The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-04
historic River Bed at Big
Bend2
EXCITEMENT STILL CONTINUES
Has a new Rand or a temperate

Has new Rand or a temperate
zone Klondike been discovered at
Big Bend on Snake river, and SO
miles from Weiser? That is a uues-
tion that still remains in the dark.
The excitment still continues and
ground is being steadily located in
spite of the statement, published in
the SIGNAL last week, of Chas. B.
Lyons that no such values had been
found by his company as had been
reported. Others who should be in
position to know claim that this is
simply an attempt to conceal dis
coveries made and head off the
stampede.
An Ontario dispatch June 28th
says:
The placer mining excitement holds up
with no abatement Hundreds of loca-
tions are being made and interlopers are
are being dug up to support former
claims to land. Persons here who would,
above all others, know what there is in
the ground are mum as clam on the
proposition. All movements are beng
watched. ASSAYS for tests are being
made in several different offices and re-
ports are being kept the public.
A later one from the same point
reads:
Ontario, Ore. June 29-Nearly one
Thousand people are now interested in the
new gold discovery on Snake river above
Ontario. This stakes nearly 20 600 acres
of the ground. So far as known there is
not single claim that has changed
hands since it was located, and there il
no one who wants TO sell.
There is a mystery surrounding thu
excitement and but few seem to know
why they are rushing Into the gold fields
Winston e Tucker of Ontario are order
a drill today and will go to work in les
than two weeks, having more than S4OO
worth Of work contracted at the present
Other drills are coming. j. S. Camp
representing Seattle mining firm, vii
start work in few days on substantis
shaft. William Havenor of Salt LAX
comes on the ground soon and is sinkln
a regular mine shaft.
store on the grounds and hotel
being held in readiness. Dozens of ou
fits are coming in from north and sout
and night shifts are working on the di.
covery work. B. r. Hart of Pavett,
represents thousands of acres and hs
been on the quiet hunt for the best claim
since before the news of the strike b,
came public propertg. He has mao
several trips into the new Johannesbur
and has maps of the territory. He ws
the first to take experts onto the grOun
and located the first claims of the seaso
Work is TO be commenced on some of h
property within short time.
The Baker City Democrat contain
the following positive assertions:
Mr. Oliver has just returned from
visit to the new strike. He says that
is located on the Big Bend of Snake ri
er, on the Oregon side of the stream, III
about nine miles from Palmer station {
the O. r & NJ, which is the neare
railroad station.
The ground is being located as plac
ground but it is not placer gold that
found there.
According to Mr.. Oliver, there is nothii
like it in the country and at first he w
of the opinion that nothing of simil
nature had ever been found in any 9th
country but he has since learned that
find in every way resembling this w
uncovered in South Africa some yea
ago. What the find in this new discove
is not placer gold. but sulphite ore mins
ed with clay 1t is found first about
feet from the surface. which is the lowe
point reached SO far. The substant
including the clay, runs from $S to 5
per ton. From a double handle of {
clay about teaspoonful of sulphites
often obtained; il hardly ever is less tn
that, or sometimes it is a much as a tab
spoonful. The sulphites are found
three layers, mingled with the clay, a
while in some places it is richer tn
others. Mr.. Oliver says the average
as above stated.
The extent Of the deposit is not kno'
for the reason that no prospecting of a
consequence has been done The sh
on the discovery claim is within fl
feet of Snake river and water was son
what troublesome A five-inch pul
was sufficient to keep it down SO that
men could work with comfort and
inconvenience while sinking the shaft.
Mr. Oliver says it is a concentrate
proposition and yet that hardly expires
the idea. because old Nature has conc
trated the gold in sulphites and all q
the miner will have to do is to get