, 1862-11-08
From Boise Mines.

Mr. Mossman permits us to make the fol-
lowing extract from a letter from Mr. Will
liam Puryine, dated, Grimes Creek, Octo-
Der l4th, 1862
Il find the mines both good and extern
sive-not SO good as the diggings at Flor
ence was, but more extensive; eighty dol
lars to the pan being the greatest amount
taken out at any one time. The mines
may be set down at about $l8 diggings.-
They are situated about seventy miles a
little northeast of Fort Boise. About
$4,000 in dust has been panned out by the
prospectors since my arrival here. There
is a good extent of mining ground and
abundance Of timber, water and grass, in
and about the diggings. have not pros
pected enough to be positive, but am of
tie opinion that those coming with six
month supply of provisions, would lose
nothing. twill be necessary to come we'll
armed, as the Indians exhibit the most de-
termined hostility to our party-forcing us
to always move in strong bodies. They
have never but once come in speaking dis
tance, and then III an attitude that left us
no doubt Of their intentions. Small par
ties passing through here only court their
own destruction.
GOLD FROM THE NoRTH-Well, there must
be some gold up North after all, for the last arri-
val from there blirgs 100000, nearly all of
which was shipped at Portland. San Francisco
Herald, Oct. 10Th.
That is right. "Confession," it is said, sis good
, for the sou' 1t is only few weeks since the
California papers were publishing the mines of
Oregon and Washington Territory as, great
humbug, Notwithstanding the evidences to the
contrary which every week carried into
their State. But the next season will open their
eyes wider to he fact that our mines are far su
perior to any now worked in that State Take it
easy, gentlemen; for if you do dislike the idea
of having your mining population thinned out,
you can take consolation in the reflection that as
euF mines are developed they will contribute mil
lions to your shipments of treasure from San
Francisco to the Atlantic States and Europe
BAR M1NINo.-We understand from
parties just down from Florence, that the
principal part of the mining operations in
the diggings will, the coming winter, be
confined to the river bars. 1t is thought
that mining can be successfully carried on
in those deep warm canons all winter
Many are already at work on the bars be-
low the mouth of Slate creek, making, it is
said, good wages many more will most
likely seek the low bars in preference to re-
naming IN +he i-solated diggings at Flor
enoe, where scarcely any work can be done
in the way Of mining for several months of
the winter season.
THE Next New Town SIrE.-If the
embryo Eldorado to the north of Snake
river when hatehed out, proves to be what
is predicted for it. there will be one more
chance for town builders to erect a city on
Snake river. Geography fixes upon the
mouth of Pelouse as the place possessing
all the "natural advantages" for it is from
that point that all the travel north and
northeast in the direction of the new min
ing country must leave Snake river
The "RoAD AGENTS. BILLY PEBBLES, Nels.
Scott and David English. the three highway rob
bers captured here last week, had an examine
tion before Judge Olip5ant, on Wednesday, and
were offered bail in the sum of $500 each, for
their appearance at the next term of the District
Court, in Idaho county. In default of bail they
were turned over to the Sheriff of Idaho, who
will take them to Florence for imprisonment