Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-13
SOME INSIDE FACTS UlB
i Noted Mining Nan Tslls NJ
Sav IN Buffalo Hump ~
What Is G0inS On.

who has had y party quietly on
through the entire summeg pros
pecting, and who aside from his
own resources, represents consider.
able capital from the east, arrived
in Grangeville on Saturday. In
response to queries msds By ~
PREss man the Judge sAid: to-
gether with my men, started out n
May md went over in the vicinity 1
Of what is known as the ThuudeS
mountain country. There ~.
found on the south fork Of Smith
creek, ledges carrying presumably
COOL values, but sufficient work
has not been done there to demon.
.sts~te whether the values continue.
to depth or not, but indications are
to say the least, very greet 1ug
this becoming one Of the greate1
mining camps in the west. ~
We likewise visited Monumen1.
al creek and Beaver creek, both n
the same section, at which pisces
we found wonderfully rich flost
which il essentially a free milling
ore, with native gold showing Ill
over it, the hedges there arol
three feet wide and over. and ara
ceriainly we'll defined and it is my
impression that they will improve
with depth. We then, via War.
rem. State bridge and Florence,
proceeded to Buffalo Hump, arriv-
ing there about August 1st, where
W. have remained ever since. i
am more than tatisied with the re-
suit Of my Investigations, for /
have at Buffalo seen the most won-
derful camp for it's age that I have
ever beheld, and my experience
covers the mining camps of Colora-
do, Montana, Utah, and Washing
ton, and have spent considerable
time in British Columbia, Pri-
marily would say that they have
in this thriving camp the greatest
surface showings ] have ever seen;
not excepting Cripple Greek and
Leadville, both Of which places I
am familiar with, having gone to
Leadville during the excitement Of
1873. 1 am delighted to say that
there is vast quantity of push and
energy in the Hump and they are
accomplishing much by these A.
tributes alone. Imade . thorough
examination Of every prospect Of
note in the entire camp, IL COM
pany with w. r. Wainwright,
who represents the Gold Trust
Mining Co., Of London, England,
and whom knew years ago in
Colorado, and who is Q mining man
of no small reputation in SOUTH
western mining circles. He thor
oughly concurred with me in the
opinions which / formed, adding
to the fact that his experience COW
ers the mining camps Of South
America and South Africa. =
/ Together we visited the St
Louis, St. Paul, Golden Fleece,
San Francisco, Mother Lode No.
IL, Fortune, Broker Fraction, Orc
Fino and Sunset. The last men.
| toned property, although not =
well known as the others, has =
wonderful showing, for ct Z depth
Of 20 feet they have 10 test Of solid
ore in the shaft and cross cut.
What values arc to be gotten hse1
I could not say, but We pannel
some of the rock and got good n.
turns. So much has heretofora
been said about the properties above
mentioned that it would be useleqi
for me to 60 into . long expla1A-
ton regarding them, but this ]
will say, that they are al wondsfl
and will some day make great
mines. +.
i "What they need now in tn
Hump is machinery and money
which arc bound to come soon, t6l
the camp is filled with men wh<
I know are ON the still hunttol
good things, such a. Mr.. VAIN
wright, who might say took il
all 43 samples from 43 difIeren1
properties, which he sealed and
shipped direct to London, aui
which were not to be opened unti
they were received by his director,
on the other side. He also mad
a map, with not alone the mines
prospects, ETC., but all the road
and matters of interest thereon ID
the enlightenment Of his directors
The wagon road is now q fine rcoa
and within ten miles Of the Hun,
and wagons can 90 to that distano
easily. The road is certainly
fine one and is q credit to Suy
: veyor Shannon. I predict thu
Grangeville will see the most won
I derful rush next spring which 1
, has ever seen, for the wondors q
!, the Hump are being heralded riGA
and left. I leave for Spokane q
: day and will visit the Fruit Enal
a then will possibly take = run I
A New York, but will retnrn II q
; early spring to prosecuts the e
quiries 80 happily began tAie aeol
2 on"
!. Samplea Of orr and Erna rua