The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-17
INSTALLING
| OO-TON PLANT
south Fork a Winner Also
French Pete and Min
eral Zone.

~ T. OmOs manager OF the South
w mine, was In the city Monday,
Wing made the trip here for the
upose of purchasing a team which
EN be taken to the mine. The
Iuth Fork property Is now equipped
vxh five-stamp mill, while a new
INT will be installed this winter
Aich wiA have q capacity Of 100 tons
day. The mill is now handling
bout twelve tons. this ore being
hken out IN the course Of develop
unE work. The mill is located ON
~ mountain side about TOO feet
Ibove the river, while the new mill
sin be located ON the river at the
'ake Of q power plant that Is being
|hstalled in the South Fork. Six hun
Md horse power can be developed
hare. but the initial development will
e 125 horse. as this will be suffi-
|rsnk to meet the needs of the plant
|fr the present. Under present con-
1fions 1t costs the owners of the
line $500 per horse for power,
|uhile the plant to be installed will
blow the development as cheap as IS
9 horse. making 1t possible to handle
NE - cheaply as 80 cents ton. At
Dsssent the mime is reached by way
|x the Stites-Elk City road to the sum-
Init Of Elk Mountain, connecting with
which Is three-mile road leading to
The property. By way of the river, the
distance 10 about forty miles from
Sites. and a wagon road along that
route would penetrate the heart of
this rich district.
The South Fork mine was origi-
|nally known as the Espey property
and was handled for a long period by
Frank Peck and partner, from whom
the mine was purchased two years
ago by Mr.. ONO, Assayer Stoll and
ethers Of Spokane, Messrs. ONO and
6toll being the principal owners. The
price paid was 1900. Prior to the
acQuisition of the mine by the pres
lent owners, 1t had produced about
|Sl5O,0O0. while a like production has
nnce been secured, the daily output
nnning about $400 a day.
The mine has been opened by four
mnnels, representing a total length
m $500 feet, exposing ore to such ex-
tent as to leave no doubt of the great
value of the property. The ore now
soing through the mill Is taken from
ne No. 2 tunnel, while the No
unnel will be utilized when the new
Plant has been installed. This tun-
nel has been driven $500 feet with a
@pth of four hundred feet. The
Nesent owners have been enabled to
pay Tor the mine and equip 1t with
ne new plant from the production.
4 trial shipment of sulphides from
ne property was made showing val
YES of over 5000 a ton.
ine mine is apparently located on
ae mineral zone or channel on which
We Mineral Zone or Parr mine re-
r-s o~4uA Cu uy Tie 1OludlSlu SOH-
Undated company Bunker Hill and
'uiilvan people) is located. Ore from
as mime is now bieng profitably han
aeo at the old Buster Mill. The
1operty Is located about six miles
'om the South Fork mine. The
fench Pete property is also located
the vicinity, and it has been devel-
ped to such an extent that the Port
md people who have acquired 1t are
ow Installing a mill.
fnere is no question" said Mr..
NO last evening. "that the South
ork country Is destined to become a
'eat mining region. The ores speak
Z themselves. Good roads entering
'e region along logical routes should
Quilt without delay to encourage
'e development of the wealth await
Y industry and capital there. Lew
TIM Trf1~..