The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-03-03
|l0CRESs OF
THUNDER MT.
is Prosperous and Much
pe,eIopement Work is
now Going on


News says
order to give the people on the
u ho are not familiar with the
isue in the Thunder Mountain
an idea of the push, the get up
sa W. that is apparent on every
in this great mining country the
'' ossnts to its many readers and
them. to all the world be-
,ss statistics of the camp during the
ar 1904: u
sr,a Dewey's average payroll per
:, for the whole year, was $46666,
p'. .ns total for the year, s55.9s2.
average payroll for the Sun
:. nor month for the year. was
aoo and the total for the year,
% ooo The company has put in
mn mill and engine TO run it,
.,sos TWO smaller engines. one to run
.o.,nill and one to drive pure air
~ the tunnel. The company has put
On aerial tramway one and one
- ,,fes long with a fall OF 1900 feet
..r;ng forty-six buckets. The loaded
,otsts going down pull the empty
=. nm besides giving power sufficient
~, the ore crusher, which is now on
roaa coming in and will be here in
,or mr. two if the weather continues
- The crusher that is in place at
mine now is not large enough to
nah the ore TO keep the mill running.
soon as the large one arrives it is
% intention of Superintendent Abbott
nut it in place and commence opera
rms at once. The company was well
based with the short run made prior
their closing down.
"The H. Y.-Climax has extended
uring the year about $4,000. The
ompany has a 2O-stamp mill at the
-snsfer that will be brought in and
MT I'D in the spring. The company's
uldings. all good ones, nestled among
he green trees, reminds one of a beau
Eful little village. A nice place for a
ummer's outing where the people can
lad enjoyment to business.
The Twentieth Century. company
AS spent during the year about $4,000
ber month, which makes $50. 900 for the
hear. 1t has at present about thirty
hen working, including both day men
Ind contractors.
The Pearl Mining & Milling COM
bany at the head of Holy Terror, about
hree miles north Of Belleco, has ex-
pended during the year something over
10000. This property is being looked
lfter at present by Sam Bell, who says
hat it is the intention of the company
% put in mill this summer.
The amount spent in similar work
ngs, not mentioned above, is estimated
Pt about $4,000, besides there are a
great many men who are doing their
pwn work.
The amount that has been expended
FOR labor and supplies in this district
for last year, foots up to about $347,.
WOO, and in all probability it will be
three times as much this year, and YET
checks.
Built Two Bridges
The boys who went down to build {
bridge across Big Creek at the mouth
Of Monumental have completed the jol
and returned home on Monday. The,
Dullt pack bridge and We're gone {
little less than week 1t is all Of 2
miles from here to the bridge. Thi
Is good job and quickly done. Thi
bridge will enable the packers to com,
over the Warren, Ramie ridge ant
crooked creek trails at any time tina
'ney may wish to come, obviating tn
necessity for swimming Big creek o
e'imoing Snowslide mountain.
While these gentlemen were dow
mere they saw that one improvement
hecessltated another so they went
aait mile up Big creek and put in
of'oge across Crooked creek, one Q
'ne most wicked streams in the count!
Wilson Creek District
Jack McGiveny brought in some or
iiom his claims on the Middle Fork c
'ne salmon river that will give an av
rage assay of SIS per ton. Thes
Jams are in the Wilson Creek mimi
A''rlct' Mr.. McGiveny says that
mas prospected in all parts OF the ives
y. never seen so many fine fissur
,shs as there are in the Wilson Cree
district.
wyatt and Walker have an eraste
- @eir property that they have bee
,'srating this summer. They save
=" per ton from all the ore reduce
ouring the run.
There are specimens on exhibitio
- me Log Cabin club, corner of Mai
ss u Aatah streets, from the camp th'
~" Tree gold. There are about
working in the camp.
An Unprosperous Business
'uiius Lachs is the most disaI
''ea man in town. He put in qui
s,s 1pp'y OF nice coffin lumber last ia
~ to do as good a business tn
inter as he did last and be prepar,
49,. ana his reasoning seemed to
-, dy Baconian, but
oest laid schemes of mice and m,