Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-18
OUR HUMP CORRESPONDENT
Tells Of the Latest Developments on
Mines In the Big Camp.


ers, in keeping with the old adage,
"Make your hay while the sun
Shines, are rustling now in order
to get their properties in shape for
the winter market, and the results
are very much in evidence. Still
the climax of the seasons activity
has not yet been reached. Every
day brings its quota of new arrivals
mixed throngs-men from al
most everywhere, attracted by the
fame of the Buffalo Hump district,
which is evidently spreading
abroad. OF course quartz mining
camps do not mature in a season,
and Buffalo Hump will scarcely
prove an exception, but neverthe-
less the progress made here since
the date of Rigley and Robbins fa-
nous discovery, is quite phenome-
nal, when location and climatic
conditions are taken into consider
alton. The optimist and cynic are
both here. Prevailing conditions
are such as to make men optimis-
tic. But the cynic, of course, will
never yield until the camp gets too
big for him, simply because he's
built that way. Perhaps the
"doubting Thomases" who are not
satisfied with the all-around opin-
ion that the Big Buffalo lode will
give the world the benefit of sever
al bullion-producers, and the splen-
did ore showings on the Monte
Cristo, St. Paul, Hobson's Choice,
Alhambra, st. Louis and others,
will gain strength with few doses
of the following stimulant which
they will doubtless be able to get
from time to time. The narcotic
in question is statement made to
your correspondent recently by a
gentleman who is recognized as one
of the most conservative and ablest
mining engineers in the Northwest.
In substance, he said: "The
Crackerjack and Jumbo have
thrown off their embryonic gar.
ments and stand today before the
world as mines. Messrs. Clark &
Sweeney are to be congratulated
upon having acquired control Of
such splendid properties. The
Crackerjack is the greater mine o.
the two. The Jumbo will be q
small mine but a rich one, never.
theless."
ODDS AND ENDS.
Frank Sherwood, of Spokane, il
in camp looking after the Monte.
rey, Jumbo Extension, Coos Bay
and Captain Clarke, all bonded
properties. Mr.. Sherwood will also
take trip over to Big creek where
he will examine the Union group,
owned by Wiley & Dahl.
Frank Brown 4 Co. now have
four pack trains employed freight.
ing between here and Grangeville
and want more trains yet, if they
can get them. He finds it almost
impossible to get provisions and
mining tools into the camp fast
enough to supply the demand.
James Cameron is working the
Monte Cristo, Fortune, Gold Bug
and other claims and has firm faith
in the future of his claims as well
as Of the Hump in general.
Marion Ford, who is working the
Black Bear, east of the Jumbo, has
four feet Of quartz in sight and it
assays we'll, too. H. d. Richard
son is Mr.. Ford's associate in the
property.
The Turner townsite, near the
Concord, is being plated and a
finely graded trail constructed over
to the Hump. The postoffice town
is building up some, too, but the
old, original Buffalo Hump is still
here and "holds the fort'. 1t is
understood that the Turner inter-
ests contemplate having the Buffa
10 Hump-Mt. Idaho special tri-
weekly mail service extended to
their headquarters.
Messrs. Clark & Sweeney are
putting force of ten men to work
on the Buffalo Bull, the northerly
extension of the Big Buffalo.
Mr.. Hireen, the mining and
townsite man, is in town.
Mr.. Roberts, formerly chief en-
gineer of the Spokane Falls &
Northern railway, and now heavi-
ly interested in Washington and
British Columbia mining property
is in camp sizing the situation up
for himself and principals.
w. w. Monteith, of the NJ. & NJ.
store, Grangeville, is paying the
district a flying visit. He is inter-
ested in the Bank of England, on
Lake creek.
w. Chambers, of Spokane, gen.
eral manager Of the Buffalo Hump,
Broadwater Consolidated Mining
company, arrived last evening.
This company was promoted by
d. T. Davis, one of the HUMP
pioneers, the property consisting
of two claims, the Broadway and
Broadwater, situated between the