The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-01
NEAR THUNDER MOUNT
Southern Idaho Excited by Late
Quartz Discoveries.

| BOISE, 1DAEO-The discovery or
quartz mines at Loon creek, Custer coun-
| ty, a short distance east Of Thunder
| mountain, contributes to keep up an ex-
element among the mining men of south
ern Idaho. Much Of the rock brought in
is covered with flake gold. Clarence Eddy
and Ralph Bane have discovered what Is
said to be the lost Packer lode,-> fire.
quently searched for since the early '7O's.
1t Is twelve feet wide and gives an aver
age Of about $50 a ton.
| report has just arrived that quartz
worth 5000 a ton has been struck on Deer
creek, parallel with Grouse and Conyon
creeks, where the original discoveries
were made. The belt is already proved
to be four miles wide and over 200
locations have been made.
f. Men are rushing into the new district
from Thunder mountain, Salmon City
and Custer, and more discoveries will
undoubtedly be made, as Loon creek was
In 1859 the richest of the placer districts
Of southern Idaho. The gold taken from
the creek was very coarse and worth
about SIS an ounce.
B. T. Livingston, who has just returned
from Thunder mountain, has located a
group of claims on Sugar creek, about
seven miles northwest of the Dewey
mines, which gives great promise. The
ore Is quartz and carries from 50 to 81
in gold ton. It is about 600 feet wide,
all of which assays.
MOORHEAD, MlNN.-The state normal
| school will open tomorrow with few
| changes in the faculty and prospects for
an Increased attendance All the rooms
! in Wheeler hall have been engaged by
young women who are either returning to
the school or who enter the normal for
the first time. The wallis of the big addi-
t1on to the normal building are approach
| ing completion, but the space in this adj
dition will not be available till late in the
fall The course of study will be enlarged
this year by the Introduction of manual
training. The course will include bench
work with tools. draugkting and me-
| chanical drawing. As a preparation for
this work, which belongs to the normal
department proper, the Sloyd system will
be introduced into the model schools. A
course In sewing will supplement this
| preparatory work in the model schools
and will be carried on in the normal de-
partment together with the manual train
| ing This course will be In charge OF
teachers have been engaged: Miss Helen
| Dow, mathematics; Miss Edith Parkinson.
| primary critic teacher; Miss Edna Hey
| wood, intermediate critic teacher; Miss
Lena Leonard, music.
cAss LAKE, MlNN.-The following is
a list of the candidates who have filed
certificates for the republican nomination
at the coming primary election: Auditor
! C. E. Griffith, Charles Hanley; treasurer
w. T. Mckeown, George Kirk; register OF
deeds, M. j. Guam, J. A. Gilberg; clerk
Of court, N. J. Palmer, George e. Reed
attorney, J. S. Scribner Daniel DeLury
surveyor. James Garfield; Judge of pro-
bate. j. c. McGarry; sheriff, George L
Hardy, w. J. Stinson; superintendent Of
schools, Olaf Olson, Mrs. E. N. Cady
coroner, F. l.. Wilcox; commissioner, first
district, N. D. Peck, G. w. Van Amber
commissioner, third district, c. E. Serb
ner, E. e. Smith; commissioner. fifth dis.
trict, Chris Burns. Not single demo.
crat filed for nomination. 1t is expected
the democrats will run several candidates
| Independently.