Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-06
MORE NEWSOME BONANzAS

NeVSome Greek Steadily Advancing to
the Front Rank as a
Gold Camp.
City Attorney Edward M. Grit
fifth, of the law firm of McDuffie
& Griffith, who has very large in
terests in Buffalo Hump and the
surrounding camps has just arrived
from Newsome creek where he
went to make a personal examine
zion Of his interests in that Sec
ton. To PRESS reporter Mr..
Griffith said: 81 am glad to say
that in my examination found a
most pleasing condition of affairs
existing in that country, not only
from the fact that properties are
very much in demand in that Sec
tion by new people, but also
from the fact that many mining
men Of note are continually arriv-
ing there and locating permanent
ly. While / was there l found
that there were quite II number of
properties which were either under
bond or in the course of negotia-
tons for their sale. One of the
principal features which, in my
opinion, gives the most encourage
ment to the camp is the fact that
without exception every property
upon which there has been any de-
velopment work done shows iden-
tically the same formation as that
which the rich Iron Crown has,
and which has proved itself to be a
mine without the question of a
doubt. 1t has been proven con-
clusively that the veins are, in
this section, horizontal, and for
that reason alone one property is
apt to be as good as another, in
view of the fact that the entire dis
trict seems to be overlaid with at
least one gigantic blanket lead, and
every indication that with depth
a series of these blanket leads will
be shown to exist. OF course there
is no question about the great val
ues in this district, for one can
scarcely pick up piece of ore
which does not show the precious
metal.
Briefly stating, taking into con.
sideration the accessibility and the
fact that the production is abso-
lutely free-milling ore and the
vast extent of territory which this
district covers, it is certainly des-
tined to be the leading mining
camp of the great Northwest. This
assertion may seem to be an exag-
Grafton, but those who have exam
ined the country and know of its
vast richness and extent will en-
dorse my ideas in every particular.
AS the real wealth of he section
was not discovered this season I'M
til it was too late for prospectors.
the boom which it is destined to
have will not occur till next spring. !
However those who arr IN crested
there already are making active
preparations for the erection of
stamp-miils ON their properties; the
construction II bitches il also re
living attention as we'll as the |
of numerous wagon roads
to the various mining properties. |
Wells & Fudge's property, the
Gold Crown, the Iron King and
many others show vast amounts of
ore on the dump ready for the
mill; all of these properties have in
addition wonderful showing and
will, no doubt, make great mines,
for the ore is undoubtedly there
and only awaits its being handled.
My man located two claims for
me, which embrace in their bound
aries 40 acres lying parallel with
Wells & Fudge's property, and the
discovery shaft on these properties
the same character of ore
peculiar to that district, and is
no doubt the same blanket lead az
is found in the Iron Crown and
other well-known properties.
My prediction is that there will
De more actual mining and devel-
opment in this particular section,
han in any other portion of the
county, or in other words we would {
rave great boom on now were it ,
lot for the lateness of the season.
Mr.. P. w. Campbell, who accom-
'anied me. brought in about 200 {
'ounds of the ore from this section