The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-05-11
A Wonderful Piece of Idaho of Limit
less Possibilities.
VEISER IS The OPEN DOOR
To All This Great Territory now to be
Explored
DeLamar Nugget.

DeLamar Nugget.
East of Camas prairie and north
of Salmon river and extending to
the summit of the Bitter Root noun
tains, forming line dividing Inaho
and Montana and reaching northward
to include nearly all the territory
drained by the Clearwater, 5000 to
10, 900 miles is practically an unex-
plored country. Prospectors and
have been through it enough to in
form us of its general character, and
we know it as rugged mountainous
region with many deep canyons and
mountains whose elevation is not
very great and whose slopes are
covered in most places with dense
forests of timber. In some places
placer gold has been found, and at
Warren, Florence, Pierce City and
Loon creek and at other points large
quantities of the yellow metal has
been saved by the early prospectors,
and few permanent settlements
have been made But such discover
les as have been made at Buffalo
Hump and few other places in
Idaho county within the past year
proves, as we said at first, that it is
all practically an unexplored country.
Were this all barren and desolate
region, destitute of water, timber,
feed and game, it would not seem
strange that so little is known of its
characteristics But it is not want
ing in any feature to make it most
inviting to the explorer, be he either
scientist, sportsman or seeker after
practical incarnation of any charac-
ter, or only a pleasure seeker in
search of natures vagaries, or the
grand and picturesque.
We are happy to learn that one
party of eastern men has been or
| ganized to spend the summer seeking
, out the least known portions of this
t territory during the coming summer.
The Salesman Review gives an ac-
, count of the undertaking as follows
| Col. William S. Bracket, of Peoria,
, I'll and of Brackets ranch, Park
e county, Mont, is in the city. 81
am on my way to Grangevil, Idaho,
: he said yesterday, 'sto start small
. private exploration expedition east
!. ward into a portion of the state hith.
G erto unexplored and lying east OF
O the Buffalo Hump country The
objects of the expedition are geo
r graphical exploration and to make
known to the press the characteristic
q of a region that is without maps ant
II unknown.
: 81 expect to start the expedition
if bv May | and after brief trip eas
h shall rejoin 1t and remain in the fell
q the entire season There will be 81,
l. men in the expedition. They will
; travel by pack train and be wei
a equipped The unusually heav
+ snowfall makes it difficult to get int
4 that country, but we shall press for
ST ward AS rapidly as possible. | shal
IN partially outfit at Grangeville.
ir "You may expect large west
1e ward movement of population, sue
as we had about ten years age
+ Eastern capital, and PARTICULAR
te Boston capitalists who have bee
O. successful in Montana copper mines
90 are directing their attention to th
We gold mining regions of Idaho.
n personally know that Boston capita
,e lists are intensely interested in I'll
ke remarkable prospects of the Buffa
n Hump camp and are waiting furth'
ls. developments there.
ce The Peoria Journal gives the TO
loving details of Colonel Bracket
ed expedition:
no "An expedition of exploration an
ov geographical discovery is now fifth
zee out at little village on the westel
slopes of the Rocky Mountains Whit
ia about to enter hitherto unknov
range of mountains on the hea
waters of the Salmon river in mort
ern Idaho, where the most extraoro
III nary and extensive discoveries
&C. gold bearing quartz were made by
sts few wandering prospectors late la
an. fall
"Among the strange pheonme
=. appearing in this range were volcar
S"t lo eruptions of moulten lava and smo
seen from afar as lately as 1881.
"'' uln 1862 over $40, 600, 600
gold was taken from the placers
the Salmon river, Idaho. In this l
Wis, known range Of mountains which
and now to be explored company
experienced mountaineers and hunt
- uuder the command of Colonel Bra'
ice ct, of this city, it is believed will
to discovered the mother lodes or
rom posits of gold from which the mary
nily Gus placers of Salmon river we're al
apO deposited as partial dOs