Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-10


cause there are seven roads leading in
10 IL; whereas, If there was but one,
the rush In would be very noticeable.
All seven roads are now lined with peo-
pie hurrylng into the land OF riches.
THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD.
The following report OF a gold strike
in Thunder Mountain appears In the
Idaho Daily Statesman, under date Of
June 81
Elmer Z. Walker returned from the
Thunder Mountain gold camp yester.
day by the Council trail. He left there
on Monday, June 2, and stopped two
days on Big creek. Speaking OF the
trail and the conditions in the camp,
Mr.. walker said
There are nearly 400 men and horses
penned In at the mouth Of Monumental
creek. They are unable TO 20 ahead on
account OF high water Monumental
creek is running like mill race and
cannot be forded At low water the
trail for animals crosses the creek 25
times In a distance OF rs miles, The
trail for footmen crosses the creek once
at Suicide peak
1.-THE crowd Of gold seekers was talk
ing about building trail AZ / came
along, They said they could build a
trail for IA miles In 10 days, and that
would take them to west fork, only six
miles from the Dewey mine. II IL
dlflcut thing TO tell just how many
pr0spectors are now IN the district.
They are coming from every direction,
az the trails are being opened, There is
no snow 10 speak OF in the district ex,
"A ha iOl. mn, A
work can be done anywhere now.
II heard about the strike ut Big
Creek meadows and got some samples
OF the ore. The strike was made by A.
a. Lydon Of Grangevllle and A. u. Cor.
dOn from Montana. Gordon Is known
as the Yellowstone Kid" The strike Is
considered first-class, as II opens a
true assure vein, rich with gold. silver
and galena The ledge Is Is feet wide
ana WIN no doubt turn out to be
great discovery II Is about % miles
from the Dewey mine
III HENRY A MINER.
From the following interview that
appeared IN the Idaho Daily Statesman
on Monday last, IL appears that III
Henry, the minstrel and cornet yirtuo-
so Is turning his many talents to min
ing:
Iii Henry. cornet vrtuoso, minstrel
impressario and mining promoter, Is at
the Overland hotel AS a cornetlst and
minstrel manager, Mr. Henry has made
a reputation that Is as wide MS the
world. AS mining promoter he IL still
many lengths behind the leaders, but
he owns the Sir Henry group at Pearl,
consisting Of the Sir Henry, the Mana
ger, the Knutsford. the Oregon, the
Golden Gate. the Lucy c.. the Viola
ana two more. He fondly hopes that
his mines Will yet outclass those once
conducted by the late King Solomon.
Now you see. | really don't know
what | am going to do said the min
strel man, I'm going out there" he
continued land I'm going TO see what
las been done. ] have owned the mines
for four years and We have run four
tunnels and two shafts. This has all
been preliminary. 1t is a low grade
proposition, but think II will pay The
Pearl district has had a black eye be-
ause OF the lack Of energy, capital and
management
Somebody asked me about power,
and | replied that my property is only
two miles from the Payette river, with
an elevation OF 1000 feet Now the mat
ter Of power is solved when low grade
ore can be carried by gravity TO a swift
ttream, ! viii be here about two weeks,
when | must return to New York and
organize my minstrel company.
by the way, I'm going 10 capture
the country next season, have closed
n contract with Prof Winschermann
and his bears. The professor is an
Austrian, and has four bears and four
monkeys. The bears and monkeys are
flrst-class performers and II didn't
make so much difference about the pro.
fessor.
mo, An not going to Thunder Noun.
tain After the smoke Of battle has
cleared away, and the dead have been
carried from the field, may visit the
scene OF contest, but not now. The map
OF the country looks too much like a lot
Of wet postage stamps thrown into q
soan hoy M thank votl