The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-02
EXCITEMENT OVER STRIKES
Interesting stories Told 81 t"~ F'""
inv of Mines I'm Hu0n1"
Hump District

r.. o..aols ~ Florence and 1;ramseslti@.
ana even lewiston. Idaho, are wildly rs-
cited over Il number nf immensely Fsea
.t,ttas alslca. have been reported during
th,. mast two weeks II rs the san OH
story SAYS the Spokane Chronicle, OF tsE
hedges ard rich ore whiea ha~ tseh
ss.sssTgn.e out OF the Hump for months
nnt th!a time the lodges are httie alsEtT
than install and the assays f.p"f'eu o."
siypu,y rrcori-oreakers. III ADDITION. tar~@
unds have been ma9. ~ = ushe WB't
,hc entire country Is covered with iairA
mantle af snow and ttfospectuE "eHs"
seem ia hs almost an imaposSaAitf}s
flpe ~ the discoveries Was mace III kit
p;n,un country Within short distance ~
IN. Rtr aufraio Annther ia away hsss
on the Wind river. ana may Ps 's''.t ~.
r.rfer az "A camp which viii FiFaaE W.
tlantp The location ~ the ihfd. ~ntsh
il attracting the mast attention ., Al, =
unkrowrs Ii Was made ny pstch sso<A~'
J. xnlt.knoyn character around Grange
v5le and ~. absolutely refuses fo Festa1
the secret ef his discovery.
.srutcA futsisss has Deon wandering
s..t,rt ,,raugaville for some time ie
MAS peculiar and nossssiy paid any par
ttrutar attention to him H.. disafps AIRED.
and then uHe day, about u n'anih aS".
s,4daenlx returned bringing with hiiia
sas,s rock that a~sayed np into Fhe avn
.trcsS al dollars. tie showed the eF" 10 q
r.,vher ns friends and several ASSAYS were
yuaae. He positively refused. however. 10
tell where ne got me rock
one dax stputeh Louis suddenly 9Scia-
a., go leave tosa. and Ssddied hls noise
go struck cent for the mountains. lie
80 hawey~r. pstnx watched - mum
Der ~ orangsVilae people. snd wn*A re
mounted AiS horse - ride ANY, re tnH'asf
va, -, I.st reports .snuteh Louis" was
.t,is,Is canning al Slate creek un tn.
rad from tsrsngestlte 70 Ffof*nee aish
- ,,s,rxust< stsn Watching his yNcNs~
mems When questioned about his lis
,,sy.rx ne sstis that the snow vas st8ls too
ss.o fnr aim in tAe part safra he ws$assi
81, ssaa,sa When at' dues set ready ia
r,ss,xa no will not ae alone
sar,yssA discovery - reported from
vsf,.s river. away up IN shail river BACK
80, 49,, Sslfss.sY IN a westerly ,styv -tsoa
syF.ts river ~ en the road frs.sn F'tnTenee
=. tNe Hump ard the gsatat ~ atFs tss
strike ~ reported - &Nsf@& S%fs Hess*& t&@Sa'
VT. .s,,, ssssenyryx aas. made ~ sve prsss-
...t.s.- "a hl e;sVss been making taesE heat
,,.svt.y~ al EierSnce for some 11Fsse So -
A-a,' ..ssrfsss rgarenee aA~ut 40 we Is
-, he>sfYsss w4ih shfgs esrsir eifEant SAM
- ~ ere They Mere Srea ~ excited
s4 -. a time many psropte ss0.asa' them
49, s s.hev said tsaf they had SiSre%-
- x~~as fexsxse ST are, ncFsN Nss3Gss1lfe
,ssn snsfhlnG sn the HUMP. Thar = Afts
-, = ,-,,.,,h-sr az other prominent mining
49, tsoxzsp,stAscfg fayrff<s d fsaftS AID
80. ma ,sy sae ssess - tae strsNr
s-s,s s,.s.,stlisrtty accent snis sa1s's*sFfFk 81
snat il has nxee made sstfSs '.F sts~@ &c
'.ssssrvs.t tne ground. 81 fact ~lf&sA Ai.F
ae... s,,4.sssh The discovery "a 9ssle
- the aeagswsseFs az tne river he
s,isl1u.l.> ~ shas ses4issFs = 10y -. =
0at - snsx Is essss thick. Al 4sEssss
Saytn. nsan gone aIsrSeiesF ~ sNtsfs' q
- ms ~4ntaF En addition. insk NetN-
- - sxcsss4tssgig raess Ass1 Ts&s.a, iaS
-. .ssrkfrx az, c2s II even heavy
.,ssxerfeg ef sfs@w -, -. go.
vstsN sas ~ssssw covering me ~fstsf% wa
49, -, q se~psh so fr0se SEA 70 ssshtsSssA fe*ts
- xss~nk.s~ ~ fssssrsfsrs. SfAfuss2sS gEsoa
: .s.s3xe az ssrv saas promises Is Twas ~
So ta,s Bix fsus&ie Nj t~aksf tssss
,s.s following stssTs - ass e9s~Nffss :"
rAsAef kmrT
Nv trsg to the Hump wAs 90 ~ nSf
,,..A.s ~ .5x s,saTfn@ - tfss e ~EssN Sssssass
ss-.s s,srss a&s@ssrstx at wa@< &Eses %%sk2at
ss,.,s.skes sNexe The $T&t Hste sunk
wc~s ssawr eighteen feet seETssas VIZ fs'a.a
snow ana Z gasc Il ~ a. s<sss 80 y
gave Indications % ecslx ksx11 &%~1 ~