Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-19
IDAHO LITTER.
RuBY CIrY, owYHIB, June 8, 1865.

RUBY CITY, OwYHHE, June 8, 1000.
EDITOR GOLD HILL NEws-Sr: As I
have now lived in this Territory long enough
to be able from personal observations, which
have learned by travelling through the prin-
ciple mining camps out here, to give to your
readers brief, but true account Of matters
as they are, and as this is intended for those
who are about to emigrate here, let them
hesitate for moment before they start for
the land Of promise. Yousnor any Of your
readers can form but little idea Of the num-
Der Of emigrantS' who have arrived in this
Territory this Spring. have just returned
from visit to Boise City, the capital Of this
Territory, and while on my way there and
my stay in that city, and then on my return
back, had every opportunity OF knowing
something about the number of men who are
here, and many Of whom would like to be
back where they came from. The placer
diggings are very limited all over this Terri
tory, and until they get the lodges opened the
prospects for work is anything but fattering.
/ am no miner, and would be the last man In
the county to discourage emigration here,
but when see men having 10 90 hungry,
and who are willing to work at anything,
then think would be to blame very much
il did not try to avert suffering and want,
before it is yet too late. can tell those men
who say that any man can get WORK VINO
wants it, that it matters not how good miner
he may be, he would find 1t hard matter 20
get employment even for one day In any
camp, 1 know of lust now In Idaho City,
South Boisey, Boonyille, Ruby City, Silver
City and alongthe Jordan Creek, there are at
least fveI thousand men who cannot get EN-
ployment and no prospects when they are
likely to. Wages here and all over the Terri
tory are five dollars per day. Board per
week, Sl8. Flour in Ruby City, the last
that was here, sold for $50 per hundred, and
not to be had to-day at $75 per hundred, as
there is not one pound to be had IN this
county for any money. Almost all the
claims in this county have had to stop work
on account Of the scarcity Of -four and bacon.
Men have started off to Boise and Idaho
cities after -four, and people here are patient
ly awaiting their return.
There never was such an opening on this
coast for storekeepers to make money as there
is all over Owyhee county. The.merchants
here charge such prices as they please, and
are sure to get what they ask, as there is no
opposition. The smallest article you can
name the merchants ask one dollar for it.
Why don't the merchants Of Virginia send
on lot Of -four where they can get good
price and ready market for all that they
can sendI The freight which does come
here is liquor, pick-handles, billiard-tables
and such like, but no little groceries, or such
things as are most needed. l saw large
number of men returning to Nevada and
California, who have been all around looking
for work, but in vain. Every man who has
the means, when he gets here and sees how
times are, starts out for Montana Territory,
and as have never been there, l can say
nothing for or against its prospects. met
the other day, John O'Connor and William
Cochrane, OF Gold Hill, who told me that all
their horses were stolen by the Indians at the
Owyhee river. They were on their way TO
Boise City. The Indians have stolen large
number Of stock from emigrants this spring.
Hill Beachy had thirty-seven horses stolen
from him a few days ago. The Indians have
killed large number OF whites, and it is now
quite common to hear Of two or three men
being killed every day. There should be a
military post stationed at the OwYhee river
Immediately. We are expecting an attack
by the Indians every night on Bonneville,
for a few nights ago they came up to Cow
Creek and stole large number Of stock, and
as there were about sixty Indians, the owners
dare not follow them. have already made
this too long, so will state before closing
that the lodges around owyhee are much
richer than any ever saw around Storey
county, and all that Is wanting to make it
the richest country in the world 10 capital.
When the lodges are opened and mills get to
running, then would say it is time for miners
TO turn their attention this way, for fear
until then their services will not be much
needed, as there are so many here now.