Glacier County chief., 1940-01-26

horse town, at any rate, for hunted
UP, down and around it for two days
before I could get a cayuse for my
trip to Jefferson and parts surround
ing. At last 1 did obtain an animal,
and the owner gravely observed that,
they didn't make any better saddle
horseS-When he was at himself" The
trouble was that he was not lat HIM
self" and what was worse, I thought
he would never get to jefferson. BY
dint of whipping, coaxing, shaking and
apostrophizing, I got along somehow.
in the middle of mud hole, I came
within threefourths of an inch OF
swearing. Tom Rhea, my guide and
companion, declared that my obServa-
lions were on the frosty side of pious
But never mind" said he. give him
HI" The snowcapped mountains, for
bidding the supposition that the 10
cality designated was anywhere near,
gave him the spur as a substitute
for the sulphurous Stimulant prescribed
and he moved on. Arrived at Rhea
City, we held a confab in six-pounder
tones from the top of the hills with
Sam Jackson. who had STRUCK it rich
in the willows"
Going down I discovered that, as
regards the pay streak, he was on
it." Mrs jackson had very pretty
pan out" of scale gold character
iStically wrapped in curl paper. A
friend had 50. another Sl.30; and Din
strict confidence and horribly cold
water) I panned out IS cents. AS it
was informed that I was a promising
panner. The compliment Cor the ice
water) brought tears to my eyes. JET
ferson is a heavily timbered gulch, and
the same may be said of Washington.
Nevada or Williams. Mcclellan, Grey
ice, Montana, and indeed, OF all the
gulches of this range.
Having been warmed and refreshed.
at the invitation of the lady of the
house, I commenced exploring. Oppo-
site the Jackson house, there is high
bar, which, I am told. prospects as
high as l8 cents to the pan. On Rhea'S
bar, above, there are very rich digginGs.
man named EnoS Wall has cleared
on his bar claim from $50 to 500 to
miles up the gulch. exhibited some
signs of life, but jefferson has gone
into winter quarters.
The road over the mountains from
jefferson to Mcclellan, is anything but
pleasing to persons of a nervous tenn
permanent, being precipitous. snowy,
Slippery and dangerous. Mcclellan is
probably the richest lgulch yet struck in
the territory. CreVice gulch. at the
head of it, is also wonderfully auri-
ferrous. 1t is curious to see men nook
ing up nuggets out OF the creyicess in
which they are lodged. The digglngS
in this gulch are. perhaps, one-halG
mile long, and in Mcclellan, two miles;
$3.50 to 5000 to the hand have been
taken out ana 500 IN pan mas pttA
obtalneG on the discovery CAM IHa,, jim I'm
Wade' RooLhSon q 20, nave 'ahen o ~.
from 70 70 lzo ounces II d Gay, ~
NO. ., beloW alscovery, l nave lae1tu
that S8ooo was dlvloed aItep a mee n,; >
work. IN inns gu!ctl' lile lochS lieat ~
close Iogether al p!ace calleu Itie
Gate. ABOVE IL tae aissnlgs ate oo!it-
paratlve!y SHALLOW pe4o"' !" u i'e"11y
all dr1tlng.
In Washington gulch a new channel
has been struck by a drift into the
right bank, which pays about Sl3 to
the pan. The diggings are. perhaps, SIX
miles long. The French company, on
81 below, have made vcEy large runs,
I am informed-from $500 10 $1,000.
The gold is in scales, something re-
sembling parsnip seed. only irregular
in shape and Of a deep yellow. o!
course, you must not suppose that all
men have done as well as those nave