Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-19

Placer and quarts Mines BsIpg
worked Ia Florence aud EIIs city.

Placer ana quarts Mines Bsipg
worked Ia Florence aud Eiis Ciiy.
Tho Boise StatosmRn fepoTis an In.
tefvlew with A. II. Parker, editor Of
the urAngevlile, Iuaho, Free PSess, In
which the gentleman speaks % follows
regarding two good mining sections In
Idaho!
"The development OF quartz mines
IN tue old placer camp OF Florence has
taken on very promising outlook"
said Mt. Parker. 81 am firmly Of tins
ofiulon that u good quartz camp will
be established there. The discoveries
ate too recent to permit OF much Dc.
velopmcnt up TO date, but work IL new
being pu, he'd day and night On several
ol the claime and there should be depth
eaough attained before snowfall 10 do.
letmino the poTmD nuncy and value OF
the orc bolios.
IA custom mill OF three slAmpa has
been running steadily there all sum.
meT on orc from number OF claims,
givlng returns from flT 10 $500 per ton
IN gold. The orc Ia strictly free mill.
Ing. Glidden q CulboTtson, ownnrs OF
The Poorman-Tiger mines In the Cmlt
d'Alenou, have Invested heavily Ia
Florence and arc pushing development
with their accustomed energy. Their
principal claim, the Banner, IL very
valuable property auI when exploited
will be equipped with n l0.Btamp mill.
discoveries on new mineral zone on
the western slope OF the old Buffalo
Hump, southeast OF Florence, ihavo
also been made this season, but the cap
rock IL base aud not enough work has
been done TO demonstrate It's value,
he lodges arc large and tho values
good, and with closer prospecting a
good county will be found there"
Mr.. Parker said thu Elk CITY county
was also coming 10 the front In placer
and quartz mines. The old channel OF
the American river, no says, has been
uncovered ana equipped with by
dfhulio elevator plant which Ia eAid 10
he producing 81, 900 day. This IL the
American Hin property and was two
years einco acquired by q Chicago
company. A Butte company has been
organized 10 operate the Buualo Hill
pacors with similar equipment. Mt.
Parker Gays there are large traotB OF
Hat meadows In that section which
prospect well, but owing TO lack OF
dumping facilities have never been
worked. Dredges, elevators or bedrock
fumes will DO necessary TO properly
explicit them.
ain quartz the Elk City country
makea 10 good showing hBauy section
on earth" continued Mr.. Parker Gu
automatically. "rhe lodges are large
with uniform values OF sulphuret ores
running from % per cent ~ % per cent
In free milling gold ore.On the Buaser,
tho only developed claim OF conte'
qlenus, there are two l2.foot ledgos,
aud that property 10 going to mako a
bonanza when the right men get IT,
81 am Interested ia group Of ten
gold lodges and the water power on
Relief creek, eight miles south OF Elk
City, on winch much development
wofk has been done. Tho company
has u SAW mill, lO.staLp mill build
ing, n small quarlz mill anu FTue van
ner ana tho proceeds OF the orc nrs
very satisfactory. A larger mill 10 ~
be ahlpped In As soon Ms possible.
About 30 miles southeast OF Elk
City ls the Dixie district, east OF
buffalo Hump, quartz AMI placer
mines are being successfully operated.
ms quartz 10 OF tho Same general CHAT
Acter as tho ores OF Elk CITY, Dixie
dlalIiol about 80 miles west and north
olshoup, Lemhi county. The county