Show ARE WORKING statesman boise idaho C C williams and william stewart are in from the middle fork of the salmon river they are interested in property in the wilson creek district and bring news of continued activity there two arrastias arr astras were constructed there in the early part of the season these hive have been running successfully one belongs to walker wyatt they had to pack their ore a mile but got enough down to make a six weeks run their cleanup clean up for the run was 2500 this was accomplished in an with an eight foot bed a very good showing the tailings are valuable as the gold is not all free the other belongs to john johnson he is also making a great success A mill is to be put in by mr porterfield williams and his partners are driving a tunnel on the cumberland claim irwill it will cut the vein feet deep this lead is 40 feet in width they get some very rich rock there is a large piece in the window of the lusk plumbing shop a chip sample from which returned A three stamp mill is to be put in by the williams company in the spring they are making arrangements for it now albert lusk will also put in a mill of the same size william stewart has a ledge on his high line claim three feet wide that is very rich ore from it has returned in gold and 30 per cent copper stewart is intending to put in asgail a small mill in the spring stewart also has a placer claim near the mouth of wilson creek that is very valuable he expects to put seven or eight men to work on it in the spring some very valuable placer property has been located this year on creek between yellow jacket and the middle fork it has bedri taken aiken hold of by a strong outfit from butte and is to be worked vigorously williams and his associates have just sold one claim called the paddy to portland people the deal was closed here the past few days |