Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-03-27

OUT FROM THE MINES
Dewey Mill Unable to Get Men and Is
Forced 10 Shut Down.
A GREAT SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS
The Crangevil.e-Warren Cato
way Recognized as the
Best Route.

way H0COSnlZeu as tHe
Best Route.
A. A. Luellen arrived out from
Thunder Mountain Saturday even
ing, having made the through trip
in six days by way Of the Grange
Vile Warren Gateway, including
stop.over of one day at Warren.
He left here with the Watson party
on FEBRUARY l4th and all hands
succeeded in reaching Thunder
Mountain with their toboggan out
fits in ten days, a record which
has yet to be broken.
Mr.. Luellen says the Dewey mill
had closed down before his depart
nrc owing to the fact that all the
men had quit work to go out and
prospect for themselves, and until
more labor cGald be obtained there
was no likelihood of the mill start
ing up again. The Dewey COM
pany were also ont Of wood and
were offering $3.50 per cord for
cutting. Several of the Grange
vile crew who went in with Luel-
len are putting in their spare tims
chopping cordwood at these rates
until the snow goes off so they can
get out in the hills and prospect.
Mr.. Luellen states that there is
bare ground down on Monumental
creek, six miles below the Dewey
mines, in the copper belt, and sew
eral strikes OF considerable magni-
tude had been made in the way OF
copper ore, and the excitement in
the Thunder Mountain camp was
partially diverted to the scene OF
the new strikes.
He also says that there is not an
ounce Of grub for sale in the camp,
and he advises nobody to go in
there under any circumstances
without taking sufficient grub to
take them in and back again He
says there is not SO much travel
into the camp as is reported. He
met but two parties, both going
and coming, and one of them was
camped down on the South Fork o.
the Salmon waiting for the arrival
of pack train to freight thell
goods into the camp.
Speaking of the Grangeville
Warren Gateway, Mr.. Luellen said
, that on their trip in they freighted
all their stuff By toboggan to Smoky
Cabin, two miles below the Ell
creek summit, without difficulty
Over the summit they packed theil
stuff on their backs, and the sum
init once surmounted they mad
excellent time direct to Thunde
Mountain. He has not been owe
any other route, but says the gen
eral opinion in the camp is to TIL
effect that the Grangevile- Warre1
Gateway will eventually be tn
) main route adopted when the rus
! is over and matters get settle
I down into legitimate bushes
! proposition. The present route
from the southern counties are a.
: showed up and there is no travt
) from that side at present, althoug
! rush is expected as soon as tn
Z snow goes off sufficiently to perm
! of the so-called trails being broker
: Mr. Luellen says that he used n
z snowshoes on the round trip, e,
!. cept upon returning, when i
3 snowshoed from the Hot springs
9 Fall creek. All the people wll
: accompanied him are in excellen
* health and will remain in cam
( indefinitely, as there will undoub
/ edly be plenty of work for the
: when spring opens. He says Harl
< Cone was packed into camp Il
: day before he left, more dead tha
& alive, but he was recovering whe
g Mr.. Luellen left.