The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-01-19
DIXIE TO USE
ELECTRICITY
Biz Firm Will Furnish Power
to Operate the Mines In
That Section.

A reliable correspondent writes
that the citizens and miners of
the Dixie country are jubilant
over the good news just received
there that a power plant will be
established ON Crooked creek in
the spring and electricity will be
generated for use in mining and
lighting for that entire section.
The Idaho Realty and power COM
pany, which owns the greater por
ton of the Dixie townsite as well
as the water right for some three
miles along Crooked creek, have
just made the announcement that
early in the spring they will be-
gin the installation of plant of
sufficient magnitude to meet all
the demands for power in operat-
ing their own placers and other
mines of that vicinity as well as
supply juice for illuminating pur-
poses.
With this information also
comes the report that the Penn
Dixie, Idaho-Chief and Dixie
Royal companies have arranged
for electric power to run their
mills the coming year. The two
small custom mills that are in the
course of erection will mo doubt,
use the same power. From one
end of the district to the other
this new enterprise will cause a
much improved feeling among
small operators and prospectors.
as they will realize the future is
exceedingly bright for them, in
that great saving over the pres
ent wood burning boilers for the
! generation of power is to be in
laugurated; that more custom
mills will be added to the camp
and a much cheaper rating for
the handling of their ores is-sure-
ly at hand.
That Dixie will close the year
1911 in a better physical condit-
ion than it ever has in preceding
years, there is not the least doubt
for the ever crying need of the
camp has been for more economic,
al power. This growing enthusiasm
will cause more energetic endeaN
or in this district to bring to the
surface the ores that heretofore
would not pay on account OF the
high cost of milling. According
ly the mineral zone will be ex-
tended and new enterprises will
be started, and people of this dist
rict have every cause to feel just,
flied in believing that mining will
be carried on here for many yeai
in a systematic and judicious mai
ner.
5000 Feet of Flume.
An important developement-
the most important, perhaps OF
the entire Salmon river-has beer
going on the last three months
on those placer properties IL
miles east of Dixie, which were
acquired last summer by j. II
Painter and associates of New
York and Philadelphia. Thes'
bars consist of the Akin, Bently
and Ludwic holdings, comprising
in all some 145 acres of workable
placer ground. In the remarka
bly, short time of 80 days this con
pany has built 5000 feet of flum
constructing trestle 40 feet higl
and 420 feet long and many SINAI
er ones crossing ravines. Bunl
houses and offices have been er
ected and the grading and found
alton laid for an electric powe
plant. Some two miles of wagol
road was completed, part of whic
was heavy rock work.
Bring Machinery in Barges.
This company is expecting t
begin operations by the middl
of June, for at Salmon City the
are having constructde nine waite
proof compartment barges t
transport the machinery, durin
the high water this spring, dow
the river to their mines, a dis
tance of 112 miles according I
the railroad survey. In crud
way,with the "rockers and lon
toms, these bars have been worl
cd for many years by the locator
with good results. Since tn
company has acquired these dil
gings, they have sunk shafts val
ing in depth from 20 to 81 fee