Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-06-30
FIDDLE.CREEK
CORRESPONDENCE.
Lucille Idaho June %, 1899.

1t is little dull here at present
owing to high water which covers
the state road at many points, ard
as natural consequence prevents
travel to a great extent.
Most of tha natives have been
very busy catching driftwood which
has foated down the stream in great
quantities and is, since the river be-
gan falling littering the shores OF
both sides of the river.
A great deal of prospecting and
quite a lot of recording and devel.
opement work is still going on.
Among the latest strikes that have
been made, might be mentioned
that on the Mohawk claim of Sheep
gulch. Its owner and locator Mr..
Robert Alkire, was in town this
week and had with him some very
fine specimens from above claim,
Mr.. Alkire is also interested in the
Don W., another good claim of the
Mckinley group, his star is GER
tainly in the ascendant.
Our efficient deputy recorder, Mr.
0, G. Grump is now doing a land
Office business recording claims.
They are pouring in at a great
+ rate and plenty more to follow.
Work has not yet resumed upon
the Black Jack for the reason that
a deal of some kind has been con-
sumated the particulars of which is
being jealously guarded by all in
terested parties, and as conse
quence cannot now give any of
the details, enough however has
leaked to know that the purchasing
parties will in a few weeks proceed
to do development work with an
increased force of workmen, which
will be constantly augmented from
time to time as development re-
quires.
The smallest assay on the Rieta
claim of Chair and Fiddle creeks
went $l4 per ton on surface rock.
1t is now rumored mat another
deal is on for the Mckinley group,
but as all the oNnere are not in
town we cannot confirm nor deny
the report.
1t is also reported that a large
company is going to purchase all
the property it can from small in
dividual holders at reduced rates,
and then proceed to develop all of
them. This cannot he run down to
any authentic source.
Flint and Barger are busy pre-
pairing to GO to their claims up the
river, and will, we think depart in
side of the next ten days, in the
meantime their placer near this
place shows no sign whatever of
diminishing its remarkable output
of good coarse gold, but on the con-
trary seems to be growing better all
the time.
James Dawson has gone up to the
Rapid river district on a prospect
ing tour, which is to last through
the next two or three weeks.
Mr.. Grow and partners after do
ing location work and recording
have gone over we understand to
the Clearwater district.
John Mclaughlin of the Rieta
claim on Chair creek, is prcsecut-
ing development work thereon with
great vigor, and proposes TO do so
until he has first class mine, and
Judging by appearances it will not
be long till he makes gooh strike.
Grow and Pogue have located a
claim on Sheep Gulch away up "a
gainst the Limestone which has two
well defined walls, and the gauge
matter between said walls will all
prospect like a house afre. They
got grab assay on the rock which
run from $14 to $50 per ton, they
are going to spend some money on
development work right away.
Morse brothers aresgoing to wing
dam the Salmon at point opposite
Cow creek mining co.'s, placer claim
for the purbose of placering the
ground at that point.
MT. Curtls reports business good
and especially so when you take in
to consideration the condition OF
river at present. He has two loads
of goods water bound between here
and Whitebird, Notwithstanding
which he continues to sell Quitting
and supplies of all kinds at remark
ably low prices.
Mr.. Ralston of the Salmon river
trading company says that business
at his saloon is still on the boom.
Joshua Fockler of Slate creek |
made a flying trip to this place yes
terday. He reports his Midnight
claim of this place sure winner.
PRosPEcToR.