Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

| valuable quartz properties have been
opened Some OF these were dlscoy-
cred years ago and are IN the list OF old
| properties now being reopened. Many
leads have been discovered since the
| inauguration OF the new era OF pros
| pectlng following the discovery OF
| Thunder Mountain. Probably the
most important OF these new dlscoy-
cries are those on Loon Creek. In the
early days rich placer mines were
worked there, and last year the lode
from which the gold probably came was
| discovered. The ore Is very rich, much
OF It carrying values as high as $500 a
ton, and the deposits appear to be large
The mines at all points In Lemhi are
| giving great promise and the prospect
Is, that that section viii be found well
| In the front with respect to production
of gold hereafter. The same is true Of
Custer county, though there II not so
| much newly discovered mining terri
| tory In that section.
Crossing the state. the Salmon passes
| through a succession of canyons. Tho
| afiluent streams generally come In
through similar canyons. These condi-
lions have made the exploration of that
| region very difficult but much progress
has been made, particularly since the
discovery of Thunder Mountain; and
number of promising discoveries have
been reported from the mountain IN
which these streames take their rise.
At the old camp OF Warren, near the
western border OF the state there has
been small production for years. but
now there is much greater activity.
At other points In that section discov-
cries have been made, notably at Mar
shall Lake. and the development In all
that region IL likely TO be interesting.
On the north side OF the Salmon the
old placer camp of Florence Is again
attracting attention both for hitherto
unworked gravel deposits and for lode
mines that are being opened. Black
Lake district in Washington county,
and Rapid River, IN Idaho county are
In the Salmon River region and both
are important AT Black Lake large
plant has been erected during the past
two years, employing the cyanide pro-
cess, and 1t has now begun the produc-
tion of bullion. on the Snake river
above its junction with the Salmon
an' some rs niles from Lewiston, cop
per region known as the lmnaha dis
trict, is being developed. steam
boat with high power engines has been
put on to carry supplies to that dis
trict from Lewiston and transport ores
to that place.
CLEARWATER RIVER.
Another great stream that flows
through large section OF Idaho that
Ia almost unexplored, is the Clearwater.
1t rises In the Bitter Root mountains
and flows westward through the state
to junction with the Snake at Lewis
ton. There Is little known of the region
where the river rises but II Is believed
TO be well mineralized. Farther along
on its course, the river passes through
a country that has been proved to be
very rich In gold That section was
secured for placer gold in the early
history of the state and at MANY
points the miners met with exceedingly
rich rewards. Pierce City Is one OF the
sections that yield rich harvests 10
those pioneer miners. Its placers are
still being worked, large areas or lean
ground having been left by the miners
OF the past generation because they
would not pay at that time, But IN
that section important lode mines are
being developed. Some OF these nave
become very profitable and, each
season adds to the number of promis-
ing mines. Pierce Is the center OF
very large gold bearing section embrace
ing number Of districts and the de-
velopments in progress give promise
of there being many very Valuable
mines in addition to those already
opened
one of the most important districts
of that portion of the state Is Buffalo
Hump. II is one of the new districts
having been discovered only few
years ago The district has passed
through an experience that is common
with nearly all new mining sections
Promising discoveries led to SIAM
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a great deal OF notoriety Then came
a reaction. The thronw that rushed
in, expecting to gather fortune,
quickly receded and, for a time, the
district attracted but little attention
Hut practical men who had securd
foothold, went to work to develop their
holdings ond now. the district Is be-
ginning to produce considerably. Mines
that started with small plants, are en-
larging their capacity and the outlook
Is that the Hump, as II Is designated,
viii become a permanent camp OF more
than average Importance
SNAKE RIVER.
The possibilities of placer mining
along the Snake river, throughout near
ly It's entire course In the state have
always been most alluring. Immense
areas of gravel are found to be lib
orally sprinkled with flour gold that is
very difficult to save. IL has often
been estimated that these gravels carry
enough of the precious metal to pay
the national debt, but those who have
endeavored to mine the ground on
large scale have failed While men
make good wages at many points in
working with rockers and other small
apparatus, numerous extension plants,
erected at different times have been
abandoned, because the gold could not
be saved when working under such
conditions. There have been a few
exceptions, but the rule has been as
stated. This year new pattern OF
dredge is being erected on the river,