Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-08-21
MINING MAN.
PREDICTS BIG.
DEVELOPMENT
Old Mining Town of Warren
Predicted On Verge of An
other Boom.
Prairie County Can Feed In
flux of Workers That Are
Sure To Come.

Central Idaho mining section has
the greatest possibilities of any min
ing section in the United States, and
the richest free gold area i'll the
world according to Jay A. Czizek,
Warren mining man, and operator of
the Little Giant, who with Mrs.
Click. was in Grangeville Monday.
Mr.. Czizek was enroute to Kooskia
TO attend the Democratic county con-
vention. Tuesday. Mr.. Cizizek will
represent Warren precinct at the con-
yention and will be the first 'repres-
entative Warren has had at a county
political meeting in many years. Be
cause of its location and due to the
rough travel experienced before the
opening of the North and South
highway, Warren was isolated from
the north by natural barriers. Now,
the distance is reduced to hours, in
stead of days, which several years
ago were required to make the jour
new from Warren to Grangeville.
The Unity Gold Mines, which Mr..
Cizizek is operating, are going full
blast and not a payday has been
missed in ten years.
1.-THE central Idaho section has the
greatest possibilities of any mining
section in the United States" said MI
Chick. with the advent OF high
ways, linking the country into unit,
,, the possibilities give me high hopes
for the development of this vast min
eral area. i have had fOrty-two years
experience in mining, and can see the
dawn of a wonderful day for ldaho
mines.
"At Warren, we built a new two
unit. 1000 horsepower plant ON the
South Fork of the Salmon river, to
supply the mine with power. This
was constructed last winter, and COST
800. 900. 1t furnishes enough pow
or TO run the trains, the mill and
light the entire mine. We can ada
more as needed.
Much Gold In Sight
The gold is reduced to bullion at
the mine There is enough mineral
in sight to run the mine for many
wears TO come. One of our tunnels
is a mile long. During the course OF
driving it. we cut six veins. The
present depth reached is 400 feet. 10
yentilate this, we We're forced TO dlg
an upraise shaft 500 feet to the
surface. so operations could continue.
Over S5O0,0O0 has been expended
for mining improvements at war
rem by us, from which we now eX-
pect good. returns.
MANY good claims in Idaho county
win pay if they have the transporta-
ton facilities, and these are coming so
fast. it will not be long before the
entire section will be devoted to MIN
ing alone. This will not come over
night. but in fifteen to twenty years
from now. Idaho county will be the
greatest mining Section the country
has ever had. Nearly all the mineral
area runs free-gold.'
''Two years ago, when the count!
commissioners gave Warren the righ'
TO decide whether it should become
part of Valley county, the right was
refused. All the people stuck to
Idaho county and will continue 70
stay with it till the doom of day. Ii
has too warm a place in our hearts
for us to leave it."
South Idaho Apathetic
South Idaho has made no effort
TO promote the greatest industry she
has. 1t failed to grasp the opportumt!
to develop mining and help the prog
ress of a natural mining state, tnru
appropriations and aid from the state
AS it has always had the full say-s'
of political affairs, it used money t'
promote schemes in the south, many
of which failed. No mining opera
tions have ever caused a bank u
cease its operations, and l can nam.
several in Idaho that have fallec
thru over-investments in other indus
| tries.
"Snake river valley has always
produced more tons of hay, cattle
hogs and sheep than any valley ives
of the Missouri. Camas prairie is al
SO a factor in the wheat crop o.
fine nation. The Salmon and SNAKE
rivers. harnessed and reharnesse'
are capable of producing uniimlte'
electrical powers, sufficient 10 run
countless factories, the mines onl'
await the coming of adequate trans
portation. Then Idaho county VII
grow. and continue to grow. IL
| -, = ,.,ondorf1II country"