The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-07

which ne could make scarcely any
Roadway. He was nine days in max
ing the trip from the head Of Cash
creek to ChaIlis. a distance of twenty
four miles.
Mr. Tautphaus is warm in his praise
Of Thunder mountain, but he warns all
persons intending to visit the new dis
trict that there will be small chance
to do any prospecting for two or three
months yet, as the ground is covered
with snow. Provisions are short in
the camp, and every person going there
must carry enough provisions to last
him during his stay.
Travelled On Snowshoes.
Mr.. Tautphaus was accompanied on
his trip into Thunder mountain by
Sidney Robertson. but he returned the
greater part Of the way alone, On his
way into Thunder mountain. he went
over Morgan pass to Singiser, where
the famous Singiser mine is located
thence TO Forney. From Cnis point he
went to Three Forks. up the West
Fork to Liberty thence over Cash
creek summit TO Cash creek, down this
stream to Loon creek and the middle
fork of the Salmon river. up the mid
die fork to Marble creek and up Mar
bic creek to Thunder mountain In all,
he had about eighty miles of snow
shOeing.
AT Thunder mountain sixty men
were working when I was there" said
Mr.. Tautphaus Encouraging develop
ments were being reported on every
side. There seems to be an immense
blanket deposit of mineral over about
six miles. and in a number of places
ore running way up in gold has been
found. In the Rainbow district. six
miles south of Thunder mountain,
some rich ore has been discovered.
! There is a vast amount of unexplOred
territory, affording an excellent field
for good prospectors, but there is SO
much snow at present that they can't
do much
Provisions Were Short.
Returning, Mr.. Tautphaus kept to
the south Of his former route, follow
ing the main ridge Of the mountains,
which he crossed three times. Reach
ing the head waters OF Bear creek, ne
followed this stream down to Challis
{ creek as far as Sections sabin, cutting
across from there TO Chalhs-
Finding the provisions short at Thun~
der mountain, Mr. Tautphaus did not
remain long. He started out with
three days food. expecting to get back
20 Challis in that time. II took him
nine days. and for six days he had TO
/ push along without food. The snow
/ had melted so that 1t stuck to his
1 snow shoes. His feet sank deep at ev-
! cry step, and as he lifted them he
! had TO raise q heavy weight of snow.
For a while [ didn't travel as far in
a day as ] could throw a stone" he
/ declared yesterday
/ When ne finally rolled into the Sexton
cabin on Challis creek he was nearly
+ exhausted.
Is Used to Hardsnips.
/ Mr. Tautphaus is used to hardship.
/ however. Since he was a child he has
/ lived on the frontier. He was in Cali
I fornia during the gold excitement. He
/ was IN Carson and Virginia City, NeV.,
/ IN the early days of those camps Be
/ fore the Boise basin rush was really
/ started he was on the scene, and he
I visited the bonanza camps OF Montana
/ during their early days He was one
! of the pioneers at Tombstone. Ariz..
/ and he has spent all his life knocking
/ about the mining districts Of the west.
/ The longest and most perliCuS trip ne
/ has ever taken was the journey 10 the
/ <londike and Nome overland from Ida
10 The dangers Of this trip were
/ shared by his two daughters. one a
| woman in her early thirties, and the
/ other about ten years younger For
/ 1.500 miles the father and daughters,
with three others, Travelled over noun
tain and valley. through forest and
swamp. Drawing rains and billiards.
and enduring often hunger and expo
/ sure until they reached Dawson
/ The party went overland from Idahn
] to Ashcroft B. G.. and made this town
their final Quitting point. They started
/ Max -. 1898. with thirty-three horses
= and arrived in Dawson sixteen months