Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
Florence is Revived.
CAPITALISTS ARE IN THE FIELD
FOR INVESTMENT.
Natures Treasure Box.
The Basin Which has been Qverrun t0l
Years Is Ribbed with Gold Ledges-
Transfers Made.

The reject transfers have brought
Florence to the front as one of the
promising camps Of the country.
There has been growing confidence
in the old camp for II year or two but
developments have given the different !
propositions positive values.
Mr.. G. NJ. Huff, Of Florence, was |
caller this week. He spent the winter
in that camp aud with the assistance
of partner ran slxty-foot tunnel
aud sank shaft forty feet on his
quartz lead there. 1t is the ease with
which the Florence rock can be worked
that makes Florence poor mans
camp. The lodges are narrow but they
are rich and they do not pinch out.
Florence as placer camp was
mystery and Us II quartz camp 1t Is
surprise. There were many theories
advanced to account for the placer de-
posits on the top OF II mountain with.
out an apparent source. The quartz
formations We're not understood In the
COS as they are now. The old miners
believed the gold was carried to Flor
ence by All iceberg some time in the
glacial period. That was the most
feasible theory in those days. The
quartz ledees were not discovered until
a few years ago and their value was
not known till within the past year.
The formation Of the granite bed rock
effectually concealed the gold.bearing
lodges. A false bed rock of granite
underlies the sand in the basin. The
placer miners learned to hunt for
ptacers gold under the first stratum
but never dreamed that below that was
still another stratum and that both
were simply sand deposits that had
hardened from some process Of nature
after the quartz had rotted down. A
cement had formed and sealed up the
treasures ot the earth to hold thom
safe for an other generation. 1t is true
; that hard strata overspread the basin
which are II formation of Il recent geo.
logical period. Below this are nj! the
quartz lodges from which the millions
that were extracted in the COS had
come by decomposition.
The rich float IN latter years at
tractcd the attention OF experienced
quartznen. They traced the indica-
. tions till they found the lodes and the
mystery of how came the gold to Flor.
|, ence was solved. And an other fact
was established. The source Of the
gold was not exhausted. The ever.
lasting hills are ribbed with gold bear
ing lodges aid they are just now ready
to give up the treasure to the honest
earnest men who have unlocked the
strong-box nt the ever lasting hills
There is now Il little mill in Florence
and there can I've no doubt of the value
of the rock that il tested. Even the
I prospects have II money value and
a some of them have been sold thi.
4 week.
= The Florence postOfiice has been re
p established with Mr.. Boyer rs post
J.. master, and route established by
a way of Mt. Idaho. The absence o
!. mail facilities has caused much annoy
ance to large number of miners and
n prospectors in that camp. The only
|. papers received during January cos
- one dollar each and Mr.. Huff said h'
: secured his dollar by pounding vi
q some rock taken from his tunnel ant
II washing the gold out with warm wate
o. in the cabin.
1t does not require the spirit of pro
phecy to see in Florence II richer caml
# within five years than it was in 1862
There NAV not he as many FORTUNES
made IN day but thousands of miners
will find work there and millions vii
a t,e taken from Il hundred rich ledge
< in that basin.
st There have leen half dozen trans
Il fers but none of the miners have sOl'
,t all their holdings. The object of tn
n sales was tO group certain propertle
A. for the convenience ot operators win
will expend money in development
=. The camp is 1000 feet above the Sc
~. and the winters are hard. There !
q but little work being done tins winter
., but great Preparations are made I"
-. early work in the spring. A tremei
., ,ious rush to this camp il ant,cii'ate'
of
~ T.. q. Martin-On IL again enploye
~ in the Vollmer store. Ed is genia
We and competent salesman and man
IS friends will be pleased Ia know tina
be has resumed his old position.