The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-07
Floating Rumor Regarding Thunde
Mountains Riches.
LARGE PARTY NOW ENROUTE
Members Of the Consolidated Gold Mines G.,
On Their Way In.

Fred Burgdorf was in Welser this
week from the hot springs ON Seces
creek and tells that Bob Ryan an.
another Warren prospector we're r..
Gently at his place, having com
out from Thunder Mountain, and re-
ported that during recent prospect
ing work the Caswells had taken in
one spot $500 from nine pans of de
composed material Of which tn
mountain Is formed These ricl
spots are said to be frequent. wher,
the gold bearing matter is exposes
so that concentration takes plac'
through the action of tue elements
and the statement is true, whic'
Mr.. Burgdorf does not doubt, aud |
is borne out by the post record O.
that section, it goes to prove the per
manent value OF the great ledge cover
ed by the twenty odd claims of tht
Thunder Mt. company.
Last Friday morning there started
from Weiser party of gold seeker
who knew where the gold was. This wa
the ssThunder Mountain" party com
posed OF about eighteen gentlemen,
all of whose names could not bt
learned but among them were: e
T. Merritt, Fred H. Merritt, B. r
Day, /. A. Reynold, Roy Carrutherr-
u. 4. Kelso, Geo. H. Walker, Lewi'
Marott, the two latter from Baker
Oregon. Messrs. A. B. Anderso
and E. M. Barton did not leave With
this party, being detained BY meet
, ing of the city council, but left owe
the P. 81 N. on Sunday, and they
will travel by stage till they meet tn
balance of the party, when they vi
!, all 90 through on horseback. Th
\ party is ont for good time, as we,
as business, and took along food, etc.
for the enjoyment of the outing, an
the departure was something out
>, the ordinary for city like Weise'
having railway connection every way
in that they all left here with horse
each man having an animal to rid
and one on which to pack supplies
F" They are guided by men who 'hsv
J spent years in the mineral belts nor'
OF Weiser, and it is not at all I'm
q probable that beside investigatin
! very thoroughly the merits OF th
. great Thunder Mountain section, the
% will have occasion to look. into otht
10 good things enroute. The actus
and direct purpose of the trip is
= give the Thunder Mountain depos
! the most thorough and searching u
v vestigation it has ever yet had, as a
q those in the party are interested
the company that was recently torn
'e ed for the purpose Of working tn
- deposit and making Of it a payin
~ ~ mine. and, while there has been O.
= pert opinion by more than one con
" petent man attesting to the value
: the mountain, they wish to see &c
themselves what they and the
: friends are putting their money into
!, They will be gone about 80 days, an
= :, there will no doubt be d good tin
= every minute OF the trip. Thundt
( Mountain has friend. in every ms
{ who has seen it, so that the going
i !, this party will have tendency
I put it still higher in public estsm'
3 ton, for they are gentlemen OF q
utmost reliability, and whatever u
= report will be taken a. the abeo'u'
= fact.
!, The Portland Oregonian contain
ve the following reference to the Vol
ut derful new gold camp:
t. Probably NO mining district y attlef
ing more attention ~ the present un