The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-11
o,.vtx and Placer Properties
Taking on Considerable
Activity.
500 FROM One HOLE
ghree Quartz Mines Producing
and Placers Are Showing
Good Returns.

.,unty Il coming to the front this sea-
y, ; Il evidenced by the activities now
ssIuc sh > manifested by mining men in
ssst @ camp. A. S. Johnson, who is
heavily interested in a number of
nronerties there, arrived in the city
isst Saturday with his pack train and
viii return today with a load OF sup
rlies for the operators now at work.
Since the stiff raise in the parcel post
rstps last September owners have been
unable to ship ore to the smelter, and
development has been retarded to a
considerable extent, as number were
usng the returns from their shipments
h further development and equipment.
However conditions are being made
brighter by the announcement that
tbe new smelter now under construc-
ion at Kellogg, Idaho, is to be COM
pleted and In operation by the first of
/ The coming year, which will place this
section In line for the second zone
parcel post rates. The camp also suf-
iers from a further handicap in mail
matters The postoffice of Golden is
located IA miles off the Stites-Elk
City stage line, and in letting the
contract for transporting the mail. the
government pays no attention to Col
den, sacks for that point being dump
ed Of at Newsome and the patrons of
the Office compelled TO haul their mail
the II miles gratis 1t seems the gov
enment bases their treatment of the
office on the amount of matter sent
out and does not give any considera-
ton to the many thousand pounds ta-
ken into the district, and since the
shipment OF ore ceased the Office of
Golden has not made a very good
showing. Mr.. Johnson is the post
master and besides being interested in
mining, runs mercantile establish
ment and Is in a very good position to
Know what comes and goes in his part
Of the country, as he keeps pack
uain Tor carrying the mail and such
9ner work as may come up.
From the commencement of the
moltn OF May until the close of De-
@moer last year Mr.. johnson hauled
IN llgnt close to $4,000 pounds of mail
nalter, chiefly parcel post, and dur
nlg tne same period took out in the
lelgnDorho0d of 10 tons of mail con-
snlng principally Of ore going to the
smeiter. There is quite a number of
people In that section the year around
anu y Is estimated that each man
w'asoLnes ',''u aoSs Oh an average of something
aas aas zvVO pounds of supplies each year
,a aau necessltates lot of gratuitous
ra ,SOOr On the part of the residents.
a.un tne report Mr.. johnson brought
ous there Is something doing in the
~lp aii right, and new people are
svuig 10 almost daily, and If not al
ready Interested are looking for in
yestments. -oA ~
A. the present time several of the
s.s' sss. known properties are producing.
. sa,.s s,I.sn nros. are making extensive de-
seS ,,SVpnents and adding new machinery
4 Nv Wnen this is installed they will
,a,l y position to mill their ore TO
Now u petter advantage. The Smith
ins ss ~ were working a large force dur
msr. .1e winter and with the new equip
nov,, running will no doubt give en-
: vs,uent ~ TO many more. They have
snS uuoer h OF well developed properties
h,ahu a nave been bringing out real gold
late. ~ increasing regularity OF
now ns Harmon & Morrow property
ers.,l -" nas Tour men at work and is ay-
rnr1a s s4O per day from one 45O
ihssssa stamp. From one small hole
ano,,,h M. Johnson states was not large
isIse in ior location hole. S7OO was
ers ssa !; from the ore produced Enough
years ~" IN sight to run them five
sir Duckhorn people are working
Lana Leu saa,, and have had their small
II Anr;i ai "a operation since the first
he % fi,na taking out good money all
Mietia tne superintendency of ]. e.
Wonder raise is being made on the
startsS property the work being
close 70 as. 20 september and is now up
20 faas ~ feet, and has only about
tupnss y go to encounter the middle
eood lnls raise has been made in
Rhen w from the very start and
IA sbsy Onpieted the company win be
run pe ~ 70 stope out ore that will
Tor inanv .aln su That Is to be installed
At Hens.a months, part OF which is now
tie pronsus' ps' about two miles from
femsinins and part at Sites. The
mtIl distance cannot be covered
nine road has been built to the
ietv me mill is of the Eurare var.
u when in operation win be