The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-02
BONANZA MINES
OF THUNDER MT.
FOrty-Stamp Mill of Sunrise
Company in Commission.
ORDER MAMMOTH DIVIDEND
HEAVY SHIPMENT OF QUICKsIL-
YER TO NEW YORK.
ORDER MAMMOTH DIVIDEND

Clarence L. Eddy, who, with S +
Hunt is now engaged in publishing
the Thunder Mountain News, at RoOse-
welt, Ida, came down from the north
yesterday to remain through the win
ter. He left the paper in the hands
of his. partner, who VIII conduct it
alone through the winter months.
There has been so much wild talk
concerning the merits of the Thunder
Mountain country and there has been
so much 'wild-catting' done on strength
Of the districts merit" said Mr.. Eddy
yesterday, that il is no longer pos
sible to tell the truth about the re-
gion without being called prevari-
Gator.
Il would like to say, however. that
Thunder Mountain viii be heard from
next year in a manner that can leave
no possible doubt concerning its merit.
Located $50 miles from Boise. in
country through which everything has
had to be packed until this season,
development has been held back But
for all that two tremendously big mines
have been brought to a producing and
notwithstanding stage, and others viii
be added next year. over 1000 ami
mails have been employed during the
past few months I'm taking in machin-
cry and supplies for the winter which
is at hand. ana there viii be something
like 500 or 200 men working i'm that dis
trict through the closed season. There
have been over 1000 men there during
the summer and fall. and large
amount of development work has been
done
Dewey Mine in Operation.
The Dewey company's mines and
in full
good money is being made. This prop
erty Is located on the northwest slope
OF Thunder mountain, while the sun
shine, which is managed by r. W. Pur-
dun, is located on the southeastern
slope. a mile and a half from the
Dewey. All of the ground between
these two properties has been proven
TO be rich in gold. A great many
thousands Of feet Of work have been
done by each of these companies and
the ores have been blocked out in be-
wildering quantities. In the Sunshine,
for instance, tunnel has been driven
several thousands of feet straight in
10 the mountain and side levels have
been run off at stated intervals. Here
are exposed blocks of ore that would
iii many of the great buildings of
this city. This ore, according to the
sampling, will run all the way from
81 TO $50 per ton. What is true of this
mine is also true of the Dewey, 30
YOU see there is some mineral in the
district
My partner, Mr.. Hunt, recently
bonded "A property which ne owns to
an eastern crowd for a large sum. In
that ground there IS a reef OF ore
standing 1000 feet high. tunnel
which has been driven into it during
the season shows that II viii run at
least IS per ton in gold When equipped
with a mill, as it will be next sea-
son. this property will be a big pro-
Queer, as well as the Dewey and sun
shine. There are numberlesS other
fine prospects that are sure to come
10 the front and it is not going to be
long till people cease laughing about
Thunder Mountain.
Sunshine Mine Has Stamp Mill.
AT tremendous trouble and great ex-
pense the Sunshine company mas tax
en- In during the present season all
the machinery and equipment for
forty-stamp mill. and when ] left camp
on Nov. IA the plant was nearly ready
20 go into commission. The mine of
the company contains some great bod
les Of ore that Manager Purdum is
sure will mill at the rate of $50 per
ton, and IL is on this class Of ore that