Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-09
NeWSome Mines.


1T is understood that a very nice
strike has recently been made in
the Iron Crown at sNewsome.
Superinl, ndcnt Blaine has been
continuing the east drift Of No. 2
tunnel and in SO doing uncovered
eighteen inches of ore the values Of
which are said to run up in to the
thousands of dollars. 1t is said to
be widening out of the two inch
streak running through the whole
blanket ledge. which has always
yielded a large percent OF the out
put Of the mine 1t is intended
to run an asli to reach the same
vein at point about $50 feet
distant This ore isidentical with
that Of the Belle claim uncovered
year ago. The mill was started
some ten days ago and this dis
covery is very gratifying to stock
holders. About fifteen men are at
work AVID the mill is in Oper
alton
james Fudge is en- route from
his home to Newsome to resume
operations Oh the well known
Wells & Fudge group of quartz
claims. There has been large
amount of work done on this p. OPP
erty and there is now sufficient ore
on the dump to warrant starting
the mill at once. The mill, which
is three stamps, has II capacity of
~ tons per day. About dozen
men will be employed.
Hytlraulicing has been com
menced by Superintendent Davis
on the Unknown placer owned by
Turner & Young, at Newsome.
Eighteen men are at work at pres.
ent and work will be continued all
summer. The ditch taking the
water from Pilot and Badly creeks
was just completed on this prop.
: erty and is one of the best ant
most cheaply constructed of thu
district. The ground to be
worked is a bench and prospects
very satisfactorily. The plans o
the company anticipate running /
drift or tunnel, through and under
a point of the hill around whic!
the creek makes bend and 10y
the use OF cotterdam runnin:
the water through the drift, Thi
will require about 1,S00 feet o
work in a micaceous shist, YER.
,, easy to work, and will leave abou
1000 feet of the creek bed dry, t.
. be worked when the water in the
I ditch gets to low to work tn
] bench diggings. 1t is said tina
this part of the creek bed ha!
never been worked at all and GER
: tainly not to bed rock and it j
4, supposed to be very rich.
s Charles Richardson's Moos,
creek placer is in active operation
t There is plenty of water and worl
!. is progressing finely. The bee
r rock is cut up to Il 3s.foot face o
auriferous gravel and prospects ar
y as fine as ever.
# The Fisher placers on Meadow
o creek aud Clearwater river, south
: west of Newsome, were ready IL
commence piping the first of thi
week. They have some bencl
diggings that are said to prospec
= highly and have a depth in place
). of 70 feet to bed rock. A ditcl
and $3.50 feet of hume have beef
completed, 600 feet of pipe are j
u use and two giants are used. Thi
property has one OF the most full,
:, equipped hydraulic plants il
y central Idaho. They have saw
mill, which was used in gettin:
G out timber for the fumes an,
: building Of the company, tram
IS way, boarding and bunk houses
! etc. The company is 'argel
repr, scented by Portland partie.
d About ten or twelve men are EN-
v ployed with Geo. Kelly as fore
Is man.-Tribune.