New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-07

Life-Disuuion Sentimental Pam
gent Old. Time Parson-E xperiences Of
New Territories-A Californian on
Hanging-Trip 70 Owyhee-Whisky
Lost-A Disguised Passenger-Dresr-
mess Of the Desert. Forest Grove"
and "CoId springs,-An Indian Fight
-Dariug Of the SnvRges-BoonviIie-
Ruby City-Gov. Lyon-A Frontier
Receptions"
From Our Special Correspondent.
BOISE CITY, Idado Saturday, Nov. II, 1865
Boise, capital, commercial metropolis, and
geographical center Of IDAHO is not mining town, and
therefore the mountains do not ipcose it. Thesmooh,
level valley Of Boise River so miles long and from four
to six in width has little green grass and no trees
save broken line of cottonwoods fringiDg the banks;
with irrigation it produces the small grains and
root vegetables in great abundance. From this beaut
ful valley plain Boise City has driven the hostile
Indians and in three years gained population Of 1900
Its broad level, treeless avenues with their low.
white verandahed trading houses log cabins and new.
naked cottages and their ever-shiftng panorama Of
wagons coaches, Indians miners farmers and specu'
lators, remind one Of prairie town in Kansas Ne
braska
1t was made the capital after of those bitter
ics through which all Territories pass just nevi
taby children take the measles. The Legislature
removed the sea of Government from Lewiston. which
is only six miles from the extreme western border and
the line of Washington Territory by nearly two
thirds vote and Gov. Lyon approved the bill Lewis
ton pronounced this Illegal Probate Judge issued
writ of erea forbdding the removal Of the seal and
archives; United States District Judge after final
trial decided that Lewiston the capital The
Lewistonians armed and drilled; some threatened tho
Governors lfe all declared and boodshed seemed
unavoidable The courts here never reversed their
decisions but the people have Here are the seal and
archives and the peacesbe removal of the capital has
received universal acquiescence. As Webster said OF
Hayne 1T the first time in the history Of human
affairs that the ygor and success Of the war have not
quite come up to the lofty aud sounding phrase OF the
manifesto"
Within hundred miles of Boise are nearly all the
present population and mining districts Of Idaho.
l. The Boise Basin region of which Idaho city IS miles
northeast is chief town. The Basin" deep saucer
like tract among the mountains 25 miles in diameter
from rim to rim, contains some good lodges OF gold
bearing quartz and the largest and richest placer dig
gings The placer gold fine and beautiful worth SIS
TO Sis per ounce The tract has little farming land but
is heavily mbered with noble pines Alturas county
chief town Rocky Bar IS miles northeast-embraces
abundant pasturage and vegetable lands, including
Great Kammas and Little Kammas prairies the largest
and almost the only portions Of Idaho giving any agr
cultural promise. Here few placer mines and gold
Of inferior quality; but the Red Warrior Rocky Bar
Volcano Yuba and other districts rich in quartz
lodes both gold and silver g. Owyhee County 70 miles
south with very little farming land placer geld in
cudes three ourths Of the present quartz mining In the
Territory and the richest and most abundant lodes Of
hoo -, nunii In he
States War Eagle Flint, Mammoth and Cnnabai
are the principal Districts and the chief trading point
Is struggling strip Of town, five six miles long,
called Boonye at one end Silver City at the other,
and Ruby City in the middle.
Boise City overlooked by Fort Boise established in
1863 and most beautiful of all frontier posts except
Fort Davis in Texas. 1t has noble parade ground.
surrounded BY tasteful buildings Of sandstone. 1t Is
garrisoned BY Solid well-knit veterans Of the 18th
Regular Infantry, bearing honorable The other
evening after witnessing their credtable dress parade
Gov. Lyon briefly addressed them. They appanded
all he said Of the late National conflict and greeted his
allusion to the Fenians with such tremendous out
burst of cheers that suspect every man Of them be-
longs TO that mysterious and erupive organization.
The next day, in quarrel about a woman on the
principal Of the city, Spaniard was shot dead
II hardly excited moments attention. With Q ma
Iorty OF sober industrious law abiding settlers Idaho
has also many late Rebel soldiers and Missouri runa-
ways and the worst desperadoes from California Ne
vada Oregon and Montana. During the war the Cop
perheads were stronger and more offensive here than
in any other Western State Territory, and the pres
ent Legislature contains just three Union members
The remark Of old Parson Strong Of Hartford in ths
DAYS of jefferson was certainly founded q wide OBJ
seryation Of human nature Charged with saying that
all the Democrats were horsethieyes, be replied: III
is SANDER; never said anything Of the kind But
what / do saw and what prove, is that all the
horse thieves are Democrats" Nearly every one goes
armed. deadly ARRAYS are lamentsbly frequent and
the criminal laws practically imperative. There have
been scores and scores Of murders. but no man has
ever been executed. Unless the laws are soon mode
efficient some peculiarly fragrant homicide will sfimu
late the people into hanging dozen or two Of the
criminals and banishing the rest through the swift.
terrible vengeance Of Vigilance Committee.
Our new States. in their early history, show how
settlers and settlements governed by natural Laws
Just az immutable and irresistible those which
troll the seasons Of the earth the tides Of the sea-
Each has its period Of Democratic asoendency. its
evers of speculation Its mutations and reactions Its
bitter contests about locating the capital Each elects
some Of its weakest and most corrupt men 10 Office,
and, later is driven into purgng itself OF
thieves and murdere through the application Of Lynch
law. In California recently miner proved himself
wiser than many who have studied books more and men
less. Summoned as o juryman In murder case, tbs
Judge asked him the usual question: :" Have you any
conscientious scrupIes about capital pnnishmentr He
replied IL have In all cases except when II ID admins
tered by Vigilance Commiftee|
RUBY CITY, OwYHRE COUNTY Idaho,e
Thursday. Nov. l6. 1865.
With Judge James S. Reynolds. editor OF TAe Boise
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