▁Lew ist on . ▁With ▁all ▁the ▁best ▁ground ▁claimed , ▁many ▁new com ers ▁began ▁to ▁look ▁elsewhere . ▁In ▁late ▁summer ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁men ▁head ed ▁south ▁toward ▁a ▁local ▁divide ▁between ▁the ▁Clear water ▁River ▁d rain age ▁and ▁the ▁Sal mon ▁River ▁waters hed . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁much ▁of ▁that ▁area ▁was ▁still ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ne z ▁Per ce ▁Indian ▁Res ervation . ▁( A ▁new ▁treat y ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁reset ▁the ▁res ervation ▁boundary .) ▁Perhaps ▁because ▁of ▁Indian ▁protest s , ▁the ▁party ▁split ▁at ▁some ▁point . ▁A ▁smaller ▁band ▁of ▁five ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁a ▁high ▁mountain ▁bas in ▁about ▁thirty ▁miles ▁( 5 0   km ) ▁south ▁of ▁today ' s ▁G range ville . ▁There , ▁they ▁found ▁very ▁rich ▁pla cer ▁gold ▁along ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁streams ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁Despite ▁mut ual ▁promises ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁find ▁quiet ▁when ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁El k ▁City ▁for ▁supplies , ▁word ▁quickly ▁got ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁camp ▁went ▁briefly ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Mill ers burg , ▁but ▁a ▁min ers ' ▁meeting ▁soon ▁settled ▁on ▁Florence ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁That ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁when ▁the ▁Washington ▁territorial ▁legisl ature ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Id aho ▁County ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁By