The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-06-21
THUNDER MT.
TRAVELLERS

O. s. McClelland, oil Nampa,
came out from the big mineral camp
W. dnesday afternoon after stay of
over two months Mr. McClelland
has been over every portion of the
camp and knows whereof he speaks.
He says the reports that are being
circulated by parties returning from
the camp that there is nothing there,
that it is all fake, are by men who
came into the camp, sat down and
ate up their grub and did nothing, or
by persons who never reached the
camp, got faint hearled at the hard
snips they were called upon to en-
dure, and returned and circulated re-
ports tending to ''knock' the camp.
Mr. McCleIland brought with him
number If samples of ore from diff
ferent portions of the camp. Some
Of the samples showed free gold,
while Others bore evidences of being
! gold bearing rock. Mr.. McCIelland
links the Big creek district will he
one of the best in the Thunder Mt
district, while Holy Terror creek is
heginning to show up some good
properties. At the Dewey mine
elght men are employed Supplies
are being laid IN so that the mill can
be started up. Arrang ments are
also being made by the Fairview and
Belle of Thunder Mountain compan-
'es The Dewey company expect al
so to get their 100 stamp mill in this
summer Mr.. McClelIand saws many
10Y buildings are being erected at
Thunder Mountain City and Roose-
welt. There are ten or twelve sa-
looms in The camp and several stores.
Pack trains are arriving nearly every
da, and supplies are becoming plen-
'iful. Prices range as follows
Flour, $40; sugar, 80 cents per
pound; bacon, rs cents; beans, 80
c. hts; dried fruit, 25 to 35 cents
potatoes, rs cents; milk, rs cents
per can; butter, rs cents per pound
whlskey, rs cents per glass. Shoes
: cannot be obtained in the camp
overaIls are 81. so per pair He re
ports considerable sickness, princi
palIy grip, and sort of cbills anC
fever The sickness is caused by
the hardships and exposure the mel
are compelled to endure. Two ply
sicians are in the camp. Mr.. Nc
Clelland reports many people goin!
ntO the camp They are comm!
from all directions, but the majorit,
nver the Weiser- Warren trail Horse
}. hat go in over this trail look bette
on arriving in camp than those ar
irving by any other route. The Nc
Clelland is so well satisfied with tn
! camp that he will return in shor
time to look after his properties il
tue district.
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Chas. DeGrundy, the well-know
Thunder Mt. mining man, was in tn
city Wednesday enroute to Thunde
Mt. Mr.. DeGrundy has many in
trrests in the camp which he is re
turning to the camp to look after.
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@. @. Sinclair, life lnsuranc
agent, is on the trail of the Thunde
prospectors. He left for the cam
Friday.
II S MAYNARD of New York, Sar
. Meyers of Boise and E. w. Rober,
= son, w. H. Smead and D. Roach lief
II Tuesday morning over the P. Il l. n
Is for The new gold fields of Thunde
r, Mountain.
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i. NJ Christol, a well known min
ing man from Great Falls, Montana
arrived in the city last evening, fiv
: days from Thunder Mountain. Nh
Crystol is enthusiastic over the fu
| ture Of the camp and says the partie
1 who come out and e'knock" the dis
trict are men who never get in @
are sent there on grub stakes, an
will not work, but come out and ru
down the camp. Mr.. Christol re
ports about 1000 men in the can,