, 1863-09-19


close of his remarks, the meeting was ad-
jourued with some precipitancy by the
Chairman, amid deafening cries of no, and
calls for Democratic speakers. Thus ended
the first fusion meeting in Bannock in a
most glorious fzzle, though for a good
week previous, parties interested had
''blowed the tong-a-wong, sounded the
hew'gag, and struck the fuzy-guzy" making
the welkin ring among the faithful, who
few and faint, yet fearless still, y were
called upon to fall into line and old parti-
san service on that day The result has
much dispirited the Wallace-ites, whose
eyes have cast a gloomy shadow of despair
on every object they have lighted on since
that eventfui day. Poor fellows part of
their grief should be reserved until after
the next election; when their defeated can
didates, and their friends, "who haze tears
to she'd" will need them more, than to
prepare to shed them now"
From the Middle fork of Boise, the la
test news is much more favorable than at
first, as $8 to $12 bar dggings have been
struck of considerable extent, with plenty
of water to work them Quite q large
number of miners are reported to be doing
very well there; among whom are two or
three men I know, who have been in after
grub" and returned So the information
may be considered reliable. There are
probably between 100 and 200 men already
there, who make calculations on wintering
in that locality, and a considerable number
more who will work as late in the fall as
practicable and then return Immediately to
winter in this vicinity Quite large num-
Der here are talking of going down on the
Boise river In the neighborhood of the
New Fort to pass the winter, fearing the
severity of the season in the mines. We
are beginning to have some indications Of
cold weather in the keen cold temperature
of the atmosphere the latter part of the
night already, and Jack Frost made his ap
pearance the other morning
The almost equinoclial9 heat of midday
compensates for this, though The two ex-
tremes lead more than one poor devil of a
prospector, with his single pair of blank
cts, camping out, to excaim like Jacob in
ancient days to bis censorious father-in
law: ''In the day the drought consumed
me, and the frost by night"
Many solitary adventurer in the cabin,
or by the campfire, l opine, INDUCES in
reveries of far away homes, and distant
scenes, more vivid, though perchance the
thoughts may be clothed in language less
ornate, less elegant expressiyenesS of heart
| felt sentiment, less of fowery embellish-
ment Of figures of speech, than Ike Mar
vels ''reveries of Bachelor" and many a
miner in uncouth garb, delving in the
earth, or pursuing his devious and uncer-
tain way over dangerous trails in hitherto
unexpored mountain fastnesses, demon
strates in his every day life, by word and
deed, to "Bohemians" of the press and the
genaS homo generally, that "a mans man
for a that" A man, too, in every essen
tial sense of the term, who makes the
world better and humanity the happier for
his existence as a member Of society-such
an one in very truth, as Pope declares TO be
the ''noblest work of God"
Gilmore Hays arrived here from Lewis
ton day or two since, and seemed to be
actively engaged explaining to all he could
button hole, with Pumbechookian dig
nifty, how "this war can be stopped" and
diating upon the immediate necessity in a
military point of view of daily line of
overland stages being established from
Lewiston Uia Bannock City to Washing
ton, and his wonderful remedy for the OBJ
struction of the Columbia river by ice for
several months in the year. Finding his
labors as a political Missionary, on a mis-
sion of self exaltation and self admiration,
but poorly appreciated as he thought, left
Boise hugely disgusted with the 'dear
peeps" 1t is feared be will have such a
deep rooted antipatby against 'Boise," as
to never return In that event Scotts
coronach will apply to him:
"Iike the dew on the mountain
Like the foam the river,
Like the bubbleOn the fountain,
He is gone-and forever"
Perhaps be may succeed, if unsuccessful
in the scrub race for The Delegateship, in
convincing President Lincoln that he has
the Essential prerequisites" to receive a
commission in the Mackere Brigade, per-
chance that of "bully brigadier, my boy.'
The II. S. Marshal of Idaho, is in town,
taking the ''senscs" of the inhabitants,
which in the aggregate seems to be less
than be had anticipated, especially among
the "abolish." He has already taken a
dumping enumeration of the population Of
the Beaver Head country, and estimates
the number Of people in Idaho, east of the
Rocky mountains to be 5000. Bannock
City (this place. he sets down as contain
ing 800; pretty fair estimate. There
are not less than $4,000 people in Boise
county at the present time Placerville
has over 1900; Centreville, 1000; Pioneer
City,-Fort Hogem-8 90; Moores Greek,
for Is miles, 1900; Grimes Creek, for 8
miles, 1000; Granite Creek, 1900; Elk
Greek, 500; Wolf Creek, 500; Payette
District 15O; Middle and North Forks of
the Boise, 25O; South Fork, including
Bear Creek and Feather River Mining
District. 800; Boise River Valley, 800,
and the Owyhee District 300; Buena Wis
ia, 600; and there are not less than 1000
prospecting out in various directions.
Last night, ]. H. Williams, prominent
citizen and proprietor of the Idaho Saloon,
formerly from Auburn, Baker Co., Oregon,
died very suddenly, of disease of the, heart
it is said He is to be buried by the Ma
sonic fraternity tomorrow, in accordance
with the burial rites and ceremonials Of the
order All the first class saloons were
closed, with Grape attached to the door
knobs yesterday and last evening, as tes-
timouial of respect to the deceased who had
wide circle of acquaintauces and many
warm personal friends Peace to his ashes.
A miner named -- Macfarland for
merly from Minnesota, died of mountain
fever, on his way to the Middle Fork of
the Boise with a company Of miners few
DAYS since He was somewhat advanced
in years, and broken constitution, togeth-