Show DISTRICT to D E burley of this city general passenger agent of the oregon short line railroad belongs a great deal of credit for the effort he has made of late to call attention to the magnificent gold resources of the thunder mountain country in idaho north of boise city becoming impressed with the favorable reports received during the past summer from this locality mr burley for the railroad recently sent experts into this region E H mead a mining engineer of salt lake being one of these and the results of his observations and investigations have fairly electrified the mining world of the west mr mead reporting to mr burley that thunder mountain is a verti table mountain of ore and the samples brought down with him would seemingly verify this statement some of the specimens being extremely rich and fairly glistening with the yellow metal although it is stated the bulk of the mineral bearing rock of the district is low grade but existing in such immense fulti quantities and being susceptible to milling at such a minimum expense that in reality many millions are represented many of the samples brou brought alit in by mr mead were taken from the property of col W H dewey who recently paid the caswell brothers a round one hundred thousand dollars in cash for the prospect encouraged by mr meads report mr burley sent for the caswell brothers who were in the city last week bringing with them many samples of gold ore some of which is fairly plastered with gold while they also exhibited specimens of cinnabar cinn ibar ore a recent discovery in that section these samples and specimens being on exhibition at the general short line offices this section so the mining review i is s informed not only abounds in quartz ledges rich in their gold contents but the mountain sides present one immense placer diggings biggid 9 8 the rock being liberally sprinkled with fine gold which is easily saved in placer operations and the matrix quickly dissolves when thrown into a sluice box A great deal has been said in the western press of late regarding k 0 the riches of the thunder mountain district but the painstaking k investigation 11 made by mr burley of late has given a practical turn to the great interest excited in this locality and from now on a great deal of activity may be expected in the acquirement aud development of properties in this new eldorado capital will seek investment there it is an in inviting vitina 11 field for the prospector and those seeking for virgin fields to con conquer quor and the future outlook for thunder mountain is exceptionably bright as the district is heavily mineralized wood and water is abundant and last but not least it is more than likely to enjoy railroad facilities before the close of another year as the oregon short line now has engineers in the field for the purpose of finding the most feasible route into this region of mineral wealth galore what it 0 often f t en takes years for individuals to do a big corporation can do with a rush unassisted it might take years for a few mine owners to bring thunder mountain prominently before the people the oregon shoreline short line however has done in a months time what others have tried to do for the past twelve months |