, 1865-06-16

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ABOUT THE CoEUR DAIENE CoUNTRY.-From
Capt Mullan's lately published "HandBook
and Miners and Travellers Guide, we make
the following extracts relative to the Occur d.
Alene country the Mission, the Indians there
abouts, ETC., which will be found of interest to
those of our readers who contemplate soon to
visit that section:
The first site of the Occur dAlene mission
was in the ST. Joseph's Valley; but the overflow
of the stream and the many difficulties to which
they were subjected at this point compelled
them, in 1916, to abandon it in favor of its pres
ent site on the Occur d Alene River. They have
erected here a fine church, dwellings, and such
other buildings as are necessary for their wants;
the Indians are educated not only to worship
cod, but every attention is given to teach them
TO till the soil. The missions use Indian labor
exclusively, under the direction of three lay
brothers, and are supported from a small fund
for the propagation of the Catholic faith !"
which is devoted exclusively to the purchase of
those articles which they themselves cannot
produce or make.
The Coeur d'Aene mission has the fathers
Josef and Gazzoli, and Brothers Francis, Nc
| Guine, and CampopianO. They have chosen
beautiful site, on hill in the middle of the
mission valley, and it has always proved TO the
weary ira 7eler and destitute emigrant st. Ber
nard in Che Occur d'Alene mountains fear
that the location of our road, and the swarms of
miners and emigrants that must pass here year
after year, will so initiate against the best in
terests of the mission that its present sitg will
have to to be changed or abandoned. This, for
| themselves and the Indians, is to be regretted;
but | can only regard it the inevitable result
Of opening and settling the countr4. have
seen enough of Indians to convince ne of this
fact, that they can never exist in contact with
the whites; and their only salvation is to be re-
moved far from their presence. But they have
been removed so often that there seems now no
place for their further migration; the waves Of
civilization have invaded their homes from both
oceans, driving them year after year towards
the Rocky Mountains; and now that we propose
to invade these mountain Soltudes, to wrest
from them their hidden wealth. where under
heavens can the Indians 60?
! The Palouse Indians number about two
hundred, reside on the Banks of the Snake and
Palouse rivers, and live solely by fshing' They
have no treaty arrangements with the govern
ment.
Fhe Coeur 'Alenes number about three hun
dred, live at the mission, and along the Occur
dAlene and st. Josephs rivers. They own
! houses, cattle, and canoes, and with the Spo-
! kanes and Nez Perces often cross the mountains
in quest of buffalo. They have no treaty with
the government,
At the Coedr Alene mission is a body of
FIVE or six square miles of most beautiful soil;
several hundred acres are here under cultiva-
ton by the mission and Indians Oats, barley,
wheat, peas, and potatoes, are raised in rich
abundance.
] O.-a &c IL, 1.-1 .t1..z e s.ood Iond - i,
! the valleys of the St. Joseph's and Occur A1ene,
| and if these valleys are once drained, body of
forty thousand acres of the finest soil in the
world will be reclaimed-soil six and eight feet
! deep and as black as coal. This overflow can
be prevented by widening the natural outlet
and making an artificial one along side OF 1T an
appropriation of five thousand dollars will meet
! this difficulty, and the ends to which it looks
are well worthy the experiment. Rock blast
ing is the only method of accomplishing it, and
should be done during low stage of water
! The overflow is alone occasioned in the highest
stages of water, when the mouth Of the outlet of
/ the lake is not capaciOus enough to discharge
the volume of water sent into it by its feeders.
Gold has been discovered in the Bitter Root
River, and slight traces in the Occur d Alene
and ST. Regis Borgia.
Between the Coeur 'Alene mission and He'll S
Cate, spruce, hemlock and birch are also found.
Limestone is found on the Clearwater, near
the Coeur d. hIene Lake, in the Occur d'Alene
Mountains in Hel's Gate, in the Bitter Root
Valley, and head of the north fork of the little
Blackfoot River.
States are found along the Occur d'Alene, st.
Regis Borgia and Bitter Root.
Too R1cH.-A report has gained credence
with a few persons about town that the Wilson
party of prospectors have found some mining
ground in the Occur Alene country that pros
poets from S. to $25 to the pan of dirt. An
other report goes, that Wilson Co., found
/ ground that paid them $l5 per day to the hand
washing the dirt with mining pans. Mr.. Will
son did not give us any such fattering news
and although he may have given his personal
friends information of ''higher color' du-
ring his stay here than he impaired to us, we
are inclined to the opinion, nevertheless, thai
the high colored reports are not o er true.
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VorE OF STEVENS CoUNTY.-We are indebted tc
Mr.. Fargo'for the election returns Of Stevens coun
ty They are as follows:
Fifty one votes were poled in the county, of which
Denny received As and Tilton votes for Delegate
Cox As and Dugan votes foI Joint Councilman
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