The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-07-10
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
HlATHEAD COPPER
MONTANA STRIKE ArTRAcrs At.
TENrloN-Ho HOW TO
GET THERE.

Full VI enthusiasm and declaring
that the first story published in the
& Miner didn't paint prospects bit toa
strong. T. r. Grigg, son Of Or. +. A,
Grigg Of Butte. has just returned from
trip to the new copper fields on the
south fork " the Flathead river IN
Flathead county where he located d
group Of eight claims. says the Butte
Miner.
From Butte went to Columbia
Falls In the northern part Of the state
said Mr.. Griggs IN telling Of his jour-
ney. Il outfitted at the Falls and So.
cured the services Of D, s. McInerny,
an experienced guide and prospector.
After getting our stun In shape we
set out and arrived at Coram. On our
horses we journeyed from there 70
Hungry Horse. which Is IL miles from
Columbia Falls. From Hungry Horse
we travelled to Riverside Park, a dis
lance Of Is miles from Columbia Falls,
Eight miles further on we arrived AT
Canyon creek and there put UP a sign
showing the direction to Felix basin
seven miles away.
Put Up Sign.
1--WE got on the track there and
profting by our own experience, we
made the sign for others to follow.
At that time there was poor trail %
Felix basin. but the trail Is pretty
fair road now. Felix basin, you know
Is the last stopping place or station
before you get to the rich prospect
country Of which the Miner has before
told. The prospects are only one and a
half miles up the canyon from this
stop. They are Ave and a half miles up
Felix creek from the south fork Of the
Flathead river"
Here Mr.. Grigg described the coun-
try as heavily timhered and mountain
ours General Warren is right wher
he calls it a bowling wilderness" said
he.
Formation Of Rock.
Mr.. drigg described four leads as
running north Of west from Silver ba-
sin. On the north Of the leads Is 4
large and distinct formation of lime,
which acts as hanging wall. The
footwall, he said. Is of quartzite and
porphyry. The leads. he said, are the
most distinct and largest he ever saw
They extend for several miles over The
hills and have been prospected for q
satctorao of rnvnra1 p,iIoc
VI brought d few samples Of the orc
which | picked zip at random home
with me" said he 1T assayed from
] per cent to as high as 6S 1-2 per
rent copper. Some Of It is like copper
glance and much Of It of red oxide"
Big Rush Now On.
Since the story of the strike appear
ed In the Miner there has been quite i
rush to the Flathead country and
according to Mr., Grigg, more than 100
claims have already been staked out
we found big rush on" said he,
"and hundreds Of people are headed i3
that direction from Spokane and the
northwest. The name Of the little sta
tion In Felix basin Is Harris. Old pros
pectcrs have pronounced It the biggest
and most important copper discovery
since the location of the Butte hill
and naturally the find is causing gen.
eral excitement.
ITO those who count on gazing Into
that country to prospect, would s'g
gest that horses can be rented of VIM
O, Palka of Columbia Falls and also
Mr.. Higgins, who lives near there and
who can be reached by phone"
Rich Ore Produced.
Mr.. Gifgg stated that a carload ce
copper ore which assayetl rs per Gov:
was shipped from some patented ctclr
1T silver basin - wears agot This 4
carload brought big money, but tho
nan who owned the claims was stop +
red from further progress thcn by Iii
cation and shortly afterwards he died.
Enthusiasm hardly describes Mr.
sriggs feelings over the outlook for
he new copper country on the south
ork Of the F'lathesd and, " his guess
s good that country Is destined ta
,roduce goodly share Of the worlds
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