Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-05-15
MINES ABOUT WARREN.
Good Properties and Activity
About the Camp.

Of warren, was In Town seVerai
days this week en- route to Port
land, where he goes to arrange
for big stock Of goods for their
store during the continuance of the
Thunder Mountain boom. Their
goods will be shipped in over the
Grangeville-Florence state road,
owing to the impossible condition
of the Weiser-Secesh-Coun route.
Speaking Of the mining develop
meuts in Warren and adjacent
camps, Mr.. Patterson said:
"The Silver King mine on
Slaughter gulch is starting up now
that Ambrose Stewart has returned
from the east, and quite a crew
will be employed in and about the
property all the present season.
The company have purchased the
lO-stamp mill from the lola mine
and will move it to the Silver King
as soon a. the building is ready
At present they are waiting for the
sawInill to start up. A new tun-
mel is to be started on the Silver
King which will be 1900 feet in
length and will attain a depth on
the vein of 700 feet below the sur
face. The vein is a very strong
and handsome one, being fully four
feet wide and showing good values
in gold and silver throughout.
The company have been expert
menting with a new process for
saving the values, and plant is
to be installed and operated in con-
junction with the mill for that pur-
pose.
"The Junior Tunnel company
are running their big tunnel with
the idea Of cutting the veins OF the
Rescue, Little Giant extension,
Charity and Keystone mines. A
contract for 300 feet Of this tunnel
has Just been finished. Its total
length when completed win be one
and a half miles. 1t is understood
that the Junior Tunnel people are
arranging to acquire the Little
Giant interests, when work will be
pushed on the tunnel extension as
originally projected.
"Lewis Demo, John Pearson and
Andy Cavanaugh are drifting on
the Meadows placers and have done
well this season. Robert Bell il
expected in shortly to examine the
property for eastern investors. The
heaviest stockholders Of the biz
dredge outfit are expected in camp
next month to look over theil
ground with the view of making
another attempt to win out or
their losses. They have big
block of good ground, and there
is no reason why they should no,
make money 10y close management
"Bohndel & Brahan have re-
ceived their first payment from the
Denver people who bonded theil
1Grouse creek placers. The com
pany are now endeavoring to pur.
chase the other claims along the
full length of Grouse creek with
the view of working them on big
scale. They have a crew of mer
getting ready for the spring rur
as soon as the water starts.
"Several new strikes are report
ed on Bear creek, near Marshal
lake, and probably 100 men arr
prospecting in there new, waiting
for the snow to go off SO they cal
get into Thunder Mountain.
| 'rhe whole of the mineral bel
southeast of Warren has beef
! known> for years to be the bes
mineralized country on the Pacif,
coast, and the old-timers of War
reu have been over the grount
time and again, aud locations Gov
ering the Dewey properties wer
made years before the Caswell
ever head of Idaho. There are l:
camps in that section and the pros
poets are that all of them will max,
surprising showings this year.
"On the North fork of Smitl
creek G. A. Werdenhoss has locat
ed 60-foot dyke of porphyr,
quartz from which nine ounces il
gold values per ton have been Oh
tanned. OF course the entire dyk,
will not run up to that valuation
but the whole 60 feet will pay
handsomely to mill, and Colorado
people are now in that section will
the money to pay for it if it comes
up to representations. We hav'
plenty Of supplies On hand at on
store, aud in few days we shall
be prepared to meet the demand
however great it may he. Ther'
is good deal of complaint abou
the hardships and the absence o
stopping places on the Dixie route
and the Warren gateway is un
doubtediy the best inlet into tn,
new camp, aud will remain 50 un
til something hettec is found ywhjcl
is not likely, as that country WA
travelled and explored 30 years apn
and no Improvement over the Wa
rem route has ever been discovered.
MO Loss of Time.
| have sold Chamberlain Collie
| Cholera and !ls,r,huua kamnd,