Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-14

out they have got over that,
at least they haven't INDUCED
IN that luxury for a few days.
M. L. MURRAY.
Going to the Hump.
W. I. Hireen, who has been
operating the Idaho Comstock
mines at Dixie, Idaho, during the
winter for a Spokane company, has
been in the city for several days
and leaves this morning for Buffalo
Hump, Says the Review:
81 expect to 60 direct to the
Hump" said Mr.. Hireen last even
ing, Notwithstanding the depth
OF snow and shortage Of provisions
there, l shall, of course, provide
myself before leaving Grangeville
with the necessaries required to
face these conditions.
"The indiscriminate locating
which has been done during the
winter is greatly to be deprecated
and there will be some disappointed
investors, endless litigation and
likely serious trouble when the
snow leaves. The result of this,
however, can be no reflection on
the merits of the camp, and will
have no bearing with mining men,
knowing it to be simply a repeti-
ton of what has happened in the
SLOGAN country, Rossland, and
every big district with which we
are familiar.
lit is, of course, we'll under
stood that it is yet too early for
the prospector to set out for the
Hump proper, and those nOwfeing
in are mostly directing their coarse
towards the slopes of Salmon river
on the south and the Clearwater
on the north, intending to follow
up the snow line and keep within
the, mineral. belt which il now
known to extend for many miles
north and south of the Hump, and
the greater portion of which is yet
unexplOred.
"The Big Buffalo itself is un-
questionably a wonder and the ex-
tent and values of the outcrop GER
tainly warrant the broad assertion
so frequently made that it is the
most remarkable surface-showing
known in gold mining. 1t has
probably struck you as noteworthy
that the reports coming from Buff
falo Hump, invariably agree, and
personally have yet to hear the
first contradictory statement OF
adverse opinion from a reliable
source.
''For several weeks there has
been a constant stream of mining
experts and prospectors into the
Buffalo Hump district, and all Of
them express great confidence in
it's future wealth, and as an evil
dence of the opinion of those who
have already secured interests, &C
tive development work has already
been inaugurated and arrange
ments are now being made to Wig
orously prosecute work SO soon al
the snow goes of.
"a new section of country just
east of the Buffalo Hump, and
only about one and a half or two
miles distant, is called the Deep
Creek district, and while thu
development work is limited,
number of prospects have already
been located, which have good sur
face showings. In Dixie district
the Idaho-C omstock company ha,
been doing considerable develop
ment work during the pas. winter
and this property is now showing
fine bodies of ore of fair grade"
Mr.. Hireen goes to the Hump il
the interest of some prominent
Spokane mining men, another in
dication that Spokane is to be al
important factor in the develop
ment of that great camp.
Idaho is a great state sure
The whole southern and south
eastern part is covered will
snow yet. In some places lik'
this valley, it is a foot deep
From Pocatello WESTWARD
there is no snow and in Bois'
valley the grain is all in ant
the fruit trees are bursting
their buds. Up in the Ne
Perez and Potlatch countr.
the grain is up and trees ar
in leaf. The south part of tn
state has long winters and tn
north part has scarcely an,
snow at all. Thus it is. TIL
home seeker can get any kim
of a climate he wants With
the borders OF the Gem of tn
Mountains.-Bear Lake Coul
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