Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-05-15
FROM BUFFALO HUMP,
important Developments in the
Great Quartz Camp.

'"f1Os so'tt DoVoiOPnn6nIS In the
Great Quartz Camp.
While nearly all the interest in
mining matters nowadays is cen.
tered in the Thunder Mountain
stampede, let it be remembered
that Thunder Mountain is not the
only pebble OH the beach. This is
particularly true of grand old Buf.
falo Hump, which is holding it,
own and sending out its monthly
production Of bullion with not a
word of comment in the outside
papers. Matters in this camp are
looking better than ever. A cor
respondent writes that in starting
raise on the Jumbo from No. l
level to the surface last week a
four-foot vein Of ore was strnck
that mills $3.50 in free gold per
ton, and it is claimed to be the
richest ore yet struck in the camp
considering the quanty, and pros
pectors owning interests in that
section of the camp are very much
encouraged. and many who thought
OF going to Thunder Mountain
have concluded TO stay with the
Hump, on the principle that bird
in the hand is worth two in the
bush. The Jumbo management
will shortly start a new tunnel at
the mill TO tap the Jumbo vein 200
feet below No. tunnel, making a
total depth below the surface of
45O feet. The Capacity of the mill
is also to be- increased from four TO
ten stamps this summer.
Tie building for the Crackerjack
miltis up and all the machinery is
on She ground except the mortars.
which are probably by this time on
the ground. While a ten-stamp
building has been erected, only five
stamps will be put in at this time,
leaving the other five to be installed
when the heavy mortars can be
freighted to better advantage. This
mine is developed by a 3OO-foot
adit tunnel, the face thereof being
100 feet below the surface. A con-
tract has been let to raise to the
surface, and about 80 feet of this
work has been done. The Cracker
jack promises to make one of the
big mines of the big camp, as one
OF the two veins on this property
is from II to 20 feet wide between
walls, and an eight-ton mill run
last fall gave results of slO5 in free
gold per ton, besides the usual
high grade concentrates common to
this camp. The mill is to be in
operation by June l..
Except the battery, all the ma
chinery for the Wise Boy mill is
now on the ground, and Manager
Kelly is rushing the work on the
sawmill preliminary to getting the
mill building in shape for the re-
duction plant, and it is hoped to
have the entire plant in operation
by July l. The payroll at present
amounts to 25 men. The property
is developed by lOO-foot crosscut
which taps the ledge at a depth Of
SO feet, and also h. & drift of 100
feet to the north, z wing a total
depth of 80 feet. q osscutting on
this vein shows width of from IS
to % feet. A new crosscut has
been projected to gain a depth of
$50 feet, and the men have already
run 100 feet, and it is expected that
at the present rate of progress the
ledge will be reached in another
100 feet by July !.
The Big Buffalo syndicate has
contracted for the delivery of 400
cords of wood to be delivered at
the mine, the price to be paid being
$3.50 per cord. Wood choppers
are paid $3.50 per cord for getting
it out. This is but one indication
that the syndicate operations are to
be revived on much more extern
sive scale than at any time in the
past, and it may be predicted with
confidence that the Big Buffalo will
turn out to be the world-beater
that was always claimed for it.