The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-01-05
PIONEER SECTION OF THE RECORDER
EARLY DAY HISTORY compu En sS ,onA .wr.

miners came in IN 1867. In 1878 the
| reservation was laid of and an agent
vas pat in charge Fort Lemhl was
bat an agency and never garrisoned
3s any troops. as its name would in.
4 ter, There was a good wagon road
| from Salmon 60 Montana. Many per-
sons tried 10 reach the Florence and
Elh City mines from the east hy way
OF Lemhi distant $50 miles) with
| their wagons. but were forced TO
abandon them entirely at this place
ihe best of wagons could be had by
dozens and made first rate firewood
| IN 1867 the first saw mill was built
on Napias creek by John Barraek
ana one on Carmen creek (ten miles
| from Salmon City, By Ben Carmen
Lumber was SIS per NJ, shingles sl5
per Nj. The lumber for the arst
wooden (board) store in the city was
hauled by me from Montana, Hammock
city, and cost, laid down. $500 Der M
nails 500 per 100 pounds. carpenter
wages 81 per hour Flour SIS per 100.
sugar and coffee rs cents per pound
whiskey $40 per gallon.
Heretofore all -four came from
Utah and in 1872 Jas. Birch built a
sa" mill and -four mill was built
oy Jas, Glendinning and John Barraek
al Salmon city, Flour fell TO $3.50
per loo and Lemhi now supplies an
immense territory with flour and
ships 10 Salt Lake and Southern Ida
no The amount OF wheat raised i'm
l-emhi county was and is very large
and OF superior quality"
The hrst ledge was discovered In
1868, and was located by /. c. Evans.
Thos, Pope, Micheal SPAIN Jesse Nc
Caleb and Geo. L. Shoup-caIled the
Silver Stare miles from salmon
City, II assayed from $40 TO $3.50
per ton. We got a patent and after.
wards sold IL to New York company
no mill--ledge Is feet wide-Eold
and silver, For years no one gave
much attention to finding quartz un-
il say 1876"
Frank Kenyon in 1867 started the
salmon city Mining News Il was not
well supported-ran = months. weekly
ana he' sawed the material TO Mont.
sines proapectors have devoted
themnelFea u aesha az metal some 100
loeations have bean made within 20
miles ~ Salmon City. ln the L,II
! Dorado, a IL stamp mill was bun inI
| 1873, by New York company also s
stamp mills by VIM. Wallace and In
ftngley on North Fork OF salmon
river. All have paid well. Two hnr
mills were put up In 1880 by New
York companies. 10 and 20 stamps re-
-pectiyely.
Gold placers were found al 30
nanza city Ia 1873. These were work
I'd TN 1876. In this a rich deposit OF
hoat' was found. which led TO and
ng the various rich mines there. The
hrst one was the Chas Dickens own.
ed by VIM, Norton In n and rs they
pounded out oyei $50. 900 In hand
mortars. In 1913 shipped 10 tons to
salt Lake that paid $4,000 per ton
clear like amount sent TO San Fran.
cisco paid the same In 1879 spent
10000 IN putting up an arastra and
,ook out 1880 The vein IL per.
mancnt and al $50 level-3O0 feet
cross cuts show ledge well defined
ana regular from 3 TO feet thick
same season 1877 the Gen. Custer by
J. X. Baxter, Jas. Dodge, W McKin-I
one mile from bonanza City They
shipped 400 tons of ore which work
ed from 800 to TOO dollars per ton
ana nave sell. lately 10 San
Francisco paI,Ies and there is now
5000 600 worth OF ore in sight
Montana mine Ton Mount Estesj
was struck in May 1877 by the pres,
'nt owners Jas. Hooper. A W. Faux
n"r Duncan Cameron. Amos Frank.
lin and Capt D. {. VAney. ."-Bonan-
~ city Yankee Fork Herald. July
"a. 1879.
The locality of this mine is called
Norton Hiil
The same season 1877. 25 other
locations were made and many have
proved OF fabulous richness The
Montana was struck and located in |
1873 by JAS. Hooper. Duncan Cameron,
Capt Narnsy and Amos Franklin.
They shipped and sold ~ tons OF ore
which uetted them 453 900. are now
down l45 feet and have 1866 foot level |
500 dollar ore IL feet thick.
Tn" General Custer put up q 20
lamp mill IN 1880
Bonanza City was laid out in 1877 |
The first store was built b. DoEEs /
nd Shoup. Ia 1879 Mark MusEroye |
tarted The Bonanza paper called
Yankee Fork Herald" Il was a well |
uppoTted weekly.
The present population follows |
salmon City 500. BONANZA City 500 |
4 balis 500
Bonanza City IL 100 miles south, \
BsnnoCk City. M tt Chalns is so |
miles south Of Salmon City. and Ia the |
center OF q large and rich mining
district on the upper waters OF Sal. /
mon river II has the most central /
location on The river and 10 destined 4
TO be the principal town in Lernhi 1
county. II was laid out In 1878 BY 4
i J.. ChallIs and others II has saw |
mills and school
+Lemh county has Ze0 school 4
children and Salmon City has 2 school /
houses
"Lsmhi county WAS set Of as a sep
arsie district BY the Legislature OF
idaho IA 1s69-70 from Idaho county
and Salmon City WAS made the coun-
~ seat The FIRST government was in
The hands Of three supervisors who
appointed suitable officers The sup
ervisors we're Geo. L. Shoup. Fred
Phillips and Floyd Tutlle
In the spring Of 1861 a very rough
class Of desperate men were gather.
ed in Lemhi county. then Salmon /
City, and the Governor OF Montana