Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-04-27

district have been erected. N
The Jumbo, owned by N
Brown, Fisher. Overfiel1IM
others, has a considerable all
of work done on it. ThNf
level is in about $50 feSsk
several crosscuts made al7rM
exposing a vein some l5 Mill
width with good values. DILL
A second level, 100 feet N
was run about $40 feet, Et
connection made with No.
crosscut to the hanging W!t
intervals Of every 80 feet.
lower tunnel shows the SAM
and values as above. The f;k
the drift has a vertical depgl
the vein Of about $50 feet. nm
The Buffalo Hump DeveloN8g
is another Spokane company II
have a good many valuable
ings in the camp, their Fol |
being among the most prom i
1t has two drifts run either o69
vein or to intersect it, and ~
is one of the prettiest ore bod!
the camp developed in the
level.
The Cracker Jack and 81
Rosa have been developeq&
about 200 feet of drifting u
crosscuts. A small seam Oh
from this claim shows vi
running a dollar a pound. Il
The Monte Cristo, also oW
by a Spokane company HI
shaft 30 feet deep and a cro4
tunnel run which taps the ledA
another place distant from
shaft some 60 feet in depth.
San Francisco has shaft on i
feet deep.
The St Paul has a crOsscut
mel running towards the vein a
$50 feet in length.
THE BIG TUNNEL.
Prominent among the g
propositions of the camp, the
Buffalo tunnel deserves spe
mention; work has been constal
prosecuted since early last fall
machinery is now ready for q
| ment and will he erected as ran
as possible.
The tunnel will crosscut
leads of the belt at depth of I
1000 feet and will give drain
to the mines as we'll as ch
and rapid method of mining
transporting the ore to mil
plants. 1t is also destined
furnish a cheap method for We
ing at depth other properties t
those of the company.
This company has vast holdi
which it required more than a !
to secure immediatly in the h,
of the gold belt and seven str
and we'll defined leads outcropp
on the surface and several of til
carrying high values in sight.
The value of this big unt
taking has been watched v
much interest by mining men
it is confidently believed tina
number of the exposed leads !
come together in depth and fc
one immense lode; besides it
thought by the best experts v
have carefully examined
district that many blind leads ,
be cut in the progress Of the VIC
which will certainly much enha
the value of the proposition.
a matter of fact this is essenti'
a tunnel era, as for years d
mining was done by shafts,
this could only be accomplis
by the erection ofpowerful hoist
and pumping plants in the I'M
tory steps; and after years
practical experience and the
penditure of millions of money
is conclusively demonstrated
where it is practicable a big mil
proposition can be made q
ducer by tunnel at one-third
expenditure and the same res
attained as by any other met
Thus it will readily be seen
properties which will not pay c
necessary expenses when VOL
by shaft will return large divide
in the new way. 1t cannot
denied that the cost of produc
and transportation eats up a m
the tunnel minimizes the cos
production and the recent ad
of the railroad solves the prof.
. of transportation for the Blu
Hump country.
Joe Dysart is running q I
) line to Stuart, leaving here
t Tuesday and Friday morn
and returning ON Wednesdays
/ Saturdays, carrying passeuI
1 express and baggage to and
8 the railroad. 0hoe at I1aH|
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