The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-09-25

Aug. 21,--Latest Developments in camp
are twenty claims located on Gold hill,
above Bonanza, yesterday. Recorder
Healy Is authority for the statement
that coors were found on these claims
whish ran 25 cents to the pan. Gold
hill is one Of the highest hills In the
district 1t is staked clear to the top.
1t would take the wisdom Of Sol
ONION, combined with the intuitlons of
q Jealous woman, to state with any
degree of certainty as to the future
of the Shushanna country.
On one hand is the famous Dis
coyery NINE Number One on Little
Eldorado, owned by William James
and Nes Nelson. This claim Ia pro-
ducng the present time gold to an
amazing amount. Mr.. James Is work
ing five men shoveling and the gold
continues TO show up without cessa-
ton.
May Pan as Favor.
This Is the famous claim visited by
all newcomers. A favored few are al
lowed to pan out painful of the black
dirt streaked with yellow nuggets,
varying in size from a tiny pin head
to finger nail. Others obtain two
or three by right Of purchase II 's
a common method and the cause Of
general laughter In camp for the latter
to show, with an air of great uncon-
Germ, these latest requirements, with
the off hand remark i just picked
these up on my own claim"
Many of these men do not remain
to locate, but after couple of days
start back for civilization.
The hardships of camp life. as It
is here, are too rigorous for the ordi-
nary chechako to put up With--the
plainest food, absolute necessities, and
often a scarcity of such, to sleep at
night with insufficient covering, for
blankets are heavy to pack and less
necessary than provisions, and to
spend hours each day tramping over
The hills and canyons prospecting, with
q dark camp and no comforts to re-
turn to at nights too much to eX-
pect of civilized man. So he sells his
outfit as best he can and knocks the
Shushanna diggings as another
graft good only for the rich man,
Richest Claims staked.
1t is probably Il fact that the rich
est Claims in the district have been
staked by a half dozen or so men.
These men are mostly old sourdoughs
who have been in the vicinity FIR
years prospecting.
Mr.. Hamshaw has been working a
number of men, whom he was within
the last day or so placed upon assess
ment work in order to complete this
work before cold weather sets in.
Joe McLennon, who is working three
men on his claim on Bonanza, is taxi
ing out 100 ounces of gold in two
days. This gold is said by some to
average only $14, though others as
sert 1t runs as high as SIS, The sold
is rather dark and some Of a greeni'h
tinge.
The pioneers are preparing for the
winter camp Many of them have
gone out for complete outfits. Others
are working until cold weather, in
tending to bring In provisions over
the snow and ice.
OF these men one can get but A
laugh and: sure, it's none of US
knows. It's what we are looking for,
Maybe we strike it here; maybe we
don't Can't tell where the gold Is
until you try. 1t looks good or
woulden't be stopping here"
Some are enthusiastic. Some say It
looks better than any gold country
seen in years Others say the gold Is
confined to small area; that 1t VIII
soon be worked out and that it is not
worth the expense of prospecting. The
most promising fact Of all is that the
winter camp will be almost entirely
composed of the idle miners whose
opinion is born of hard experience and
who are willing to take chances.
Winters Approach Heralded.
The nights are getting cold. Ice a
half inch to an inch thick each night
Small streames freeze on the mountain
side. 1t SHOWS frequently in the noun
tains. one does not feel the cold. The
days arc sunshiny, though STORM
expected at this time of year, IT IS
expected that the Mccarthy trail will
re frozen and difficult If not impassa-
bile in two weeks time.
one of the most frequent pleasant
tries, heard on every hand, is home
was never like this" The men greet
YOU with this remark; it is heard ovsr
the camp fire. the passing musher re-
marks it to his mate.
All live alike, In tents or dnGcr
stretched tarpaulins, with camp fires
for cooking. Cabins are being built
by those preparing to winter in camp
These are on the site of Woodrow, the
probable town, eight miles from the
cliggings, down Wilson creek. There
The hills slope down to pleasant little 4.
valley, protected from the winds, well
iimbered. with good water. Tents
however. are scattered here and there.
for miles, sometimes alone, sometimes
n punches of half dozen.
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