Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-09-25

couragement. They will have their
tunnel in hundred feet and an
upraise to the surface about the
middle of November. il not before.
jim Eldredge and John Bring
hotf have taken contract to build
q wagon road to the Jumbo mine.
When completed it is hoped it will
enable those Tailors who are posing
as experts to reach the mine with.
out 80 much friction.
Mr.. Dobbins, who built the Big
Buffalo mill, reports his annual
work about done. Mr.. Dobl,ins
owns a group of claims on the
south end of the B. B. & @.
Co.'s group.
~. V. Wadham has completed
his work on the American. Tennes-
see, Colorado, Rob Roy Extension
and North Star, all Of which are
situated at either end or parallel
to the Wise Boy, and the Center
Star group, situated west OF the
Concord. He is soon going out for
the winter.
A Mr.. Hedges Of Seattle has se-
cured a working bond on the Lib
erty Bell, a well-known property
on the north side of Crystal lake
belonging to Ayotte, Griffith and
others, on which work will begin
at once. The gentleman is favor.
ably impressed with the camp, a
fact which speaks highly of his dis
cernment as q miner.
The Wise Boy mill is about COM
pleted and they are now putting in
their machinery, the vanners being
already in place. The 9OO-foot
tramway is about half finished.
They will have tapped the vein with
their tunnel in couple of weeks.
The camp is shrouded in pail
of smoke from the surrounding
forest nres and one cannot see a
quarter of mile away, but one
can look "old Sol'' in the eye with
out winking, SO dense is the at
mosphere.
ii. l.. Mcintyre is surveying the
Baby Lonise for patent. This claim
is owned by Messrs. Leffler, Flock
Doris and others. E. Luria rep
resents the financial end of the
extensive development work being
| carried on. Mr.. Flock reports a
new strike of phenomenal richness
on this valuable property.
Thomas Gallagher is up from
Crooked creek purchasing supplies
for a winter campaign on the Moon
beam. He also secured several
hundred ore sacks preparatory to
shipping mill run of 10 tons ol
ore to the Jumbo mill. 1t is safe
to say the returns will place this
valuable though little known prop
erty we'll up on the list of produc-
ing properties in this district.
1t is rumored that the Spokane
group is to be surveyed for patent
in the near future. This group is
owned by Spokane people, among
whom are Messrs. Stussi, Reddin
and Happy. Mr.. Mcintyre is the
engineer in charge Of the work.
Mrs. r. j. Mcconnell goes to
GraDgeville for the winter to give
the children the advantage of the
splendid educational facilities Of
that lively town. Bob will seek
consolation in his temporary Wild
owerhood in the development of
the Chester group OF claims, re-
Gently discovered and located, on
the Jumbo ledge south of that
mine. He will be assisted by his
partner, Ed Wagner. Mr.. Wagner
is rapidly recovering from the ef-
fects of his late controversy with
Larry Holleywood's blooded high
jumping hunter.
John Atchison has been very
busy enlarging and remodeIing his
store building at the Hump. He
is carrying fine line Of cigars,
tobaccos and notions and is putting
on m. tropolitan airs Mr.. A.chi-
son is deputy recorder and notary
public, for this neck of the woods.
A. w. Sifton, Jr., of Hump has
laid in heavy stock of staples in
anticipation of a coming rush this
winter.
Matt Gilbert arrived in camp q
few days ago and is busy on his
annual work.
The annual work of the camp is
pretty we'll along toward compile
tion, and there will be few claims
! unrepresent-d when snow flies, a
gratifying change from previous
seasons.
Messrs. Elsensohn and Magee
were in camp feeling the pulse po-
liticai. Though the writer did not
see them he smoked one of their
cigars. procured vicariously, and is
moved to cay that ii they continue
to furnish such good weeds he
hopes they found conditions favor
able. The writer has very vivid
and pleasant recollection of his
last meeting with Mr.. Magee,
about q year ago, when the lai ter
pilOted him on his road to Jericho,
and though he escaped with his
life and, incidentlv. hia clothes. he