Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-10-23
VAST REGION
UNEMPLOYED
One Which Will Add to the Already
Great Mineral Fame OF
Idaho County.
SALMON RIVER CANYON ABOVE DIXIE
Rich Quartz Vein Was Discovered by
Following Advice of Young
Girl ClairvOyant.
SALMON RIVER CANYON ABOVE DIXIE
From Our Special Correspondent.

canyon, ~ ulllcS up OiAio. nv
canyon is impossible except on foot.
Where the canyon commences vol
canic dykes set in, crossing the
river in q southwesterly direction.
These dykes all contain mineral
rock, sulphurets of iron assaying
"a and S. per ton, silver SO and
$40 per ton. AS you go further
up the river the dykes are numer-
GUS and contain silver and tin ore.
Cobalt is also said to be present.
/ found float running 5000 per ton
in free gold. For IS miles up the
river it appears to be the greatest
mineralized country l have ever
seen, the porphyry dykes occurring
thickly and containing copper and
silver, the values sometimes run
ming $50 ounces of the white metal.
This is literally an unexplored
region, having been travelled only
along the river by boats. The
mountains rise precipitously on
each side and the overflow and
slide from above cover the lava
groupings 80 that few Of them can
be seen without climbing from 1000
to 1000 feet. A man feels like a
pigmy insect. as he confronts these
mighty barriers of stone and tim
Der rising above him until vision
is lost in the dizzy heights. But it
is destined to be the greatest min
eral country in the world, and
when it is brought to light man
will not hesitate to overcome its
frowning obstacles. A road can
be made along the river without
much trouble-only that Of moving
boulders aside to make room for
the foot of man and his faithful
horse. Look out for news from
this section next season, as pros
pectors are already penetrating it,
and it will add to the great mineral
fame Of Idaho county beyond the
widest dreams of it's most enthu-
siastic citizens.
The great wealth and perma-
hence of Elk City district as a
mining center is now established
beyond peradventure. There are
now three immensely large propo-
sitions developed to certainty,
while hundreds of little less propo-
sitions are on the way to develop
ment, whose size and richness in
sure them to become paying mines
in the near future. The Hogan
property consists of dozen claims,
all large assures, besides the mon
strous porphyry dyke upon which
the 2O-stamp mill is now running
to its full capacity. This dyke is
entirely free-milling, while the
gash veins of the company are
partly free and partly iron sui
phurets of high grade. The Eagle
mine, consisting of five or six
claims, is now putting its mill in
place and will shortly have it run
ming. This lode is 30 to 40 feet
wide, with vein of four feet of
free gold ore which is estimated to
yield $1,000 per ton when the mill
gets to work upon it, The re-
naming % feet OF the vein will be
mostly sulphurets.
The third proposition among the
very largest veins has been devel-
oped to a depth of only 25 feet and
is about 20 feet wide, containing
sulphurets running from $3.50 up
to $1,000 per ton in gold. There
are seven claims upon this lode, all
showing equally we'll, but were To-
Gated only this fall and are prac-
tically undeveloped.
The Blanco, near Red river, east
of the Eagle, is also an immense
vein of sulphurets and is now being
by a company under a
bond.
More than hundred claims, all
under development, could be men,
toned which promise to become
paying properties.
On Red Horse creek, near Elk,
a Mr.. johnson has small vein of
ore which runs several thousand
dollars per ton. The history of it
belongs to the marvellous and oc-
cult, and clairvoyance figures in it's
discovery. Mr.. johnson had a
placer claim on Red Horse creek
in region where no quartz veins
were visible. He visited Wallace,
Idaho, and there ran across girl
Of IL years who was reputed to be
natural one-a child
without knowledge or guile. She
voluntarily told him that she could
see by her occult vision that he
was working near rich quartz
vein. She said if he would drift
Is feet into the hill he would strike
. quartz vein perhaps two feet
wide. Mr.. johnson came home
and ran this drift and surely struck
4 quartz vein. Then she told him
TO sink 10 feet and he would find
i rich in gold. He did SO, and
rom specimens he has shown he
aas certainly got rock very rich in
,old.
Lately the parents of this Clair
'oyant have removed, under her