Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-21
THUNDER MOUNTAIN
A Former Cars0nite Tells of
Experiences in the Idaho Camp

oAAhSl INODcliS. COuSultlu6 ulluiu6
engineer and expert. representing
mining men of New York, reached the
summit of Thunder Mountain, Idaho,
June End. having lett this city on
the 9Th of May and having been on the
! trail from HALEY, Idaho, TOR seventeen
days.
Tnnn,ier Mountain has lately en-
joyed a reputation, especially through
cut the East, which threatened to
rival that of the klondike. Adven-
turers in great numbers have been
| swarmirg up toward the dangerous
peak in search OF the rich mines that
rumor told existed there, and many
lives nave been lost through INSULT
Gent precaution in the way of equip
ment for the ascent is q very peri
ious one.
Word has just reached Ibis city
from the members OF Roberts party.
who are reported we'll. though having
had an extremely hard and eventful
trip. Roberts. vii ing frorl the town
iof Thunder Mountain. about four and
a hall miles from tie summit ex-
ably net be large camp. as the rich
mines mentioned in the Eastern pa
pers are not there. No mine in tina,
! section. he says will assay $40 iI
sold per ton. The town CT Roosevelt
also near the summit OF the mountain
: he describes as consisting of three
fifty people. There is no store there
only few prospectors. Rain an,
snow are almost incessant in that re
| gion and the party experienced sew
eral severe billiards..
! We have mad an easy time compa1
cd with some people" Roberts writes
however. There are now many on,
o fits trying to get in from the differen
: routes via Boise and Warren and Sa
: Mon City. Whatever trail you ha
O taken you are sure to wish you ha
f taken some other. And just now Their
!, are nearly as many people going GU
: as coming in.
: The difficulty of access to Thunde
i mountain is greatly enhanced by tn
precip:tous canyons and the many RI
( ers rha: score its sides. Terrible cal
@ ons. through which the Salmon Rive
hny nd
s ing to the United States survey.
t 5000 ieei deep
/ There are no valleys in tines
e mountains as in the Sierra or Goa:
p range. You climb mountain the
it down it TO creek Or river then c
y straight up once more"
II Marble creek, which runs in a ca
y yOn. must he torded cighty-two tim,
il the ascent from its mouth to Ma
lie III" City town OF fifteen tents al
II about thirty men, Ell route for Thu
- der mountain Roberts party IS o
0T " the second thai has made this pa
ie OF the trip with horses. On the W;
ld hey had several accidents, some
n the horses being lost through fall,
IS over cliffs.
The loutc OF the expedition fro
Is iaIlSE. where Frank NJ Stone. a la
l'S yer OF San Francisco. took charge, W
IT. as follows: Leaving HALEY with fl
y" saddle horses nine pack animals al
a Ourhcurse wagon, the party we
Oh to an abandoned station known
Russian Johns. thence to Galena, S
- mon River valley, Clark's Hot Sprir
. Cape Horn. Wagon Town, Sea, Foa
,o Rapid River, Sheep Creek, Trappel
, Camp. Marble City, Roosevelt and
ba nal.y. Thunder Mountain
NC Roberts, although he does not spe
ot encouraging OF the prospects in til
o+ regioE'and seems rather disappoint
.o in the country as far as mining int
u, oStS are concerned much as he h
), enjoyed the experience OF the IT.
~ docs not wish wholly TO commit Iii
bo scit Oh the subject.
MY, AS to the future prospects Of Il
he camp. he concludes. Il am not emit
be. II prepared to express an opinion y
-, as nave nOt visited all the mines
IA 5. f. Cali.