The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-02-27
THE YDAao COLD MINES

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THE IDAHO GOLD MINES.
One woald think TO hear the talk o!
these mines, that the whole west would
be depopulatsd before the Summer is end
I'd. All the Missouri River papers are
publishing letters from special cores
.pondents sent out there to ascertain the
truth about the country. Horace Greedy
went to Colorado in the winter Of 80 for
the same purpose!
'. Now re don't intend saying anything
20 discourage any man from going to Ida
no If he wants to perhaps nothing we
could say would deter any one, but We
want every one going through the Blutfs
TO have his eyes opened as to what he is
undsrtaking-we don't want the ill.wilI
of stampeders. There will be "stana
peder--it has been the case with all min
ing countries-California was not proof
against It.
You can tell nothing certain as TO 0hat
you aOlR do. by the letters, coming from
Idaho. The miners Of Colorado had heard
of the coming of Greedy, ant were pre-
pared for him: they hVl about all the
loose gold in tho Territory deposited In
one bank, and thus they sailed him
aud to day Colorado has no greater enemy
than the Sage Of the Tfibun:e' Fro n
Newspaper carrespon Tents you get only
the bright side of the picture. While
YOU, thiak of the forty mile gu'ch" that
pays claim owners $50 per day. think also
Whistler laborers would be works NJ for
fve. Why every man would he working
his own claim-there would be M day
faborers. But the trath is, that some
claims pay we'll, when, on perhaps thu
adjoining 100 feet, they never fHd the
4tpay streak" We have seen just such
cases--know of men taking thousands o:
dollars out Of one claim AMI spenling il
ell hunting for pay" in the claim just
below it.
Gold mining is nothing but lottery.
and the blanks quadruple the Prize'.-
Out Of 10000 persons that will emgrate
to idaho this spring, 90,00)will ba as b I'd
off next spring as they are now. but the
10000 who make the money will m IKE it
in large quantities, and the reports o.
Al h.
lished to the world. You may be one OF
that 10000. You go out there and take
your chances If you win, all right, you
can count yourself independent for life :;
but if you loose, you will be WORSE of
than if you stayed at home. We have
talked this way because We thought it
right, and know no other newspaper MN
in this locality would do it. We don't
expect to influence you, either way, il
you have your mind made up," but "e
may be able to put you little on your
guard. If you go, you must make up
youE-mind to endure patiently, the great
est Of hardships, follow. the most labori
Gus of all manual occu .ations, and tn 1t
with viii and determination to win.
The following extract from the St. Joe.
Herald we publish for tia general infor
nasionsa contains. Still it is not free
from exsegeration. The high prices for
grocerisSpre probably not an ay erage, as
9hsre raishShasesbeeh scarcity in the
>aaaEkss just at that time:
'ssaeAFinx or ran PRINCIPAL N1xrxe CITIES
IN lnAHo AND fRRIR POPULATION.
"There are two Bannock Cities in the
Territory of Idaho. One is on the eastern
slope Of the Rocky Mountains. It is
called Beaver Head Bannock, being lo-
Gated ona stream called Beaver Head. -
Boise Bannock is on the western slope of
the noputains. It. is four hundred miles
from Beaver Head Bannock to Boise
Bannock, and four hundred miles from
Virginia City on Sinking Water to Boise
hammock on the Western slope OF the
mountains. Il Is only days ride from