Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-05-14
IN THUNDER
MOUNTAIN
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Aaths poAoAAti N0Ahos amy dIt III
porphyry and rhyolite formation, and
the veins can be traced for miles. II
is going to be a good low-grade pro.
position.
in the Caswell group is a streak Of
h~igh-grade rock that goes from 5000 to
$500 a ton and the rest is low grade.
the leads are not very wide, but they
show indications of permanence.
Thunder, Rainbow and Monumental
mountains are the main range which
make up the mining district. The
highest is 6,400 feet above sea level.
There are good placers on Mule and
Monumental creeks. neal Thunder
mountain district"
How to Go to Thunder.
Mr.. Semmek describes the Salmon
route as follows: From Red Rock to
Salmon City the trip is made by daily
stage coach, a distance of 20 miles,
over a good a mountain road as can
be found in the west. From Salmon
to Three Forks, Go miles, is over n
good mountain wagon road and is
passable the year round. This road
is by the way of Leesburg and Vel.
low Jacket, old-time placer mining
towns. From Three Forks TO Thun.
der Mountain is forty miles, and this
is by trail via Marble creek and Leon
creek. mining camps of historic note,
many hundreds of thousands of dol.
lars have been taken from Loon creek.
Across the middle fork Of Salmon riv.
er at Three Forks is a bridge which
the people of Salmon City built at
a cost Of $4,000. After leaving Three
Forks the trail leads into mountain
Businesses and over rugged hills and
through box canyons. Here are the
bad places on the route, a distance Of
about 20 miles being covered with
deep snow. In the summer the trail
is easily passable. At Camas creek
the trail is difficult of passage in
winter, and here is where the great
est difficulty is encountered.
No Whisky In Thunder District.
Carrie Nation has no business in
Thunder Mountain. There Is not a
saloon or gallon of whisky in the
camp, unless some thoughtful pros.
pector has taken in a small quantity
for emergency sake. "There is no
whisky in the district" said Mr.. Sem
mex, because there has been no
lei Of getting 1t in. The men had
all they could attend to to get their
grub and blankets in. heard a man
say last week that he would trade a
sack Of -four for a gallon of whisky.
and -four was going at SIS a sack AT
that time. But he spoke at a moment
when he felt the desire coming. and
| believe If the whisky had been pro-
duced then and there he would have
backed down; still he wanted a drink
of the good old stun, for he said he
did.
Talk about disorder and discon-
tent. with threats Of murder and all
that kind of rot you hear about. Why.
1t is the most orderly place in the
country today. The men in the camp
are of the sturdy class. not hoboes
and tramps. 1t is an insult to the
people Of the district to say that law
and order are ignored and bad men
run the towns. That Is not so. And
as for the reports that trouble was
imminent because of the conflict OF
locations and the clash of locators.
1t is not putting 1t too strong to say
that not even a bit of trouble vel
those causes was threatened. It Is
true some locations were found to be
on ground already staked. but II the
locators have grievances they will no
doubt settle their differences AMIGA
bly,. Many locations were made be-
fore the snow fell and the stakes
were properly set and the locations
recorded. But it appears that after
the snow fell some men went out and
measured off claims and marked trees
| on the corners of the claims. and then
heard that they were on forbidden
ground. There might have been some
words. but no threats Of violence.
| When | left there was nothing doing
in the way of stalking out claims in
the immediate district; but further
away | understood that claims had
been taken up by merely measuring
off the area on top OF the snow and
marking corners on trees. All OF the
ground has not been taken up. and
there Is ground enough for thousands
but whether II is all worth the while
is yet to be determined"