Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-06
OFF FOR THE MINES,
ProSpectorS Leave for Thunder Noun
tain With DOG Teams.
GRANGEYlLLE THE SUPPLY POINT
Everything Needed Can Be Pur-
chased here.

pAnles nave Deen organized lor the
purpose Of equipping and outfit
ting prospectors for an all sum-
mers' campaign in Thunder Noun
tain district, and on Monday
morning last the first expedition
left here in the form of dog train
in charge of w. H. Hayward and
Frank Conroy. The party left
with half-a-dozen dogs drawing
their outfit, besides several ami
mails to pack supplies as far as
Warrens. The party followed the
state road to Florence and War
rens, and from that point they will
follow the Elk creek summit route,
and expect to make the through
trip to the new Ell Dorado in six
days from the date they left
Grangeville.
On this route there are stopping
placing where the outfit can camp
every night and be assured of find
ing ample accommodations and
supplies for man and beast. The
route for Warrens follows the state
wagon road, which is in splendid
shape, being travelled daily by
heavily loaded teams taking in
mining machinery and other sup
plies for the mines in the several
camps along the route. From
Warrens the trail into Thunder
Mountain has been travelled all
winter by people going into and
coming from the new camp, and
is in splendid condition for travel
and packing. All the travel to
and from the camp comes and goes
by way of Warrens, which is the
objective and distributing point for
the new camp, as we'll as. for the
whole Of the eight thousand square
miles Of unprospected territory in
that little known section in the
very heart of the state.
With the exception of the desert
of Arizona there is not a like area
of virgin and unexplored country
in the United States. 1t abounds
in mineral, timber, water, game
and fish, and it is safe to say, from
what we already know of the rich
prospects discovered on Logan,
Profile, Quartz, Sheep, Chamberlain,
Big, Monumental, Smith, Govern
ment and other creeks, that in the
course of the coming summer ar
immense area of this country vii
be run over, revealing some of the
greatest mineral deposits the west
ern country has ever known. The
present writer has been through
that section on three differen
trips, and the evidence Of minera
treasures are apparent to any maj
who knows mineral from rutabagas
As to the ma tier of routes, it ]
immaterial whether prospectors g
in from the north or the south
Warren is the objective point to b
first gained, md from Grangevill
to Warren tn ere is fine state roa
every foot Of the way, with an
number of stations and camps a
ready established, some of whic
have been maintained since tn
early COS, where the traveller ca
feel assuredl that he will find th
best of accommodations ever
night.
In growing Grangeville the il
tending traveller can find tn
largest stores in the state, wit
stocks of goods to select fro
which no outfitting point can al
proach in completeness. He
also they can find the necessal
animals and transportation, t
gether with all kinds Of vegetah
and agricultural supplies. Fro
Camas Prairie-the nearest boo
of agricultural land to the mou
tains-the future supplies, Of t
new mine raj districts will be fl
nished, just as they have been fl
nished for the last 40 years. The
are frozen facts. Grangeville dc
not have to misrepresent the sitl
ton. Our people have been dol
the business Of that section sir
the first settlement of the COUNT
From Grangeville there are I
and well-established wagon ros
leading directly to Warrens, o,
which millions OF pounds OF s,
plies OF all kinds have been l,aci
and hauled for 40 years. TIL
facts are we'll known to all peo
interested in mining throu gh,
, the west. Grangeyille is the
tablished commercial center
this section, with banking facili
and keen competition in every
/ of bnsiness, and here the bulk
4 the outftting will be done by
: who know the exact status of
q town and the mountain coun
beyond. This is no mnshro
!, town, which is springing into
: istence on the strength Of q n
= ing stampede, but a recogni
: mining and commercial cen
with a jurisdiction extent
= throughout the whole Of the Cl
" water basin, and that man is
wise who attempts to enter
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