Show COPPER NEAR blackhorse expositor ely nev known throughout idaho as one of the locators of the famous buffalo hump mine quicksilver jack Re inkins a noted prospector who has trod every foot of the ground from alaska to mexico made a strike last week about fourteen miles north north of blackhorse although he was aware of the excellent surface formations of that section last summer mr Re inkins took up the ground only two weeks ago development energies so far have been confined to the sinking of a location shaft and while doing this work he encountered an eight foot ledge which gave the following assay returns copper 26 per cent gold 3 silver 4 all exploration work so far accomplished indicates an increase in the ore values with greater depth hyrum young howard peppers and will hill of blackhorse are associated with mr Re inkins in the new strike osceola and blackhorse are looming up in great shape shap e said mr Re inkins to an expositor reporter and they will be great camps this summer the amalgamated company has arranged for its stamp mill and power plant and with all the mines working that part of the county will have the biggest boom it has ever known the amalgamated is employing about eighty men and I 1 tell you that I 1 have never seen better gold showings anywhere although I 1 have prospected all over the western states mr Re he inkins owned a sixth interest in the buffalo hump and received his share of the paid for the properties he spent that money with a lavish hand and his quota from the great dividend producer was soon squandered the first evidence of his generosity after selling the buffalo hump was the buying of a new suit of clothes for every man in the town he acquired the title of quicksilver jack on account of a quicksilver mine in idaho which he sold to an eastern tenderfoot for 2500 cash the buffalo hump mine has produced millions of dollars dollar in years past and still kill continues to turn out gold bullion in large quantities |