, 1865-06-02
Boise Correspondence.

IDAHO City, May 18TH 1865.
EDS. STATESMAN :-Latterly so great an in
terval is required for communications to pass
between here and Wala Walla that it almost
behooves one to write month "ahead oatime"
to be anywheres near up to the date of publica-
ton with news from Boise Warm weather has
set in to such an extent as to "bar out' spring
altogether within the last three weeks, chang
ing in few days from the frigidity of winter to
the heat of summer at the very first climatic
transition. With the exception of the whitened
distant and lofter hill tops, the snow has dis
appeared, and water in abundance fills every
gulch, ravine, creek and rivulet bed, filling as
well to the utmost capacity every water-ditch
ready to receive it. The sound of the pick and
shovel of the miner resounds throughout each
mining district and the numerous brilliant bea-
con fires blazing in every direction nightly,
gives evidence of tie active earnest and indus
trious commencement of the mining season
throughout the basin The hundreds of idle
men who thronged the streets and lstlessly OBJ
structed the sidewalks short time since have
all found employment, and the speedy circula-
tion of plenty of ''cash money" forms the sta
pie of the sanguine expectations and calcula-
tions of all. It is only on Sundays, for months
to come, that the towns will present anything
like lively appearance in being filed with null
titudes Of nonresident miners and others, ex-
cepting, of course, political gatherings of ''the
bone and sinew of the country" during the
coming canvass for members of the Territorial
Legislature, to be elected in August next,
judging from the appearance of the majority
of Idaho immigrants from below this season, if
Hibernia is not awarded pretty fair rerresen-
tation among the candidates, the Emerald isle
will fail to receive the attention, the number Of
voters furnished by the tland of the Harp and
Shamrock fairly entities it to. It decidedly
looks as if "Epluribus Union, Erin go braugh,"
will necessarily have to constitute at least one
plank of the platform of the Democracy of Ida
ho for the year of grace 1868. The issues of
negro-equaity, miscegenation, and taxation of
the mines will form the questions of paramount
Importance between the fragmentary and antag-
onstc factions Of the defunct Republican, Union
party and the Democracy, but the contest viii
be little more than mere matter of form, so
overwhelmingly is the Democratic element in
the ascendancy in Boise and Ada counties.
The Potter Dramatic Troupe have commenced
their seasons engagement, with fair but not
oyerhowing houses. Mrs. Hayne was serenadcd
at the Poujade house on the evening of her ar
rival in the place, by the Idaho City band, and
has fully sustained her high reputation as his
trionic artiste-as a ''bright particular star" of
the first magnitude in all the plays brought for
ward since the return of the Troupe. The 7ete-
ran Potter has succeeded in effecting arrange
nents for the joint occupancy Of the Jenny Lind
and Forrest Theatre buildings for the season, it
is said, which prevents any competition and
will no doubt secure him successful business
summer.
The Red Bluff, or Chico wagon road route,
has been Travelled by saddle trains of the vete-
ran pioneer E. D. Pierce, alias "Silver Fox and
Francis, and many teams laden with merchan-
disc, quartz mill machinery, and various other
kinds of freight are reported to be en- route for
Idaho, on that thoroughfare, SO that the next
two or three months may be confidently expect
ed to decide pretty fully as to its practicabilty.
Much Importance is, with good reason, attached
to the successful result of this project.
Swollen streams and obstrueted roads have
rendered every avenue leading into the country
nearly impossible for weeks, but the high water
has in this region probably reached its maxi
mum, and is now beginning to gradually sub
side. What and where our "Appian ways"
will be is still matter of future uncertainty.
Many complaints are made of late of the man
agement of affairs on this end of the Walla Wall
la stage route, and not little growing about
the accommodations along the road on this
eastern half for the passengers and travelling
public generally. Certain it is whatever the
cause, that while the UmatIla line have made
fair time and connections, arrivals, and
departures, the other, though the o. S. Mail
line, has been very irregular and out of all time
in anything approzimating to the first named.
Reports are made of new and rich placer dig
gings being discovered recently about thirty
miles distant and quite number Of prospect
ers have left for the locality in question in con-