The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-03-25

All InHitnsc Deu VI HkhIe coai HAS US~A
discovered in Asotin county, Washington.
The whole country seems to be underlaid
with the deposit, which has been traced
up the Snake river from Mallery Ridge
as far as Elbow canyon, and crops out in
several places along the river in Wallace
county, Oregon.
Payne Mine sold.
The great Payne mine in the SLOGAN
has been taken over by Montreal capital
lists and the head office OF the company is
to be removed, it is said, at once from
Anaconda, Mont, to Montreal. The sale
was engineered by Charles G. Griffith, the
well known mining engineer and promot-
er Of Spokane.
Buffalo Hump.
brief description of the camp and
how to reach it may be useful to many
at this time.
This famous region lies in the Buffalo
Hump mountains in Idaho county, the
highest altitude of the mountains being
nearly 1000 feet above sea level. The
altitude of the camp is something over
1000 feet above sea level.
The first discoveries were made the
10th of August, 1893, by two prospectors,
Robbins and Rigley. They located three
claims-the Big Buffalo, Merrimac and
Oro Elmo, and in sinking lO-foot pros
pect hole struck vein Of solid ore 26
feet in width, and 80 rich that three tons
yielded between $500 and 5000. On the
Goth day of December these two prospect
ors sold their claims for $675, 900. After
the Robbins and Rigley strike became
known a stampede commenced at once
and many locations were made, in many
of which discoveries have been made Of
incredible richness, with veins running
from IL to 80 feet in width. About 200
claims have been located; but old timers
who are acquainted with the country say
that the territory is exceedingly large,
and that there is room for at least 10000
locations. Shortly after the first discov
cries the heavy winter snow began to fall
so that comparatively little work could
be done, and prospectors were obliged to
wait until after the melting Of the snow,
which will be along toward the last of
Auril or the first of May.
Parties going to the new camp reach
| Lewiston. over the y. r. 4 N. company
| line in connection with the Great North
ern and other eastern lines; thence from
Lewiston by the Idaho, Nevada & Cali
fornia Stage Co.'S stages 1.-TWO stages daily
out Of Lewiston), to the following points:
From Lewiston to Adams camp via
Grangeville, thence by saddle horse 20
miles to Buffalo Hump; from Lewiston to
Florence, thence saddle horse 81 miles to
Buffalo Hump; from Lewiston to Bad
ger via Elk City, thence by saddle horse
Is miles to Buffalo Hump.
The approximate fare by stage from
Lewiston to Buffalo Hump camp, which
includes so pounds of baggage to each
adult passenger, is SIS, but of course it
will be understood that travel will not be
| open till roads are cleared Of snow which
will be some weeks hence.
Palmer Mountain Dlstrict.
Following is summary Of working
mines in the Palmer mountain district:
The Palmer Mountain Gold Mining and
Tunnel Company, of Spokane, owns 43
claims with crosscut tunnel now in 100
feet with nine veins cut. The depth at
the present face is 900 feet. All veins cut
showing free gold. No drifting has so far
been done.
The Eldorado has a 60 foot tunnel
showing ore going 20 to rs per cent in
copper. j. p. Dexter is working it con-
tinuously with small force.
On the Mammoth, Whisky hill prop.
erty, crosscut tunnel is running to tap
the vein 500 feet deep.
The Golden Zone shows nearly 1000 feet
Of tunnels, all in ore, with $4,000 tons Of
ore blocked out. A concentration is now
being erected.
The Okanogan Free Gold Mines, Ltd,
of Rossland, has ESQ feet of tunnels, nu-
merous open cuts and shallow holes, and
is erecting mill, concentration and eva
hide plant The company proposes to
mine out 1900 and 5000 feet Of ground on
an average of 200 feet before sinking will
become necessary.
| The Q. s. has surface showing of a
vein 800 feet wide for 5000 feet in length
and the company is running prospecting
tunnel 800 feet to tap the vein 600 feet
deep. As soon as the vein is crosscut the
company will start lower tunnel for
working the mine, which will tap the vein
1000 feet deep, with $500 feet length.
At Weheville the James G. Blaine shaft
is down 80 feet and the bottom is in ore
A contract for 200 feet of work is in
progress.
| The Lake Shore on Mount Elmeham
has a 70-foot shaft and is now running
a crosscut tunnel TO tap the vein 800 feet
deep.
The Roanoke on Mount Elmeham has
a 400-foot tunnel, the last 200 feet OF
which ran on the ledge. The tunnel is
running to reach the contact with a
cross vein.
The claims owned by Captain Hall
near Golden are being worked by two
shifts on a crosscut tunnel This is
contract work. 81
Among the properties which are expect
ed to be working this season are the
Bunker Hill, Leadville, Hercules, Little
| Falls, Conner World, Bull Frog. Triune