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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12

H Hegamaster and wife visited
relatives In Detroit last week.
For SALE Lot on Fifth street.
Enquire OF PHILIP WETzEL. 4Stf
Miss Katie Emes of Union Hill, is
spending few days with Ester Byrne
Mrs. Gertrude Hughes has re-
turned from Chicago, after a months
visit.
Mems Hats.
A new line OF fall and winter styles
opened this week, at FULLER'5.
Mrs. Addison Smith has returned
from very pleasant visit with friends
In Genoa,
Miss Emma Whipple OF Saginaw,
Mich, is visiting j. Davis and family
this week.
Miss Margaret Rhoda has returned
home after pleasant visit with
friends In Toledo.
Mr.. Cramer OF B. G. was in town
Friday calling on friends and attend.
ing Odd Fellows lodge.
Fall Millinery Open
ing, Sept. IS, 26, 27, 'o2.
Miss AdamSon.
Frank Hoover of Pttsburg was
the guest OF his parents, Il. M. Hoover
and wife. the past week.
H. D. Miester, editor OF the Swan
ton Enterprise, spent Wednesday with
Frank Rhoda and family.
IF. D. Hegamaster, wife and son
Donald visited 7. H. Tinney and family
at Lime City over Sunday.
Boys School Caps.
A new line opened this week, at
FULLER'S.
Misses Edna Chapman and Jessie
Finkbeiner will soon leave for Oberlir
where they will enter college.
Miss Carrie McMakan and Miss
McMakan OF Toledo were guests o.
Mrs. c. l.. Maddy, Saturday last.
Mrs. J. G. Evans has gone tc
Crestline where she will visit friend,
prior to going to DeGraff TO visit hel
parents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12

On Monday last lightning struck
the wires entering c. L. Koch & Co.'S
office in Maumee and burned out the
telephone and the electric lights.
Avoid serious results of kidney
or bladder disorder by taking Foley's
Kidney Cure. c. P. Champney.
The telephone booth in w. G. Per-
rims store Mt Roachton was partially de-
stroyed by fire on Monday, by lightning
striking the wires and burning out the
phone. Had not Frank Clark been
near by to take prompt action the
building would have been destroyed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12

Miss Ida Zingg spent the past
week with friends in Toledo.
Harry Rosencrantz OF Toledo spent
Sunday with George Wilde.
Mrs. F. j. Seibert OF Moncloya was
calling on friends In town Thursday.
Mr.. Myers OF Maumee has just flu
ished repairing the roof of the Catholic
church.
An all Wool Tricot at 25c.
This line is one OF the best articles at
the price in any market. A nice vari-
ely of bright shades to select from, at
FULLER's.
Herman Daniels OF Chatcham, O..
spent the past week with his uncle, n.
Huntsman and family.
"A mission will be given at st.
Rose church Oct. ~ to 10, by two
Jesuit Fathers OF New York City.
Miss Myra Hanson returned home
| last Saturday, from her European trip
where she has spent her summer vacs.
tion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12

Mrs. J. G. Evans has gone to
Crestlne where she will visit friends
prior to going to DeGraff 10 visit her
parents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12

Miss Carrie McMakan and Miss
McMakan OF Toledo were guests Of
Mrs. c. l.. Maddy, Saturday last.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12
New Dressing Sacques.

This week we have opened some new
styles and patterns in this popular gar.
ment for ladies at SOC ard Csc.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12
Fall Millinery Open
ing, Sept. IS, 26, 27, 'o2.
Miss AdamSon
Boys School Caps.

A new line opened this week, at
FULLER'S.
Misses Edna Chapman and Jessie
Finkbeiner will soon leave for Oberlir
where they will enter college.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

No city in Idaho Is so well equip
ped to take care of the Thunder
Mountain trade as Weiser. 1t is the
original "port of entry" to the
famous district, and during the past
three years it has been the base of
supplies for the men who have been
the real pioneers of the district. At
least 80 per cent of the men who
have gone into that district and are
still going IN 60 by way of Weiser.
Not only are the business men here
Intimately acquainted with them and
know the quantity of supplies needed,
the various kinds and proportions
usually bought, but they also value
their trade and make them prices
that cannot be beaten in Denver,
Salt L Ike and Portland. This is 6
commercial center for large agri
cultural and mining country, ant
shipments of goods are received il
carload lots, giving her merchants {
tremendous advantage over othe
towns because of this saving il
freight. 1t is intended that the frs
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
Miner From Thunder Mountain Brings
Out News Of the Camp
W. Il. WARD TELLS CONDITIONS
He and Eleven Others Come Out by Way Of
Council-Trail Very Good.
Evening Capital News.


Will H. Ward, Thunder Noun
tain miner, arrived in the city last
evening from the famous camp after
seven days hard trip on the trail to
Council. Mr., Ward reports all the
provisions in the camp are exhausted
and he says there will be considerable
suffering there unless supplies come
in at an early date. He said one
outfit reached the mouth of Monu-
mental creek with small supply of
-four, bacon, coffee and sugar before
he.left, and was easily disposed of
at big prices. The -four brought
$37. so per sack, bacon rs cents per
pound, while the coffee and sugar
were eagerly purchased for 81 perlb.
The mouth of Monumental creek is
located 25 miles from the Dewey
property and those who obtained the
supplies were obliged to pack them
the remaining distance to their camp
over hard trail
"There are about IS men still in
camp" said the prospector, "but on
the way out we met as many more
on the trail, including four women,
en- route to the district. They were
all supplied with provisions, but not
in sufficient quantities for long cam
paign in the mountains.
81 went into the district in March
over the Dixie trail and was 20 days
on the trail. | came out over the
Council route and outside the snow
on the trail, the route is very good.
There has been considerable snow
falling in that section lately and !
believe that prospectors are making
mistake in going to the camp be-
fore June u.
Mr.. Ward was accompanied out to
Council by IL miners, all of whom
0 reached Council without incident OF
n any kind on the journey. Mr.. Ward
: says the district is all that is claimed
!. for 1t and he is of the opinion that
d mines equally as rich as the Dewey
will be uncovered before fall. He
o owns a group of four claims on Boui-
y er creek and expects to return to the
camp in about so days.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
ALL CHARGES FAR EXCEEDED.
British Camp at Chalmette Surpasses
Allegations Made.

General Pearson, the South Afri-
can Burgher, returned from Wash
ington in response to telegraphic
request from Colonel Crowder; who
is conducting the government invest
igatlon into the alleged British army
post at Chalmette.
All the recent evidence has been
largely in support of the charges
made by Governor Heard, and some
of it, it is said, has gone far beyond
any allegations submitted to Secre-
tary Hay by the governor
W. j. Bryan and party Of pro-
Boer sympathizers will tomorrow in
spect the alleged British remoun
station at Lathrop, Mo. Bryan viii
visit the camp at the solicitation OF
friends in Congress who will follow
his advice IN the matter of urging
congressional action.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
BRITISH LOAN IN AMERICA.
$50, 100000 Offered Through Banking
Houses at Large Discount.

1t was announced in Wall street
that j. P. Morgan & Co., and Bar
ing Magoun & Co, of New York (;
Drexel & Co.. Philadelphia; and Kid
der, Peabody & Co., of Boston. had
been authorized to forward applica-
tions for allotments to the issue of
932, 600, 600, British consuls, of
which 9l6, 900, 600 have already been
placed The price of the issue was
fixed by the British treasury at 934
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
Hutbentir Report ofl~~:
Wei$er= r=Wdrre1 Route.

for Warren merchants and much
more for the prospectors who are
crowding into the district. These
latter stop over night there and pass
at once down to the South Fork of
the Salmon, about half days travel.
AS hay is 800 ton at Warren the
traveller does not linger longer than
necessary. Feed on the South Fork
is plentiful.
At the time Mr. Sommercamp was
there about 100 men and 200 horses
were on the South Fork, and three
animals had just been put over Elk
Summit Other horses were to fol-
low on snowshoes, and it was be-
lieved that the summit would be made
passable at least temporarily.
Several men from Thunder Noun
tain came out at the same time be
did. One had gone in over the Dixie
route, but was glad to return by the
w. CIV which he pronounced i'm
measurably superior to the northern
route. Mr.. Sommercamp stated thai
the snow was disappearing rapidly
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

Portland jobbers were asked to
meet Tuesday, to consider means for
getting a share in the trade of
Thunder Mountain. r. E. Lock
wood and C.S Fosselman, of Weiser,
endeavored to impress upon them
the possibilities of that trade. The
visitors ask that Portland assist IN
raising a sum of money for opening
a wagon road to Thunder Mountain
from Warren.
Mr.. Lockwood and Mr.. Fosselman
yesterday discussed the question with
the trustees of the Chamber of
Commerce. They said that the route
via Warren and Welser is the only
practicable one for travel at all sea
sons of the year, and that if it were
opened Immediately it would draw
nearly all the trade with Thunder
Mountain. They insisted that the
priority which would thereby come
to the Weiser- Warren route would
hold the trade permanently. 1t il
necessary to get into the district al
once, they argued, and the energy
that shall open the first route will en-
ioy the trade of the district. The
advantage of the Weiser Warrer
route is that it can be opened soone
and at less cost than any other
Weiser citizens are very eager to ge
pre- eminence in the trade with Thun
der Mountain. If Portland will ait
in opening the route they will thro'
their business to the jobbers of thi
city. A number of prominent mer
chants of Weiser have signed the fol
lowing agreement, which was read a
yesterdays meeting:
ave, the undersigned merchants @
Weiser, Idaho, hereby agree, In cor
sideration of substantial aid rendere
by you in the construction OF wae
on road to Thunder Mountain frol
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

Warren, to give you the preference
in all OF our purchases Of merchan-
disc for the next two years
LOOKED ALL RIGHT.
This sounded good to the trustees,
but no definite plan was submitted
for their consideration. They felt
that it WAS up to the citizens Of
Weiser to make tangible proposal,
and say just what they wanted Port
land to do. Mr.. Lock wood estimated
it would cost $25, 900 to make road
from Warren to Thunder untain,
distance Of 60 miles. "We do not
expect Portland to give all, but some, "
said the visitors.
" Tell us just what you want out
of Portland" F" said President Mears.
"WelI, we think we should get be-
tween $12, 90 and $15, 900 from Port
land, " responded Mr.. Fosselman.
Everybody felt relieved that the
matter had been brought TO focus.
Mr.. Mears did not see how the trust
ees could make satisfactory answer
until the jobbers of the city had been
consulted, and the otEer trustees
sided in. Therefore, it was decided
that Mr.. Mears should ask the jon
bers to meet the two visitors
ONLY ROUTE FOR PORTLAND
Mr.. Lockwood said the Weiser-
Warren roue is the only one thai
can bring Thunder Mounta'n n trade
to Portland Weiser is % miles
east of Huntington The railroad
runs north of Weiser to Council 6(
miles. From there to Thunder Mt
he distance is 130 miles, 70 miles
of which, to Warren, is alread,
threaded by wagon road. From
Warren the distance is 60 miles b,
winter trail, but wagon road woul'
be much shorter Boise, Haley am
Salmon City are trying to open ~
lines of trade of their own, bu
neither can compete with the Weise
route
The visitors said that no report
of Thunder Mountain have exaggeI
u ated the gold bearing qualities Of tb
district Furthermore, what is NOR
remarkable, nobody has gone int
;, the district and come out "knocl
:. ing" it. The ores are low grade br
n they are in such vast quantities ths
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
New York Paper Talks Of the Great
Thunder Mountain District.
KL0NDIKE IS NOT IN It
Predicts Great Stampede from All Parts Of
the World-Story Of the District.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
Every road in Idaho leads to the
gold fields of Thunder Mountain this
year, as they did few years ago in
Colorado to Cripple creek. A rush
that is almost unprecedented in the
history of mining in the northwest,
riyalling even that of the Klondike
boom, is on, and thousands of men
are going helter-skelt toward the
"mountain of gold," unmindful of
the dangers that lurk on every hand,
totally disregardlng the advice Of
friends and entirely oblivious of the
fact that snowslidss on Thunder Mt.
trails have already claimed half a
dozen victims.
The conditions emphasize the state
ment that men will dare almost any
thing for gold If the crowd that
is now surging into Thunder Noun
tain gold fields is mad, the mental
condition of those who, in the. very
midst of winter, braved the dangers
and endured the hardships Of noun
tain travel is somewhat difficult to
determine. Snowstorms, mountain
lions, grizzlies, nor yet grim starva-
ton, served to check the dauntless
mountaineers in the mad rush for
gold.
Dozens of incidents might be re-
lated of the terrors of the trail,
among which is the experience OF
"Chris" Guidici, who, lost in the
heart of the mountains. went on anC
on for three days and nights without
food or rest until he tumbled into 6
deserted cabin, where be gnawed dry
-four like an animal, and then, in
stead of turning back, went on into
the camp with -four as his only food
until he reached there. But to-day
Guidici, who has always been poo
man, is on the highway to wealth
and the next trip he makes into th'
gold fields after the snow disappear
could be in gold trimmed automo
bile if he cared for such luxury.
Such experiences tell the story o
the richness of Thunder Mountain
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

and best wagon road into the famous
camp will be over this route, and
Weiser expects to retain its trade
permanently. For this reason those
going in will receive fair treatment
here, that their Impressions of ''The
City with Cinch" may be of pleas
ant and agreeable character. I'm
questionably the Weiser- Council
Warren route is the only one that
has been travelled constantly the past
winter, and is the one over which
the bulk of the travel will always
flow. This has been demonstrated
by three or four years of actual ex-
perience.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
they make the grandest mining pros
pec,s In the world

they make the grandest mining pros
poets In the world.
BULK OF TRAVEL VIA WARREN.
Mr. .Fosselman pointed out that
Weiser was IN Portland's trade terri
tory, because freight rates between
Portland and Salt Lake are equalized
at Boise. He said that at least go
per cent of the travel of Thunder
Mountain has been by Warren
This route can be kept open all win
ter, and no other can. ''There are
only two SUBMITS to cross" said
Mr.. Fosselman. "People at the
camps and in the district along the
route are willing to do their share
toward building road, but need
outside assistance. Labor is now
much cheaper than it will be when
the snow melts; therefore, action
should be immediate. He thought
the state would keep the road in re-
pair.
''Could 1t be made a toll road2''
was asked.
Mr. Fosselman thoughtit would be
poor business policy to do so. "1l
should be free" he said decisively.
Several of the trustees thought II
might be poorer business than policy
TO make the road free. But it finally
occurred to everybody that there wa'
no road built yet and "poorer busi
ne,s" and ''poorer policy" were re
served for a better time.
At last it was agreed to refer tb'
subject to the jobbers themselves, a
the proper persons to deal with it
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
Project Much Favored.

The jobbers of Portland met We'd
nesday afternoon and decided to raise
a fund to aid in building a wagon road
f ON Warren to Thunder Mountain.
They were asked by G. s. Fosselman
and r. Il Lockwood for $12, 600
or $15, 900. Two committees we're
appointed and are now canvassing
for subscriptions. Thursdays Ore
gonian says:
What is Thunder Mountain trade
worth? DO Portland merchants want
share OF it? How much will they give
to get in on the ground hoorT
Merchants Of this city will have a
chance to answer those questions TO.
day. They are asked to give a sum oil
money for making a road from ThundeI
Mountain to Warren. Subscriptions oil
money will be solicited at once. rms
road will be the first into the mining
camp, and will control the trade OF the
district. The route will begin at Coun
Gil. A railroad terminus. II is the only
one besides that at Sites that Will give
Portland an opportunity at the trade
r. e Lockwood and G. s. Fosselmal
,esterday brought this to the attention
Of the jobbers at meeting at the quar-
ters of the Chamber of Commerce. Com
mittees were appointed to solicit sub
scriptions to fund for the wagon roa
from Warren.
Therefore it's up to the merchants I
answer the above questions. If they r,
spond IN the affirmative it must be b
digging down into their pockets.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
Wsiser merchant Back
from Warrsn, the end
Of the Wagon Road a .
Quite a Cct cf Supplies
Reaching that Place and
TIE South Fork Snow
Rapidly Disappearing.

Jas. Sommercamp, of the firm of
NJ. E. Sommercamp &. Co., arrived
in this city Tuesday evening from
Warren, where he had been on a
brief business trip.
He found the trail in fair condi-
ton for foot travellers, On his.jour-
ney in he ran across quite party at
Payette Lakes, with pack horses.
On account of mild weather they had
been unable to go farther through
the soft snow. However it turned
cold that night and everything along
the road moved forward, and reached
Warren without difficulty. A large
amount of needed supplies came in
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

SHEEPMENl | have just re-
ceived large shipment of the Fam
Gus "Woodman' Pure Linseed Oil. "
IT'S GUARANTEBDl Same price
as the Standard. Also have ready
mixed Sheep Paint. SATISFACT-
ION GUARANTEED Try it. If
not Satisfactory, l will refund your
money. MoYER, the Painter.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

fully as vividly as does sacks of gold
fecked ore, the nuggets and the dust
that are brought out to Boise and
shown to the wondering gaze Of
those inward bound. When what
would be considered the limit of hu-
man endurance has been exceeded in
such race it may be set down as
certain that the gold is bright and
yellow.
Mountain in Wilderness.
Thunder Mountain is a district
something like forty miles square,
located in mountain wilderness, a
heretofore unexplored section Of
state whose valleys may be bathed
in sunshine while mountains tower
ing above may be piled high with
snow and swept by billiards, where
one may stand in the midst of sum-
mer and see winter by turning the
head. Because of its isolation, it
was, until last year, comparatively
unknown, excepting to few miners
who had penetrated to its very heart,
and, finding there great wealth, sell
fishly kept the secret locked in their
own breasts for many months. These
men mined in primitive fashion. They
found much of the quartz on the sur
face decomposed, and this, together
with placer ground, they worked in
sluicc boxes, taking out from 500
to 800 day to the man. But the
season during which these operations
could be continued was very short,
owing to lack of water. Only the
early snow water could be used.
Finally the news leaked out anc
miners began to go into the new
fields. They brought out stories tha
sounded like romances and nigh
have been considered such had they
not been backed up by indisputabl'
evidence-the yellow gold itself
The word ran from mouth to mouth
The local papers began to print sto
ries of the wealth of the new dis
trict. Far and wide the tidings o
gold we're spread. The railroads tool
it up.
Then came the boom. 1t has take
about three months to develop it. !
has now blossomed out in a settin
of scenes similar to those tha
marked the exciting days Of AS
To describe the rush would be to te
of thousands of men spending thous
ands of dollars in fever of hast
, to be among the first to reach th
new Eldorado; of large mining il
terests spending hundreds of thou'
ands of dollars for properties an
mills; of mining stocks run riot.
!, 1t is estimated that at least twent.
five thousand men will be in tt
camp this spring.
Pioneers Who Found Lode.
!. Although the state of Idaho h'
d CONTINUED on Fourth Psge.)
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

along the entire trail and it was a
question of but week or ten days
until bare ground will be the rule
instead of exception.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
From the Oregonian:

From the Oregonian:
II Portland jobbers want to con-
troll the prospective Thunder
Mountain trade. they have a chance
to do it by investing from $l2, 900
to $l5, 900 in a proposed road from
Warren, Idaho, TO th- new mining
territory. A proposition TO that
effect WAS made yesterday to the
Chamber of Commerce by two rep
resentatives of the business men
of Weiser, Idaho. 1t will be con-
sidered today by Portland mer-
chants.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

If you need glasses don't fail to
see DIR. McCreery at the Vendome
parlors this week. He has proved
himself an expert and his charges
are very reasonable.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26

MICA Salve cured him. Just as good
for Boils, Burns, Bruises, Cuts,
Corns, Scalds, Skin Eruptions and
Piles. 25c at DAVIS DRUG Co
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
A Nearly Fatal Runaway

Started horrible ulcer on the leg
of j. B. Orner, Franelin Grove, ILL.,,
which defied doctors and all remedies
for four years. Then Bucklen's Ar
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
Wei$er as a Cbunder
MT. Outfitting Point.

Original Supply Point for
the Distriet.-Ber Stocks
Fave Been Purchased for
the Cbunder Mountain
Grade a. merchants ia.
iniliar With Prospeetor$'
Needs. a a a a
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-26
WEISER TALKS TO PORTLAND
Asks that City to Contribute $4,000 to
$4,000 for Thunder Mountain
Wagon Road.

Warren, to give you the preference
in all Of our purchases OF merchan-
disc for the next two years
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