The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-05
A GREAT DISTRICT
THUNDER MOUNTAIN IS Full or
ORE AND ORE FULL OF GOLD.
THERE WILL BE A STAMPEDE
Country Is Inaccessible During the
Winter as Snow Falls to a Great
nc Depth-Several New Strikes
Recently Made.

? Irwin Edwards of the Thunder Noun.
tam mining district Of Idaho was in the
| city few hours yesterday between
btra'ns.
Mr.. Edwards has some claims in The
|lneWly discovered district and is quite
enthusiastic over them. He is now en-
Proute to Grand Rapids, Mich, to spend
the holidays with relatives but viii re-
turn to Thunder Mountain az soon as
it is possible for him to get there " it'll
out wading through snow several feet
deep.
In speaking of the district Mr.. Ed
wards said: Thunder Mountain l.
without doubt one Of the greatest mir
eral centers ever discovered in the west
,ern part of this country. There is no
telling how much ore the district con
tains. but the development work don,
SO far is sufficient to demonstrate th,:
it's title to greatness cannot be dis
puted. Just before 1 left the country,
and l made my way out rather early in
the season on account Of prOspectiv
deep SHOWS. strike Of considerable
magnitude was made on the Glasgow
claim. which adjoins the Castle group.
The ore from the Glasgow assays from
800 to $500 per ton in gold. The vein
at the point of intersection is about
four feet wide and lies between we'll de-
fined walls. Considerable of the ore
would pay a handsome profit even If
shipped out Of the country. It shows
free gold in abundance.
Other Rich Ground.
The Glasgow is only one Of many
rich claims in the district. On the
Dundee. which is not far from the Glas-
gov, a vein containing $500 ore has
.been struck. and the Dewey properties
are simply wonderful. Colonel Dewey
intends to build a large stamp will near
his mines next spring and then the en-
tire district will blossom as the pro-
verbal rose. We expect to have rail-
road next year. too, which will be big
thing for the district. A wagon road
will be constructed first. however. as it
is quite necessary that we should have
something more than a mountain trail
aSsoon as possible.
LAS to work during the winter. I do
not believe there will be much done, for
the simple reason that very few per-
sons are prepared for it. The snow falls
to a great depth there and during the
winter months it is a physical impossi-
bility to get supplies. The ma jority of
the men who spent the summer in the
district will winter in Boise or some
other place in which the comforts of
life far exceed those Of the Thunder
Mountain section.
a,e Prospective Rush.
1.-The showing of the district at pres
ent, warrants the belief that next spring
will witness great rush of persons
from the outside. 1t is difficult mat
ter to keep men away from place in
which there is gold. no matter what the
hardships Of the undertaking may be. I
have been in several stampedes myself
and have a fair knowledge Of what they
are. The country there is very rugged,
but in good weather the trip Is not so
bad as some I have taken. would not
advise anyone to attempt to get into the
district now. for even if the feat should
be accomplished the one accomplishing
it would doubtless have to remain there
until after the spring sun reduces the
snow to water. There is lots of coun-
try in the district that has not been
prospected, but if I We're asked to make
guess l would say that it will be
pretty we'll covered before the expira-
ton of another year."