Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-01-03
RICH MINERALS
LYING latent
Vast Wealth Awaits De.
velopment by Rail.
roads.
Fred A. Wood Pictures Future Of Lew.
isten When transportation 10
interior Parts Of the State.

Central Idaho. covering some 200
square miles of mineral ground. IL fast
becoming the mecca for capitalists who
are interested in the question Of
quartz mining.
For the past seven years there has
been a great amount OF development
work done, demonstrating that there
IL quantity and values. in fact, enough
has been done to warrant railroad
building. which question looks fair to
be settled as several railroad COM
neers in the field. taking observations
and making surveys preparatory to
finally settling the right or satisfac.
tory route for them.
Showing Warrants Roads.
This point Is the gateway Of this vast
mineral belt and all of US are anxious
to see the first railroad come through
the mountains. II the north fork
route IL selected the Black Lead coun-
try and Pot Mountain country win be
thoroughly opened up. The present
showings warrant transportation. The
route down the Selway or LOcksaw and
Clearwater will open up new territory
| as well as assist In giving much
cheaper freight rates to those now at
| work in Elk City. Orc Grande and
Newsome also would receive large tom
| mage from properties being developed.
II the route chosen should be the
| Salmon river. there is one Of the great
est fields to be opened in the northern
country. That is Big Creek and Buff
falo Hump: to this road also would
fall Warrens Dixie. Florence. Buffalo
Hump and Big Creek. Today there are
properties developed enough to show
tonnage for years in Big Creek and the
Hump.
Great Copper Tonnage.
| Again. should the railroad route
come down the Snake river from Hunt
ington, the great copper tonnage along
this route would keep them busy fo1
years. Prospects today are lying dor
mant. others are just keeping theil
heads from sinking. owing to excessive
rates Of freighting they must stand
that would with railroad transportation
be turned into profit-paying shippers
Lewiston. Idaho, ia the gateway TO
all this. Nothing can keep 1t ava.
from her, as time will force the rail
road companies to build that are toda,
! not thought Of. One can 60 from Lew
iston east up the Clearwater to the al
vide, strike down to south fork OF tn
Salmon, and return by that route to tn
point Of starting. and see nothing bu
vast shipping mining properties no.
lying idle or struggling for existence
One point I believe should here b
said for both the benefit Of the pros
pector and the investor. That Is theI
is not a free milling territory: yet thel
is free milling ore and it Is also fax
that nearly every gold property foun
SO far in central Idaho will pan FIRE
from the surface, but as soon as 20
gain any depth, II but a few feet. tn
property at once becomes what
termed base in that it must be treate
either by cyanide chlorination. roaste
or smelted. This is the backbone
the success Of this mineral belt and tt
quicker so understood by the promote
and investor. the better Tor poth an
all the rest concerned.
Lewiston Natural Supply Point.
The day is not far distant when Lew
iston will see by its vast water poW'
and easy point Of access and cheapne'
in cost Of all supplies. being the nat,
raj supply point for this territory: ~
but a few miles from its gates lart
smelters erected for the treating OF II
ores from this territory. enriching q
it's citizens This is as I seen the II
ture OF central Idaho Clearwater. p
Mountain. Black Lead Pierce Cit
Newsome' Elk city. Dixie, Buffa
Hump, Big Creek. Warrens, Florenc
Salmon and Snake River mimi
camps. All Of these should be buyir
supplies in Lewiston. all shipping o
to the smelters at Lewiston. all DOH
their banking at Lewiston.
Abundant timber and water Is foui
. in all these camps. something not foul
in any other district in the states.
We are God blessed and don't Apr
ciate 1t, II any one disputes the aboN
lust look at our state mining inspec
or's report, also the government ass
office and see the amount OF bulii
we have been and are producing.
FRED A. WOOD.