Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-11-26
10 POUNDS OF GOLD.
Harry Glidden Brings i'm Gold
Bricks From Banner Mine,

Harry Glidden Brings i'm Gold
Bricks From Banner Mine.
Spokane Review.
Harry Glidden is in from Flor
ence mining camp, in Idaho, with
10 pounds of gold, product of the
first 16 days run of the mill on the
Banner mine. The gold was on
the desk of President S. S. Glidden,
of the Old National bank yester-
day. 1t is in six bricks. Three
are of the shape and size of a large
sardine can, and three are smaller
The presence of silver gives the
gold pale cast, and brings the
value down to S14.5O per ounce.
The total value of the six bricks
is $4,000. Part of it will be sent to
the government assay Office at
Helena, and part to the Philadel-
phia mint.
"The mill is new and is not run
ming as smoothly as it will be later
on" said Harry Glidden yesterday.
This is the output of a 16-day
run, averaging about Is tons daily.
The ore is taken from a pay streak
10 feet wide, and part of it was
milled from odds and ends taken
from various parts of the workings.
1t is not our richest ground, and
we expect when we begin stopping
in the Goldbug ground, to take out
ore that will run two or three
times these values"
Mr.. Glidden estimates that the
ore can be mined and milled for
So per ton. THE granite is de-
composed" he said, land develop
ment and stopping is mostly pick
work. We have everything in
shape for continuous run this
winter. The ore is blocked out,
and everything is housed for WIN
ter work.
A LIVELY CAMP.
THE camp has been lively this
season." continued Mr.. Glidden,
land there is every indication of a
prosperous winters work | met
the last of the Hi Yu mill machi-
merry going in as l came out.
They will have it up aud running
in about Is days. There is a fine
body of ore ON that property, and
| understand it shows excellent
values.
"The Waverly is another good
in the camp. 1t is equip
ped with only two-stamp mill,
but is turning out gold profitably.
The average of last months work
was a little over 5000 per ton.
Captain N. ID. Moore has his mill
on the ground ready to put it up
on the Blossom. A steam hoist
has been placed on the property
and development is going steadily
"The Poorman will send in
mill over the snow this winter.
1t is to be a iive-stamp mill, with
pans and settlers. The ore body
On the Ozark is wonderfully rich,
showing free gold half as large as
/ pea. In 36 hours the fve-stamp
mill produced 100 ounces of gold a
short time since. They have a
'ein of ore of that quality varying
rom six to Is inches in width.
EEK City is also enjoying a
season of prosperity. The Badger
has 10 stamp mill in operation.
\ recent cleanup on the Buffalo
Hill at Elk City produced 60
pounds Of gold. saw the result
# the cleanup at Grangeville as
came through.
There were about three feet of
now up there when left, and
he roads were rapidly getting into
for winter use.'
Mr.. Glidden will remain here
wo or three days, and will then
eturn to Florence for the winter.
lie is manager for the Banner and
ioldbug companies, operating IN
hat camp. The two companies
'wn II claims, and the properties
re owned chiefly by S. S. Glidden,
larry Glidden and Frank Gull