Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-01-21
Conditions in Thunder.

Hugh Fulton, Robert 81. Fulton,
and George Wertz arrived this
morning from Thunder Mountain,
coming out by the way of Warren
and Council. They report that
the trail is q hard one to travel
these days, they having been eight
days on the road. The snow from
Roosevelt to Sesesh summit is only
about three feet deep, not enough
to cover the fallen timber. If it
was deeper there would be less
difficulty in travelling. On Sesesh
the snow is five feet deep.
Mr.. Fulton says everything in
the camp was looking we'll. Work,
he says, is progressing rapidly on
the various properties. On the
Pittsburg, South Dewey, Goth
Century and the Empress, of
which he is the general manager,
has a force of men at work, be-
sides a number Of more getting out
timber for the sawmill, which will
be started up as soon as the
weather will permit in the spring.
On the Pittsburg and South Dewey
the tunnels are in abont $50 feet,
and on the other three about 12O
feet. They all continue in solid
body of ore the value of which in
creases as depth and distance is
obtained.
Mr.. Fulton reports the general
conditions in the camp as being
very good and that there is nc
danger of any suffering on account
Of scarcity Of supplies. The
various camps are all we'll sup.
piled and the stores have plenty
for those who are dependent on
the merchants. He says there are
fresh meats, flour and vegetables
in abundance. The supply of salt
meats, sugar, lard and coffee il
meager and probably will be ex'
hausted before supplies can be got
in, in the spring. Lard is now
selling at 40 cents a pound, sugar
so cents and Arbuckle's coffee Il
cents per package.
Mr.. Fulton says the mill on thu
Dewey property is running day
and night, from so to SO tons o
ore passing through it every q
hours. He is not advised as t,
the returns, but understood tha
the ore was running better than i
was last fall when it run over 81
a ton, tie probabilities now bein.
that it is in the neighborhood O
SO to the ton. A full compile
ment of men is engaged on tn,
property and work is being pros
ecuted with great deal Of vigor
On the Sunnyside % men are a
work on underground develop
ment and the reports, Mr.. Full
ton says, substantiate every CLAIM
that was ever made for the prop
erty.
On the way out the part,
stopped all night at the Werden
hoff property in the Big Creel
district. Mr.. Fulton says that ,
great deal Of work is being done OF
this property, and while he wa
not taken into the confidence q
the men, he says that the under
standing is that the results bein,
obtained are very gratifying. Thi
property is managed by Ex-Gov
ernor Hunt and is one of the mos
favored properties in the Who'll,
Thunder Mountain country. Mr.
Fulton says the men at this min,
are the best provided for OF any il
that section. They have good
warm bunk houses, good mes
houses, plenty as good WHOLESOME
food, and in every way are pro
vided with luxuries seldom seen il
a mining camp.
On the Crown property six mel
are engaged in development work
Mr.. Fulton says that it was re
ported in that section that a very
rich strike had been made recent,
on Beaver creek but he had heart
nothing authentic and was unabl
to give out anything for publica
ton.
Mr.. Fulton will leave in day
or two for Grangeville on business
and on his return will leave fo
Chicago and Cleveland to confe
with the officers OF the company
} regarding work. The stamp mil
which was ordered last fall for tn,
Pittsburg Tunnel Mining company