Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-09-17
ON SECESH CREEK.
An Extensive Placer Mining
District.
Weiser Signal.

Vciscr oiBuhl.
Little is heard is regard to tn,
placer mines along Secesh creek
this side of Warren, but though
little spoken of, they are in trutl
OF such genuine Importance ant
value that it seems strange tina,
more extensive capital has not
found a resting place there. On
this creek is found one of the most
magnitudinous and promising pla.
Ger propositions in the northwest.
This consists of what is known
as "Secesh Meadows" twelve miles
this side of Warren. Secesh Mead.
ows is fiat of about 1000 acres on
the creek of the same name. 1t is
owned by f. B. True, Gayheart
Behrens, r. Hambley, Folly Hecke-
thorn, Chas. Wyatt, Warren Helm
A. Grant, Jake Williams and 9th
ers, who are ready to dispose of
their interest ut reasonable figure
to any company with the proper
capital to handle the proposition.
AS this is u very similar enterprise
to the Warren Meadows and the
Warren Placer Mining Co. (dredge)
ground the success of the two lat
ter will at once attract attention
to this great gravel bed and bring
the capital for its development.
The Secesh Meadows are perfectly
flat and cannot be worked with ap-
planes now at hand. There is SO
much water that nine feet is as
deep rs prospectors have been able
to sink, failing to reach bedrock
which is about twelve feet or a lit
tie more. AS far as prospected,
which has been done all over the
meadows, it yields about 60 cents
to the yard, with bedrock to hear
from yet. At one point +. B.
True rocked out one yard of grave!
and got S1.35. From the lower
end of these meadows the creek
pitches off with sufficient fall to
permit the working of this ground
by means of a bedrock flume to
great advantage. 1t is the firm
conviction Of parties competent to
judge that the company to take
hold of this ground will receive re-
turns running into the millions.
Hay is just now being cut on
these meadows, and is sold there
at $25 per ton or $40 per ton in
Warren. Warren Helm has put
up 10 tons, Bob Royal 8 and other
parties enough to make about 80
tons altogether.
On the mountain side surround
ing the Secesh Meadows are some
very rich placer claims which are
only worked short time each year
on account of the shortage of water
high enough to cover the ground.
Gayheart Burns, r. Hambley
and Jack Grover have some good
claims near the last creek crossing
on the Warren road. Mr.. Burns
averages 81 day during the two
he is able to secure water.
On the opposite side of the fl at
Bob Royal has fine claims from
which he takes out the same paw
for about the same length of time. |
At the mouth of Grouse creek
Bohndel 4 Braughn have one of
the most valuable claims to be
found in the country. 1t is ad-
located for convenience of
dump, grade for bedrock race, fall
for pressure and abundance of
water. They have worked here
FOR ten years, taking out a great
1eal of money, and still have hard
y touched their ground, as far as
,xhausting it goes, but have dem
that every foot of their
80 acres contains pay and that the
ground is good for IS, 900 to &c.,
700 for every acre. For several
7ears they worked on the higher
,art of the claim. Three years ago
hey began at the lower edge of the
,ench, OH which the claims lie, to
,ipe cut ON bedrock 1000 feet to