Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-02

why n sagebrusaer should be Dis
cOuraged-A Favorable View of the
District-Warm Spring District to
be the Boss Camp-Mines Selling
for $4,000 and $4,000.
CUSTER, April oath, 1880.

De the BOSS Camp-m1nes Seiltm&
for $4,000 and $50, 900.
CUSTER, April oath, 1880.
EDITOR SENTINEL: l wish to correct a
statement that appeared in the WEEKLY
SENTINEL Of April 10th, concerning the
Wood River country. I am not surprised
that a person coming from the land of
sagebrush and sunshine should be some
what discouraged when he came in contact
with the vast snow fields of Idaho. II he
had no snowshoes, ] admit that he was JUS
titled in retracing his footsteps to q SUMMER
cline. But it does not justify him in con-
demning a series Of mining districts that
he never saw, and evidently knows nothing
trict is near the old Emigrant road. There
are several very promising locations in this
camp; one of which is owned and worked
by Mr.. Callahan, Recorder of Alturas
| couaty. This mine has been worked to q
| depth of As feet. There has been consider
able work done on several other mines in
this district. All mine owners seem to be
| well pleased with their prospects. The
| central camp on Wood River is called
Warm Spring District. These mines were
| first discovered late last fall, consequently
| but little work has been done, yet those
who are interested there think it will be
| the " boss camp Of that section. Several
| houses are being built at this place, among
| which is one for mercantile business. The
| goods were shipped from Blackfoot some
| time ago, and the owner follows about the
| 9th of this month, expecting to have his
store in full blast early in May. This GER
tainly looks as if something had been found
there.
Upper Wood River District is some Is
miles north Of Warm Springs. Here again
are some fiattering locations, several OF
which were sold last fall to Messrs. Peas
and TAYLOR, well known mining men Of
Montana. Saw Tooth is only a few miles
from Upper Wood River. Four Eastern
companies have purchased mines in this
district, and are making preparations to de-
velop their property this season. L ven
ture to say there are few districts on the
Coast that have as good a showing as Saw
Tooth for the amount of labor and pros
pecting that has been done. Several OF
these new discoveries will speak in a more
substantial way within six months by bull
lion shipments.
Mr.. e. M. Wilson made the first location
last summer that was ever made in that
promising region. But little work has been
done on any of these mines. yet they sold
readily at from $40, 600 to $50, 900. This
does not look-as your informant stated
that the mines remained to be found. The
day of wildcat sales-like Austin and
White Pine-are remembered with the past.
So there must be some mines in the 5O
miles of Wood River country.
1t is a month or six weeks too early for
the ~prospector to venture into that coun-
try. There has been an unprecedented fall
of snow the past winter, and the streams
will not only be almost impossible, but
dangerous to ford. STEW.
P. S.-The only plausible reason can
give for your informant giving 80 gloomy
a description Of this country, is that he
must have been snow-blind.