The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-07

T. A. Bauer who has made an especial
study OF the famous Elk basin gold fields
Of Idaho. expects the district to forge 10
the front this year as a quartz producer.
He says: In the spring OF g men pros
pected in all directions from the already
famous camp OF Florence. Some of them
climbed to the top Of Buffalo Hump-the
now wonderful quartz camp-and gazing
to the north beheld an immense basin
threaded with silvery mountain streams.
One In particular ran through vast open
bottom lands, or natural meadows. and
these meadows were dotted with bands
OF elk, hence the name Of the stream-Elk
creek-and the camp they founded upon
its banks, Elk City.
Prospecting demonstrated the fact that
everywhere rich auriferous gravel abound
ed. not only In the gulches and along the
streams, but in old river channels far
above the present water course In n
short time 10000 men were at Elk city
Enormous fortunes were taken out n n
short time. 1t is estimated nv men who
were there that over 100000 in dust
were shipped from Elk City.
Recent Quartz Discoveries.
1.-The camp was-~in the slang OF today
hot one gambling and shooting galore.
Tho cream secured the men rushed on to
newer fields, leaving the remnants to a
scattering OF whites and the hordes Of
Cinnamon who flocked to the scene. In
the seventies there We're over 300 China
men In Elk basin. The diggings were
worked in desultory manner until the
early nineties. when capital commenced
to take a hand and open up some of the
deep banks Of gravel with the latest hy-
draulic appliances.
AT present there are six hydraulic
plants successfully at work in the imme-
diate vicinity of Elk City. Last year a
large Bucyrus dredge was installed upon
the meadows of Red river. 1t was com
pleted in time for two months run,
which proved so satisfactory that, I I'M
derstand sister dreige will be com
pleted this year. II has only been within
has been paid to the quartz OF the camp.
IL Is true that a few men who had spent
years quartz mining in other states found
such attractive propositions ten years ago
that they have stayed with them and now
have fine properties developed The
Buster. within a mile of Elk City: the
Blue Dragon, mile and a half from Elk;
the Cleveland, on Relief creek the Blanco
and the Ryan claims on Red river. are
samples Of the early quartz discoveries.
and all show we'll.
Pay Ore In Several Localities.
ITO the east OF Elk. on Seigle creek, a
number OF rich lodes have been uncovered
in the past two years. The Blue Ribbon
drcd feet OF tunnels and shafts and show
ing fine bodies of rich ore.
South Of Elk, on Wheeler mountain n
number of good lodes are being devei-
oped. The Grsngeville group has the most
work done, and good pay ore IS being un-
covered on several contiguous claims
'peadwood mountain Is the divide be-
tween lower Crooked river and the south
Fork Of Clearwater. II is a veritable net
work of lodes running from two feet TO
seventy feet in width and CARRYING from
"a few dollars up into tho hundreds per ton
The Occident group on Deadwood
ana shafts, and makes an immense show
.ng. There are three parallel lodes in this
group, one OF them being seventy feet
wide, one ten 20 fifteen feet. and the third
Is Ave feet In width On the same mount
ain Is the Golden Crocodile. The Idacoida
and the OreonogO are big. strong lodes
running from ten to thirty feet in width.
and, while low grade. carry good values
ION the Crooked river side OF the
mountain, Pacific has several hundred
feet % work done and shows a good.
strong lode. with line body OF quartz
A number OF claims were located on this
mountain last season which show up well
Rich Free Gold Quartz.
During the winter. within a mile ana
half ~ Elk City Ira r Iamareux
opened up one ~ the richest bodies OF sod
ore ever discovered The Lode is small
width. hat well defined. and cutting the
formation like a knife He has Id uu-
covered for over "a feet showing SOLID
quartz % high value. Bat az the very on3
OF the cut he opened up a shoot 81 on.
that fairly iaKzics the eyes when / Was
there he had a little old wheciharroN
loaded with this nice quartz 10 was esti-
mated by several experts 60 De- worth all
the way from tioop 90 &25.Dn mo-talcl
and pounded Uu an ounce ~ this rock ana
secured $40 This was not nearly as rsch
as some. Frequently in breaking largo
pieces 80 the quartz 70 viii! nu. come
apart. being held together ay virgin gs,I
He has n0t yet discovered the extent ~
ihf4 rfch shoot The weather being BAL
he has reen pounding OUT a few thousand
iu "a hand mortar for d development fund
Needless 90 Say. there has been a good
hlt ~ excitement and Qlltp a number z
claims sttkCl 10 tac vicinity iu car-e-
qucnce.
There Will undoubtedly ~ 70 ruaa into
ELK City AS sU1n as tho weather 81 nits
az nr.s u.rtlng The railroad IS seventy
miles nearer Fix City than 20 was a war
aEo. There - row out % me-, mile haul
from stuart The chief travaRrk 70 ths
camp heretofore hss been the remote
transportation abilities Ia conclusion.
VIII aay tNH mli3tc re- April H- the r~4t
80 Man Viii h| soon enough f1r prr41..--
tors 10 GET hrro Snow Will hardly 70
Ecre sufficient <or any field Work % =
To- Dbl.