Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-03

Elk City, and to the pOStOHlce anu
Concord were in good condition.
The snow had drifted some near
Squaw Meadows but not enough to
interfere with pack trains or pedes-
trians. From MoOre's station near
Auction Meadows we found a good
sleigh road until we got away from
the snow line a short distance
above Adams camp. Along the
way we met several pack trains,
and between here and Adams camp
some freight wagons with sleds
piled on top. They were bound
for Moore's station, and if the road
was all cut out could drive easily
through to the Hump. From
Adams camp in to Grangeville the
road is in terrible condition. BY
the way, l prefer Buffalo Hump
snow to Camas Prairie mud.
"You ask how things are going
on in general at the Hump?
"Well, that would be quite a
long story.
"The sawmill is still running at
the Hump but shortly it will be re-
moved to Concord, where Mr.. Tur-
ner has secured contract from
the Turner Young people to saw
100, 900 feet Of lumber. This, you
see, is another evidence of the en-
Prise and faith in the camp evinced
by the Boston Buffalo Idaho COM
pany. We hear, too, up there that
the st. Louis and other prop
critics being worked by this COM
pany are showing up much better
than was ever anticipated.
Down at the Fortune Lane Gil
liam is well established for the win
ter and is pushing development on
the Fortune as we'll as the Monte
Christie with unremitting energy.
In the upper tunnel of the Fortune
they have all the depth now that
can be attained and are concen-
centrating their efforts in the lower
tunnel. This is now in about 165
feet. Recently they made a cross.
cut east 16 feet and found the
hanging-wall and are now cross
cutting to the west. The Fortune
: now has fully 500 tons of higl
grade milling ore on the dump.
Last Sunday the cross-cut tun
mel on the Monte Christie ha'
already cut the lead and passe'
J through 10 feet of good milling ore
and expected then to get the hang
ing-wall in about seven feet. MI
T Gillian says the Monte Christie
beautifully defined vein. Th
rich ore of the Monte Christie
n, known to be on the hanging-wal
liS and probably by this time the
have wonderful showing in til
tunnel. 1t is understood that
contract is to be let at once on IL
's- Monte Christie to drive a tunnel 4(
lis feet that will tap the vein at
depth of $50 feet.
EE On the Wise Boy, two mil
north of the Hump cross-cut tul
e. tel is being driven to tap the veil
e. which has been stripped on the su
face for 100 feet, showing n led
OF seven feet between walls, and ca
by rying 81 feet of ore that averag
ide perhaps higher than any other We
er- in the Buffalo Hump district.
BILE the Wise Boy makes a mine
IN. history will be interesting. II
abb location was made by b. G. Stroc
ere July Sth, and the claim was !
ry- corded August 9th. Strock, W
ear is veteran prospector, came to t
IAN Hump grub-staked by Charles
l Wise, Charles H. Cheney and
OF Mr.. Allison, bankers of Bould'
c. Colo. He located the Wise B
len on the southwest slope of Pyran
the mountain and forwarded samp
the Of the ore to his people in Boul(
ugh to be tested. To his astonishm,
try, he received the assay returns, {
had of which was $1O2 in gold, g
lkes power of attorney from his pf
'sed ners to sell their three-fourths
site terest at whatever he could s
tent and explicit instructions to ret
yon and outfit for another portion
eek, the country. The Boulder n
IN had heard from number
that sore-headed prospectors who
arris tied the Hump early in the spi
lain that the country was no good,
was acted accordingly ON this presu
rail- tion.
later r. M. Sherman of Spokane
rail- J. N. Rice Of Florence, who
Mr.. resent the Tcletic Mining c
Reco pany of Spokane and other
his kane interests have done worl
rt OF twelve different properties
even season, and some of them have
and ceptionally fine showings. "
n all Mr.. r. Insinger, the Spol
larris banker, was up to the Hump
hold ing over his interests with s
.nyon man and Rice he was we'll salts
and among other transaction
zee OF made while there was the bon
lining of the balance Of the Monterey
'ently terests, claim lying between
over Fortune and Mother Lode No.
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