Show LOST MINE REDISCOVERED RED Tenderfoot Finds Bonanza in Idaho That Owners Death Concealed A gold mine said to be fabulously rIch was located in some of the rough roughest est country In the wilds or of away back In 1880 by an old and eccentric mner It was worked for a short time by the discoverer who never disclosed the location of his newly found wealth and when finally he was going to guide his closest friend to the golden spot he disappeared never to be heard of again After persistent searching for twenty five years for the place it was acci accidentally accidentally dentally discovered a little more than thana a year ago This furnishes the bass ot of an interesting story told to the BoIse Statesman by A H Weatherby Mr Weatherby and his family reside at 2029 North Thirteenth street Mr Weatherby is an in the state and has traveled over oer its hills and val vaI Jeys eys for tor many years and is acquainted with nearly all sections where pre precious precious cious metals have been discovered He Heis Heis is one of those that knew of the mine when it was first discovered and was one of the principal ones to search for forthe forthe the lost location In telling the story last evening he said The lost mine was as located by Isaac P Swim during the year 1880 near Bo Bonanza Bonanza nanza in Custer county count In what is known as Warm Springs basIn The Theore Theore ore that was assayed from the went to in gold and slIver silver In the following year Swim prepared to take hIs closest friend a man b by the name of Harper to his mine and together they were going to work it as Harper was financially able to carryon carry on the operations They were going to take in a large pack train load ot of supplies and tools and return with the animals laden w th precIous ore But the train never neer left Bonanza Died In the Hills That was in the spring and it was necessary to send Swim over the trail to ascertain if grass could be found for forthe forthe the animals if not it would be necessary necessary sary to pack hay to the camp to last until the grass started Swim left on this expedItion and with his passing out of sight of the mining camp he passed from the knowledge of man forever The time for his return passed and It was with impatience that hIs new partner watched through h the fol following following lowing days and finally a search was Instituted but with no avail The man had completely disappeared A number of years later It was reported that the skeleton of a horse had been found together with a pack packsaddle packsaddle saddle and other things In the direction the man supposedly had gone and it was thought that they were the bones of the animal he had ridden away and that he had dropped by the wayside With the disappearance of Swim aU all knowledge ot of the mine was gone Swim was an old man probably 65 or 70 years ears of age and he never divulged in information Information formation about his rich find with the exception of the description he had given of iF q hi his friend Harper Harr Befriended Him SwIm had prospected in many camps over the state and had worked In many mines but never remained In one one place so very long afa at a time be because because cause he could not get along with the theother theother other men One time when he was m ill Mr lr Harper befriended him and in do doing doIng ing so made a friend That is how he e happened to be taken into the confidence of the old man Harper died at Ketchum about five years ago After the disappearance of Swim Harper offered to anyone any one who ho howO wO would find the stakes that marked the location of the rIch ledge Two of us hunted that summer for three months for the coveted place but our efforts were In vain The mine is on the head headwaterS headwaters waterS of the Salmon river and there t I can hardly be found a rougher coun country country try Since that summer I have spent many months and many of dollars searching for the lost mine and finally gave it up myself there have been dozens of people who vho have made de extensive searches for the property but they were equally unsuccessful The information by which we were guided In our searches was let letters letters wrItten b by SwIm to Tenderfoot Found It The mine in was accidentally ld ered a about out eighteen months ngo ng by a aman aman man fre h from the tho east who h d prop pro ably never heard ot of n a lost by accidentally into t the 1 tunnel while out J An Andrews Andrews drews Is 13 the person the die dis discovery covery He was out on the trip wIth his F P AIl A tows rows and nd two other men Andrews is now In the east but will return this spring and begin operations on n hl Ts claim I did not know that the mine had been bee rediscovered until a short time ago when In conversation wi with W c Wiggins who o returned laSt f tall from a trIp through the country at the head headwaters headwaters waters of the Salmon rIver He men mentioned mentioned the fact of the discovery of a amine amine mine by Andrews Androws and gave me a de description ot at the location It tallied e ex exactly with the spot for which I had been hunting for years The mine Is close to the SlIver Silver Bell BeIl BeIland Belland and Kansas CIty properties which are being developed by F P F Fisher and Mr Dodd of this city |