, 1864-04-09
THE GOLD MINES OF IDAHO.
Whist a Practical Gold Hunter SAYS
Of them.

TIE MINES or IDAHO AND CALIFORNIA.
have frequently been asked; how th. p.acer
rIrcs Of 1daho compare WITH; those of California.
aiy answer invariably has been there ia no com.
parison at all. Where ths1e ara miles o! p,acer
mining in Cnl'forns, theesaro only acres in iaho.
do not wlsh to bo understood that idaho Is not a
very rich mining country, but upon the cog
tru1y. an warranted In saying that
as Ear Is the Territory aaa been prosnected tina
mines have proved a. rich those Of Callforua in
her .r%3raest day., hnt 1t must be borne In mind
ih;t idaho Is r.. little ovcr year old as mining
sc1n and la.t T ., G'e h1P r. sy t. de-
Of California to establish Its reputation Is the Fl
as .! ssneS 1s % e. e PRs d so of i
eaoREia iasr 5iss ny aa fs7uStst;se Sssre
ss ssii ri E i noe Piss fns on t. n ae
sEe shores Of the Pacific. We will prove TINT II
Idaho is not the equarof California In the extent
in the richness Of those already discovered.
nASSocK c17G MINES.
KanEock City, the county seat Of E3isc county,
s 1hctsht to be one Of the best mining localities
H. IT, the county, ard in {ac., one o{ tic 5est
::ea between ,ro 81 tie best: mining streams
in the Territory, More's aud Elk Creeks, which di.
charge their waters Into lo!ca River, :5riy miles
5aafa q f:aanock City. fhe mines are hills, bars
and the beds OF tho stzcnms
cESTKHf1L1E HINES, >.
Six niles west Of Bannock City are the placH
crs of ttnter1lle. It ts stuaed on Grimes' Creex.
Tic mines OF Centcrrl!e nrc similar to those OF
Eannock City and are equally asrich andas cxtens-
Ire.
p1AcEEyuLE x1NEs,
Six miles west Of CentcrsiIle, we find Placss1lle
situated un Great Greek. The mines Of Plaferyile
are equally good.
PIONEER ArNEs
Ten miles northcae: Of paceryille, situated upon
Il a:7mes' Greek, arc the placcrs Of Fort Pionscr.
racted he hit sol from tic Vin I'll Ioffis Of iasho
- CAUTION TO EMaEAS7a.,
- we hare faith In the richness of 1d,ho h,. ~
sa o sjS gSna ta1 np ,se a. slta
emigration aiiforna and We can harIT sns sxnst
on@ ~ 10 - ee othcFwsG ra, gh 1daho cmlsrsnts
Picture to themselves that when once among lie
III Tbs y the ansy petac
hey nrc awakened BY tho stern realities Of mimi
!e they tnd change come over the spirit Of ruer
!eafhE. Achce their disappointment.
TIE QUARTZ M1SEs,
TIE oaa1tz mines Of IDAHO were discovered by
70 old trapper of that country in 1915, and weTe
frequently ehosn to emtgrantn going to Ore"on'
sEose iaoulous reports Of the; richness Of t1ese
discovery Of Bannock City, and indeed even 1 nnw @
ht richness OF thesc mines does not ful!y verifv
&c leI of1s nat have been IN circulation on ho
bar the idaho Quarfz lode is one Of tie rjchest
'rer tound ls beyond doubt.
THEIR McusEss.
We nayc had many assays Of the rock from San
'laneiseo, and never get have received less tlau !
Ss foek 'a' e &c e. msaue! Sn hse
PRACTICAL quartz miners Of California. that ia bT
rushing and, pulyeElzipg the rock in a hand Nor.
x sss II aa se bsi eSinaay aG1 w'}
cund Of rock. e~'NAA ~ 'ae
On Cur gupplies come from Oregon and California;.
orna b the way Of san Francisco and PoTlana ual"
rom Portland sup the Colombia River to
ral1rla, Fnara, IT 5he H. landing Of Wnllawaat two
atsr, the stean1eIe run as high up he river Is
eSsiston. tho capital Of Idaho, situated on Snako
~, ,ver. - 1t9 ~ miles northeast Of Dannoek. may
erot Of Idaho, as San Francisco is Of California
ROUTES. ii
Entrants going to West -Bannock from st. Jo-
:ph Or Atchtsun will find the stage road the near
y y anu a nea, route, wsth The exception that they
are road at Galesburs, on the Platte Rtyer.
lat 1s to say, czoss the rye: at Julesburg and take
enyeE eity TO The south and coming into The stage
I'D by the way Of Fort Laramie to tho north and
'ming into the Etaee road again at Fort HallecE.
takng this route. you VII avoid the Black Hills
stock. From Fort uallcck you follow the stare
ad to Fort bridger; Of this place tRe
aa G65fe 6Ieon the S2 one =, to TIE
the Oregon road, and the other to the aouth- i
ct. hnd known as the California road, by wa7 OF
1t L. Lake e., Frop Fort, Bridge to Vest Bannec
ike, there is but little choice. Either Of the two
e Eood for small emigration. a large emigra- !!
y y, VII 1ds e1hnqst he ass on either Of them
a toSrs tse ID Hy csorsia & si road e
z River: from Bear River to RAN River; from I,
'cKs fSe miles to Bireh Creek. At tbs TX efecE :
Y Leave the California road, taking the old Org
Pc 5o1a to ca7s Fe At ,s1 Sa@Gn ! LF1 9R the
ise CITY, on Boise River, 10 milcst the mines -
TIE NORTHERN ROUTE. y
t you choose the northern route, you will leave III
stage road at Fort Bsldger, taking the Oregon !,
gcar River; from Fott Conner to Fort Hull on ]
IKE river. At Fort Hail you Cross Snake river C
follow down the river on the north side to | g
lee City, Whcn you are within forty miles ol 4
et Dannock. q
here is one other route that am familiar with r
N Ecar River to the City Of Rocks. When at
Conner M e. not wsh to
weet and known as the Hudseleth Cnt-OT n
fch vii bring Eon in the Suit Lakoand California se
at he CITY q Rofks aat TIE PAS the noun
very good wagon road. with plenty Of rr,asan5
Ier, sna it Ia nearer. Then to 60 By tie wav M nf
aEe, bqt from Fort Bridge out at Fort Coz
water.
HOW 70 1nArM-
.dq Eot know Of any other route that I
d 4! tecemnend r. e as being good and safe. i am