Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-07-14
IN THE HEART OE IDAHO
Discoveries Reported in the Sheepeater
Country Southeast Of Warren.

discoveries Reported In Inc Sleepealef
Country Southeast Of Warren.
BIG DEAL COPPER MINES
EDITOR PARKER: Thinking per-
haps you would like to hear some
thing from the Sheepeater country,
l take the liberty of writing you.
For years people have heard more
or less about the rich float that has
been found in that country, and
more or less of the rock l have
shown as ] passed through your
town. To make long story short,
we have found it. We came out
from Beaver creek yesterday with
our samples and specimens and
had our assaying done, the values
running from s12 across 16-foot
ledge to $4,000 specimen assays.
The lodges are strong, cutting the
formations, and in many places
cropping high above the ground.
The formations predominating
are porphyry and hornblend dykes
and handicapped mountains.
This is a good field for prospectors,
for the mineral belt extends for
more than 80 miles on each side of
Beaver creek, and there are hun
dreds of lodges cropping out and
waiting tn he located
The copper camp is sold. Capt.
Woods made the boys happy this
morning with good sized cheques,
a Lake Superior Copper Co. being
the purchaser.
Every man that can get horse
has put a load of grub on his back
and started for Big creek, Beaver
and Monumental creeks. Thun-
der Mountain is drawing many, as
good strikes have been made there
this winter.
A large gang of men are at work
on the Elk creek trail, and three
boats are kept busy at the South
fork, crossing men and horses.
People can get into the country
by Dixie, crossing the Salmon river
at Fred Burgdorf's ranch, or can
come by the way of Florence and
Warrens.
Idaho county seems to be COM
ing to the front all right, and the
next five years will see millions of
dollars taken out of Idaho county
mines. Yours truly
JAMES HAND.
Warren, Idaho, July 3.
EDITOR Press: One of the big
gest mining deals ever made in this
section was brought to a close to-
day by the payment of 10 per cent.
of the purchase price, the balance
to be paid in 20 days. 1t includes
10 claims in one group, situated in
what is known as the Copper Basin
The lodges are from two to six feet
and carry high per cent. Of cop
per, together with other values.
The lucky prospectors are Jack
Millican. U. w. Donnally, Z.
Smith, J. Jackman, G. Wardeiioff
and Hank Babendorf. These men
are all old-time prospectors and
are worthy of their good fortune
The party known in the pur-
chase is John r. Wood, represent
ing the Honest John Mining Co. +, |
who are Chicago capitalists well |
known to this section. The pur-
chase price, which is not definitely |
known at this writing, is supposed |
to be S100,000.OO. This new
camp is situated on Big creek.
about 40 miles southeast of War
rem. A crew of 20 men have been
employed to begin building a road
from here to the camp and will
start to work on the 9TH. Supplies
and tools are already purchased.
The copper basin is really copper
belt of wonderful richness extend
ng for miles and covering a vast
lnexplored country. To say that
Warren is jubilant over the deal
ioes not express it. We will SIM
ply celebrate the 4th in real old
style. DIR. C. A. HAscAL1
Warren, Idaho, July 3.
Is 1T RIGHT
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