Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-09-14
Y. B. HilkA Wits II Conditions nd
Prospects.
HAVE BIG Lodges And FAIR VALUES
New Town Of Vendetta ID
Growing Rapidly.

ctty, roturno0 FRIDAY from IN Ok.
tended visit 10 some Of the prin-
cipal mining sections Of this
county. w. B. Hinkle, . student
Of Mining Engineering, speaks
highly Of the present outlook In
Buffalo Hump, Gro Graude, Elk
City and outlying districts, and
predicts q brilliant future for those
csmpa Regarding the trip Nj.
Hinkle said:
On entering the heart Of Rob
bins Mining District 10 first seen
tho ruins Of tho once lively and
bustling town Of Hump. Since
the nre al business has been
moved to Concord now . typical
snterprising mining town. It ie
reported that operstions will begin
on tho Big Buffalo during this
month, and that the lower 1900 II.
tunnel will b driven 5000 n. to
tap the main ledge. II this work
u commenced the town OF Hump
will probably no rebuilt.
IN this vicinity development
work 10 being done on The Wide
West and the Oracle, owned by e.
n. Watson and G. E. Skoglar.
These properties are extensions Of
the Big Buffalo and Wise Boy, re.
spsctively, and are showing up
we'll. A tunnel has been driven
90 II. on the Wide West, and .
partial crosscut shows Is Il. Of
solid ore averaging $3.50 per ton.
The Concord Milling 90. are
developing the Mother Lode No. 2
at Concord. They are working
two shifts, and from the 200 Il.
SHAFT arc taking = averaging
$500 per ton.
The greatest activity seen in the
Hump country 10 Of the Jumbo
mine. Here everything ID running
smoothly along. The 30-stamp
mill 10 working day and night, and
forty men arc employed in the
operation Of the mine. Through
the kindness Of the management
and especially Of Foreman N. ].
Nc0ree We were shown through
the entire and innermost working
Of the mine.
Near the Jumbo and two miles
southeast from Concord lies the
Altoon Group, owned by ]. 8.
AtChison. ct n. There II an az.
cellent showing on this group, and
much development work 10 nov
being done. Assays on the prop
erty run from IS 70 go per ton.
Mr.. Atchison h the genial and
popular deputy mining recorder o.
Robbins Mining District. Hi
books are kept strictly up-to-dat,
and - neat q will b found in any
city Office. The records are mostly
printed forms. Everything 4
carefully indexed, and any record
can 30 promptly referred TO.
The Spokane Group, owned BY
Hallett, Baird, ct a., il producing
good values. Tho works consist
Of . 100 Il. tunnel and . crosscut
10 now being run which shows {
10 II. ore body.
There Il nothing doing a,
CALENDER. The mines 6einf
closed ct present. It 10 reported
that the Wise Boy, Cracker Jscl
and Atlas mines will resume oper
atoms this winter.
At Orc Grande the Hogan minl
has suspended operations unit.
shout Sept. 20 to install mors
machinery and make EXTENSIVE,
improvements In the way OF build
ings, etc. The work IL being done
under the direction OF Superinten'
dent Mccormick. At this mine II
installed . 400 ton capacity cyanide
plant and about 10000 worth o.
new machinery now ON the roai
will be added before work 10 re
sumed. The average value Of th.
ore 10 400 which 10 milled ct lev
than s1!00 per ton.
Quite the liveliest and mos,
active place seen on the trip va,
the new town Of Vendetta, about
one mile shove Orc 0rande or
Crooked river. There are about
200 people In camp, including
twenty-five families. The inl
buildings ct Callander arc beine
torn down and hauled to Vendetta,
= distance Of shout ten miles, anG
all preparations for winter On
being rapidly made.
Conferred around Vendetta an
many prospects which ore making
~excellent showings. Among thesl
might DO mentioned: The Ven
detts Group, located BY Sugar,
and Rowers, and now operated BY
the Vendstts Mining Co., who Or,
working twenty men at present
The main tunnel on this property
II now In 100 n. and will be ex.
tended 400 f. A crosscut show,
400 a. Of ore with values from a
to e16. A cyanide plant will b,
installed during the winter. e
6torney and @. A. Ross own th,
Crest Western, sdiolning thl
vendetts, and have plenty o. good
ore II SIGHT. They have tunneled