The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
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q. w. HtOse and H. r. johnson. under
took a geological reconnaissance in
1899 across the bitter Root range and
The Clear water mountains In Montana
and Idaho Mr. LindFgan wrote = Fe-
port Of tho work, giving particular
attantion 10 tbs mineral deposits Of the
region studied. and II u now avatlabaa
az professional paper No. 81, and may
Be obtained free Of charge. on applica-
tion % the director OF the United
States geological survey, Washington.
ID. c. Il IA tbs only paper ever pub
liahad On she geology Of the district
The region described In this report
u boFdsred on the south b. the Salmon
EaVeT and ON the north BY tho north
tnxk az the Clearwater. THE Bitter
Root range, which attaina an elevation
q ii.0Oo feet merEss into the great
dtseosad high plateau Of the Clear.
water mountains These descend rather
akwupaly ~ the plataAus cf che Camaa
prairie and Cold 6pRinRa prairie, which
t0Fm part % the Columbia river lava
plataaa- THIS plateKu hsa . gsneFai
elsyaaion Of $500 70 5000 fest. and il
haAlt % % horizontal lava lows. Rrom
9Faat glacial clFqnes In the western
elopss q ths Bitter Root EanFs tbs
Haimon FtvuT and ths several foEkn af
De CAaaFwaasF river nnd ahair way
westward through cAnynns from 5000
% s0oe fess deaR The canycn % Fasa
eaimos y especially FsmaEk able fcr tas
Greaa langth and dspsh.
Ths assA indieaisd foxna q Wild asd
vmsy ap@Fnaly populated nanHnaain re-
Gtnn. which u hsavily sisshesea eNosFa
81 tAs hashaaa F4dgeA Tha geology q
- Fagtnn Il oowpaFnttvaty simple.
Tha main Bitter Root Ran&s and tha
l@xR@S p@Ft o. che CipmFwataw momm.
taina etnaiua 20 : nsamAve hi0tits gran.
~. ~. - doana ID more eaxToetly, u
qaaEG WaaUHite, which 4 tha noreh.
waFa euutinuAti0n % ths great bmxio.
hsh 81 % same Fuch that oocup8aa 80
tArR8 Az AREA IN southern central
tdAha A very rumaEk Ahls fault u a..
esV1Sonai leatgh and dispiaoauaus usp-
eEaess tha eastern slope Of ths Bittsaz
Ro9e mountains from The valley % tha
eAm@ nnsea
he valuable minsFala contained Ia
Tia aEaa are eunhned ehleay 10 the
waas9sn slope o. Tho cieaFuatsF moan.
tntna The mnst important aFo the
cole deposits, which occnr In the
aMsase weiss AID gTnvalA AZ thu fooa
~ NE Bites Root mDuntains. some -
mtlsa north Of Hamilton. AionL. u the
FamAEkabls CaFisw mine. whero . body
% Ralnah wAs found in . assure that
had lsmcstoBe and quaFtHite - ia foot.
wall and the gravein of the Bitter Root
valley ~ hanging wall. On the upper
H1uth fora 81 Tho Bitter Root river
lrsaFe1ta % copper, sivier and silver
lead ere have BEEN worked. HuRhoa
Crees. In The same vicinity. ccntatns
gold hsaTinE KFAvels which have been
NuEked for many yeaFA
Kih City, whrca mineral deposits
wer0 discovered In ines. ia the centre
ef he sold mining industry on the
weat slopo. Geld 10 the Vaiua of asx.
orai million dollars was extracted there
from Late tertiary bench RFmvUla, and
placer mining l. asill prosecuted on =
small scale. Quarts veins have also
besn opened In the old mining district
The well defined quarts vuins Of
BaHabo Hemp. discovered Ia 1897, are
actively worked, though not on q very
Large scala These deposits occur In
granite rocks. accompanied by contact
Interchangeable states. Flnrence, lpcstsa
20 miles southwest Of Elk City, Ia an
Other OF the old placer CAMPS, die.
covered about 1891. The Rravela were
rich and The camp has yielded gold 20
the value % many milllon dollnFA. AZ
present few placer and quarts mines
are worked there also. Pierce CITY,
on OToano creek. about so miles north.
northwest Of Elk City, IL also = well
known placer camp. discovered In
1891, and worked continuously Ninsa
then. The present yield from these
placeFs IL probably about $4,000 Per
amman. Tbs gravols occur as creek
aiuvium and a. benches up 10 500 feet
abova tho persont drainage level.
Quarts veins have also been found near
Pierce, aud many Of them are now
worried on . small scale The veins
occur on gneisea and chista. The total
production Of this gold. bearing region
Is At The present time probably about
ei60O.O 90 per annum.
Coal OF fair quality has been found
on the upper South Fork Of the Bitter
Root valley, and the beds arr here a..
Bociatsd with Fhynlote. The develop.
ments have not yet shown the extent OF
this occurrence. Ignite OF fair DUAL.
lily aslo occurs on OFufino creek below
Pierce, and Ii associated with basalts,
but the beds are probably not thick
enough 10 make development proflta.
bic.