Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-08-31


cRANGEvILLE IDAHO.
'FICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
TDAY, {: : AUG 81. 1900.
NEW AND OLD CAMPS.
brief Review of the Mining
Country of Idaho County.
Just two years have passed since
} big strike at Buffalo Hump.
|is wonderful discovery has
complished wonders Tor mines
d mining in old Idaho county.
!e Big Buffalo, however, is not
y only great mine here. The
ibbins mining district is verita-
I wonderland and needs only to
seen to be appreciated. Ex-
Its and practical mining men
herally have unhesitatingly
Rlared this to be one Of the
i Atest mining sections of the
sfld. There are no less than
10 people at the Hump, most of
I'M to be found in the
. pc thriving towns of Hump,
y cord and Calender. Hump is
!. toldest Of the towns, and there
III no less than 80 mines around
81 The most prominent of these
ll.aof course, the Big Buffalo.
.sS great mine which was recent
tAirchased by Mr.. Sweeney, a
known capitalist, for a large
IA of money, has a force of so
10 at work upon it. The shaft
'elbwn 165 feet. At a depth of
iteet there is a drift of $50 feet.
y shaft will be sunk to depth of ago
,lIwith a second drift at the 400 foot
{ 3hcord has an ideal town site, with
Ak water supply and good supply
lJ&ellent lumber. Concord is small
n ';rosperous. 1t has two stores,
ing house, barber shop, assayer,
'fIaloons etc. The ST.. Louis, mine
faNd to none, is near by. 1t has ten
4 3employed aud has 4so feet Of devel-
Il lint work of shaft and tunnel. 1t
Xislso steam hoist. Among other
1, tmines in this immediate locality
f{1le Jumbo, Wall Street and Dewey.
" Gender is the largest of the three
uH 1t is az miles from the town of
and 1900 feet lower than that
ftG 1t has been practically built
'At{July 4, 1900. 1t is a substantial
"a Yell built town of nearly 500 in
n ants. 1t has pay roll of 800 men
1tSyed by the Sweeney syndicate in
HEFork, mines etc. They own the
Al ste, most of the fine buildings are
I II property, aud a very large per-
1Ie Of the business Of the town is
ySl to their control. To name all
It'll business establishments would
INA very formidable list. The
n ate has magnificent 20 stamp
mi tn an ultimate capacity of 100
IE;it, big boarding house, and twin
~ 4. ouse for their army Of men EN-
sfa. They have also an excellent
'IEll with a capacity of 10000 feet
4 t&y and many other big buildings
33kI lake furnishes them a magnifi-
NiS5A ter power. The town will soon
Ned by electricity. Calender is
ajl.wn Of tents and shacks, but
19yA,tial, we'll built town in every
|ya, The various private enter
credit to the town and are
EFperous.
N esuvius, owned and operated by
ffij falo Hump Syndicate, is a fine
kfxT property. 1t was recently pur-
f0% for $t2,ooo. A large force of
81 IA at work upon the mines and
.lts of the development work is
satisfactory to the fortunate
RINK DIXIE.
||,.ahaAl IS miles east from Buffalo
|FH the old camp of Dixie. Dixie
* mad the prosperity in the past
S?herit en- tiled 1t to; it has been
\ N ni of adverse circumstances that
f&xX sc reflect upon 1t as mining
'VfA DISTINGUISHED parties have
II ipoken we'll of the camp. and no
|ss knows about this camp but
4 st admit that 1t is in every
4 ,orthy of praise 1t has num-
/. mines that are worthy :of
= sEnention.
y &d AJAX.
tkA{}is no better mine in Idaho
eNi Jan this really great mine. 1t
NJ Nan one mile northeast of Dixie
property of the Midas Gold
lP11o., of which Finch 4 Camp
known capitalists of Spokane,
linent stock holders. The
u of this mine is 1876 feet deep.
NJ of 60 feet a drift, 100 feet
She same distance west, shows
to II feet in width. On the
syel at depth of ITO feet. the
1 W AN average width of IL feet
Me- Z k is drift to the east ofI34
i Mo the west rs feet. There is
scut tunnel at the 80 foot level
Ehe vein, the width of which
5!nait is Tx feet. The tunnel is
i 8ai{1ng. At the second level of
!, Mere is a corosscut at every 80
m SIX shows the ore body to have
u II ttxA width OF IL feet. The mine
M Iage values OF over $72 per ton,
s.sh AMI milling gold, and what is
SX the ore body widens with
As:E EH shows better values.
kt H}xS BIG CREEK.
81 Buffalo Hump and Dixie is a
ii belt. In the Dixie district
HI mine miles from that camp is
s.fff Eek section, where are some
make a wonderful showing
issKiqR. group Of mines 8 miles
1ss MIKE give average values of
LAEer ton. Six miles west Of
HlSHe Union group, owned by
A13 on which considerable de.
work has been done, showing
N A's.f.kles in samples taken from
4 ;the ledge of SIS in gold.
Ht3Ik ction is the Helen Gould
". mines, numbers I, and 3
III m. Mcclure, which shows
Z Inn erage assays as high as $50
= E34 fnines are midway from