The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-27
AN ANCIENT IDAHO CAMP.
Early History of the Gold Diggings
At Warren.

Thirty thousand ounces of yellow
sold was the record Of the first three
weeks of mining in Warren by the
crude methods then available just
one-half d million in three weeks.
When the Sixteen" pulled up stakes
from the creek and located Summit
(Osgood's) dat immediately ahead Of
the 500 says the Signal. of Weiser,
Ida, Jim Warren, as discoYerer. was
by unanimous consent allowed to take
his pick of the claims. He selected the
claim at the lower edge OF the fiat
where ii breaks over and falls into
Warren guIch. Ii never yielded a color
and WAS the only claim in the locality
that did not pay big
After three weeks of exciting scranl
bling after the yellow metal. the 800
miners saw signs of winter coming on.
and not knowing how severe the winter
might be in those strange mountains,
and fearful Of being cut off from sup
plies; nearly all pulled back to Flor
ence to winter. a few put up cabins
and remained all winter.
Among the crowd Of 600 who followed
the eight men sent to Florence after
provisions. was fellow called "Bos-
tan Who had cast his fortunes and
pinned his hopes 10 tWo barrels Of
whisky. which he was moving in by
mule transportation. Oae NanderVea-
ter struck q bargain with Boston"
and purchased the two barrels OF
whisky, which he sat under a tree, took
out the heads. hung tin dipper on the
side of each barrel. fixed a contribution
box handy and went off mining leaving
She whisky 10 take care Of itself. This
unique and economical style II keep
ing saloon WAS more successful than
1t would probably be At the present
day he miners passing 10 a4a re
would grab the tin cup. dip into the
barrel after his swig of whisky. fire mis-
contribution into the box ard pass on
Strange as il was, no one camped by
the barrels for a spree, but patronizetI
81 as they might Il popular spring Of
drinking water. Some drinks might he
taken at intervals and TO resort made
@ the pocket book, bud as a rule the
contribution box VAS literally cared fol,
and quarter. half, or even a dollar,
ana small nuggets we're chucked in,
according 10 the point OF Mberality 10
~Aich the swig from the barrel warmed
the heart IF the diinker Nor did any
pl01nS fingers ever atteupt "a oman
the sacred contribution box. It's con-
tents we're as safe as The whisky and
as honorably treated. When some he
san 10 pull back to Florence ana therg
10 prepare Tor winter Nanderventer
made 3 handsome cleanup from his
contribution box, suspending mining
Tor the season, and as his barrels were
NOT Yet empty he built a cabin and by
the time srow flew. moved what was
LEFT under roof and opened a saloon.
mat iah, lSbs, they established
mining district. at first they we're 60
ing 10 put town at the mouth Of
Warren and Webfoot guiches 10 be nea,-
new rich disgings. these gulches then
BENG stahed of and REGARDED. hut as
there turned out TO be nothing rich in
these Two gulches, they MADE a it.tf
town on Summit fat.
4honsh most Of the miners had gone
back 10 Florence 10 winter. there Syera
stu three stores opened by men Who
mad followed the rush Of 500 bringing =
limited stock Of supplies on nudes. me
name OF one of these storekeeperg was