, 1864-06-10
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New York Gold Quotations ons,.................193 1873
San Francisco Legal Tender rates, -57@5873
THE NEW OFFICER The election on
Monday, with one exception, resulted in the
choice of the Democratic candidates for the
Offices for which they had been put in nOm-
ination Mr.. B. n Sexton, Unconditional
Union, was elected as one of the representa-
tives. The following are the officers elect:
Coamcilman-W G. Langford
Representatives-A L. Brown, o. P
Lacy, +. P Dugan, 3. L. Bridges, and
B. N. Sexton A
For Joint Representative j ohm Sheets is
ahead Of Alvin Flanders II votes, with Ska
mania and Klikitat counties yet to hear
from.
Probate Judge-J. H. Bluett
County Treasurer-Jas McAuliff
County Sur0eyor-C A White
County Assessor-W. H. Patten
County Commissioner-H. D. O'Bryant.
Coroncr-Dr A. j. Thibodo
For Prosecuting attorney, j. H. Lasater
is ahead of S. B. Fargo 1873 votes with Ste
phens county yet to hear from. Spokane
poled only 80 votes last year.
w P Horton aud r. Jacobs were elected
Justices Of the Peace, and A. Seitel, Con-
stable, for Walla Walla Precinct.
From KooTENAI.- the Lewiston
Gozdes Age Extra we make the following
extracts from letters received at Lewiston
with intelligence from the Kootenai mines
up to May 25th Mr.. A. E. Riddles, wri-
ting to Hill Beachey, from Wild Horse, or
KoOtenai creek, says
"There are at this date operating on this
creek, with certain prospect of fair sue
cess, thirteen companies, viz Clark & Co.,
Stone & Co., Donahue & Co.. Baboon & Co.,
Fisher Il Co., Pilarire & Co., Cuddy & Co.,
McCarris & Co., O'Donald & Co., Moran &
Co., Robinson & Co., and McMurray & Co.
A majority Of them are unable present
to do but little, in consequence of the high
water. For several days past the creek has
been very high, but last night it commenced
falling, and probably in a few days will be
down to fair stage.
Flattering prospects have also been OBJ
tanned in the hills along the creek, and quite
a number of hill claims have been located
which will doubtless prove highly remunera-
tive A few persons have conveyed the
dirt from the hill to the creek upon their
backs, and rocked it out, realizing fair wa
ges.
Fisher & Co., are engaged in constructing
fumc and ditch, for the purpose of bring
ing water on the hill. When that work is
completed, several hill companies will com
mence work The gold obtained, both on
the hill and on the creek is coarse, beauti-
full, and Of a superior quality 1t passes
here readily at SIS per oz. All the gold is
smoothly washed, and mostly found on the
bedrock, which is slate and quite uneven.
Upon hard, smooth bedrock but little gold
is found.
The largest prospect I have seen obtained
from one pan Of dirt weighed ST. The lar
gest | have seen obtained from one shovel of
dirt weighed twenty-five cents Larger pros
poets, however, have been obtained from the
same quantity of dirt. Nuggets have been
frequently found on the creek weighing
from 81 so to S78 IS. | think [ can
truthfully say there is not claim on the
creek but what will pay from $40 to SIS
per day to the hand
1t is quite probable that richer diggings
will be discovered on other streams after the
freshet. All the streams are at present so
high that it is utterly impossible to prospect
them.
| would not be much surprised if, during
the present season, claims would be located
in this country, and not very remote from
this point, that will almost rival Cuddy's
$500 claims. 1t is indisputable that gold
exists in paying quantities on tributaries of
the KoOtenal and Columbia
Quite large party left here, near two
weeks ago, for the purpose of prospecting on
the head-waters of the Kootenai and Colum-
bia. The prevailing opinion here is, that
they will discover rich diggings
There are here, mining and prospecting,
about 400 men, and the number is being
daily increased by new arrivals But few
pack trains, as yet, have arrived, and the
consequence is, grub is scarce. The fol-
lowing are the prices here, and the supply
of each article, [ assure you, is quite limit
ed Beans 80c f9 h.; dried apples, 81 !;
sugar, 75c. .@90c.; coffee, soc. 0$l 25; ba-
con, 81 25, and none in camp until within
uay Or TWO uourj 0Oc.J ana tue mOSC IN
ferior article that was ever manufactured it
was packed from Colyile and He'll Gate
gum boots would sell readily at from $25 to
$50 per pair; there are none here, and God
only knows when there will be-
This camp is about 70 or IS miles above
Tobacco Plains, 200 or more miles from
He'll Gate, and about 300 miles from Lew
iston. From Tobacco Plains no supplies
can be obtained, unless tits beef-which, by
the way, is selling at 25c. per pound
A Gold Commissioner is expected in a
short time, and until his arrival the laws en-
acted by the miners will be observed"
Tim Lee, writing to Hill Beachey, says
~ will state as briefly as possible, what l
know about the mines. At present the
mining is confined to two creeks, (Kootenai,
or Wild Horse, and Finlay creeks) situated
about rs miles apart, both of which empty
into the Kootenai river The first prospect
ingI done was on Finlay Creek and the
head waters of the Columbia which are