The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-26
Affairs IN ALTURAs COUNTY.
Rocky BAR, May 18th, 1869.

AsOOAA OAh8 uAoy AhHAJ AOOW'
EDrroR WoRLDs--We are just beginning to in
: hale the gentle breezes from the valley of the
Snake. redoent with odors of wild flowers, COM
mingled, as it comes to US, with the fragrance of
lSp ing salads, radishes, and the "Wiccaup" home
of the Indian maiden Hiawatha. The mountsin
torrents have inundated the towns Rocky Bar and
and Clifden and the snow is rapidly disappearing
from the mountain sides; and while Winter thus
''lingers in the lap of Spring" our people are not
altogether idle.
SPRING OPERATIONS
For developing have already commenced, with
more than usual energy, and with better bust.
ness basis than at any time hitherto. The clouds
of midwinter, which seemed to take pleasure in
chasing the expressman across the Little Camas
Prairie, whilst the poor Mercury was following his
legitimate calling. of packing in attachments and
other evidences of legal warfare, and which COM
pletely enVeloped our camp for while, have been
dispelled. Everything is now quiet along Bear
Creek and the Red Warrior. During the Winter
and Spring the Waddingham, Victor, Walker and
New York i Idaho Companies have had their
working capital increased in consequence of ar
rangements made at the East. The indefatigabe
DOct. Farnham has organized new company in
New York, with large capital, and has again
bten appointed Superintendent of his old Compa.
n.y. Mr.. Francis, President of the Victor Com
pany, at Red Warrior, with his son, arrived from
New York, a few days since, and will soon have
their mill going. Capt F. o. Nelson Supt, and
Sec. Rasey Biven have begun to throw out their
line of pickets and deploY skirmishers along the
line of the Burnt Pilot, Victor and Wide West
lodges, which are the richest at the Red Warrior
Biven's company make steady progress in their
tunnel and are expecting daily to strike one OIL
their lodes. The Walker Company. under the SUI
from the Wide West. am told by the Secretary
that the Waddingham Company does not owe
dollar, and that since last January has paid out
more than $50 600. Mr.. Waddingham has or
gained two more companies, with capitals of ST..
600 600 each, and have cash pa in to the amount
of 100000. With these fair prospects ahead,
Alturas will probably endeavO-, during the Sum-
cannot be done as well as others.
THE o. s. MAIL.
Arrived yesterday from Boise City, for the first
time, under the contract of F. F. Marx, by the
way Of Idaho City, which is the route adopted by
the contractor Wells, Fargo & Co. travel the old
route, and we get the WORLD regularly on the
evening of the third day from date.
COUNTING QUO wARRANTo.
The Courts, Probate and Justice, have done
rushing business for the past three months. The
former has finally relapsed into its pristine insig-
nifcance, since Judge Kelly has put veto on its
eX Tcising civil aud equity jurisdiction in the in
Of n oil
ham. ArgumentWm bGcculinum, requiescGt IN pace,
is the benediction pronounced by almost everyone
here.
THE FIRST BALL
Of the season was given on Monday evening, by
ex Councilman s. B. Dilley, and was well attend
ed by both the brave and fair of Rocky Bar and
Red Warrior. The Rocky Bar Brass Band, led by
VIM. Haslom, Esq, was the music provided on the
occasion. The Hall (the largest in this county,
was decorated with notices of evergreen and bril-
antly lighted. But the creme de la creme was the
ladies' dressing room, adorned with massive mir.
rors and paintings from beyond the seas-cven to |
several little bottles WITH glass shoppers, labeled
Mignionette, PatchOula, etc. No one but per 7
son of culture and refined taste would have thO't
OF all these luXures, and as the matrOns with
their lords the beauX and Dees, crowded into the |
hall. it reminded your correspondent of the light
of other days. The resonant bugle notes of Bas- /
lom, as he led Oft the bancers quadrille, promised
pleasure for the evenings entertainment, which,
believe, was more than realized.
Among the mul titude of fair ladies present
may mention Mrs. Doct. F., Miss F. and Mrs.
c. OF Red Warrior, and Miss v, Mrs. McC-,l
Mrs. G., Mrs. B. and Miss F. of Rocky Bar.
Mrs DR.. F. seemed to be the acknowledged belle
of the evening, though there was another Belle
who might dispute the palm had the youthful Paris
been present for an umpire. And indeed all of
the above mentioned ladies were actually seen to
blush ut the praise of their own conscious IoTe-
liness." A superb supper had been provided by
Mr.. Diey, prepared in Skaters delectable style /
at the AlturdS Restaurant. After few appropr. +
ate remarks by Mr.. Dilley the cloth having been
removed, some how or other some of the e0rks +
got out of hfadaGa Ciquot's champagne. which
our thoughtful host had provided for the OCCASION
Witty toasts were proposed by Messrs. Johnson
Quvey, Johnson and Derrick, and drank in great
gusto by Messrs. McCauley. James and Diley-l
On the whole, it was the gayest party gwen here
for long time and was decided success.
POLITICAL.
The opposing political parties have began mar
shalling their hosts. TraV. johnson, our popular
Sheriff, takes the lead on the Democratic side, is
extremely hard to beat. and will undoubtedly go
into the Convention with majority. In the event
he should do so some of the sore headed Demo
Gratis talk OF organizing peoples party. Bllley
Stevens, the present Deputy Auditor will be the
Democratic candidate for Auditor.
A DEMOCRATIC MEETING was held, May 10,
1855, at NJ. G.. Looney's Toll House, in Gen.
or Diotr;ot Qo;ea GoprEw Idaho Tnrr;torx