Show CRIPPLE CREEK what leadville and cripple creek have been to colorado it is believed the new thunder mountain district will be to idaho thunder mountain is located in idaho county idaho and just j now it is attracting a small army of miners and prospectors because of the wonderful gold discoveries made within its environments during the past few years thunder mountain so it is claimed is nothing less than a mountain of ore As a matter of fact it is said that every foot of it will pan colors while within a radius of fifty miles from the original dise discovery overy in this section there is a perfect network of gold bear ing ledges placer propositions are numerous while water is abundant and the country is heavily clothed with timber As a general thing the ore bodies are of low grade but of excellent milling values the importance attached to discoveries in this region being bein because of the immensity of the deposits and the ease with which the ore can be mined and milled thunder mountain is located about miles north and a little east of 01 boise and so interested are the enterprising people of metropolis in the opportunities port unities offered in this new district that it is proposed to build a state wagon road from the I 1 hub to this new camp the cost of which will reach nearly of which colonel W H dewey will con contribute 10 there is every reason to believe that this will develop into one of the greatest gold producing camps in the west and already arrangements are being perfected for the extensive development and operation of its most promising mines and prospects |