, 1866-04-06
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~ Borsr CRY, March %, 1856.
n s-,-rsx1N - Although around here
farmers are busy plOtshiug, sowing and plant
;,r out mountain quartz districts OF oWynee
- "a soash Boise are still buried under several
ca. If zaoSS and the late rains. here nave az
Sonth Roise and Yuba at any rate, oeeh SNOW. w..
TIE small quantity Of snow IN the si Nv
comparison TO last year. 1los lAsl y a. ISsst in
Dalles to escape It's annuAi ufO"iAsi
a great measure.
raAvEL-%AeEs.
Great numbers are leaving for BlackfOOt from
her, and South Boise Drifters at the latter
nlocs and men for al most any class of work in
- nv are Experienced, can get seven dol
,.aa Ssv vases, Some of the mills have closed
down rather than pay the rates during the short
Ss"s when work cannot be carried on for full
hours.
EMPIRE STATE LEDGE.
The discovery of the Empire State ledge, at
Yuba, by Hufaker & Parrish, has made much
excitemsnt 1t was originally discovered by
these men whilst digging clay out Of the bank
for chimney. After striking the ledge they
proceeded to cut through it, and at last accounts
had cut six feet, bat had not yet got through.
They say that in richness it discounts the famed
Il Poorman " ledge of Owyhee; but then the
latter is in litigation, and that invariably raises
the character ofsa ledge in point of richness.
YUBA WAGON ROAD COMPANY.
Under the charter granted to the Yuba and Big
CAmmas Prairie Wagon Road Co., they will
soon go to work. me original corporation,
Messrs. Dilly, DR.. Stuart, H. W. o. Margery, and
W. F. Stocking, propose to form it into joint
stock company. It is the only really good road
into the Yuba, and will cost about $40, 900. 1t
is as good road property as any in the country
and the only pass BY this route. No one lives
on the road except some quartz workers: The
| whole route runs through quartz district. The
charter is for ten years, and must be very val
liable property. 1t is the only road for produce
| and hay into that country is almost direct from
Volcano, and thence to Salmon Falls, on the
| Owyhee river and commences at the old emf
| grant road in Cammas Prairie. The rates of toll
are Just half what the other roads demand. 1t
will be ready for travel by the Spring of e.
owYHEB INDIAN WAR.
| The Indians have lost great many of their
"braves" this Spring already. Capt. Walkers
| first expedition made account Of eighteen, and
small party scouting on the Boise river took
in fifteen. more: The Camp Lyon troops
| have made many others inhabitants Of the
| 'lhappy ~ hunting grounds" and Updrke's
! company, now over two weeks out, have not
been heard of since steetingfor the Indian camps.
| Captain Walker left this post to-day With par
| ty of soldiers, on another scout With all this,
| Mr.. Lo is very troublesome, and Mr.. Todd the
| gentlemady agent of the Overland stage line;
says he is afraid the Indians will cause the line
| to stop by stealing their stock. Governor Lyon
has moved all those Indians who were around
| here up to the Fort for protection, as he vas
| afraid the soldiers and volunteers retuthing, and
not having worn off the remembtance of the
! last brush, might make descent upon these
| pets of his Excellency, and clean them out.
| for one do not believe in killing every Indian
one meets, but it is better that few Indians,
! even if sqpaws and papooses, should be killed,
| than that those pioneers and their families,
whose only Wealth~o0naiaAa-in-thAi he@-~v ttsSr
| is, their wives and children) and some stock,
and who are thus necessitated to lives some miles
| from settlements and scattered through our val
leys, as well as single Understanding alone,
should ever live in fear of a savage attack
| Doubtless the, in some instances, unprovoked at
tacks upon the peaceable Indians, will render it
not very safe to trafel sngly; and whilst hitherto
| it has been unnecessary to carry any arms in
| travelling to and from South Boise; OWyhee and
Boise City, in future such precautions as re-
volver, etc.. will, to say the least; be prudent.
THE MINT.
|
silver What with the gold of the placer dig
| giugs Of Boise Basin and the quartz ledges OF
South Boise, as well as Boise Basin and the sill.
| yer leads of Owyhee and those also of Banner
| City, on the waters Of the north fork of Boise
river that will; in year so, make themselves
known by " their works.. is net this the pro-
per Place for the Mint? You of the Dales and
Walla Walla may disagree With me, but the saw
| ip0 IN Ea Not 70 tha mt hFOk
they always, take good care to plaster the
| charges fully on to the miner will be not less
than six per cent, and afl will be benefited by
it, as coin will be our circulating medium, in
stead of gold, silver, lead AID 4" bogus-that is
galvanzed-brass filings" The merchants be-
low, knowing that they are getting bread twen-
ties will sell at more reasonable rates. our mer-
chants again not being afraid OF losing IL to 40
per cent. gold (?) dust, will hold their goods
at reasonable figures. Why, sir, I once saw a
goodly looking parcel of dust taken IL Rocky
| Bar for Sic per ounce which onlvssyielded 81 10
at the Mint in San Francisco. You may be sure
that merchant made a lift in prices Immediately
after. He was compelled to. No one can do
business and buy and sell and live on the loss
| In that case he did not realize two-thirds of
prime cost. But Mint here will stop all grum-
bling-here at the Dalles, and everywhere else.
Much Owyhee dust brought here is not. worth
| over FIVE dollars an ounce. This evil that tempts
men to Initiate gold dust, and to swindle in or
ganized companies, can only be cured by estab-
fishing Mint at the most central point of our
mining region, and that is Boise City. 1t is
only 26o or $50 miles to Helena, in Montana,
100 to South Boise, ia to Yuba, 60 to Owyhee,
35 to Idaho City and Boise Basin, and about 10
| to Bannar City Setting aside all prejudice, and
looking calmly and dispassfouately at this mat
ter, all will be most benfetted by the Mint being
located at Boise City. Yours respectfully,
AsAMAHAIGN.
PORTLAND hARKET.-The Herald of the 3lst,
has tha follouin0