Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-08
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II augurs we'll for the future Of
pneslo Hump TO know that the
.Dnch-tslkedLof project to tunnel
Vanderbilt mountain IL to become
. reality. Marx Musgrove, pro-
~oter and manager Of the COM
nsnv which 10 undertaking this
large and promising enterprise, ar.
~ in camp last evening and to-
asv ,itnessod the inauguration OF
s,c,x on the tannel east Of and
;rst below the CHI mine. The
!nnnel will be 5000 feet long and
w;ll be pushed steadily TO compile.
ton. Only those familiar with the
~onderful surface sh6wings oil
Vanderbilt mountain can appreci-
.te the great possibilities in store
Tor the projectors Of this proposi-
don and the great benefit the tun-
mel will be TO claim OWNERS on this
mountain, and TO the camp in gen.
eral. The Big Buffalo lode will
be crossed at . depth Of 500 feet
and there are six other known
veins which the tunnel, at from
1000 to 400 feet below the sur
isce, will tap. There is no doubt
vhatever but that the tunnel peo-
rlo will secure many blind leads
from which to derive q revenue,
hut it is evident that they do not
intend to rely upon these altogeth.
er as a source Of profit, for Mr..
Mus grove has been active in look
ipe 9p the properties along the line
Of the tunnel and has already pur-
chased q large number Of interests.
Nearly all the Buffalo Hump veins
carry watr along their course and
this tunnel will drain ut q goodly
depth the mountain it pierces, thus
sessatly facilitating surface mining
speniiQns. In pnnstrHHting the
tunnel Mr.. MuHgrpve will have the
advantage uf an abundance Of
water apd timber close at hapd,
both of which arc important factors
IN an enterprise at this kind.
Lane Gillian, q well-known
Spokane mining man who IL close.
" identified with Buffalo Humps
mining interests, has been spend.
ing few days in and around the
camp and expects to go out to
Grangeville on Tuesday. Mr.. Gil.
liam notes q great change for the
better since his last visit here and
e. st% 'ss. s ss. ss'i II shf ee sas
to be one Of the biggest mining
camps in America. Tn converse.
ton with your eorrespo pendent thit
evening, Mr.. Gillian aaidi 1T cav
some good showings down on
Crooked creek the other day. The
Drumlummon appears to be fine
property. 1t shows from FIVE t.
tix ieet Of good ore. A man named
Gallagher as p efsim tbat eh9yl
ore which psnss' IL abundance" buI
he evidently has not found hi
ledge in place yet. Doc. Toler ha.
struck a vein that pans beautiful
". Fha RsqsRsrt1rs, haYe sgttl,
named that locality the Robbins
District Banana belt, for the eli
mate is much more humid than d
ihe Hmm. Here, at the Hump.
And great pre6Fess 10 being made
On the Fortune, which lays soptt
and east Of the Merrimac, ani
which 10 owned by the Buffalo
Hump peVelApment o., work I
being pushed IN both tunnels ant
the property il looking up well
The forge now consists Of ten mel
and work will be carried on al
winter.
"From the Mother Lode, ownet
by the Mother Lode Mining Co.
some very good assays have beer
ss aon s JAY 'asd AZ I So '''' '' 80
W." s.o v- ths Mcnt: G-;.to A.. cross
cut tunnel 10 being driven which j
NGt'se 18Th. Ea {
'"T was 'up north Of the Big But
ialo today to see the Cataract. |
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