Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-06-29

season to rush their extensive |
improvements through in order to
oe we'll prepared for "a long season
of underground work this winter, |
Alton l.. Dickerman, who is |
assistant general manager of the
Buffalo Hump syndicate, of the
Empira State of Couer de- Alenc |
and other big properties in the
west, has been here this week
looking the situation over. To
your correspondent he stated that
after thorough examination he
had authorized the employment Of
MS many men as conld be worked
to advantage in the building of
roads and making permanent
improvements on the syndicate
properties superintendent NJ. j.
Sweeney and foreman w. A.
Stephens visited the ground with
| your correspondent this week and
explained in detail the contemplate
ed improvements to be made by
the syndicate. "We have 900
men employed now," said Mr..
Sweeney. "and in the course of
two weeks will he working 800.
First of all the company will push
to completion the wagon road from
Badger To Laketown and in 23 or
"a DAYS will have that road ready
for freight or stages. The e-ti-
mated cost is s 900 per mile for
ten miles. The wagon road from
Mellen to Buffalo Hump via.
Grangeville and Adams camp will
also be completed and put in
, thorough repair, Mr. Sweeney
, acting in this matter, as has been
} previously stated, in conjunction
| with the Grangcville board of
t trade. The reason that the Bad
, ger road was undertaken first was
} because the syndicate is badly in
; need of machinery and figured
} that this road could be completed
, in a considerably shorter time than
the other.
The saw mill is cutting 10000
feet per day and yet cannot supply
the demands of the syndicate. "A
| piece of dimension timber scarcely
. leaves the saw before the carpcnt.
: ers are at work framing it fol
for some particular structure. The
town site has not been plated yet
> and will not be put on the market
until the syndicate has the Or
portunity Of completing the sur
> veys Of all the improvements they
I are going to make. Their Office
!. will be two story building, 25x6.
feet: one of the first buildings &c
. be erected by the syndicate is
n hotel which will accommodate l6t
i guests, and will be thrown oper
to the accommodation of the public
e as soon as completed. OF course
y more interest is attached to th'
mill than to any of the other syn
u dicate buildings. The mill build
n ing will be 5SxSO feet and the Ed
II ward p. Allis machinery will b'
used. The mill will be a mode
;, one in every respect, and 20 stamps
Il will be installed to commence with
J but the ground is being laid out fo
G 100 stamps, which your CORES
: pondent has been assured will b.
u pounding Big Buffalo ore befor
;, the winter season sets in. 1t i
q expected that the first 20 stamp
Q will be at work in 30 days after tn
:. frame of the building is put up
a The mill is located a little over
is mile from the Big Buffalo shat
s and about one half mile from tn
+ Vesuvius. At the start they ex
!, pect to crush 40 tons per day, AM
II the ore for awhile will be drawn t.
'e the mill in wagons, wagon roa
,r being already nearly completes
q from the mine to the mill site
le The wagon road, however, will b
q superseded by tramway. The con
T. centrates for a time wi be haule
to the railroad and shipped to tn
is smelter, as their richness an
IL special value for huxing will max
OF the long distance haul feasible; bu
" tests will be made and, if pract
NJ cable, the concentrates will |
~ treated on the ground by the chlo1
se ination process.
~ On the Vesuvius a regular ga
10 lows shaft-house with self-dum]
!. 10 ing skips will be erected. III
:" Vesuvius has a three compartmel
y shaft IL feet 6 inches by feet
o 'o inches between timbers with an il
.o w cline of 63 degrees. The ore bin
:" ~ the mouth of the shaft will ho
=. a. 100 tons and the reserve bins l.
Nv Gated q few hundred feet ava
~ -, will have 500 ton capacity.
in A magnificent shaft house al
large bunk and cook houses W
tle also be erected on the Big Buifa
,s- as soon as the lumber can
ar spared. A water works systel
lse too will be furnished Laketown
av the syndicate, sufficient for
alo uses, including fire protectectie
wn The water will be taken from I
for foot of Crystal lake where there
be a 600-foot head, by means Of ct
rv duits.
an On these and many lesser impro
the ments the Buffalo Hump syndic
the is working every man who bei