Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-06-11
FouRTEEN CLAIMS FROM KIN
cAID HOLDINGS ON CLEAR
WATER IN BIG DEAL.
BEGIN OPERATION AT ONCE
Interests Of Al Kincaid, Martin Wagner
and Others Involved in County's
Most Recent Mine Sale.

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has gone out under Grangeville date
line for years was announced yesterday
in the authentic report Of the bonding
Of no less than IA mining claims at the
Kincaid camp, in the old Dewey dis
trict, on the Clearwater river a few
miles east Of Grangeville.
By the terms of this deal, which has
been under negotiations for months
Theodore L. hammers, mining engi.
neer of Spokane, and representing spo.
kane capital, acquires the property in
question, the bond taking over the in
terests of AL Kincaid and Martin Wag.
ner of this city, A. A. Booth of Spo-
kane, j. Frank Watson of Portland and
others, in the claims concerned in the
DEAL
The IA claims covered by the bond are
the following: Morning Star, De
Lamar, Creole Girl, General Arthur, st.
Patrick and Creole Girl Fraction, Ida
May, General McConville, easy Eagle,
Dewey Fraction, Waverly, Cumberland,
Buckley Fraction and the well known
Evergreen property.
Go to Work Immediately.
In letter to the local parties inter
ested in the transfer Mr.. hammers an
nounces that the new owners will begin
work at once on the property, starting
alarge crew of men in active operations
by July l. 1t is the plan to install a
complete and modern 20 ton stamp mill
with a cyanide plant also and it is the
intention of the owners, according to
present plans, to bring this famous prop.
erty, which has been reputed to be
worth millions, up to producing point
by the operation of the plant where it
will attract the attention of capitalists
with unlimited backing, who it is argu-
ed will be quick to invest in the prop.
erty and develop it to its fullest
capacity, once the real worth of the
camp is established.
ALI the properties listed in the deal
are in the heart Of the famous Dewey
evergreen district which is one of the
pest known camps, among both mining
men and capitalists, in this part of the
northwest.
The kincaid camp is fortunate in the
possession of unlimited power possibili-
.ies' The old Dewey dam is said to be
IN good shape with only little repair
work necessary and the electric plant
or the Grangeville Light & Power Co. is
less than two miles away, up the river.
~ is likely that for the present electric
power from this plant will be used
largely in the operation of the mining
machinery to be installed this summer.
onder the terms of the deal water rights
under which $50 horse power may be
developed are acquired by the new
owners.
Properties Well Developed.
Ihe mines of the Kincaid camp in
GUIDED In this transfer have been work.
Gu on small scale for some time and
uufing the past few years over 1000
,ee' OF tunneling and shaft work has
oeen done. A wagon road, six miles
'oh the camp to the main highway,
nas also been constructed. At the
'smp proper there is modern assay
S.iice' fully equipped, and other build
.1ss' all of which go to the Spokane
'"ners along with the mines.
inedore hammers, who it is under
0u' Will be superintendent at the
.anp, is capable, experienced and
plaet'cal r mining man well known
throughout mining circles of the north
, mes' Before coming to Spokane he
,nA s associated with the famous Drum
,'ion mines at Helena, Montana.
or several weeks during January
wn a February of the present year he
-: ~ engaged in inspection work at the
neald camp where he tested the ores
.,;' om the various properties involved in
~ .'s deal and acquired first hand
ao~'edge Of the mines there upon
- 'n ne and his associates have based
conciusins that the camp can be