Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-18
THE GREAT HUMP VEINS
MANY STRIKES REPORTED
Pack Trains Bring Abundant Supplies
Into Camp Preparing for
Another Winter.
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snow mas disappeared ana
active development has begun
the camp has been rapidly inn
proving in its indications of
permanence and value, if all
reports be true. Among the
recent arrivals from the camp
is J. F. Cameron, who was one
of the first of Spokane's min
ing men to demonstrate his
fifth in the camp, and is said
to be rapidly advancing on the
road to larger fortune through
his lucky investments in the
camp. Mr.. Cameron came
out over the Slate creek trail,
striking the Florence road a
mile and a half south of where
Slate creek crosses the road.
Mr.. Cameron says that all
trails from the Hump are bad
and travel is slow. There is
much fallen timber, and the
trails are badly defined and in
many places precipitous. The
Slate creek trail runs down the
f. south side of the creek and the
Adams trail runs down the
north side of the same creek,
and at no place are the two
more than three miles apart.
Pack animals are able to get
over these trails, and from $50
to 900 of them are in use pack
ing supplies as fast as possible
into the camp. Two hundred
more could be prohtably en-
ployed. Miners and compan-
les who expect to winter on
the Hump are taking every
precaution against shortage OF
supplies. There are three or
four stores and a half dozen
saloons at the Hump, besides
eight or ten restaurants. There
are two towns. Buffalo is
within a stones throw of the
Big Buffalo mine, while the
other town, where the post
Office is, is located about two
miles distant. There is con.
siderable rivalry between the
two.
"The Big Buffalo is a great
mine," said Mr.. Cameron
"Although Mr.. Huntley of the
DeLamar mine threw up his
option, | have it from a posi-
tive source that this action wa:
not on account of any dissatis
faction with the property, bu
because of the litigation il
which the mine is involved
rendering it impossible at thi'
time to obtain a clear title t,
the property. That was TIL
sole reason. Mr.. Huntle,
sampled the Big Buffalo leat
clear across the surface crop
ping and obtained an assay 0
$1o.78. | saw the assay my
self. Of sixty.three assay
made by Mr.. Huntley cover
ing the entire claim on its su,
face and in the workings tn
average was a little over 81
in gold. Three averag
samples of the Orc Elmo, on
of the claims of the GROUP
showed an average value {
$Io6. Those are remarkabl
assays and stamp the Big Blu
falo as one of the greatest gol
lodes in the world.
"Another of the big thing
of the Buffalo Hump camp
the San Francisco, which
under bond for $4,000. II
vein is 20 feet wide and is OF
of the most solid ore bodies
the camp. | know nothing
its values, but the indication
are that the property is a gre;
one. English investors hay
thought enough of it to pa
$4,000 down on the bond
AS an indication of the rap
appreciation in value of pro
critics on the Hump, Mr.. Car
eron tells of the ST. Loui
which was under bond to h
firm of Norman & Gamer,
for $4,000. They threw ,
the bond and a short time sin,
a new bond was taken upt
the claim by w. II. and F.
Young, the Spokane minil
men, for $4,000, on viii,