, 1889-01-17
ALL AFTER WEALTH
Great Excitement in the ChlO-
ride District.
Another Big Strike Reported
Next to the Weber Lode.
Towns That Have sprung UP - II ny
Magic, and People Fiooktng In
After buried Treasure.

Excitement In the Chloride distric,
whore the recent great mine discovery VA
made, IL at fever heat over another bi
strike on claim adjoining the now fa
nous Weber or Mother lode. The CLAIM
belongs to @. W. Skeels, Jacob Goetz
Frank Mentier and Thomas Sears, tn
latter who was grub staked by his part
ners, having made the strike. The part!
left for Chlorida yesterday, and went awaI
confident after hearing Searls' report tina
when they returned each man would b,
able soon to write out his check fol
millions.
Where three months ago there wa'
nothing but a barren waste in the widest
part of the Cpur d'Alene region, abou!
one hundred n,les from here, there are to-
day two tnriviDg towns of 1900 souls,
which have sprung up as ii by magic
within the last few weeks. Until the
Chloride City aud the little town of Weber
bid fair to ourival in fame the great
Coeur d'Alene excitement, the famous
Leadville strike and the Black Hills gold
fever.
MILLIONS IN 1T.
The cause of ali this excitement was the
bonding last week of the Mother claim for
nine months for $l55,0 900, the biggest
price ever paid for prospect hole IN this
part OF the country. People doubted. and
there are not wanting men who still doubt,
that there il anything in IT." but those
familiar with mining matters say that
auch men as James +. Wardner of this
city. Hugh McQuaid, Hon. Martin Magin-
mis- and 4. NJ. Cnadbourne Of Helena and
Angus A. Mcdonald of Phillipsburg, who
bonded the claim, and whose millions have
been made out OF shrewd mining deals
would not invest their money 10 anything
that did not promise rich results.
No sooner was the deal closed than there
vas rush Of fortune hunters for the Chic
ride district. Claims were staked out
here, there and everywhere, and will no
doubt result in endless litigation. People
came in from everywhere. Camps were
staked ont and cabins and rough frame
houses have made their appearance with
such rapiuity that 1t lie thought that some
contractor is the fortunate possessor OF
Aladdin's lamp, and all he has to do 10 to
rub it, and 10! and behold, there 10 u
house.
AN ARMY OF FORTUNE HUHTRRs.
Monday an addition to the town site of
Weber was located. Frank Stevens Sc
cured the first lot The site is two miles
from Chlorida, by trail directly over the
mountains, aud four miles around II.
Chloride Is the better town site and is
likely to become the larger place, though
the principal mining operations will be
near Weber.
Lots in Chloride are now held at 300
Ia $500 each. Two weeks ago they sold
for $50. One saloon there is run
by Dave Clark, and one store. .. A.
Brown, who "made his raise" out or the
Elk creek group. is arranging to start II
bank, of which John Atchison Ia to be
cashier. The building is now in course of
ERECTION and the safe is on the ground.
Chloride already has three saloons with
Hing bpnsa nttarhpIanta IA LODGING
house and two boarding houses, and a
floating population of about 600, most of
whom have gone there within the last
week. Weber: too, has several saloons
and gambling houses, and "a similar influx
of seekers after buried treasure. There is
very little SNOW there nov, and the
weather is warm aud pleasant. The best
route to the new camp is by way OF Hope
on the Northern Pacific. and thence
twenty-five mtles across the lake by steam.
er to Squaw bay, and about eight miles,
10y a low, easy route, from Chloride.
TIKI MOTHER CLAIM.
Tie svndicate property consists OF eight
separate claims, three of which overlap
the others. For over mile the groupings
OF the vein are plainly seen and seventeen
locations have been made ia that distance.
The land also covers two water rights and
a water power sufficient to run from 800
to 400 staiups. Timber is abundant on
the claim, 20 the cost OF development will
he reduced to the minimum. Ore taken
by the purchasers from near the surface
sssays from II to 332 ounces.
Edward I. Shields, one OF the first set
tiers ia the camp, who has the claim aud
extension next to the Mother lode, was in
the city Yesterday; "It's the biggest thing
out" said he. 1--WE are all at work try
ing 10 see who can get out the FIRST car
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