, 1862-09-06
From our Special Correspondent
LETTER FROM THE MINES.
Number Fifteenth.

-FLORENCE, Oept. ISL, 1907.
EDS. STATESMAN Some correspondent of thC
Sacramento Union, writing from lewiston has
great deal to say about the lack of paying placer
in the Nez Perces mountains of the schemes O
the Oregon Steam Navigation Company having
inflated the mining reports for the purposes o
profit, of the mercenary traits of newspaper cor
respondents from this minirg region, and of the
dlSunion proclivties of the people in this sectio.
of the country and at Lewiston
To commence: this reliable correspondent does
not pretend that be has been in the mines, but
derives his "nformation from the best sources.
Now, if man should say a word in favor of q
mining district which he had not seen, this relia-
BILE writer would call it false on general princ
Piles, because it did not suit him to believe it, OF
it did not suit the interests of the California press
to have it believed.
AS far as know-and know pretty much all
the correspondents of the press in the mines-the
0. S. N. Co. has no influence with any of them
nor do they look at The interest of that company
in giving an account of matters up here. That
the o. 5. N. Co. happens to have steamboats, is
their own good fortune but the character of these
mines in no manner depends upon the existence
of steamboat line.
There are many secessonists up here and all
through this upper country, but they do not con-
stitute a majority by any means. 1t appears that
the Unions correspondent found the Dixie ele-
ment in strong force about corner groceries
places where he looks for public sentiment in its
purest form. No doubt in these localities he
found much to strengthen his dislike to the upper
country-the quality of the whisky is execrable,
and is said to cost 25c drink.
| On the first charge, the Lewiston correspon-
dent of the Union. hs IS an ignorant bahbler by
his own acknowledgment on the second he is a
liar and slandereF and on the third, his au-
| thority is raked up at corner groceries, and-for
aught we know to the contrary-houses of a
nameless character. protest against the people
of this country being judged by the samples found
at these houses.
The Union sentiment is predominant in the
mining districts, and above the misunderstanding
the Territory together.
CURE FOR LYING CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERS AND
IGNORANT LYING CORRESPONDENTS OF THE SAME.
The California papers are sold at Florence at
10 cents a copy. The large numbers of Califor-
mans in this country induces the agents to buy
largely of the publishers The Union alone cir
culates nearly thousand copes-I should say,
all of which are sold at 40 prices Californians
always ask for the Union, Bulletin or Alta, be-
cause they are the best newspapers which is
true if enc were in California to read them. But
few know that the Oregon papers-partcularly
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for late neioS Last winter :he WASHINGTON
STATESMAN was the best newspaper; because it
was impossible to carry the weight of a supply of
| papers overland from the Dales, and we he'd to
| depend on your reprint of the news. 1t will be
so at all times when navigation is seriously impe-
/ ded on the Columbia. In order to keep nGSled
l find the Portland, Wala Walla and Lewiston
papers indispensable. BY an association of the
Eastern, Washington and Oregon press for the
purpose of telegraphng extensively from Sacra-
mento and San Francisco, a complete revolution
in newspaper matters will be effected At this
time nothing but the special dispatches of the
CalifO MIA papers sent to Yreka but if all the
current news was condensed and telegraphed, the
heavy weeklies from California would be stale
when they arrived, and would be consigned to the
grocers for wrapping paper.
To get clear Of lying correspondents is an easier
task; shut off the supply of free whiakey and they
collapse, of course.
MINING AND MINING REPORTS.
There is but little additional about the new
mines. The supplies are constanly ly going over
there, and he dust is coming back to pay for it.
Many come over to Florence for supplies and
seem satisfied of the richness of the country
Hence, we implicitly believe in them, because the
weight of testimony is all in their favor.
The farmers Of the Willamette and WaHa
W AHA van0yo hdd -6cvteT IfvU Evt vAcfteu aUouI
these new discoveries and run Up here at the
eleventh hour to get claims, or at any other hour.
They have good enough claims in their dona-
tions," if they will only work them, and the rich
est mining claim is valuelesS without it is worke
Dirty loafers had better stay where they are
wherever they happen to be-and not mass them
selves in the mines they did last spring at this
place, when they claimed to he respectable per-
] mt of. n
full supply now. Every branch of the profession
is full-more than can get chance There are
none too many miners, and a few more will find
chance at the new diggings City gents who
want to try mining hadn better do it. Nice
young men had better stay at home Respecta-
BILE champions of the Cross, who are anxious for
martyrdom, and have not the fear OF Sa an before
their eyes, can find good chance in these Dig
| gings. THERE'S, indeed, wide field for reforma-
tiCn, and the labor so dangerous and heavy that
| would give credit for great pety to the servant
of the Lord who would voluntarily quit the Gland
Of big red apples and yellow legged pullets and
risk his life in this locality. That would be a
case of practice squaring with professions, most
decidedly. But until then, | am one of those
who think that the didectic arrangements below
/ have decided influence on the actions of the
" bretherng. to say nothing of the chance of be-
ing wiped out by an accident. | wish you would
suggest some fit and proper person to come up
here as missionary. We need him more nor
any other heathens in existence.
EXPRESS ARRANGEMENTS.
Mossman & Co., and Wells, Fargo & Co. are
both sending expresses to the new mines. Wells
Fargo & Co. send twice week | do not know
what Mossman & Co.'S arrangements are.
H. NJ