Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-12-20
Buffalo Hump.

That work is under way on
about 100 claims On Buffalo Hump,
in which work there are about
200 men employed, is tho interest
ing statement OF Theodore Parks,
q former Cripple Creek prospector,
who has spent the season samp.
ling and working Hump claims
and who is in the city for few
days. Mr.. Parks further says that
this work is being done by ut least
% separate syndicates or individ-
nails and that a large amount Of it
is on prospects, the promise Of
which is excellent. He speaks
with quiet assurance Of the great
ness Of the camp and is strong in
his contention that it is by no
means one mine camp but
that there are many prospects with
showings almost if not quite as
good as there was on the more de-
veloped properties.
1T have seen a great deal of what
has been done in the district this
past season." said Mr.. Parks, "and
have never seen anything in Col
orado that was more promising.
| think the district will be a
large one and a great one. took
cold bloodetl average samples from
twenty prospects this summer and
the yields was from S5 to $l6S.
F.. This was Of surface rock, the most
work on any Of the claims being
the assessment work. The ledges
were from five to forty feet wide,
strong and Of great promise. a5
'sThe ores of the camp are chiefly
gold bearing but it is probably that
| they are not strictly free milling
In fact they are getting basel
| with depth and it is reported thai
the Vesuvius in particular has
shown this under recent develop
n9alt. This, however, is not i'm
81 mt, as the ore concentrates
we8, about eight to one and
considerable amount OF the values
are saved on the plates. Tha
straight milling is to be the process
Of treatment for some at least i
assured, if the report is true tina
| the Buffalo Hump syndicate ha
decided to install it's thirty extr,
stamps at once. It is said tina
these have been ordered and will
be got on the ground and in work
ing shape as quickly as possible
| With them, it is understood, ther
will be installed concentratin
tables to handle the entire product
Il "The syndicate has about 10
men on it's pay roll, the majorit
of which are on the Big Buffalo
There are a number doing assess
ment work aud patent work o
other holdings Of the syndicate 0
the Hump and their is the force o
the Vesuvius. The shaft ON th
Big Buffalo is being continued an
is about 30 feet below the 200-fot
level. Drifting and stopping al
going ON on the 20O-foot level an
the vein has been opened for abo,
200 feet north and south from tt
shaft. There is no question Of Il
high value OF the ore, and thong
l have not been in the shaft M
self l have learned on good autho
ity that there is one shoot 70 fe
long and 36 feet wide that ave
ages in the drift $66 per to-
The results Of the mill runs ha'
not been made public but the m
is steadily pounding away and
handling a lot Of ore. Some We
high grade ore has been tax,
from the drifts but the Distribute
:, Of values is necessarily more
less irregular. There is little que
ton Of the high average Of the Ell
tire ledge, however.
IA depth Of about 100 feet HI
been obtained on the Vesnvius Al
: the mine reported to be lookil
excellent. The Wise Boy ne
Calender, is working six men al
il reported to have a good show /
on its 15-foot vein. '-Weste
Mining World.