Payette County ID Archives News.....Payette Notes (Pence) June 28, 1902
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Idaho Daily Statesman June 28, 1902
Idaho Daily Statesman
Boise, Idaho
Saturday, June 28, 1902
 
PAYETTE NOTES
 
Lloyd Pence Returns from Thunder Mountain
 
Payette, June 27 -- Lloyd Pence of the firm of Pence and Van Doozen returned 
from Thunder Mountain last evening on No 6.  He made the journey on foot to 
Meadows in three and one-half days.  Mr. Pence went to Thunder Mountain over a 
month ago with his brother Harry and F. Branham and with an outfit from the 
east were the first to cross Secesh summit with horses.  On reaching Smith 
creek they commenced to prospect, and from that creek on other creeks without 
success until Trap creek was reached where they found several well defined 
ledges, and if the rock which Mr. Pence carried out and is exhibiting here 
today is a fair sample it is the opinion of old miners here that he has made a 
very valuable find.  No assay has yet been made, but the rock, after being 
pounded, panned out very well.  All the ground around these locations is 
staked out.
 
Thirteen claims adjoining on the south, owned by L. C. Carr and Frank Emerson 
of Boise, were sold the day before Mr. Pence left for $30,000.  The purchaser 
and Carr and Emerson are now on their way to Boise, when $6,000, the first 
cash payment, will be made.
 
Mr. Pence reports a stampede to Blackburn, Indian and Cottonwood creeks.  the 
jumping of the Sunnyside claims was all straightened out on the arrival of the 
representative of the company.

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