Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-01
MANAGER TURNER TALKS
He Tells Of Recent Developments in the
Hump District.

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as chronicled in the Press, pur-
chased in conjunction with w. IL.
Young, the celebrated St. Louis
property in Buffalo Hump, and
who is manager of the Boston, Buf
.falo-Idaho company, and whose
experience in mining matter is
second to none of any man in the
Buffalo Hump camp, was approach
ed yesterday by a PRESS reporter as
to the present conditions and mat
tiers in Buffalo. MIR. Turner said:
SAT the present time we do not
care to say much abont the St.
Louis. The showing, however, is
excellent on this property and any
one who visits the mine will GER
tainly see most wonderful surface
showing. The ledge on the surface
is fully IA feet in width and exhib-
it's splendid values for long dis
lance.
| s.It will be remem bered that we
have the same ledge as the San
Francisco, Hobson's Choice, Gem
City, Alhambra, st. Paul and
Monte Christie; the last named
property, which is now.under bond
to Messrs Norman & Cameron,
the development of which is being
actively pushed with most satisfac-
tory results, is showing large bod
les of high grade ore. This is one
of the strongest leads in camp. l
am now referring to that on the
St. Louis, being traceable for 10000
feet by the outcropping. This is
on what is known as Mineral Hill.
In regard to the development work
which is being carried on in the
Boston Buffalo-Idaho Consolidated
Gold Mining Co., l will say that
we are now working three shifts on
the Concord, sinking and drifting,
and showing up some nice ore.
We have also uncovered strong
lead showing some high grade ore
for distance on the surface OF the
Mother Lode No. ., which is also
one Of the company's properties.
Samples from the late strike show
values upwards of 500 in gold per
ton. The company has completed
the erection of some new buildings
for the accommodation of its en-
ployees in the shape of a cooking
and eating house, 20x30 feet, and
sleeping dormitories of similar di-
mansions. We intend to make
our properties strictly up-to-date
in every respect. The company
proposes to carry on development
work on an extensive scale during
the entire winter, providing that
we will be able to get our neces-
sary equipment and supplies.
Should conditions be made feas-
ible for the purpose we will un-
questionably put our properties in
such u condition that we will be
able to push development work in
all directions to their greatest ex-
tent. But at present, as l will la
ter show, we are handicapped to an
enormous extent. With the pres
ent condition of the roads and
trails it will be utterly impossible
for supplies and equipments neces-
sary for the proper development TO
be conveyed to the mines. The
average person does not appreciate
the difficulty of travelling unencum-
bered to Buffalo Hump, aside from
freighting material to that point.
There are three different routes
into the Hump, all Of which vie
with each other on the question as
to which is the worst.
"At the best and under the most
favorable conditions it is a hard
task and question of big expense
to transport goods, to say nothing
of machinery, from Grangeville te
Buffalo Hump. But when you
come to consider that we are now
getting on to the season when the
snow will be an extra impeachment,
the matter becomes serious ques
ton as to it's feasibility at all
There is one thing which remains
to be done, and that is, the build
ing of road on which we car
properly convey Cur supplies ant
machinery to Buffalo Hump dis
trict. There are two practica
routes, the first of which will b.
to connect with the Florence roat
at Adams camp, which will taxi
us to Grangeville; the second woul,
be to build from the Hump to TIN
Clearwater, and down the Clear
water to Stuart, which will be tn,
terminus for the railroad for tn,
present at least, and which vii
place us in direct communication
with the road. This would ais,
give us IA down grade haul for al
of our concentrates and crude or,
which would amount to, eventu
ally, gigantic tonnage. Now tn
question which arises is, will tn,
. citizens and business men o
Grangeville and the farmers o
Camas Prairie who are directly int
crested in monetary way in TIL
, future success of Grangeville an,
the surrounding country, appreci