Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-07-23
DEVELOPMENT WORK ON PROP.
ERTY GOING AHEAD UNDER
OLD MANAGEMENT.
ASSAYER MAKES TEST OF ORE
Mackey Williams Packing Out Ore for
Shipment to Tacoma Smelter to
Ascertain Average Values,

| ~ rranh oins, mas Deen taxing
short summer vacation out of town
down on the South Fork of the Clear.
water at the Dewey mine, looking over
the work beine done down there in
developing the properties and from the
way ne handles the mining terms and
mining phrazes he seems to be an apt
pupil in familiafzing himself with min.
ing work. He objects however, to being
put to work on cross cut saw a.
the preliminary step to the position of
miner, and has a few blisters on his
hands to remind him Of his first lesson
down at the mine.
He reports that things look bright
and active down at the Kincaid camp.
and are getting better every day. From
the many good reports from all sources
the camp promises to be big winner in
the quartz min ing line and from the
steps taken to work the property ii will
soon call attention to the many other
valuable mining properties which are
capable of development in and around
Grangeville and especially in the Clear
water section.
Already the miners of Elk City and
the Ten Mile Districts are talking about
what the South Fork road will do in
assisting in development up in their dis
tricts. The recent sale of power site
in the Elk City district has caused some
to feel encouraged towards the building.
ing of an electric line into Elk City.
M. +. Tytler, an expert metallurgist
and assayer has been working down at
the Kinkaid mines and has been look
ing over the properties. Superintend-
ant Rice Of this city was down at the
camp and assisting Mr. Tytler in his
assay work down there.
Mr.. hammers of Spokane, WASH, who
recently contracted to equip the prop
erty and who would have had fully
equipped mill in operation at the camp,
recently died of pneumonia and his
death necessitates change in the plans
of development as arranged between
him and the owners of the property.
H. M. Goodhpe, of Spokane, the bust
ness associate Of the late Mr.. hammers
was also down at the camp and had
party of men On the property ready to
go to work at once. Since his death
the men sent down by him, have not
proceeded with the work and no further
developments are expected on the part
of those engaged by Mr.. hammers.
The plans for further development
have not been formulated as yet but
will be decided upon at an early date,
The owners of the property are going
ahead with the work of making i'm
provements and things will be in bet
ter shape than ever when the new plans
are agreed upon.
| Macky Williams has begun packing
out the first carload shipments of ore
to be sent to the Tacoma smelters by
the parties interested in the camp. This
ore is being sent out for the purpose
of getting an average test of the values.
The only thing which has held back
the mining industry in Idaho county up
to the present date has been the want
of economical transportation facilities
This, however, has never discouraged
the mining men operating in the county
and recent developments in all direc-
tions indicate that their untiring efforts
win soon be rewarded with success.