Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-28
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Florence Camp ln Idaho.


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Florence Camp ln idaho.
Miuing men having interests In the
old Florence camp In idaho predict
seas.u Of great activity the coming
summer, says the SPOKANE 5pokesma
Review. Last summer about LOCO
men went into that section, and the
district TOOK on n trace OF the oldtime
life OF the dRys when between 10000
and 10000 man were washing the
golden placers in and around Flor
euce. About 800 miners and prospec.
tors ore winteriug in the famous old
camp, and II is expected that the COM
ing summer Will iiud 8, coo men pros.
peciing and at work on the quartz
lodges there.
The Banner and the Goldbug min
ing companies, 3. $. Gidden president
anu Frank Cul0erson OF the Tiger
Poormnu secretary, have let contracts
or 800 feet of development work Oh
the Banner ana the Goldtug. About
100 ieet viii be shaft work.
"ln the face o the GOIdbug tunnel,n
said Harry Gndden yesterday, "we
have twenty Ipches OF ore that will
mill between $50 and s25. We have
assays running all the way from $50 to
81 800. There is threp-.t9mp custom
mil In the camp, anu 1903 tons OF our
ore was run through this mill and re-
turned SETS, or an average OF nearly
S27 per ton."
Samples OF the ore sent out recently
chow free gnl1 In handsome specks.
The owners have boiler and 20.horse
power hoist on the ground, and Will
hfa 81
Harry Glidden put in large part OF
the past summer in the OLD camp, and
Is familiar with the country and lis
history ami traditions. $40 reach the
districi,n said he "one travels over q
wagon road from Lewiston distance
OF 107 miles. 1t 10 65 miles from
Lewiston to Grangevllle, and AZ miller
from Grangsville TO Florence. In
GUNNER the trip is made from Lewis.
| ton In two days, The irsight rate
from Lewiston to Florence 10 one and
half O enle per pound. There is saw
| mill in the district, and lumber costs
| about $50 per tn usaId delivered.
Wood is 81 per cord at the mine.
"lu summer the trip into that coun-
try is pleasant and interesting. There
are excellent stopping places along the
road. On the old Fountain road. meals
are served for 25 cents, and the fare ia
good. On the new stage road the
charge Is so cents per meal. The old
road is eight miles shorter than the
new. The new road passes by Waha
lake, favorite summer resort with the
Lewiston people.
"Thirty-five miles beyond Florence,
on the WaTrens road, are hot SPRING.
which have become famous for re.
markable cures. a great many people
90 there in summer. 1t is an inviting
country for the angler ana the hunter.
Numerous mountain streams afford
sport for the fisherman, aud in the
mountains the hunters lind elk, bear
ana deer.
"The old town OF Florence has az
elevation OF about 0, 500 feet above the
ses. 1t sits in nearly circular noun
tain basin, seven or eight miles In
diameter. This basin TO coursed by
many small streams, AMI Is spaTsely
timbered with scattered black pines,
with little underbrush."
Only tweSty or thirty OF the old
buildings have survived the wear OF
time. Among these is the old Jail, used
when Florence was the county seat OF
Idaho county, anu the most populous
and lively town in the territory. The
old Masonic Hall is now usei cs q
stable.