Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-30
THUNDER MOUNTAIN ROUTES
Beware Of Fake Advertising Schemes"
Says the Capitol News.
NORTHERN ROUTE MOST FAVORED
Work on the Different Mining
PrOpertieS.

Work on the Different Mining
Properties.
The press of the southern coun-
ties are awaking to full rea'iza-
tion Of the fact that the best route
to Thunder Mountain is from the
northern end by way of Sites,
Grangeville and the state wagon
road to Warrens, and to this end
the Boise Capital News utters a
caution to the people who are issu-
ing maps, claiming that the south
ern approach is the best, and
protesting against the gross misrep-
resentation which these boomers
are guilty Of. Under the heading
Beware of Fake Advertising
Schemes" the Capital News says:
"The Capital News isl reputable
paper. No paper in this state has
devoted more space to the mineral
sources of Idaho, irrespective Of
location than has this paper 1t is
today the recognized authority on
mining throughout the state. 1t
has gained this enviable reputation
by uniform honesty and conserva-
tism in all its reports. This it
will endeavor to maintain. 1t will
keep absolute faith with the public.
The Capital News realizes that le-
gitimate advertising is necessity
but it must be legitimate. That
of another sort, while it looks
plausible on it's face, is a positive
detriment to the community and
to the country it purposes to bene-
fit. In this Thunder Mountain
matter, for instance, our people
should be careful not to misrepre-
sent facts in the smallest particular,
and avoid anything that savors of
exaggeration or misrepresentation.
Boise is the natural route to that
promising district, but no map of
the route should be endorsed and
sent out by our people that is lie
upon it's face, or there will be re-
action that will be more costly than
the price of the maps. Boise is
permanent we'll built city with a
past record that tells only Of solid,
legitimate growth, and future
that should not be impaired by un-
wise boom schemes.
Every resident of Boise who
subscribes for a Thunder Mountain
map as an advertising scheme
should be guaranteed that the map
showing the route from Boise that
is to be distributed, is not a fake,
worked up by an irresponsible
sharper, but a Legitimate and truth
full advertisement.
On similar lines is the following
editorial from the Boise Statesman:
FROM THE NORTH ALSO.
Southern Idaho points are not
the only ones struggling to attract
attention to the merits of their
routes to Thunder Mountain. The
northern part of the state claims it
has route via Grangeville that is
better than any in the south, and
the following from recent Lewis
ton dispatch shows that the North
ern Pacific proposes to advertise
that route as the best one for those
to take who start for the Golconda:
"It was learned here today that the
Northern Pacific has definitely de.
cided to advertise the northern
routes into Thunder Mountain via
Spokane and the Grangeville gate
ways and make determined effort
in opposition to the Oregon Short
Line. The Short Line is now adj
vertising the southern routes. The
Northern Pacific has been engaged
for some time securing data, and in
response to a request detailed
description OF the northern routes
has been sent by the Grangeville
board Of trade to the Northern Pa
cific passenger department"
The fact is that great numbers of
men went into the district over
that route last year, and several
others leading from northern routes
have been patronized. There is no
doubt that there will be very heavy
travel over those routes, adding
enormously to the population OF
the new district.
AS result of this grand rush OF
miners from all quarters, all that
great interior mineral region will
be thorougly explored. While
the properties on the Thunder
Mountain belt are being devel
oped, the prospectors will be scour
ing the country far and wide, ant
, it is not impossible that half doz
en- very rich districts will be opened
up during the coming summer
Indeed, there have been many ricl
discoveries throughout section
twenty-five miles square, while tn
prospecting has been only of th'
most superficial character.
WISE BOY MACHINERY.
The machinery for the Wise Bo,
mine, owned by Hon. A. w
Moore of this city, has arrived a