Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-04-08
Florence Items.

FROM the Miner.
Fred Zieber and w II Phil.
lips have made an important
quartz discovery near Salmon
river, and are developing the
property.
Frank Plenker, who has
been working diligently all
winter on the Falkner now
has fine body of ore in his
tunnel.
The new stope on the Free
Coinage shows two and one
half feet of fifty dollar ore.
Work in the main drift has
been resumed. The ore body
is still about three feet wide
and shows indications of grow.
ing larger.
There are already several
Cripple Creek, COL, men in
Florence all highly pleased
with the camp, and many of
their friends are expected here
in a short time. This is a
straw indicating the direc-
ton OF the wind.
Among recent important mi
ming deals is the purchase of
controlling interests in the OK.
No and the 0. K. No. 2, by
Dayton, Wash, parties from
Frank McGrane, of Grange
vile. These properties lying
between the Ozark and Bios
som are in one of the richest
sections of the Florence basin,
and with development should
rival these now we'll known
mines. Mr.. McGrane, we are
informed, retains interests in
both claims.
MIR. Turnbull, late of Lemhi
, county, who has change of the
: Little Slate creek placer
: ground owned by Meinert,
5 Jameson, ct al, is making prepa'
ration to begin running as soon
5 as the snow has disappeared.
f. Thirty two claims are in
! Guided in this group, and, it is
; said ten to twelve cents pei
pan is not an unusual prospect
' from channel dirt. Certain il
: is that much of the ground is
rich, as several gulches, includ
, ing Wilson, Jackass and Van
t Buren,, all of which yielded
= thousands of dollars, empty
S into Little Slate creek, but
owing to too much surface
dirt and want of dump room
:. this project has never beer
y worked. When properly open
# ed the ground will no doub,
g pay well. 1t is rumored thai
!; $4,000 has been offered fol-
$ the group and declined.
$ A visit to the Mikado las
d Thursday revealed a force o
e men at work on the 6o.foo
= level running the east drift
). now 46 feet long. The vei1
IS has been crosscut about II
!. feet on this level, but as yer
neither wall has been encoun
tered. The ore body is mucl
stratifed which makes i
i more expensive to work thar
{ if it was solid, but all indica
; tons point to a blending O
$ the various ore streaks at n,
e great depth, on or near tn
I hanging wall. While there j!
c but little ore in sight on tn
: surface, a depth of 90 fee
{, shows several feet, ever,
q pound of which is saved fol
n !, milling. Owing to expected
IL wet weather the lower work
l. ings will soon be abandoned
: pending the installation of
{ hoist and pump, when work il
l. the tunnel will be resumed
!, Manager A. H. Bishop fully
q realizes the Importance of sink
X ing to a greater depth and i
I making arrangements accord
J. ingly. The Mikado is a. grea
J. properly and when sufficient.
c developed, and equipped will
l. a good mill, will take ranl
l. with the best producers il
y Idaho.
!. Regular services at the M. E. Church
Sunday al II 100 A. NJ, and 7:3o p. N
t Sunday School at 1000 A. NJ. Thur
!. day evening Prayer meeting at 7:3t
. Everybody cordially invited to atten