Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-29

way over about mile from town, right
in the saddle, and at the north of an
oblong lake, the Buffalo Hump
Lecky Lad Mining company, are
opening a handsome property, that
is thought to be on a continuation of
the Big Buffalo vein to the north. 1t
is equipped with a small hoist, and
has a shaft down 100 feet and is now
building small sampling mill of two
stamps. The vein is a6 to 81 feet
wide, and said to contain an average
value Of over ten dollars per ton in
gold in its main ore shoot and that
the basest ore yet encountered yields
90 per cent Of its value in free gold.
A great dump Of ornery looking yell
lowish brown and shelly and talcy
quartz, lies to one side of the shaft
house. / asked to see a pan of it
tested, a sample of the fine stuff was
gathered up and PANIED, without
further crushing, and yielded string
Of bright rree gold colors fully half an
inch long, that should mean a milling
result fully up to the statement made
by the manager.
The development and equipment of
the Crackerjack is situated in yet more
rugged surroundings than the Jumbo.
The mill and mine are perched upon
the abrupt slope Of Lake creek canyon.
1000 feet above the bed Of the stream.
The Crackerjack is giant Of a mine,
yet in its swaddling clothes. 1t is
equipped with a ten-stamp mill of first
class machinery. The management
has been changed within the past
month, and is now in experienced and
intelligent hands, who will within a
few months make of this mine all its
name implies, cracker jack indeed.
This mine started milling ore with five
stamps on July 4, 1909, which ran
half time from the following De.
cember to May, added five more
stamps August 20 of this year, and
from the time it started to Septembr
IS, 1908, had crushed 1878 tons of
ore, that according to the bank state
ment yielded $4,000 in gold bull
ion, and 81 tons of concentrates
worth 5000 per ton net to the com.
pany. In addition to this handsome
record, the mill was allowed to ruth
essly scatter 578 tons of failing down
he mountain side worth an average
value of over S. per ton in gold.
The Cracker Jack property covers
he strike of mineralized zone in
granite, no less than the full width of
| 6oo-foot claim, containing halt
1ozen distinct ore courses. each one
If which may make mine of itself,
or they may converge at greater depth
md form world-beater for size and
,alue.
The principal development is
through short crosscut tunnel 90
eet long, then drift on a vein 900
eet long, and a raise to the surface
I4o feet high. This drift has been
lrawn through an ore shoot 200 feet
ong, with. rich ore still in the face
,oing south that varies from S to 90
eet wide, of clean ore, carrying av
rage values Of from S. to $40 per ton,
md averaging SIS gold per ton when
was 90 feet between walls.
Another crosscut tunnel that will be
100 feet deeper than the upper one,
md when completed will cut three
,eins that average az to 4 feet wide,
md carry average milling values Of So
o $12 per ton, from which the mill is
low being supplied, and the main vein
till some distance ahead, while the
zone matter of partly al
cred granite between these ore
onrses, is said to average ST. so to So
Yer ton in gold.
This company have splendid water
'ower and an extension tract Of land
lown the canyon a short distance,
where they are now installing an
lectrie plant, which it expects will be
n commission within 60 days and
ford ample power for the mine and
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