The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

T. Dooze dispensed over the bar.
AT this point l wish TO state that
was surprised at the hale fellow we'll
met greeting of everybody, and learn
ed that no greater insult can be paid
a man. however he may be dressed,
than to refuse to drink or smoke with
him. Every man met on the road or
at the road houses welcomes you with
a "howdY."
A Country for Big Came.
Payette Lake has an abundane Of
all kinds of fish, and the surrounding
country abounds with small and large
game. Amongst the large game You
md the black bear, deer and elk. We
left Lardo Friday, Aug. z, and changed
our mode of travel to steam launch
across the lake a distance of eight
miles, sending our team around the
lake to meet us. We made thirty-two
miles that day. over mountains, spend
ing the night at place called the Re-
sorts, a favorite stopping place on ac-
count of the hot springs. We found
excellent accommodations at the no.
tel, and the swimming pool affords
splendid bathing facilities. The water
as it comes out of the ground is at
temperature of 1872 degrees Fahrenheit,
and is credited with wonderful cura<
tive powers. AS. a restorative to the
weary traveller who has been eating
dust all day, can vouch for it's bene-
fetal effects. The boniface of the
hosiery, Mr.. Fred Burddorff, and his.
charming wife make every VISITORS
stay most pleasant: The rates at the
Resort are So per day, and included all
the baths one may wish to, ttakees The
accommodation for the money along
the whole route were about the same
price and surprisingly good.
Perhaps you will be interested to
lSnow,eef the guests at the 'springssdhe,
evening I spent there. Among them,
were geK5Goy.* Hunt Of Idaho, II State
Senator Hallett of Colorado, William
Allen White, the widely known news
paper man and authof accompanied
by his wife (NIr. White is visiting this
mining Section in ethe Interest of Les
lies Weekly, Mr.. Z. c. Van. Ripper, "a
New York capitalist - Charles sWhad-
den, Philadelphia. mine operator; n.
W Barrow staff correspondent of the
well-known and reliable Denver Min
ing Reporter; d. Mackenzie of New
York large Thunder Mountain OPP.
orator, and N. M. Jacobs, ex-state
mine inspector of Idaho.
A Glimpse of Placer Mining.
From Resort to Warren the distance
is about twenty miles, and 1 arrived
at the latter place at noon Saturday.
Aug. g. On the way to Warren L
visited the C. L. Hathaway placer
works. / was greatly interested to
slearn how gold was e--tracted from
placer beds. 1t is more simple than.
Il had supposed. By means of hydrau-s
life giants sending a powerful stream
of water, the gravel, containing the
gold, Is driven into sluice boxes which
resemble large pig troughs, fitted with
cross sticks secured at the bottom
called ripples. AS the gravel is washed
down the sluice boxes, the gold being
heavier the gravel and rocks sink TO
the bottom and is caught, by the
riffler or cross pieces. -
Warren is a town of 200 people to-
day, and was the scene of a great gold
excitement forty years ago. The region
about Warren having yielded upwards
of 500 100000 in placer gold. The town
is crowded with miners to-day en-
route to Thunder Mountain, fifty miles
from this point. Great gold fields have
been discovered there.
sunday Among the Miners.
Yesterday was Sunday but to my
surprise business houses and saloons
were open for business. The miners
were at work in the mines, and / find
this prevails in all mining camps and
towns in this section. What field
for the missionary divine. The town
dispenses with all officers of the law
and has no religious bodies of any
kind. Occasionally journeyman
preacher visits the town and vicinity.
Good order prevails in this camp
and town. House doors stand I'M
locked, thefts are unknown, and. there
is an air of. serenity and good-fellow-
ship. The event of the ( day
seems to be the arrival of
the mail. Carriers on horses make the
trip of sixty miles from Medows, the,
end of the stage route. The carriers
are fine young men and seem to enjoy
the sixty-mile daily ride over the hills
and mountains. Several pack horses
well trained, carry the mail, and run
before the mail rider. The weather is
delightful, the days being comfortably
warm. the nights cool enough for
heavy blankets, morning greets you
with heavy frosts, making fire feel
comfortable.
The silver King Mine.
Opr mine. known as the Silver King
Cold Mining Company, is located about
three-ouarters of a mile from Warren,
being located in a gulch, and is regard
I'D as ideally located in a gulch. plenty
~ water and timber being near at
hand. About forty men are working
on the property. 1t is equipped witn
a dozen or more buildings, includlng'
hank houses, boarding houses, assay Of
Ace. etc. The company owns about 500
acres of mineral land. on which the Sill
Yer King and twenty-nine other claims
are located. This district / learn was
overlooked by the older miners years
ago, because the proper method OF
treating the ore was not known. ON
orr nroperty there was recently erected
a stamp mill for treating the ore.
THE stamp mill treats thirty tons OF
80 datIv. To q novice like myself, the
mill workings are very interesting. IN
deed THE ore Is crushed nearly as fine
as four by means of 1.0OO-pound stamps
The values Ia the ore being % Yer .et ~
free gold 4 This portion IL saved iHstlfe
eysishing inortars and on the amatga-
n,ating la 5les connected thereto. Inc
resld,Ie then passes over a set Of TWEEN
~ eaneaa table, which produce GOD.
a. "a