Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-04
FROM THUNDER MOUNTAIN

Ill Visitors Concur That II is Natures
St0FahOlSe Of Mineral Wealth.
Among recent arrivals from the
Thunder Mountain country is +.
W. Emerson, who has spent tie
summer in that section prospect
ing for Vic Bierbowea and Major
Geo. A. Williams. Yr. Emerson
is awaiting Mr.. Bierbnwer's return
from south Idaho, and meanwhile
he has on display at Nugent's law
office samples of ore from that sec
ton, which show the country to be
Il veritable treasure vauly OF unde-
vcloped mineral wealth.
Mr. Emerson speaks Of one ledge
he saw on Smith, Logan and Cow
eminent creeks which is over 200
feet in width, and in the same Vi
cinity are two other lodges each Of
which is over 100 feet wide. The
ores carry gold, silver and copper,
and among his samples are speci-
mems Of ore very rich in bromide
Of silver.
In Mr. Emerson 3 opinion, and
he has been in the mining business
since childhood, the Thunder
Mountain section is the greatest
mineral region ever discovered
The lodges are all covered with an
iron Gaping, but ncvertheless good
values are obtainablc from the crop
pings, and when the cap-rock is
gone through the work invariably
shows higher grades OF ore. Some
of Mr.. Etnerson's samples run as
high as 10 ounces in silver.
lie gives the altitude Of the pass
between Elk and Smith creeks as
9,323 feet, and the general eleva-
ton Of the mineral region as from
| 6, 800 TO 5000 feet.
II. J. McFadden Of White Bird
also has number Of specimens on
exhibition ia The Winters building
which so far to confirm all the re-
ports we have heard Of the mine
raj values in the same section. Ne.
was in there nine years ago, and at
that time he returned with II big
sack of samples, which he displayed
here for some time, and which as
sayed $50 in gold and SO silver per
ton.
He has made five locations on a
mammoth ledge 200 feet wide stu
ated near the mouth of Logan
creek, which empties into Big
creek, a tributary Of the middle
fork OF Salmon river. lie is tspe c.
tally enthusiastic over some of his
properties, which are almost pure
carbonates and give very high
values in silver.
The mineral zone 50 faras traced
extends on both sides Of Big creek.
The western tributaii, S Of Big
or elk, on which the most locations
have been made, are: Smith creek
at the head; Government creek,
next below, Logan creek Trad
creek and Beaver creek.
On the east side the principal
Tributary OF Big creek i, Monu-
mental creek, The future great cop
per camp OF central ldal,p. Pu ting
into Monumental ere K from the
west are Marble and SnH&shut
creeks, and the eastern branch q
Monumental, is called Mule creek,
Thunder mountain is situated il
tae forks Of Monumental ana Mule
creeks Manganese mountain lies
hetwacn the forks of smith creek
The distance from Logan ereel
to Beaver creek is fifteen miles
from Beaver 10 Monumental j,
eighteen miles.
The gold BELTS 7msto run north
, west 10 southeast from phundel
mountain 70 Beaver creek. Nortl
Of the gold zone 7ppl@is the pre-
dominating mineral Willie 10 TIN
south and west ores carry ing silye
prevail.
| The entire region Is rough ant
rugged in the extreme aud will b,
difficult of access until Il bette
knowledge Of the country is oh
tanned Below the mouth Of Mon
umental, Big creek through
an impossible canyon to the mid
die fork of salmon, and at prcsen
/. the only way Of entering tina
[ country is BY way Of the Cape Ilorl
: trail from the south, ana by War
rem and the south fork Of Salmon
d Several hundred prospectors ar
4 already scattered around through
the mountains, and even it1all TIA
lodges in the entire country are 10
Gated there is still enough mihera
: wealth in sight to justify the no
aiction that it viii eventually be
come the scene of the greatest &c
:. ti,ity in quartz mining that tn
2 world has ever seen.
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