The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-03

|s good highway along the +
! sonth Fork river win result in +
developing the Elk City mining =
i aistrict into one or the great +
! camps Of the world. +
This il the view of Mining En- +
pneer w. G. McNutt, who urges +
nat the people Of the state gen. 4
i erally give support and encour- +
aremeut to the construction of +
this highway. =
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Mining Engineer w. G. McNutt Of
Elk CITY, who was In Lewiston yes
/ Ipriay en- route to Denver Colo, urges
/ hat the people generally of the state
siye support to the movement for the
/ onstruction Of good highway along
4 he South Fork of the Clearwater
,haf would serve the Elk and South
Fork mining districts. The forest re-
9rye department has approved such
& highway and it is Mr.. McNutt's
4 view that with the realization of such
4 aevel0pment the use of auto trucks in
n transportation way will exert an in
s auence that viii bring the district for
ward as one Of the great gold camps
8 d the world.
& The mines are there, said Mr..
u NcNutt 'The problem has been to
successfully handle the values repre-
6 &hted In the concentrates. In many
nses the concentrates represent the
Inference between profit and
& Nandstin A good road, allowing
g M use Of auto trucks at all seasons
me year will solve the problem
bringing concentrates to the rail-
vad. Under present conditions, with
~ slow, expensive wagon haul over
e ht mountain, the district is under
s tremendous handicap. The matter
one of interest to all the people of
ne state for the opening up Of such
region VIII be Of direct benefit to
very interest in Idaho. / hope Lew
eloa viii use its full prestige back of
Als hghWay We have noted the adj
vince step this community has taken
Y gooa roads construction and want
express the view that the road sys-
em now being built to concentrate
sefe VIII make Lewiston a great city.
inese standard highways are In MANY
ssnces OF greater importance than
'siiload- An auto road into the Elk
ZION would have the influence of a
auloaQ and | want TO see this road
sAliect with the water grade extend
y On down the Clearwater all the
say to Lewiston. W
AF McNutt is the consulting on
ssa s''ssr q the Black Pine mine located
~ ssas one and one-half miles from
- wy He goes to Denver to meet
p,,s = nloen, president of the Black
~s conpany, for conference relative
s,aa, Installing additional concentrating
ns,.y ,ery at the mine. The mine is
fss fIs'ilHu ~. with 10-stamp mill and
~. ~ .s'ainps have been in operation in
~ n'eenty for three years. Under
q, p,ssent process only about 80 per
M d, w ene values have been saved,
IA s.oehs home Is at Philadelphia
a s''er meeting Mr.. McNutt at Dem
II. ler conference Ii is NOT imnroba-
IN ~ Y me additional machinery
MN y Z immediately ordered. Mr.. Nc
III ps,, = m,ging with him quantity of
IL Co., ON. flne ore and will visit Grip
t,mns .s'.1 LOT opportunity to make
lief 80 with the ores of that dis
Dnoass,au ,u aiso to directly study the
\ nou USED there. A small crew
he ~ {. work at the mine deyelop-
Il o,s ~ property and the bins are full
lssaa Inc snow conditions have de-
4 the hi, ;Jlr,'unlty Tor any outside work
Nj MAN, lll during the winter.
hovn" "'.ssutt rt reports that on the we'll
Ahprsl evvnei Sellers mine of the
~ sevup, originally owned by
" shok,As.. e Farr, there Is remarka-
hen sIn,'s.s OF ore The crew has
3 nd ara an additional 80 feet
ieay. 4. wv cross-cutting the ore
swan ~ ~ the l00-foot level there is
= stimasa'' ore body that Mr. McNutt
hII s'.S i VIII plate $50 per TON Tho
tAaies Az ra'Ssrnarily sa.ay shut down, but the
Nh make . fnll on ore and the mine
ak and eastwood plaeers, between
'ss Inst stspssrande, the seasons run
ehe W., W. relative 10 rho zaro,,,as
ne d III 49, " 10 miles east OF Elk civ
he csm,.. my elect that reorganization ~ ~
= prOeesPs rPa''y owning the property Is
@as are to cue ~. east and that opera
! nart ~ - start about July.
" he c,,a.ne 4 .ne extensive new plant
tie Hogs,s' Hsrande property-known
p0und ana ah mine-has reached the
~ other machinery is en-