The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09
BUFFALO HUMP COUNTRY
The Tide of Travel Has Turned
to the District.
TRAINS ARE ALL CROWDED
The New Trail in Excellent Condition
From Grsngeville-Snow Is All
Gone-Pushing Develop
ment Work

George Beckett from Spokane was in
the city yesterday en- route to Chicago,
where he hopes to interest some of his
friends in the Buffalo Hump country
Mr.. Beckett lives in Chicago and last
fall started for the Klondike, intending
to spend the winter in Seattle in maxi
ing preparations for an extended jour-
ney through the gold fields of the north.
He reached Spokane on Thanksgiving
day, and then for the first time heard
of the Buffalo Hump country.
Il was struck with the greatness and
possibilities of the country at once"
said he, land l right there abandoned
the northern trip. 1 went into the
Hump with party of prospectors and
there we spent the winter. We have
some good looking property not far
from the Monte Cristo. We have six
claims l left there on the 18th of June
and then the snow was rapidly disap-
pearing. There will be considerable
placer mining in the Lower Hump
country this summer"
The Chronicle of Spokane says that
the tide of travel has turned in good
earnest toward the Buffalo Hump coun-
try and the train to Lewiston is crowd
ed every morning with miners, prospec-
tors and capitalists, all bound for the
rich mining district of Idaho county.
The latest reports from the Buffalo
Hump district are to the effect that the
new trail from Grangeville to the Hump
Is in excellent condition and the trip
can be made in one days easy travel.
There Is a daily mail running from
Grangeville to the Hump and in the
past week the carrier has had no
trouble in making schedule time. In
addition pack trains are going in every
day from Grangeville and other outfit
ting points and the trail is Med with
prospectors going into the hills.
The snow is off the Hump almost
entirely with the exception of Gaping
and that is bare in spots. Frank
Brown, who has been operating pack
train and who came out recently for a
few days. states that by the 10th of
this month the whole mountain will
be free of snow.
Many properties which have been idle
during the winter are now being de-
veloped and in every instance encour-
aging results are being had.
Norman and Cameron, who own the
Monte Cristo, yesterday sent in 10 men
to start up work on that property. The
men We're accompanied by Mr.. Cam
eron, who will also start work on "a
number of other properties in which
his firm is interested.
The Buffalo Hump Development COM
pany will soon start to work on the
Fortune, one of the most promising
claims in the Hump district.
Reports from the Cracker Jack, which
is under bond to Clark e. Sweeny, are
to the effect that a large amount of
rich ore has been encountered in the
shaft, and the prospects are that the
property will rival the Big Buffalo in
richness and value.
George Baker and G. G. Logan, who
came out from the Hump to Lewiston
a few days ago, report that they have
made a strike four miles north of the
Hump and three and half miles west
of Crooked river. They report a 10
foot ledge of high grade ore and
brought out samples which are now in
the hands of assayers.
Frank Rice reports the discovery by
himself of the biggest strike in quartz
yet made in Idaho county. The ledge is
located on Pioneer hill, near The old
Clearwater station. and the samples
which Rice brought out with him are
heavily impregnated with free gold.
The fourth shipment of bullion from
the Iron Crown mine on Newsome creek
was brought to Grangeville Tuesday by
Superintendent Walp and left at the
Bank of Camas Prairie. 1t amounted 10
It's ounces and was valued at $4,000.
D. M. Reynolds of Troy. Mont, left
Spokane Monday for the Buffalo Hump
country to look after the .ateresss of
Eastern parties with whom he is asso-