Hundred Pound Rock Glints With Gold on Thunder Mountain
Loyd Pence tours the Thunder Mountain region, visiting Big Creek, Little Marble, Snow Side, West Fork of Monumental, and Trap creeks, with 12 claims located within two miles of the Dewey mine. He notes 21 works under construction and estimates about 3,000 people in the area, predicting a boom driven by bonds and nearby camps while warning that small coins are scarce.
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Ypoyette
Smith Creek
Lik Creek
Thunder Mt
Mr. Pence
Big Creek
Little Marble
Snowside
West Fork
Monumental
Mer. Pence
Dewey Mine
L. #. Carr
Payette
Pittsburg
Frank Brassam
Thunder Mountain
Big Creek Meadows
Golden
Alt Assayer
Thunder Mountain City
Roosevelt
Penge
Thunder Mountain Country
J. K. Haggerty
Weiser
Haggerty
Trap Creek
Shainwald-Selwyn
Hapgerty
Acros
Thunder Mountain Ore Claim News and Political Shifts
A Portland correspondent reports Thunder Mountain mining activity with a 100-pound gold specimen exhibited at the State Bank of Idaho. J. K. Hagerty describes rich veins and multiple claims opened near Trap Creek. Concurrently, political shifts emerge as J. Perky withdraws from re nomination, sparking anti Steunenberg sentiment. Borah supporters push for primary choice in the party.
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Jmige Perky
Steunenberg
Porky
Hie
W. &. Borah
United States
Plucky Payne of Pittsburg Faces Thundering Mountain Trial
Thomas Payne, a Pittsburg youth, ventured into Thunder Mountain three months ago and shouted from the camp. He emerges as a different mettle than those discouraged by the harsh trek, the tale notes his bold resolve and rugged spirit.
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Thomas Payne
Pittsburg
Thunder Mountain
Payne
Tenderfoot
Weatherby district praised by mining official in Boise visit
Weatherby Distret M N Thompson general manager of Granite Mountain Gold Mining visits Boise Idaho and praises Weatherby district promising mining activity and labor, noting many men at development and prosperous placer season. J J Gleason installs stamps at Dana property with 30 days cleanups satisfactory. Mrs Weckles of Salubria hospitalized after failed wisdom tooth extraction leads to jaw locking. doctors eventually remove tooth under anesthesia with relief expected.
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M. N. Thompson
Granite Mountain Gold Mining Company
Weatherby
Ore
Idaho
Thompson
Boise
Weatlerby
J. J. Gleason
Dana Company
Ore Hauling Teamster Makes Sixteen Tons on Route
L. O. Oliver, a teamster and freighter, arrived from the Seven Devils with sixteen tons of ore on Monday morning. He completed the round trip in five days and set out again with his teams yesterday.
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L. O. Oliver
Seven Devils
Thunder Freighting Team Quietly Heads to Warren Loadout
Thunder Freighting, Young and Diamond loaded their famed pack train with goods for the Brown Trading Company of Warren on Saturday and pulled out for Thunder Mountain. The outfit is praised as one of the best seen, per Council Advance.
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Young & Diamond
Brown Trading Company
Warren
Thunder Mountain
Landore Notes: Iron Dyke Mine Closes Indefinitely
Landore notes report the Iron Dyke mine on Snake River has shut down indefinitely with no stated cause. Dr Brown and J Nevin were involved in a wipe Paradise flat this week. J Branning, acting pontmaster, plans to leave Inua in a few weeks for Boure Oregon.
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Iron Dyke
Snake River
Dr. Brown
J. Nevin
Letter Prom Prominent Boise Gossip Sparks Debate
A brief Boise CityLetter reveals political chatter about local issues and personalities. The note references residents and factions shaping public discourse, signaling simmering campaigns and reactions within the community.
Gubernatorial race stirs Ada county politics in Idaho
Boise July 8 Politicians push for a solid Ada county delegation to back Attorney General Martin or Charles H Jackson for Idaho governor. A strong undercurrent favors Governor Hast’s renomination, while backers seek freedom from any one interest guiding the delegation.
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Boise
Politica
Martin
Charles H. Jackson
Hast
Lyn
Jackson
Ada
Pocatello
High Prices and Grain Crops Signal Cattle Market Trend
Bradstreet's notes bumper grain crops likely keep cattle prices high this year. Lower food costs may ease unrest and wage pressure, but the immediate drop in animal prices is unlikely. Mature beef cattle remain scarce while fattening cattle may rise before next corn harvest lowers costs.
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Bradstreet
Capitalists to arrive in Boise with New York investors
Chicago mining man Hollister, who recently visited New York for negotiations to buy Thunder Mountain properties, will reach Boise next Wednesday with a party of New York capitalists. He plans to take up the bond on the Curley Brewer property, signaling a return to Easy Street for the pioneer mail carrier and prospector.
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Stateamanski
Hollister
Chicago
New York
Thunder Mountain
Boise
Curley Brewer
Pioneer
Easy Street
Five Feet One Bradley Edmunson Exhibits Alfalfa
A Cambridge Citizen stops the Gough and Works off the cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a cure in one day with no cure, no pay. Price 25 cents.
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Bradley Edmunson
Cambridge
Exposing An Expert On Thunder Mountain Mine Claim
The American Miner and Prospector rebuts an Engineering and Mining Journal piece, arguing the expert’s snowbound observations are flawed. It cites multiple mining papers and renowned investigators who deem Thunder Mountain a premier mineral belt, challenging the article’s negative portrayal.
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Ban Brandyoo
Thunder Mountain
Stamp Mill Planned for Warren Mine by Meyers Bros
Arrangements are under way by the Silver King mine owners at Warren to install a stamp mill on their property. Ambrose Stewart and Fred B. Meyers of Meyers Bros in Richmond are in the city arranging land for development. The mill from the Inia mine near Warren will be moved to Silver King along with buildings for boarding, bunk houses, and offices. A 360 foot tunnel with a high grade ore ledge at depth of 1800 feet will be begun to tap the ledge as shafting proceeds. The Silver King, a wealthy corporation, plans to develop the mine into a productive operation.
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Silver King
Warren
Ambrose Stewart
Fred 8. Meyers
Richmond
Meyers Bros
Jare
Inia
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Stanley Basin
Ben
Ept- Day
Ken Day
Pluate
Portland Oreonian
Stites
J. E. Haggerty
State Bank of
Mull Group
Haugerty
W. A Beaver
Sam Rounds
Hagerty
Plagegerty
Hageery
Plucky Payne of
George Collister
H. G. Patterson
Landore Notes
Democrate
Primarios
Pector Mays
Lhis
Unie Geological Sage
Dewey Tuubel
Sue
Dewey Tunnel
Dewey
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