Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-04-21
BLACK JACK TO THE FRONT
A Sample of Rock That
GlittepS With GOLD,
came with the
letter.
THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICA-
TION SHOWS UP THE SITUATION.
Lucille, Idaho,
April 8, 1899.
Editor Cottonwood REPORT,
Cottonwood, Idaho.

Cottonwood, Idaho.
Sir:
Accompanying this letter yor
will receive some surface rock con
tanning gold, which we have taker
from various claims in this vicinity
In order to give you fair under
standing of what we are trying tc
get at it will be necessary first tc
mention that this part of the
country had never been prospected
as yet and is only in its infancy in
a mining sense of the word. In the
hurry, rush and scramble towards
Buffalo Hump and other famous
mining camps we have been entire
ly overlooked. The finds that are
now being made in this vicinity are
largely the result of accident and
due in no way to anything like a
systematic prospecting campaign.
Our object in writing to you is to
get you to publish an account Of
what we tell you in order to divert,
ii possible, some of the great crowd
of mining men now en- route to the
Hump. We believe you can do us
great good and at the same time do
your own town service OF immense
value, by making public such parts
OF this letter as you may deem of
sufficient import to attract the at
tention Of mining men. When you
view the matter from a business
like stand point, l believe you will
agree with us in the statement, that
il Cottonwood were the last town at
which anything like prospecting
outfit or supplies could be pur-
chased, that your town, not Grange
vile, would then secure the bulk of
trade. If you do not recognize the
fact, that in rush into this country
ofours, Grangeville would be too far
to the left and out of the way for
anyone coming here to trade there,
Grangeville does recognize that fact
and is acting accordingly, to the
best OF our knowledge and belief.
What we lack here is money to de-
velop the country with, and until
we can attract the attention of the
outside world, we can never hope to
do anything, as this is, at present,
a community of prospectors, none
OF whom have the money to do any
thing with. You can show the sur
face rock we send you to any min
Ing man or assayer and from what
he, says draw your own conclusions.
All the finds that have been made
so far come from the surface of
lodges composed of porphyry and
quartz, in a stratifed condition.
both Of which is highly meneralized.
The width and extent of the lodges
are as yet unknown as the finds
are OF recent date and no work
whatever has been done owing to a
lack of funds. We desire to i'm press
upon the minds of purchasers and
promoters of mining properties that
this regiou has one great advantage
over all others, and that is, that it
can be worked every day in the
year as the climate is unusually
mild at all times, water power in
abundance all over, good wagon
roads within one mile Of all claims,
SC far as known, and no insur-
mountable barriers to pass, but free
ingress and egress at all times.
The value of above facts cannot
be overestimated. We court and
invite an impartial investigation of
our country; well satisfied in our
own minds that it. will result,
speedily, in verdict in our favor.
By publishing the above, or such
parts of it as you may see fit, you
will confer lasting and special ia
vor upon the many prospectors of
this vicinity, which in course of
time they will take great pleasure
in reciprocating, should opportuni-
ty offer.
Yours Respectfully