Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-02-04

working option on what Is known
the Frying Pan, below the Dunca
claim. The Frying Pan stands alon
20 next to the Jarbridge river. All tn
ie country along the river has bee
J. staked
On the Trure and Paddock group o
white quartz they had opened shat
40 feet deep when l came away, tho
! shaft not having a wall and being sim
ply prospect to ascertain the prob
e able value Of the property. Just few
+ days ago strike was reported on Pine
creek near the mouth. | don't know
just the location. but those who saw
ore from the strike claim it is a high
grade property. Pine creek flows into
! the Jarbridge, about three miles up
the river from the Bourne cabin. The
country all along Pine creek has been
stakedon both sides and altogether there
is about township staked On the river
and Jack Hole creek. In the Jack Hole
country there are probably a dozen
camps now staked from the mouth to
the head of the creek on both sides,
distance of about four miles. All the
territory between the Jack Hole and
the Jarbridge river is staked and on
the east side of Bear creek, at the
mouth, they have laid out mining
claims and leased them as town prop
erty. This will be the location of the
town of Jarbridge, which by August |
will probably have 10, 600 inhabitants.
Bear creek is staked almost to the
head with mining claims, the distance
being about five miles.
They report a good strike on Bear
creek about opposite the North Star
group. There are about 300 people in
the Jarbidge country now, all having
plenty of everything, while one small
store is doing business.
Most of the business of the Jarbidge
country is done at present at Three
creek about II miles from Jarbidge.
presume people would like to know the
feasible route into the new mining
country, | know have had several in
Iuiries from people desiring to go to
Jarbidge. | found the most feasible Z
'oute to be on the Short Line to Mini
ioka thence to Bull, from which place
he stage line runs to Three Creek.
'arrying passengers at S. each and
'etting them to Three Creek from Bull
he evening of the same day. From
'hree Creek wagons or other vehicles
AIRY people to the Kittle Wilkins ranch
r Warm Springs. for SO each. Meals
nd lodging are provided at the Wilkins -
anch, the trip from that point to Jar r
ldge being made by saddle and pack
orses. the former being obtained at
ost of So for the IA mile ride. Under
lie present rates it costs more to get
} Jarbidge than it would by private
'nveyance. When | left Jarbidge -
ley were not serving meals, had no
nch counter or restaurant of any kind
'r any sleeping quarters and those go
g in unprepared had to depend upon n
lends. | heard, however, that they -
ere preparing to get tents into Jar DC
dye and open up to take care of the mi
ople who will commence to pour into co
at country as soon as the weather
ems up. -
At present they are not prepared to
ndle the locators or prospectors, and 4
r that reason those going into the Is
ming district should outfit for it, as II
ose in there have only limited sup IN
7 and accommodations. Those in lW
lding to camp in the Jarbidge coun- Y
: can get practically all the supplies '
ey want at Three Greek, which is the
Arrest postoffice before going into
Ridge, where prices are high For IN
''u'e' uaooi SELLS lor 20 cents cor
md at Three Creek and for As cents
pound at Jarbidge. Provisions are
ried into Jarbidge from Three Creek -
pack saddle, charge of cents per g..
md being collected for all goods car
to Jarbidge. Is
he fall of snow was not great in the lyI
bidge country. One peculiar thing =
ut the snow was that it would --4--
" down hill and up hill until it lodg-
n drift around brush or other OBJ \
Iction. There are no drifts between mo-
bidge and Warm Springs, except
lg the Jack Hole creek, but these
e been tramped down by the pack =
and can be got around when the ~
v softens up. There is no snow in ~
Jarbidge country except that in Mas
Us. eacl
speaking of other activity in the from
mining district, Rinearson said to 3
surveys had been made for pow
ne, water to be taken out of the -
'idge river and taken by some $500 II
of pipe to the vicinity of the North Z.
group. Relative to contamination
lie power project he stated in re-