The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-03


Dawson, recently. Eleven men were
buried. all being rescued more or less
Injured except Lon Boismer OF Maple
/ Mich, who is dead. The river trai
is still good.
Saturday the trustees OF the Lake
chelan Transportation q Smelling Co
win visit Lake chelan to look over the
smelter site and TO have the surveying
start. Work on grading for the smelt
err will start on April !, and will be
rushed as rapidly as possible.
Al last reports there was from -four
10 five feet OF snow In Thunder noun
tain. with the probability of it's stay.
ing on the ground for at least a month.
No building is going on. and there is
little TO see in the camp besides the
Dewey mine and a few properties upon
which men are doing location work.
There are two Big creeks In central
Idaho. One lies about eight miles
northwest OF Dixie. between this camp
and Buffalo Hump. The other is the
famous Big creek district. which in
eludes Thunder Mountain camp and
which has attracted so much attention
in the past is months. On the Big
creek near Dixie there are some prom
Using properties on claims discovered
In 1895 and 1896.
John Hart, aged rs and unmarried.
was crushed 20 death by a eayein In
the Bunker Hin mine while setting up
a Bnrleieh drill In the Parker stope.
last week. Mr.. Hart was on his knees.
pick Ia hand. preparing place for his
drill. when, without warning, slab
OF rock weighing about 5000 pounds.
fell from above him. crushing his left
side and breaking his neck. He. ut
tered one short cry OF pain. Death
WAS almost instantaneous
The steamship Cottage City. reach
ing Seattle last week from Skagway
and siika. brings reports OF valuable
placer diggfngs found IN the fioiman
lay district and Of a stampede which
took place from Sitka The pays,reak
Is said 20 lie only foot below the sur
face. Among those who have gone or
the stampede are Governor Brady and
De Gran, one OF the most prominent
business men in southeastern Alaska
iiodman bay is located between Kills.
roo. a cannery station. and Sitka.
John Il. Cooke one OF the pioneers
II Fossiand. recently from Kendall
Mont. where he is now located. Is
much enthnsed over the prospects %
'he young Fergus county town. II has
sprung into prominence through the
purchase OF the Kendall mine bs
finch 4 Campbell OF Spokane. Mr.
Cook said: Kendall is situated 20
miles from Lewiston. Fergus county
The Northern Pacific touches nj LON 4
hard and there connects with the Mon
'ana railroad trains which arrive a.
every day. From there .
tally stage connects with Kendall /
The town can also be reached over the I
Great Northern by the stage taken 4
si,hvr al Benton or at Great Falls.
Al Republic work Of sinking the
Trade Dollar shaft an additional loo
'ect has been begun. Superintendent
" II Keiis states that the two-com.
aartruenf shaft IN being sunk about 80
inches each - hours Tho water is
confined 20 the e00.foot level. being
'aught and retained in large stump.
from there IL IS pumped 10 the surface
md used for the engine.
The Tom Thumb shaft IL being sunk
teadlly. About two feet Of IL IL com.
'ic;.d each - hours. II
Joseph Dcviin. mining man from
lutte. Mont. accompanied by Thomas
learns and an expert srel,ing man
rom Montana. left springdalc. Wash. ,
asst week 20 examine properties In the
Upper camp. I,