Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-01-07

Maay, persons IN OFegaR, California
and elsewhere are aa fault as 70 the par
sisalar ieeality Of thass mines, - sgiused
by numerpus hlandsEs in lssseF writing,
etc., that have came nssdef our nesies.
For she informasion Of Each we vail en-
deasor 10 explain the situation Of the tlif
fsrssl streams and towns that 70 to make
up what ID known ss tia Baiae Basin.
Bannock city j. situated on peias foza-
ed By the junction Of Aoof's and Elk
creeks. MOor's creek beads ia spar Of
the Rocky Mountains, and flows nearly in
soatherIy direction. aRd enpsies into
Boiss river from the north sidss about IS
miles ahore the Junction OF ehat stream
With the Ssake, a. old Ft- Boise, ard
some 80 miles below Bsanosk casS.
Buena Vista ID in tact part of Haa-
mock, and 10 sisassed directly % tho ua-
posiss aide of Elk crssk IRON the masa
part Of the city.
Plasarxilla is situated on Wolf etssk,
near Ice iauctiou with Granite creek, up
on which are situated CeategviLls 10 @ad Ho-
gem.
CenterSille is s miles northwest Of
Bannosk, on sas stage road leading from
The latter place 10 Plaearviils, which is
seilI 5 miles further 90 10 nearly the sane
direction.
Hoga1 is miles above Oentsrville in
northsrly direction- a
Grimes Creek was sha 6rst discovery
made in the Basin about one year ago by
| party OK miners from Anbara, anang
whom vas man By the name bof Grim %,
who vas shos by Indians and buried q ar
| the bank of the stream which now bears
bis nams, This stream ioias Moofe's
| creek from the westssn side soma IL or l3
miles below this city. Boise eity is sit
uated on. Boiss Fivers neas the mouth of
Moore's or Grimes' creek {ws are not in
| formed az TO Hhich mama the stream as
sunaes bslow the junetion) and abens SO
milaa abage old IT. Boise, which il laid
down on all the maps Of 0regon s0d
/ Washington Territories, oct Of q peEtaon
of which Idaho vas prinsspally formed. -
| Those curious to, know os our whars-
aboats may easily do SO by fading old r..
Boise on the map, then traae Boise river
ap 6s miles, and strike Cd in . Hossh-
sasterly direction 80 miles, and thss ssay
very nearly pat their fingers on Baan'ook
city, : ~ ~ .3iS 81 49,
I : fhess distances and dirscsipas are snly
approximate, and of OogrseaFs not strict
IL correct bat thsy ass nessly 20, and
derived from the bsst inferiaaaion We ,saa
obssin. The aama gsnayks may apply as
to our relative position with ths diGssens
points 90 the Colambiar Va ara Jabsus
300 miles southeast from the Dailes,
umasilla and Walla Wallas and soEas rs
east Of sossh from Lewiston. sA-
Il Fsnsr Dssoovxatxs ~ Gos,. .--Ths srss
insimation thai gold existed in sassera
0rsgus, Washing tea and What Ia nov
| fdaho Territory, bg whiss laAa, d sald
60 haya coma frsm Capt. piercs, 1sssa
Iwtom Pierss city siuee took fss a&aas.-
IA early 10 1852, ShiIe on i trading ax.
I,peiilicn with ths Mes pierce's, be bsosms
lsxtixaed thss tan was . gold bsaring
county. bus eas hossiif9y afl ths Indi&ns
fpgevsnEed him 10 varioua fsssesapts 10
ssss the srash Of bis belief antiI As lAss
d. 1850, while, In the inexHtfEnas whsh Tbs
eapsafs resided Id California, = MI. Roo.
bSns of Portland, parchasst BIG worss oi
) kkuld dust from Spokaae IAsiian la iSs4
which led so prospecting in that eoantxy
and iii lass, soms Frsnch5nsn and bal
beeexts from Oregon, STRUCK the Cloatilll
Iniusss Dsaring tLis year shs indian -
livery rsHefy pat d stop to hsnspecti in uh'
EtiI d lsts - 1858, whm Caps. fee.
laeaiu arrived ii he ruuAsry, fand d
tsnpssd "a prospect sbs M rsfo5s so14
htty, BOT f0npd tlas fudiAAsI Hoskiis xu<
fsaspsaded cpsrAt Atsops unt4 as60