The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-09
Well Known Properties Form
erly Owned by Grangeville
Men Producing.
SEVEN DAYS MILL RUN
Mill Operating Steadily and
Statesman Says is Pro-
ducing the Stuff. +"

Two gold bars valued at approxi-
mately $4,000, and weighing nearly
100 pounds the result of seven days
mill run on the ores of the old Sher-
man and Corporal properties in the
Marshall lake district, were deposited
| in the safe of the Owyhee hotel Sat
urday night l.. +. Holte OF Seattle,
owner of the properties, and A. Nc
Laren, in charge of milling opera
tions, brought In the consignment.
The Corporal and Sherman were Sc
cured under bond by Mr.. Holte lit
| tie over year ago after he had made
a thorough examination. The proper
ties were originally located and own
ed by John c. Parks of Grangeville,
and Harry Briggs of Boise. Practical
ly no development work had been done
on the properties other than the nee
essary assessment work to comply
with government requirements.
Mines Despite Snow.
When Mr.. Holte secured the prop
critics the snow had commenced to
fall In the district and the old timers
advised him that 1t would be useless
to commence work then as 1t would be
impossible to get supplies into camp
during the winter, but they did not
know that Holte had at one time won
the championship of Alaska as the
best ski jumper In the land OF per-
petual snow. Having successfully min
ed in Alaska the SHOWS of the Marshall
lake district held no terrors for him
and he did not hesitate to put his men
to work. Operations were continued
all winter, the supplies for the camp
being packed in on snow shoes, most
of them by Mr.. Holte himself.
From the time the properties came
into his hands, development work has
been going steadily forward. Tunnel
has been driven 600 feet and the vein,
which Is three and one-half feet IN
width. has proven true and well de
fined with values running from $40
to 5000. Mr.. McLaren said. A saw mill
was one of the first improvements to
y I.be installed. An office building, store
d house and houses for the men have
lr been built since the installment of the
b. sawmil 40-ton stamp mill has
IF been completed and has been in oper-
rs alton since October II. A road Is
d. miles long, from Resort to the head
is of Black creek tributary of Snake
IL river has been rebuilt, giving rea-
Il sonably good road into the mine. Sup
ht plies for the camp have been freighted
re in and everything that is necessary fol
or the successful operation of the prop
erty during the winter has been pro
he vided for
at InstaIls Mill Quickly.
es On September l. Mr. McLaren o.
,ft I4itchfield, Conn, started to install the
to mill at the properties and had 1t II
mt operation by October H. and is now ii
RS charge of the milling operations, hay
les ing made arrangements to remain ant
is took after this part of the operations
ire I'VE have some problems to worl
he ont IN saving all the values" said MI
ed McIaren, "and we may adopt the flo
alf tatiOn treatment later on. The prol
an erty Mr. Hote has secured and is dc
WI veloping with such success is just a
elf evidence of what may be done wit
ust great many other properties II thos
did owning them are willing to work. Th
led Sherman and Corporal were locate
lad over II years ago but nothing wa
ore done to make them producers until
wn year ago. What Mr. Holte has az
un- complished | have no doubt could b
ito done with many other properties
IeZ- the Marshall lake district"
md Messrs Holte and McLaren will r.
by turn to the camp after few day
re- rest in Boise-Boise Statesman.