The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-12
FIRST VISI T
TO JUNCTION
CITY
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR OF SAW
TOOTH FOREST, IDAHO,
Talks Entertainingly Of District and
Its Valuable Resourccs-Timber
Sale and Sheep Grazing.

Deputy Supervisor H. G. McPhet-
ers, of the Sawtooth forest, Idaho,
arrived in the city Wednesday and
will spend several days at the district
Offices Of the Forest Service. confer
ring with officials regarding the Saw
tooth range, timber matters, etc. Mr.
McPheters has spent eighteen years
In the Ketchum district of Idaho and
is thoroughly familiar with the terri
tory over which he was subsequently
made deputy supervisor with head
quarters at HALEY.
This Is my first visit to Ogden.
said he today, although | have been
within 4 few hours ride OF the city
for eighteen years. l have read con-
sldcrably about the operations OF the
service in Idaho especially the Saw
tooth district, but most OF the infor-
nation has been in connection with
the range there, and grazing matters.
Timber sales and sheep grazing are
innortant items In the management
of the Sawtooth forest. but another
very important industry is that of min
ing.
mining has been carried on In the
Sawtooth district for many years.
Lead and silver are the prevailing
ores, although gold is found IN paying
ouantities In several localities, Along
Wood river, near HALEY. are some
immensely profitable lead and silver
mines including the Red Elephant,
Red Cloud. Eureka, Jay Gould, Cit
max, Wolftone, Narrow Gauges. Nay
aug and others. The Croesus near
HALEY is a gold mine and big pro-
ducer The Minnie Moore at Belle
yle is lead and silver. There are
number more in the vicinity OF ket-
cbum and independence. including
the Elkhorn, Lucky Boy, Ontario and
others. Then there Is the Smoky and
Galena districts. The ore taken out
of these mines is shipped to Denver
or Salt Lake and handled by the
smelters there. HALEY has one
sampler but no smelter.
There Is liable to be big lot OF
excitement before long over strike
In the Bear Creek district, about ~
miles north of Roosevelt In the Thun-
der Mountain country The thing is
being kept mighty quiet and the 1acts
to private reports, Idaho is on the
verge of another gold rush which is
liable TO have the Thunder Mountain
flasco beaten by long odds. Ever since
the days OF '79, when the great placer
discoveries in Boise Basin attracted
gold-hunters from all parts or the
country, the people OF Idaho have
been gold crazy, that is, there are
thousands who are ready at the drop
OF the hat to rush off on a wild goose
chase after claims in new mining |
district.
This is peculiarly OF all sections |
where gold has at some time been
found In large quantities. Colorado, /
California, Australia, South Africa.
Alaska and Montana are all the same.
Some of the old-timers still survive
With the spark. Of gold fever slumber-
Ing within them. and those who have
passed away have invariably instilled ]
into the imaginations OF their progeny, |
the germ Of luck In the gold diggings'
which needs only the report that a
strike has been made and the rush is |
on. At the time OF the Thunder I
cAN'echhehe' 6idy -udiiou oiu
prospectors came from all corners oil !
the earth, and, shouldering their picks +
and grub packs, trudged away INTO the !
moutain wilderness still hopeful or
success In a game but few can win at. !
Thunder Mountain was bubble blown !
from the pipe of old Colonel Dewey
OF Nampa, Idaho, and before it burst.
thousands of men have gone broke in /,
their pursuit of the yellow God.