The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08

your writer met them. They were
then trying to sell part of their out
| fit between the times that the air was
blue with epithets, oaths and nothing
but damnation for the whole country.
So you see these two mining men, one
corn doctor and the other a query
of Denver, who wanted to display
their talent in the district and exhibit
their camera experience for public
ton, one never got within 60 miles
snd the other never off the trail after
going into the whole country, yet
they want people to believe they were
there and that the country was no
good. What are their statements
about the mineral of the country
good for? Nothing; but yet they
talk and will accomplish nothing in
any mining camp. To meet this
kind OF characters on the trail you
would think it was a part of Buffalo
Bills Wild West show turned loose.
for they were all well equipped with
bowie knife, six shooter, Win
chester, two belts of cartridges and
fishing rod with which to do assess
ment work. Many of them had
packed with their outfits a new pick
and shovel which they brought out
with them and which had never been
stuck into the ground They never
forgot to tell the second hand man
that it was absolutely new when thew
were selling their outfit. Now these
are fair samples of the prospectors
who went into Thunder mountain to
get rich and represent money. Many
OF them did not know how to pack or
even saddle a horse. Many could
not even cook, others with their
artillery would starve and plenty of
game around them, and yet these
fellows were all miners, prospectors
and mining men with millions behind
them-that is, long ways behind
them.
l have had great deal of expert
ence in mining and prospecting, but
must say thatof all camps Thunder
Mountain has never had its equal
this line. Another freak was
gentleman looking for good farm.
One OF the boys showed him a fair
specimen of free gold ore and asked
what he thought of it. He said: cit
is all right guess but is half rock f"
Another party, George Pulver, his
expert Fritz and packer came to camp
[ootsore over the Buckhorn trail and
had about two pounds of bacon, three
'oul DIS of flour, with money In pro-
portion, frying pan and tin can as
heir cooking utensils and one pair
IT blankets all for three husky men
'OO miles from railroad. or course
hey wanted to buy property with all
inds of money behind them. since
hey brought none of it with them.
hey left the country and reported in
cattle that Thunder Mountain was a
AXE and the title to the property
1ey contracted to buy no good. This
arty evidently belonged to the lost
isclples of the Ananias crowd and
GU can readily guess their principal
took in trade. Others claimed it
'as only bubble and that it would
DON burst These gentlemen werel
rom Colorado Springs and spending
My "a hours in Thunder mountain
the whole country a fake.
In conclusion l will say that not
IL claims located either in Thunder
fountain or Big creek districts will
mines. Neither will all claims
howing little mineral be mines. 1t
as never been so anywhere and !
ever will be, but it is the general
ellef among the legitimate prospect
rs and conservative mining men
lat this section of the country is on .
he verge of very prosperous tim es. ,
IKE IN mining and other classes of .
usiness. That Idaho has a great
'ture, something like Colorado had :
years ago and we can all point to :
dorado with pride. Yet all can't ,
We there anv mora tbou :;