The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-08-13
OUR MINING
INTERESTS
Interesting Items From Ten
Mile, Clearwater and Flor
ence; Exposition Display.

A. ;. johnson, the Golden merchant |
postmaster miner, sent in some fine
ore to Frank McGrane and the Imper-
ial hotel that is being milled by the
Buckhorn mine on the 100 foot level /
1t is certainly rich material to be work /
ing in, showing the free gold plainly
to the naked eye. The ledge has eX-
panded to over ten feet at the point
they are now working at, and bids fair
to become a regular bonanza.
Ship $500 Pounds From Franklin.
Mr. johnson states in his communi-
cation that he has just finished sack
ing $500 pounds of ore from the Frank
lin mine which he is shipping by parcel
post to Butte. Montana, to the smelter
1t requires good ore to stand the ex-
pense of transportation through the
government mails without loss to the
shipper.
w. E. Oliver is displaying a rich
piece of sample ore taken from his
mine the Hobo, eight miles east OF
GrangevilIe on the Clearwater, where
he has several men working. The ore
contains gold silver and copper. ana
according to experts who examined II
will easily go $50 to the ton The
tunnel this sample was taken from Is
now in 234. This property is known as
as the Oliver & Bishop claims. and lies
contiguous to the claims belonging TO
Mr.. oliver which the government con-
tested on the claim that they were not
mineral bearing.
Florence Placer Gold.
Harry K. Hinkson and John Shelton
came in from Florence Tuesday ana
displayed gold button of some $50
value which they had taken from their
placer property at Florence from three
days piping. They are opening up some
new ground there which they say Is
very rich. They will begin operations
in earnest in a very short time. ana are
now out here after supplies.
/, Mr. Hinkson confirms the reports
from the higgins country of the rich
placer strike up the big Salmon river
mention of which the Globe made some
two weeks ago. He says the strike was
made on the high ground back from the
Big Salmon river, between Partridge an
: Elk creeks and that there is an abun
: dance of water with which to work the
: ground. but it will require some capita
. to get things in workingo rider.
Mineral Display for Exposition.
e Edward Schwerd, a geologist of prom
I inence and head man in charge or tn
9 Idaho mineral exhibit for the Pan. -Pac
4 exposition at San Francisco. was II
the city several days from last Friday
: going from here to the Salmon -Snak
: sections
: Mr.. Schwerd has now been in the fiel
e for almost a year gathering minera
: exhibits and securing pledges for other
s vet to come. The Idaho county dispia
n will be assembled under the arrange
l. ments he made at Grangeville.
n Mr.. Schwerd started in several month
y ago in the south part of the state
IS and has more recently visited the Mar
,e shall Lake, Big Creek, Warrens, Flor
le ence. Buffalo Hump, Elk City, TIE
le Mile and Clearwater districts, in a
lie of which he has met with hearty we
le come and promises of representative oil
plays of mineral products.
While here Mr.. Schwerd met with
body of the citizens including the mine
and mining committee from the Con
l. mercial club, and gave them sensib
talk. with an explanation of the purpo'
and scope of the work he is doing an
q. the great benefits that will result ther'
r from to the mining interests OF tn
ne section. He left here Wednesday morl
IN ing for the Copper Belt between Il
pc Salmon and Snake rivers, and will {
n on to the Seven Devils country al
lis later swing around into the Occur
he Alene district.