Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-08-28
Great Activity and Zeal Shown BY All
Property Owners In the Camp
Mines all Being Worked.
MANY nEn STEADILY EMPLOYED
Better Road Badly Needed to Afford
Good Transportation Facilities
Would flake Big Saving.

the editor OF the FREE PRESS was
royalty entertained by the good
people Of the camp and returned
with a long list Of new subscriber g
to Idaho county's old and reliable
newspaper. From mining point Of
view the outlook for the future Of
the camp is as bright as it can he.
There is activity and zeal shown
by every owner of mining property
in the camp, and from the brief
and necessarily imperfect idea we
gained during Our short stay we
are satified that there are thou
sands Of locations which have just
as good surface showing as any
Of the claims which are now pay
ing dividends.
Upon the Atlas group, now in
course of development by E. A..
Parisot and Glenn B. King for Spo-
kane parties, IL men are steadily
at work opening up the mine,
which now shows nine feet of fine
ore, and also in the erection Of
buildings for the accommodation Of
the crew which will be kept at
work throughout the coming win
ter. A new tunnel 500 feet 10
length is projected for this prop
erty, which will cut the ore body
At depth below the grass roots Of
l45 feet. Mr.. Parisot, who is in
charge Of the property, is sanguine
that it will turn out to be one OF
the best things in a camp full of
good things.
The Boston Buffalo Idaho COM
pany are employing IL men in de-
velopment work upon their Mother
Lode,c'aim. Nothing but assess.
ment work is going on at present,
but from the showing made by this
property it is expected that a large
force Of men will he put to work
next year. The work is in charge
OF Russ Davidson.
The Baby Louise, recently bond
ed to Spokane men, is a scene OF
the busiest activity in the camp.
A crew of IA men are at work on
-ight-hour shifts developing the
property. The ledge shows 80 feet
of good ore at the grass roots. and
the showing is such that tunnel
has been commenced which will
strike the vein at a depth Of $50
feet. A mill equipment is prom
ised this property next year. John
P. Letter and L. J. McAtee are in
charge.
The good old Jumbo mine is en-
ploying % men in mine and mill.
The new tunnel has been started
near the power house. 1t will be
$50 feet long and will cut the ore
at a perpendicular depth of 500
feet. The old mill is to be dicard-
ed and complete new equipment,
together with q cyanide plant, is
to be installed, when this property
will more than hold it's present rep
utation as the banner mine of the
camp. The new incorporation now
have charge of the property, and
the original owners are resting on
their laurels and enjoying their
hard.earned ducats.
Nick McGree is in charge Of the
Crackerjack. The underground
crew are developing l2-foot vein
and have not yet got the hanging
wall. The mill is running on ore
from this shoot and is giving highly
satisfactory values. The new boiler
and engine are on the ground, and
the milling facilities are to be in
creased by the addition Of another
five-stamp battery and . cyaniding
plant, the order for which is al
ready placed. The Crackerjsck is
one Of the reliable standbys Of the
camp.
Russ Davidson and George YAH
raus are representing an immense
vein Of highly mineralized ledge
matter which shows 400 feet in
width at the surface They in
tend TO work all winter, and have
q force Of men at work erecting
houses for the accommodation Of
q crew. They think they have
one Of the big things Of the state.
L. Hollywood is pushing work
on the Queen Bess group with sat-
isfactory showines.
The Wise Boy employs 35 men
in and about the mine. The mill
will be running on or before Octo-
Der l, and the first cleanup ID
promised to be q record breaker.
Everything 10 on the ground and
the buildings are Of q permsnen,
character.
The syndicste people are work.
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