The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-07

than Thunder Mountain. The mountain
and district by that name are situated In
Central Idaho, west of the Bitter Root
range of mountains, on the south side of
the Salmon river, about 60 miles south
east of Warren, in Idaho county. The
present line of approach is by way of
Weser, over the Pacific and Idaho North
ern Railway to Cambridge, which place
is the temporary terminues of that road
46 miles from Weser; thence by fairly
good wagon road to Warren, and from
there by pack trail to Caswell camp,
which is at the foot of Thunder Noun
tain. Thunder Mountain is the center
of a vast mineral zone. with Boise and
Deadwood basins on the south, Florence
on the north and Loon creek on the east,
all interspersed with more or less noted
camps, which have produced an aggre-
gate of over $780, 900, 900 since 1862. But
on account of the many difficulties of
transportation, caused by numerous large
rivers absence of roads, preclpitous
mountains and heavy timber, Thunder
Mountain has been until recently isolated
Developments of the last few months
prove this to be one of the most remark
able ore bodies known in the world. There
is embraced in it an outcrop of gold
bearing ore 1000 feet long by 900 feet
wide and several hundred feet high. 1t
is claimed by men who have visited this
great natural wonder that it will prove to
be more extensive mine than the Alaska
Treadwell, and that the ore is much
richer.
This ledge was discovered by he Cas-
well brothers, while looking up a stock
range. They accidentally ran across
piece of quartz nearly half gold. This
led to prospecting and the subsequent To-
cation of the great body from which the
specimen came. A mill test of four tons
of ore made at the lola mill gave an aver
age value of 80 so. The test was made
under the direction of Captain Wood,
manager o. the lola mine. On account
OF the isolation OF the property the Cas-
well boys gave no attention to quartz
mining. They put in operation very
crude rocker. and in six days in the sum-
mer Of 1907 cleared up $3.50 The only
water available for their use was caught
In small reservoir on the hillside, and
sufficed for not more than 30 days in any
season. During the summer OF 1898 they
cleaned up $l750, and in 1899 S540O. The
1900 cleanup is expected to reach 800, OOO
On June a party Of 20 stockholders will
leave Weiser to be present at the cleanup
few months ago strong company
was organized for the purpose Of thorough
ly developing the mineral resources of
Thunder Mountain. This company is
preparing to huiid good wagon road
from Cambridge to Thunder Mountain
over much shorter route via Salubria,
Van Wyck, Hot Lake and Miller Noun
tain, the total distance of which will not
exceed 90 miles from Cambridge The
Thunder Mountain Consolidated Gold
Mines Company, Ltd. has ordered from
Chicago five-foot Huntington milling
plant. with view Of thoroughly testing
and developing the properties prepara-
tory to the installation. Of 1O0-stamp
mill next season. The company was or
ganized under the laws of the State of
Idaho on March 10 inst, with capital OF
", 900, 900, with general offices at Weser,
Idaho. The interest at Weiser in Thumb
or Mountain is intense. All the local
business and stock men are interested in
1t, and. besides these, bankers, business
men, investors and mining men from
British Columbia, Washington, Oregon.
Idaho Montana, California, Missouri,
Minnesota, Wisconsin Michigan, Ohio,
New York, West Virginia and South
Carolina are stockholders. E. NJ. Barton.
of Weiser, man long associated with
ldaho's mining and stockrsising, and A.
b. Anderson, president OF Bank OF Weis-
er, are at the head Of the company.