Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-04-23
THE HUMP
A GREAT CAMP
4 Mining Man Much Surprised at the
Richness Of Buffalo Hump.
WALTER II. HILL SPEAKS WELL OF IT.
About 10 Feet Of Snow at the
Hump.

About 10 Feet Of Snow at the
Hump.
The success of the Buffalo Hump
as great gold producer is prob
ably due to the energy and push of
one man, said Mining Engineer
Walter 81. Hill, and that man is
Frank Brown. I have just return.
ed from q three weeks professional
trip in the Hump country said Mr..
Hill, and to say the least, am
amazed and very agreeably surpris-
ed at the enormous shOwings in
that district. These showings have
nearly all been made in the last
two years, since the first two stamp
mill was installed on the Jumbo
mine.
The Jumbo is the best developed
mine in the camp, and when the
new ten-stamp mill is erected, it
will also be the best equipped mine
in the camp for cheap and success
full working. I understand thirty
stamp mill building will be erected
and IA stamps installed at once,
and just as fast as conditions war;
rant it, more stamps will be added.
The Jumbo is mine that has been
developed, you might say by natur-
al causes. Its great vein has been
cut by the canyon Of Deer Creek,
which level is 800 feet below the
north end of Jumbo claim, and
along the eide of this canyon the
Jumbo lead is exposed ami being
opened it's full distance.
The total development OF the
mine to date in drifts, cross-cuts
and raises is about 1000 feet. This
vein has a strike of north 10 de-
grees, and dips east 60 degrees. 1t
has an average width of Is feet.
There has been so far two ore
shoots opened on this property, one
in the No. 3. or lower level, and
this No. 3 level is nnS- cutting into
the ore that is opened in the upper
workings. The approximate out
put from this mine to date, is$l2O,
0oO and over 100000, has been
spent in development. Water pow.
er runs the mill and air compressor,
and the company own large acre.
age of placer ground on which there
is timber for running purposes for
years to come. Within q short
time another tunnel will be started
giving 700 feet back to the upper
level. Roughly spehking I should
judge the property is good to pro-
duce a million dollars even if there
was not another pound of ore put
in sight.
Continuing, Mr. Hill said: The
Cracker Jack is another property
that has been turning ont the gold
en- metal for some months with
five stamp mill This property is
at the north end of the camp. about
one-half mile southeast of the town
of Calender. The Cracker Jack
has a great vein 20 feet in width
developed on one level and a lower
crosscut tunnel is being driven
that will tap the lode some 1000
some 200 feet lower and has already
crossed some feeders to the main
ledge that carry pay ore. The mine
has every indication of long life as
the ore body is large and continu-
GUS, and will go down to great
depths. The Cracker Jack mine
will in few months be lighted and
operated by electric power, gener-
ated two and one-half miles east at
the falls Of Lake Creek. Surveys
have just been completed for dam,
pipe line and transmission line
from this site, and measurements
show the flow of water at this point
under the head obtainable will give
an indicated 25O horsepower, which
for the cost of developing same, is
the best power obtainable in the
camp, As noted some weeks age
in the FREE PRESS separate com.
pany has been organized to devel-
ope this power, and it is the iuten'
tion of the company to develope il
to its fullest capacity SO as to eel
power to other properties.
The Big Buffalo mine and all tn,
Sweeny properties are idle just now
and the cause of the suspension il
not known, but it is known tina
the Big Buffalo,is vein 81 to Al
feet in width and carries payable
ore the entire width, tho only q
feet of. the vein has. been milled
the balance being too base for mill
! ing without other treatment, ant
! it is also known that the last 1
days run in March OF the 1O-stam
mill, there was saved on the plate
along about 81, 900.
! Among the other good showing
in the camp, don't want to leav
! out the Atlas, said Mr.. Hill. Thi
I property has been under continuou
! development for nearly year, an
3 for the amount-of work done, 10 hi
as good a showing as any mine