Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-06-15
WONDERFUL ORE BODY.
Big Buffalo Has Enough In Sight for
100 Stamps.

100 Stamps.
Mark Musgrove who has spent
a great deal of his time in Buffalo
Hump since the discovery Of the
camp and who was the successful
promoter Of the Big Buffalo Tun-
mel Site Company returned from
trip to Spokane last week and has
gone into the Hump again.
He gave his opinion Of Buffalo
Hump coupled with the following
interesting news Of the camp to the
FREE Press reporter just before his
departure; in substance he said:
'.The indications are that the
greatest activity will prevail in
Buffalo Hump during the entire
summer; this is due to q great ex-
tent to the effect of the purchase Of
the Big Buffalo group by the
Charles Sweeney syndicate.
While it is q fact that those fa-
miliar with the conditions here
and there, have at all times had
the greatest confidence in the min
eral wealth of the camp, still it
needed the management Of some
big enterprise to instill the neces-
sary life in others. The great
reputation for the wonderful sur
face showings on the Big Buffalo
group in it's early stages OF devel-
opment work has added one hun
dred fold to the public confidence
1t can now be said that they have
pay chute probably a50 or 4OC
feet in length as exposed by cross
cuts, and other developemen
work on the surface and nearly 20
feet in length ON the lead at ,
depth of nearly 100 feet below tn
surface. And it cannot be sue
cessfully denied that this is
wonderful showing for the compa,
atively limited amount OF develop
ment work.
"This is simply surprising whe
) it is considered that in the histor
of mining 1t is neoessAl
generally to prosecute active d.
velopment woris; e.. two or thrt
years before there is suincie!
mineral in sight to really warral
J the erection of a 1O-stainp mill.
"Yet in this case it is not ii
reasonable to say that lO0-stan
: mill could be erected with got
= business judgment in order
s handle the great ore body nc
\ exposed on this group alone.
= The hoisting plant Ia now
( Stuart awaiting shipment and "
y be transferred to the Hump
3 soon as wagon road is complete
) Considerable exploration wo
3 has been actively advanced on t
) st. Louis and Mother Lode No.
) two very valuable properties
: the Boston Buffalo b Idaho c
) and this company too, will NJ
) reduction works at q very ca
= day.
) 1.-THE BufaloHuMp Revelepm'
" Co., of which Messrs. Norman
Cameron are the active spiri
TO propose to do their share tows
tn showing up the large ore bod
sr- and have already ordered hoist
works which are now neccesst
Ill if greater depth is attained on
1g vein,
~ Frank Brown and the OF
owners of the Jumbo have b
Ie, pushing work on their valua
". properly until they now have
ID ore chute 100 feet long and Of "
O. fine grade. 1t might be said
this connection that the ore boz
- heretofore mentioned from cart
20 20 assay tests show values from
,of to over 500 per ton in gold.
no A company comprised of
:; Paul and Minneapolis capital
have already provided suffici
means to do q great deal Of "
W on their properties
,a The management OF the
y Buffalo tunnel have matters
70 such shape that considerable "
,,p' will be done. They have hl
le' full force of men at work
81" winter, and their new four
compressor and two machine d
at will be landed on the ground
- mediately after the completion
ura the wagon road. They had b.
VIZ to ship their machinery on the
but on account of the early Sc
YOU were obliged to delay the shipr
'he and wait for tlfe compilation 81
wagon road
and -
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