New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
THE PASSING THRONG

wayIand H. Young. Of Spokane Wash. one 4,
the best known Of the Western mining men, Is tu,.
staying the Waldorf
BUFFALO Astoria. and when seen there wa.
HUMP GOLD terday said Of the recent gold dls-
COUNTRY coveres OF idaho:
These ocations I BELIEVE a -
phenonenally rich. am personally interested =
them. much so. In fact. that I have Just r.
turned from visit TO the camp. making sixty mile,
OF my journey. in and out on snowshoes. The
original discovery was made August 3 1884 ana
high values in gold The locations are ali on he
known Buffalo Hump. having elevation Of
rivers on and adtacent 10 this moUnfai,' 80
claims are located. probably the richest being the
slope OF the Hump about a thousand feet beIov
the summit There has been little work done on
lions that the parties in control have refused 70
ooffer OF 10000 70 sell outright do not tb5 tsR
that ever before in this country has such a price
ested in mine called the st. Louis. where we are
0 S6w down. & snd ff s and ne sy Is
one hundred feet on the vein and already have
opment work put in at this camp has improved the
fsc that at the Surface Indications aTe rae s o. ana 1as
richer In precious metals than any other mining
gs'rI IN 'h tI et o1n5r Witt me - sang tnsI
years will be important factor in the gold pro
This discovery went Mr. Young is ST.
mated in the southwestern part Of the Bitter Root
Reservation, In neatly the centre
THE NEWLY of Idaho. and forty years ago all
OPENED the creeks and guIches connected
CANVAS with and contiguous the Salmon
COUNTRY. and Clearwater rivers were pros
pected for gold and millions OF dol
lars worth of the precious metal removed
from them by placer mining. but It is only with
the discovery made In August OF 1898 that quartz
mining began in this country and already six hun
bred claims have been located. Next summer mills
and machinery VIII be put In place there and ~
''NeaT the Buffalo Hump is the Camas prairi.
country which is a great plateau Of as rich farm
United States This really Ideally beautiful land
has lust been thrown open TO settlement and the
Northern Pacific is already building branch along
the Clearwater River 10 reach the Camas country
The terminus will be about sixty miles from Bqf-
mately extended into Montana will open up ne
to be found to-day in the West"
Lord Salisbury the present Premier OF Eng
land" said H r. Burke-Rlce. Of London. at tho
Waldorf-Astoria yesterday, like all
LORD Of his race, originally a
SALISBURY OF slight say fratl physique
AS he IS although 1t Is hard believe that
IT can have bean So for his weight
must be fully go pounds. but on account % his
great height he is not noticeably stout mai az
that. The Premier although completely bald
has what is called Ieonlne head. The fringe OF
hair that is left him ne allows to grow somewhat
massive chest. He is in his conduct toward the
average person rather reserved but this Is 1t
is said. rather 70 the place he holds than to the
nature OF the man. for it is necessary for him TO
erect this barrier OF reserve 70 protect himself
from Doors, Office seekers and the thousand and one
ether persons with axes to grind who would render
his life intolerable il given the chance or the
couragement to do so. His eyes have merry
twinkle, and they do belle the man, for
fond of d joke. and when In circle OF intimates
where he feels safe TO relax his guard, he IS In
variably bubbling with anecdote gibe and Jest
and tmperturbabe good humor. Lord Salisbury.
who has just passed his SEVENTEEN birthday, Is in
deep grief over the loss of his wife.
The Premier. like every one else in England, Is
all anxiety over the present struggle in South
Africa, well he may be. since for the English
to conquer would be round out his career with
a great triumph, while should the reverse happen
and fame.
There is one characteristics of Lord Salisbury
that he shares with Mr.. Gladstone and that Is
a hatred of tobacco smoke. Certain rooms at Hat
field House set aside where the guests are free
to smoke, but into these the Premier never enters
Your great steel millionaire. Andrew Carnegie by
the way. also abhors smoking and follows much
the same rule at Cluny Castle"