The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-11-11
AFFAIRS AT owYHEE.
StLyER CRY, Nov. 5th, 1865.

EB. WORLD mo doubt you have come to
the conclusion that am very uncertain
and irregular correspondent. concur.
The fruit of that forbidden tree whose NOR
tai taste brought upon us the curse, hln the
sweat of thy face shalt thon eat bread" is
being fully verified in the person ofyour bum-
BILE servant. Hard work has engrossed my
entire energiesfo for thelasttwo or three months
and has left me no time TO devote to the more
agreeable duties of life. "What we shall
eat and wherewithal shall we oe clothed"
keeps good many ofus digging against our
wishes, but such is life.
The WORLD comes to US regularly every
Monday night by mail, and through it we keep
we'll posted in the sayings and doings in and
about the Basin.
The first and most agreeable item that
have TO report is fine weather-jnst as good
as sanybody's country can boast of-the nights
are cool and frosty. the days warm and pleas
ant which makes the hearts of mill men, and
those who have ont door work to do, rejoice.
We have some four or Ave mills Fastening
on towards completion several others are
Just preparing to build. / anticipate cold
fingers to some of the workmen before Spring.
A new mill arrived in town yesterday and
another is expected 10. day. The hammer
and hand-saw is heard in every part Of our
town, business is lively and none need be
idle who are disposed to work. Common
laborers wages are $500 per day mechanics
from Sc to $8.
The merchants are laying in large stocks
OF goods for winter Large shipments -four
are being received from Chico, which sells at
retail at $ll per sack.
There are already in this camp twelve
quartz mills. Six of them are rnnning, and
by Spring some twelve or fifteen will be send
ing out bullion. Next Summer, without
doubt, this will be one of the livliest camps
on the coast.
A short time since meeting was called
and "sparsely" attended, at this place, for
the purpose of "asking aims" to be appro-
priated towards getting a "brick," to be pre-
sented to the Hon. ]. NJ. Ashley, Chairman of
Committee on Territories, etc, etc., as a tes-
timonial of how we'll We, the People of Idaho
like him and his ''nigger- equality doctrine"
Havn't yet seen any battery" invested in the
enterprise. The truth of it is, the people of
OWynee COunLy nave pretty mucn quit CIV
ing anything to abolition lecturers and wire
workers, except "back seat" Wonder if
Colfax & Co. hadn't an eye to Pacific BRICKS
and VOTES when they started across the
plains2 Echo answers, -"shouldn't won
der. /"
Judge Kelly has been running the District
Court Mill, in the County, for the last four or
FIVE weeks, and during which time he has
succeeded in grinding out several cases. The
most important one was the g Hays h Ray
vs.. "Poorman, in an action of ejectment
and restraining order. The Injunction was
granted. The decision of the Court caused
considerable excitement in camp. All sorts
of bad words were used. think public opin-
ion is rather against the decision. The ledge
is fabulously rich and the case elected con-
siderable interest during its progress of ex-
animation.
By the way, Territorial District Judges do
not seem to be very popular with the people
Don't believe they like Republican appoint
ments.
Well, my dear people, learn to vote the
regular Democratic ticket, and don't fly off
and catch at every strange doctrine of these
evil days. Learn to do good and shun wick
edness that you may have marrow in your
bones and money in your purse.
OWYHEE.