Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-05-23
The Syndicate and it's Methods

EDITOR FREE PRESS.-Durlng
the past week l received n letter
from a prospector in Silver City,
who is the owner Of several loca-
tions in the Robbins district. He
states that he and number Of
his friends were expecting to re-
turn 10 the Hume country soon,
but that u 'eitsr f,sm n Grange
willie hlsim Il man has about
caus I him teahanaon his interes
there. quote from the letter:
s'fh,- man to whom ! wrote SAYS
that the IS Indicate is closing out
all of its supplies, has pulled the
Big Buffalo pumps and allowed
the shaft 4, fill with water and
cave in He says that the people
OF the Hump as well as Glangeville
have the blues on account of the
black eye that has been given the
camp by the company and that he
is trying to close out his business. /"
The Grangevillc business man
who wrote that letter is certainly
a credit to his city. 1t is to be
hoped that lie will sell out and do
it quick. 1t does not speak well
for the sagacity Of business men
when they will discredit their
community in such manner as
that and the sooner they trade
their wares for lalge dose Of the
Syndicate sucker bait the better
it will be for those who remain.
l answered my correspondent
by telling him that the Buffalo
Hump country is all that has ever
been claimed for it and that none
knew it better than do the syndi-
cate people. l also told him to go
to the district and look after his
property as soon as possible and to
not be Surprised il it has been
appropriated "by mistake by
Mr.. Sweeney's company.
The Buffalo Hump Syndicate is
the worst thing that ever hap
peneh to western mining camp.
Since ii advent into Idaho county
it has stusliorsiy mis-represented
the Robbins district and played the
people for fools 1t has never
retained in its employ anyone who
would tell the truth about the
property and it has gone to the
ridiculous extreme of requiring it,
U. S. deputy mineral surveyor t.
proclaim from the top Of every
pine tn, g IN his pathway that thu
Jig Buffalo is fake.
1t has occurred to The people o
the county to ask of the surveyor
in question what branch of civi
engineering treats Of gold mining
They have also heard Mr.. Sweene.
declare that the Big Buffalo is no
a cold mine and remembered tina
Mr.. Sweeney learned all he know
all about gold mining from
: limited production Of lead concen
/, trates in Shoshone county.
The engineers and miners VIII
! have examined the Big Buffal
know that it is one ct the mos
+ phenomenal mines of the west
j That is why tine Sydicate has spen
\ close 10 half million of dollars i
q surface improvements.
e For many months the Syndicat
has had in mind the control Of a
u the valuable property in the di'
g trict and to accomplish this resu
it has resorted to every SUFFERING
{. however dishonorable. The SUI
plies it has recently sold consiste
of few tubs Of stale butter ar
y several hundred pounds of equal
es stale giant powder. 1t has al
s. enaeayored to dispose OF 2,
10 hoisting engine better adapted Fl
r a we'll than for mining purpose
ne It has pulled the pumps from t
a Big Buffalo shaft because tn
at shaft looks more like problem
or geometry than the outlet to a mi
'ss and because a new shaft is nee
sary to the workings of
property.
Those who are familiar with
40 Robbins district know that tn
is not single claim which v
promising on the surface that
NJ, velopment work has not rende
ay. more promising. They know 7
see there is enough gold ore in 81
go. at the present time to keep
stamps dropping for Il year ;
!. profit.
and At depth it will not be a
am. milling camp but it is sure
,oea produce enormous quantities
lady high grade ore.
! for The highwayman does not
me: up a milk wagon believing it t
my a stage coach, and the Bui
p' is Hump syndicate has not spent
mind past two years acquiring the p
,ent- erty of poor prospectors after
e SO manner of the highwayman FOL
s dass purpose Of monopolizing noun
i. scenery. Let the Grangeyille
nutes ness man who desires to sell
8 me take the proceeds of the sal
q py New York and endeayor to
chase syndicate stock with
if it He will End that it is held
10 it prohibitive figure perhal
homo LII urondnr whV