Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-15
Our Gold Field.

Reports from many reliable sources IN
dicate the discovery of another great
goldheld in Idaho. The reports are
backed by displays of ore and by results
that cannot be questioned, and the COM
ing spring will witness new Cripple
Greek or Klondike rush into hitherto
little-known part of Idaho. The recently
found mineral belt lies in the region of
the Buffalo Hump mountain, which has
been a landmark ever since the first eX-
ploration of the country, and is about IS
miles from Florence. Thc first discoveries
were made the 10th of last August, by
two dead broke prospectors, Robbins and
Riglev, one of whom was working on
grubstake, says the Denver Times. They
located three claims, the Big Buffalo,
Merrimac and Orc Fino and i'll sinking
a 10 foot prospect hole struck vein of
solid ore 36 feet in width, SO rich that
three tons of it, packed on horses to a
mill at Florence, yielded between 5000
and $7oo, or over $500 to the ton,
A stampede began at once and many
locations were made, in all of which
discoveries have been made of almost
Robbins and Rigley were offered $780,
900 for their Big Buffalo group of claims
by a representative Of Captain De Lamar
and refused it. They sold out the last
week in December to Spokane and Helena
capitalists, represented by Sam Silver
man, for $575,ooo. The Jumbo, about
two miles south of the Big Buffalo, was
located the Ist Of September, by two
gruhstake prospectors from Florence,
and it was sold the 2oth of December for
SIS, 900. The vein i'll the Jumbo is II
feet wide, and the ore is rich beyond all
ordinary experience or belief, much of it
runr.ing from $1,000 to 5000 to the ton,
The Gem City, lying obout half way
between the Big Buffalo and the Jumbo,
was located by two grubstakers, i'll Sep
tember, and an offer of $4,000 cash was
refused for it the first day January. Two
busted prospectors, Harnett, and
Heitschmaii, about the 10th of Septenl-
Der located the Windsor, a mile north
east of the Big Buffalo. They started a
tunnel, and within IL feet of the surface
struck vein of decomposed ore SO rich
that they made from SIS to $40 day,
washing it ont with Long Tom till
cold weather froze up the water, They
say they would not sell their claim toi
$500 900.
4 Two more at-broke hustlers, Flint
and Hawley, located an extension of the
| Windsor in which the ore is so rich thai
they made good pay with a mortar and
pan till the freeze-up drove them out
| Scores of such instances have occurred
but the heavy winter SHOWS came so soor
after the first discovery that comparative
Ily little work could be done. Only about
$50 or 800 claims were located before
winter set in, and old miners say tha
there is ample room for at least Io,ooc
| Just as good as any that have been made
In fact, the mineral belt seems to ex
tend almost u1lbroken to the famous Sew
en- Devils copper mine 100 miles away
Prospectors are focking into Florence
| IGrangeville, Lewiston and every othe
i place convenient to the new-fouild mine
ready to rush in as soon as the nleltin,
of the SHOWS will perrxit, which will b.
long toward the last Of May. The rout
is by Lewiston, and by stage from ther
, to Grangeville and Florence. Then
trail is the only method to Buffalo Hump
but the whole surrounding country
greatly excited over the discoveries an
. roads will be speedily opened to tn
mines.