Show THE CALEDONIA PLACERS boise idaho statesman captain W H yankee ana associates who purchased last fall the caledonia group of 0 placer claims situated between grimes and granite creeks in the basin country expect to commence active mining the first of the co coming ming w week e ek the property has been equipped with two hydraulics that will be operated day and night during the entire season the group was prospected to considerable extent last summer during the of the deal whereby the property changed hands there are a number ct claims comprising the group the entire territory aggregating acres in area in doing this prospecting not a single instance was noted in which colors were not found in panning the gravel there are only two acres of the gr grouns aun that have been worked to any extent this was done by former owners who secured very satisfactory results from their operations I 1 in speaking of the property and the plans of the present owners captain yankee stated the flumes blumes had been cleared of debris and everything was in shape to commence work it had been intended to start operations several days ago but it was found impracticable to do so owing to several cold nights which had impeded the flow of water two flumes blumes one six and the other nine miles in length furnish an abundant supply of water for the hydraulics mr yankee said and two shifts of four men each would be employed on each stand in this way there would be no let up in work as it was the intention of the management to 10 wasn gasn as much gravel during the sason as possible this season promises to be one of the best in the history of placer mining in the basin country he continued as the unusually heavy fall of snow insures an aai aban abundant dant supply of water wate r for all alf purposes there Is a large tract of virgin ground in the group that should give very satisfactory results as the gravel has been tested and demonstrated to contain gold in paying quantities |