Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-08-14
Elk CITY DISTRICT
Is The Pesssssof Of nlly Rich Mines and
Fertile nsadevs- Scarcity
Of Farm Hands.
Many SPOKANE MINING MN THERE
Many Men Worlklsg In the flinel
and Good Strikes Reported
Every Day.

Fro Our Special Correspondent.
Elk CRY, July a. Hay making
is very backward here this season
on account Of accidental conditions
principally. Some of the moving
machines proved to be out Of order
when put into operation, and others
are unable to get hands to work.
But Mr.. Litchfeld, q cattleman
here, has some advantag over
others, AZ he has . numerous fam
lily Of boys and girls who can, un-
der conditions, turn out in the hay
field and help put up the crop. He
practically illustrates the principle
Of ''home production" But luck
lily, hay has not matured early this
season on account Of prolonged
rains in the spring. If it should
not get harvested till September it
will NOT be over ripe.
The summer is dry, as is usual
in this region, where only hay and
mineral grow. The beef here is
too fat, and instead Of fattening
for bu. cheering the meat would be
the better il reduced to the natural
condition of cattle ON the range.
Such is Idaho county in the noun
tain region during summer. by
fall cattle are 80 fat that they are
kept during the winter on the nu-
tritious wild grasses, out and cured
in season, with comparatively little
diminntion till April again brings
good feed. Timothy also grows Al
we'll here AZ on the famous Camae
prairie, but it has not been found
necessary to snpersede the natural
grasses Ivy timothy, although tim.
othy has gradually found its way
into the meadows until they are,
many Of them, one-third timothy.
Development Of mines is pro-
crossing in every direction, and III
energetic and hopeful spirit j,
everywhere manifest among mining
men. The Hogan 2O-stamp mil
on Crooked river is now nearly
completed.
The South Fork mine, FIVE mile!
down the Clearwater, has devel
oped An ore shoot Of Is inches run
ming $3.50 In free gold.
The Eagle and Blue Ribbon
mines on Siegel creek are still tur n
ing out immensely rich ore.
Mining men from abroad are con
stantly seen on the streets Of Ell
City, and are looking up mining
properties.
r. A. Sims of Palonse City In
started development work ON TIN
property Of the Tamilipa Mining
company near Gro Grande.
The 2O-stamp mill on the Crook et
river company's property will b.
ready to mill quartz during tn,
present month. The building i
completed and all the machiner,
op the ground.
Brinton & Waters have built 81
arastra on Summit fiat and ar,
packing ore from their mine to tn,
plant preparatory to crushing thi
fall.
Many mining men from Spokan,
and elsewhere are visiting tn,
camp since the great strike OF
Siegel creek.
Fourteen men are now employed
upon the development work on III,
celebrated Cleveland mine. The,
are working in a three-foot ledg,
Of fine ore, and it is currently re
ported that the bond will be take
up long before the option expires.
The Blue Ribbon mine, owned
by Harry Poyneer, L. A. Painter
and others, has been bonded b,
Ben Kingsbury, Of Spokane. A,
the bond calls for continuous worl
upon the property for one year i
is safe to say that another goot
mine will be developed it Elk City
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