Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-09-14

ana Will run q 6OO IL. tunnel 0ur.
the winter, besides prosecuting,
sinking shafts, etc.
The Butterfly Group, owned by
Pulse and Gordon, shows values as
high - t76.O0 per ton.
Vendetta promises to be the
leading mining camp In Idaho
county in the near future. The
ore belt lie about one mile wide,
has been traced for twenty miles
in length and is Of dyke formation.
Elk City IL rather quiet at pres
ent but . revolution in . mining
way is looked for in the near
future.
The Buffalo Hill placer is rum
ming steadily on an immense body
Of gravel, working about IL men.
The Gold Hill and Turnan
placers are also running right
along in good ground.
The American Eagle has closed
. few weeks for repairs.
The Buster mine owned by 8.
w. Smith is the largest quartz
proposition in that district. A
$40 It. tunnel taps the main ledge,
and . crosscut develops q 20 n. ore
body, averaging $1,000 per ton.
II u stated that the owner has
been offered $3.50, 600, bat refused
to sell. Mr.. Smith is now in San
Francisco preparing to proceed
with developments this winter.
Perhaps the richest mine in this
district il the South Fork owned
BY e. E. Esby. II is situated six
and ons-half miles southwest OF
Elk City. Little development
work has been done but the ore
has been uncovered for 23O feet on
the surface. The ledge is u #.
wide; 16 inches on the foot wall
averages $500. The values Of 20
inches adjoining runs from $4O0
to $500 and A feet averages 500. 90
per ton. 60 tons of the ore ex-
pected to average 500 per ton are
being shipped to the smelter al
Tacoma.
On the Gold Dove, FIVE miles
southeast Of Elk City. owned by
Nassau, Humgar and Brennan
10 500 II. Of tunneling and
22O II. on the ledge. A run on
six tons Of ore went 416 free mill.
ing. Together with concentrates
the value was go per ton.
Among other claims of fine show:
ing might be mentioned the Prov.
idence, owned by Natwick and
Erwin, the Hercules, by johnson,
Middleton, ct al. The Kinks Forh
section, six miles N. f. OF Eli
City is also q very promising dis
trict.
Nj. Parks, . mining expert, rep.
resenting the Bunker Hill and Sui.
ivan Co. Of Occur d. Alene, went
into Elk City Friday to inspect thu
Smith and Esby properties, and K
look over the country in general
At Newsome the Anaconda il
working fourteen men. They
have . tunnel OF 300 n. and . 3O(
II. shaft will be sunk Immediately
superintendent w. II. Hill is il
Spokane selecting machinery Il
install . mill this fall.
The Moose Creek Placer is work
thirty men and adding q seve,
mile extension to the ditch ant
flume. Legget Creek and Montan,
Placers ere also running on . small
scale.
While In the Elk City distric
incidentally We stopped a few day
ut the Red River hot springs, an,
found excellent fishing and 81
abundance Of small game in tn
near vicinity. Although it is
Is mile ride by trail to reach th
springs, many people have visite'
there during the summer to enjo,
the invigorating effect Of it's min
eral waters. Those present we're
Misses Myrtle Poyneer and Jessi
Mcdonald, of Pomeroy, Wash. O
L. OBannon and family, Of Clear
water; Miss Efhe 6tamey, of An
napolis, NO.; Mr.. and Mira. s
Leech, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Girls
void and Mrs. Carter, Of Or
0rande; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hilyard
A. w. Boyd and Ralph Middleton
of Elk City; Harry Baker, Free
Murphy and Bob Brownell, Q
Clearwater; W. A. Wiley, Of Middl
Fork, Idaho.
cannot speak too highly Of tn
cordial treatment received ct tn
hands Of the mining people wher
ever We came in contact with then
and wish to express my hearty ap
probation of their generous hospi
tality.
H0W'e This.
We offer one hundred dollars re
ward for any case Of cstarrh tina
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrl
cure.