Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-01
HAS BRIGHT future
DIXIE DIGGINGS LOOK GOOD TO
MINE EXPERT.
UNDERESTIMATE SALMONF|ELD
Will Eventually Rival Famous Occur
d'Alenes-News of Big Creek
and Other Districts.

Leslie P. Lehman, mining expert
of Baltimore and Washington, passed
through Dixie today, on his return to
the east.
For the past five months Mr.. Leh-
mann has been stationed at the camp
of the Majestic G. & s. M. Co., in whose
interests he was sent west and whose
large holdings lay about four miles from
Dixie.
Mr.. Lehman has established well
equipped assaying and testing labora-
tory at the Majestic camp which has
given him an opportunity to become
familiar with the chemistry of the ore
in the immediate neighborhood.
Mr.. Lehman is very enthusiastic
over the prospects of the district, but
believes that better results could be ac-
complished by vein sinking rather than
by tunneling
The tremendous oyerturning which
occurred during the glacial period in
these mountains has so disrupted the
qualification of the lodges that it is
almost impossible to prospect the veins
to any great extent. But these rich
veins of highly mineral wealth. of the
precious metals which are encountered
as well as through the outcroppings
manifest the evidence of immense lodes
of gold bearing ore which is mostly a
clean iron quartzite, and therefore hold
ing the gold in free, uncombined
state.
The lodes and seams have been brok-
en- off by dikes of quartzdiorite, silic-
eous and micaceous shist and granite
tiferous quartzite slightly mineralized
with pyrites and galena, carrying small
values of gold and silver, but not in
sufficient quantity to be of commercial
value. These bikes are often of great
length and thickness.
While here Mr.. Lehman paid several
visits to the Salmon river and was
charmed with the scenic beauty pre-
scented there. He thinks with the COM
pletion of the railroad through this ter
ritory that the Dixie district should at
tract deserved attention to the safe and
sane investor.
Mr.. Lehman intends to speak a
good word to his investing friends of
| the east and begs to thank his many
| friends here for the courtesies extended
during his sojourn in the Idaho district.
Miners Invade Salmon Country.
The Lewiston Tribune says An i'm
portant report dealing with the devel-
opment of the great central Idaho coun-
try has emanated from Salmon City to
the effect that some of the largest op-
orators in the United States now have
experts in the district between Salmon
City and Golf, along the main stream
of the Salmon river. This is the dis
trict traversed by the surveys of the
Pittsburg & Gilmore road which has
built to Salmon with the announced
purpose of continuing on down the riv-
er to Lewiston. In connection with the
reports, it has been disclosed that while
Salmon City, through other varied re-
sources, was an attractive field for the
new road, investigation had been pre-
viously made that showed the railroad
people there was an extensive mining
tonnage near that city. The operation
of the road has amply justified all pre-
| dictions in that regard, the fact being
that the mines are opening up in man
ner that has caused sensation in Salt
Lake mining circles, where considerable