The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
CLEARWATER HIGHWAY
TO HELP PLACER MINERS
WALLACE MEN INTERESTED IN
SECTION RICH IN PLACER
GOLD.

The construction of a state highway
I from Greer, on the Clearwater river,
through Clearwater county to a con-
nection with a similar road to be con-
structed in Montana, the two meeting
at Fish lake, on the divide between the
| two states, is a matter of considerable
interest in this county, although the
road is entirely in Clearwater county.
| AS finally accepted and designated by
/ w. J. Hall, commissioner of public
/ works. the highway will extend from
Greer by way of Frazer, Weippe, Pierce
/ City, the Bungalow, thence up the
/ North Fork to the mouth of Kelly
creek, thence to tile Fish lake divide.
According to a Lewiston dispatch, the
| action of Commissioner Hall in ap-
proving the highway insures its con-
struction within three years. In fact,
| the state will call for bids for the first
section of the road beginning at Greer
within 10 days. 1t will be built in
standard and the grade will not exceed
| five per cent. The immediate funds for
construction, $150,0OO,. will be provided
! by Clearwater and Pierce City highway
! districts, one-third of which the state
! is pledged to refund by appropriation
of the legislature.
! Wallace People Interested.
| Local interest in the Clearwater
highway project is due chiefly to the
| fact that quite a number Of Wallace
people are interested in mining in that
section, and the building of this high
way will be of intestimable value tt
them. On Kelly creek and it's tribu-
| tary, Independence creek, there is
much placer ground of proved value
which has ben held by Occur dAlenerr
| for many years. the remote section
making it difficult to open up ground
However in spite of the difficulties
much has ben accomplished, and had
it not been for litigation it is probable
that the Independence Placer com
pany would. have been taking out gold
last season william Fable is presi~
dent Of this company and Emil Pfistei
secretary, both of this city The stock
is practically all held in Wallace. An
other placer which has been brought
up to the point of production in spite
of many difficulties is owned by John
Tlbbett, William Laydon and ]. F. Del
trich. The two first named have been
working continuously for several years,
and when they came out last fall they
announced that the groundt was in
shape for production, with supplies on
hand to enable an early start mex.
spring when there is plenty of water,
Old Moose City.
These placers are near old Moose
City, placer camp famous in the
early days which produced much gold,
Only the rich ground that could be
quickly and easily worked attracted
the adventurous pioneer placer miners,
with the result that much pay ground
was left untouched In addition to
the ground owned by Wallace men, 1t
is believed that several other creeks
and gulches are rich in placer gold,
but the inaccessible location has dis
Outraged prospectors from locating
them. Quartz attached to gold mug
gets found on Kelly creek and its
tributaries suggest that the lodges
from which the gold came may be
found, but up to this time there has
been no inducement to look for them
All this is changed by the assurance
that a state highway will he built
through that section, making it pos
sble to transport supplies and heavy
machinery, and at the same time OPEN
ing up one of the most wonderful
scenic highways in the west The an
nouncement that this road will be
built will make the Clearwater an at
tractive field for the prospector and
will tend to restore that section to its
former position as an important gold
producer.