Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-03-12
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1t may seem strangeito you that Old SOUL
Is here, there and everywhere, with pen il
hAndgte dot yeu,spGh. news as be knows 10 b
correct although BOT pleasing to- many. iii
to Squib, and he goes on his way rejoicing.
Well, since my last I hayeq returned tt
Boise Besin, and have lost no time in goin.
the rounds of ny, claims, or at least, my tree
where my name and John Smiths are stimuli.
taneOusly placed, together claim ground, &c
Some we found jumped, and some not, as thu
new immigration are rightfuly2 no o5 way back
ward in jumping; I think i they keep on il
the even tenor IF their wqy,they will disPqs
seas me. aud many Of the bOys,lo ALL Odr
CLAIMS =except 10 Of u each. I have been
to q Hog gem" and above Hog 'em" Is miles,
There are miners at work that far uip Grimes
creek, and I am told, last season. many did
Well;1qEhe celebrated Chase quartz ledge is
located some eight miles above Hogem on
this creek 1t sagwell=de6ped hdge, and as
says froh 0Jto 5000 perJ ton ! ii silver. so
| am told. The WEIGH, Rhodes, Thompson,
MayAoweFo Stations Summit and many other
lodges that prOspected we'll last season, are in
this vicinity, The snow onthe head of Grimes
creek, is about $ #. deep, well packed, and Of
course there Is a great quantity Of water in Il.
The last falling weather 8as all snow onuthe
divide. Il is my opinion that water will last
in all the lev, bitches till August, and the OPP
portunity for making money will be equally
as good as last year, fnot better ,all it wants
is nlen to sail in,--leaYe, the towns and gRo
and find claims and work Them. Money, If
they have it, is better invested in boot-leather
than whisky and cards, and labor more profit.
able and healthy mining, thanin ten pins and
billiards! IThere is plenty of dnoccupisd
ground from below Centervile to the head
of Grimes, that will pay good wages Sup
pose thete may be noticel ons the ground
claiming it,--lhere is no record of it's being
claimed neither, are there improvements on
the ground. nor do the parties in many si1l-
stances ever intend 70 work The ground they
prospect and notice It, dpass onto another
spot that likely suits Iheir,eyes better--an so
.ofI1Da Gala jd9iJ % aJna aHEu ~ IoyE80Ha llds
The miners aye all ready to wash q on 4
Grimes creek, and the3ditches have been AL
ready mostly cleaned out. The greatest diff.
hcultysvill 5be,--the uditehesa cannot convey
RR6ngh- ID supply oneshAlk the mines,
tberefore it will be years before the richr
est mines in the Basin can be worked, Col
KNilRey5is pressing forward, the Bledsoe ditch
and twill icoYer, when completed, ansextens,
i've hscope Ofrich paying mines. He wants
hands to. work on the ditch and viii bsy3
them in water:scrip, which is better than the
cssh, as they will have-as Understand --thyI
refusal of water Of the ditch to pay ,up8he
scrip f7go7i ,aaHM3Ia 1IIoJ tm3
CeEterville and Hog'eH f(Pioneer9} are both
fast improving. and Francis &4Ballon have
laid'OutSa q. Stage road, connecting Athe Two
plaeesywhich will be completed in a, shortI
l RSl!aeeF4ile is fast improving and and Miners
making active preparations to work their
claims. The=G5id=Hii quaFtz=claims are
looking well. and promise TO be rich,
March 9Th, 1854. '7'i' 'q7" CEB lSoUIB.
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