Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Bradley, Big Frisco Operator,
Wants Harmon Property
ANOTHER RICH STRIKE
York & King Make Phenomenal
Strike in Ten Mile

Elk City, April Al. w. Brad
ley, of San Francis last week secur-
ed an option on Harmon Il Morrow's
Lone Pine mining property in the Ten
Mile district, tho property with the
big gold discovery y. Stanley Easton,
manager at the Bunker Hill Il Sui
livan mine, at Kellogg, is on his way
to the Lone Pine to make an exami-
nation.
The return of the big San Francis
co mining man to the district is the
best proof that could be had that he
is satisfied with central Idaho as
mining region. His option confirms
the theory held by nearly all mining
men, namely; that Bradley personal
ly was satisfied with the Buster mine,
and that suspensi ion Of operations on
the property few months ago was
brought about by others interested in
the syndicate.
There appears but one thing to the
outsider that will prevent agreement
being reached between the owners of
the claims and Mr.. Bradley. That
one thing is the amount of cash to be
"paid down. It is understood that
Harmon Il Morrow want some cash
when the deal is closed. 1t is fact
patent to all claim-owners that Mr..
Bradley doesn't deal that way. His
method is to take working bond on
a property, and pay for it when de-
velopment shall have reached the
stage when he can take his pencil and
figure out where he is going to get off.
Whether or not the deal goes
through Bradley's taking an option on
the property is IN line with his oft-re-
peated opinion Of the district and the
fact that he mined here for three years,
gives the greatest uplift the districts
have ever had.
The cost of actual mining in the
Elk City district is not as high as in
other mining districts in the north
west where the ore is of lower grade.
There is abundance of water and tim
ber, labor is the same as in other
places, and supplies can be bought as
cheaply in Elk City as they can be in
any gold district
A. w. Boyd, lessee of the Ameri-
can Eagle mine, who has operated in
northern Idaho and British Columbia,
says it costs So to ST. foot to drive
tunnel and an average Of $40 to sink
shaft.
1t is only when milling is begun
that the expense here runs higher
than in other districts, and that is due
to the high cost Of power.
The numerous streams offer great
inducements to power companies,
! which will soon enter the field and
!, , when that time comes, mining in GEN.
! trail Idaho will be on a safe and sure
!; basis
|, Another Rich Strike
+ Frank Hoye Of Elk City, passed
through Grangeville the first of the
y week enroute to Lewiston and Spo-
e kane on business and in conversation
t with the writer stated that it was his
y belief that the recent strike made by
# York and King in the Ten Mile Dis
trict, was the richest claim SO far dis
covered in that section. He stated
If that King was an old and experienced
e prospector, having prospected from
d British Columbia to Mexico, and was
E. thorough mining man. The dis
IS covery was made across the Clear
le water about three miles from the rich
g Harmon Il Morrow property. There
is is a twenty-four foot ledge of rich
er gold ore which assays S24 to the ton.
st Some idea of the richness of the
he strike can be formed by the following
er fact. Two pieces Of ore the size OF a
Ie walnut were mortared and panned
at and string Of colors resulted which
he reached around a miners pan.
H. Nuggets from the Camp
on Less than twenty people were lef
he in Elk after the report of York q
ta- King strike reached the camp. 1t
Ia said everybody who could get ava
hit the hike for Ten Mile.
Over three hundred prospectol
rem have already arrived in the TIE
sit Mile district and the rush has jui
hnuun