The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-02-28
TRAVELLERS FROM
THUNDER MOUNTAIN.
INTERESTING STORIES FROM MEN WHO
ARE IDENTIFIED WITH 1T FROM
ITS DISCOVERY TO THIS
TINE.

1hunuer mountain travel appears
to have commenced again. Many
men are going into the camp every
day, and mine owners, who have been
out during the winter, are in the
city, arranging for an early return tc
their claims. All indications point
to lively year IN the district.
The Weiser Signal gives to its
readers today, the latest news of the
camp, gathered from men who have
just came out from the great mineral
belt:
Charles McMahan and w. j. Bull
arrived from Roosevelt Wednesday
afternoon. The gentlemen were but
nve days making the trip from
Roosevelt to Weiser. They report
the trail as being in splendid con-
dillon. They carried snow shoes
with them, but used them but one
time, coming down Elk Summit.
Freight is being taken into Warren
on toboggans, pulled by horses. Mr..
AcMahan stated that development
work has been in progress all winter
on the properties in the vicinity Of
Thunder Mt. Several have run short
on supplies, the principal shortage
being in powder. The Sunnyside
and Fairview companies we're work.
ing steadily during the winter until
their supplies began running low.
The Dewey company have had
fifteen men employed all winter, and
are increasing their force as rapidly
- they can secure men. They will
work about 35 men. Wage paid by
the company is $3.50 per day and
board This is equivalent to about
a. 90 per day.
There are about $50 men and
seven women in Roosevelt There
are i've stores, two saloons, and
laundry conducted by a colored
woman, who is doing land office
business.
Mr.. ncMahan has been working
his claims all winter. He has run a
tunnel on the ledge $50 feet; has
crosscut it for 2S feet without en-
countering the wall. He reports a
great deal of activity in the Big
Greek section, and splendid showings
for the amount of development work
done. He has deal pending for
tome OF bis claims, and came for the
purpose of closing it. This is his
fist trip out for more than year
The old trail has been abandoned
for tie present, being considered
unsafe, on account of the frequency
OF snow slides. The trail now used
In crossing Elk Summit goes around
what Is known as McRaes summit
which is about two miles further. |
Mr.. McMahan will return to the
camp as soon as lie closes the deal
Tor his ground.
W. J. Bull, who accompanied Mr..
from Roosevelt, is
pioneer of she district, having been
there for the past five years prospect
ing. He has number of valuable
Claims IN close proximity to Thunder
DE owns one claim lying between the
Dewey and Senator, two claims OF
he Dewey group. He reports the
Dewey mill as having started up
about ten days ago, the cam shaft
Which was broken last fall, having
been welded. Mr.. Bull met the
party who were going in to the
Dewey camp about forty miles from
the mine. He states that all prop
rites on which development work
has been done, are showing up well,
md that there is no question but
Thunder Mt. district will prove to be
The great mineral producer of the
United States.
W. j. Mcdonald is one of the late
arrivals from the great camp. He
has been a resident of Thunder Mt
astrict tor over five years. He is
Interested in claims in nearly every