Show SNOW W 30 FEET DEEP TO REACH THUNDER MOUNTAIN TRAIL A TERROR an 1 Sc Scott tt writes From FromI fd lId I Fields That June Junes Sis s Early Enough to tolKe ike Trip fc ri n Scott who started for Thun Thun- pt In about a month nth ago has rom Big creek under date daLe of ot oft ott t to a friend in lii this city dares the trail to the gold terror terror and that Be lie has been enow thirty feet dee deeP The ow owe t n Disgust ed here after r four lour days of the Pork ork I ever did in my life I r Ion ron on river with the Intention ot of lr from m this point for more sup sup- men men with whom I Imad made Imade d a Med that they had had Jad hader f hunder er mountain and as a ad d out their share of the supe sup sup- supe e and returned to civilization k t y this Is deal I have about te I Include one fourth of ot flour nine fl jb bacon COn five the pounds of ot beans ida of su sugar r. r one half pound hie e nd one half cans of or po pow The IThe total is worth about 75 76 i 8 for or it ita It Back a ek ck of Flour In i I Sniffer n fer of 30 for fr my sack of o oas as I truck struck camp but as 5 BO difficult i 1 w would ouid not take From five to ten men are ared d d dally IY some to remain until leach neach the ramp and others supplies as soon oon as possible foss Iss of ot every man for himI him- him I I i Is the only stock in trade Iy ly Impossible to buy food da day after l' l I struck ruCk camp a offered me JS S j per er day and pack lack in supplies and I have to park par in pounds w too deep to do any pros- pros h snow Is five feet deep on here to the river vel at Night m fiel n over snow from twenty twenty- rHet feet deep We Ve were ere coma com com- a t until a crust formed On freezing and consequently th h traveling is done at night p pHs s pitched d for sleeping dur- dur Ld 1 h Locations have been most the entire distance from mountain mental menial creek has to be cro crossed sed mes between here and the It has been raining raining- con- con o da days and the creek Isa is a able The creek is crossed I expect to loie loie lo- lo ie p I proposed O townsite six miles ot of he Dewey mine When I oIn om y I packing trip I sha shall l at the six-mile six campen camp Jen en June 1st vl vi to lo those intending to visit IS s that June Is early lm ke th trip as the price lIlL e as high if It not higher now and the snow will not sui summits before that time A Ano no realize the value of ot some- some at t until he has packed or over a Thunder mountain l it oman woman ha haq reached thee thea the e a a a. n gro Another wo- wo rom Dixie about three h her husband who is I t l' l here in about a trail is regarded as route hut but the more danger danger- of The lo- lo ilP's creek are almost en- en copper ore While some me are ji l years probably before I can be transported to the I |