Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-04-15
Salmon River Brakes South Of
the Poormau.

Salmon River Brakes South Of
the Poorman.
1t will be two years ago August
"a that Rol Williams, while on q
hunt for deer, found float of a
character which brought himself
and l.. N. Taylor back the same
evening, and the result was the
discovery and location If the now
celebrated Free Coinage ledge. The
discovery and location of this ledge
was the initiation of active pros
pecting and mining in this section
of Florence district. Then rapidly
followed the discovery and location
of the Mt Key, owned now by II.
Hamlin and A. L. Harchilre de-.
This claim is an east extension of
the Free Coinage, which has a
good showing. The Idaho Pool,
and Bee Hive, join the Free Coin
age on the south, and are own ed
by Rol Williams and L. G. an d
Thomas Reed, of Moscow. Then
follows the discovery of the Ost, 9 r
Joe, owned by M. B. Morrow a nd
l.. N. Taylor. This ledge has been
developed to the extent of 200 feet
of tunneling, and has q good show
ing; but the main ore chute from
which the rich float came, has not
yet been uncovered. The Ruby
4. an east extension of the Sena-
tor, and paralleling the Ostler Joe
on the north, is also owned by
Morrow and Taylor, but has no de-
velopment further than that re-
quired by law. Then followed in
rapid succession the discovery and
location last July of the Senator,
the Statesman, the Tom Boy, the
Snowshoe, the Fourth of July and
the Turner-Bell, owned by Messrs.
Turner, Scott and Bell. This ledge
shows 25 feet of ledge matter and
quartz on the surface, and carries
satisfactory values throughout, and
will in the near future be one Of
the great producers of the camp.
There is no reason why the Sena-
tor, Free Coinage, Turner Bell ,Ost-
Ter Joe and Mt. Key, the Snow
shoe, Tom Boy and Fourth of July
should not be placed on the roll as
producers in this camp during this
season. OF these lodges the Free
Coinage is the most extensively de-
veloped. The ledge, which crops
out ON the surface for 700 feet, is
tapped by 1O5-foot crosscut, at a
depth of go feet, and a tunnel run
ming west on the ledge is now in
200 feet from point tapped by
crosscut. The showing is excel
lent all the way on the ledge; quartz
varying in width from 1S inches to
5 10 feet, and carrying values
principally gold, from IS to SO pei
ton. Further west on this ledge
there is shaft sunk to the depth
of 80 feet, which shows the ledge
to fine advantage all the way down
This shaft was the first develop
ment done on the ledge, but had
to be abandoned ON account O
water. There is no doubt but
what the owners of this property
will in the near future realize theil
fondest hopes. The Senator
owned by Geo. Doper, A. L. Har
chelrode and E. NJ. Watson, come!
J next in point of development
Their discovery, at a depth of II
feet, shows quartz and ledge mat
! ter to the extent of 5 10 feet il
width, carrying average values
from wall to wall of SlO4.SO. They
, are now in $50 feet on an angl'
crosscut tunnel, and are just en-
countering the west end of thi
rich ore chute. AS yet they hav'
$ neither wall, but the full face o
the tunnel is quartz and heavil!
stained ledge matter, which will
all mill. All of these propertie
are free milling, or practically so
and can be easily treated. TIL
advantages for mining and millin,
in this section cannot be excelled
timber Of the very best quality an,
kind, and an abundance of water
For instance, the 'Ostler Joe-Sena
tor water power can be conducted
SO as to give 100 feet fall at a poin
where mill hoist and other work
be erected. L. N. Taylor.
Florence, April 8, 1898.