer claims, while lesser amounts
were expended by Messrs Bollman
& Turner, Mailhon and others in
improving their claims.
S. Dillinger produced nearly
$1,000 from his Dillinger lode
claim out of a shaft 35 feet deep,
the ore yielding upwards of $40
per ton treated by arastra process.
While Messrs. Thompson and
Youngberg have an equally as
rich and extensive property in their
ComstOck one mile and half to
the southwark. 1t seldom occurs
that two as enticing properties are
met with in any district at SO early
stage in their history. Are they
the only ones of like character in
the district? In the presence of
the unknown everybody has the
same right to guess, so will not
deprive your readers of that
harmless entertainment by ventur-
ing to answer just now.
Wishing the FREE PRESS and
staff a Happy New Year, we re-
main, Respectfully.