The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1867-04-27
FROM THE LEmHT DISTRICT.

By permission of Mr.. Josish Cave, and the
Kindness Of Mr. - O. Luckstt ii procuring
for us, we are enabled to lay before enl
readers the following late and Interesting
letter from Lemhi:
LEEsBURe, March 20, 1867.
Dear Brother do not know
yet what to say of this place, although have
E been here all the winter, We are still having
very cold weather, the snow is four or five
feet deep all over the country, and it does moi
diminish much yetsYFgrg1 orr pr xrfFsEF
There are great many gulches being To-
Gated, not worked-for the programme here
lis thus to make, or pretend 10 make, a discoY-
i cry, getup stampede, and get the record
ing moneys and this I think or fear, is all
The money that will be made out of the
ground. xIsuppose that there are in all some
/ forty or fifty CLUTCHES and five or six creeks
located; enough, if all pay, to make q large
camp. North from this is the Sierra District
six or seven miles, in which are five or six
| gulches. South of this is the Alder Greek,
six or seven miles from this place !; then west
/ from here is Rapp's, Ornet's and Big Greeks
| 1.-The farthest off being about eight miles
enough in all to employ large numbe. of
mem But what can Isay as to the richness
lot all this? Nothing. Nobody is, or has been
for long time,at work. and as for outside
reports as to the richness of this camp it is
all surmise. There are-some paying claims
here, and the gold is of a superior quality,
being worth al bout SD to $40 perEoz. II have!
heard it stated by many3thatthere are great.
many wages diggiDgs here, but nothing big
but what dothFyI know 4they cannot see any
farther into the ground than can-and do
not,knew anything Hboutte-Iysee the same
thing herssthat | saw in sEl ( creek one year
ago As far as | know this place has no per
centage) over that lace +the ere were Some
that madet money there ubtlessl there will
be some here that will make money.
AS to the, scarcity ofany articles here, il. is !
impossible to bring goods from Boise and
make anything. Good mission grey shirts
are selling for 81 SO and will doubtless soon
be lower, for there are large stocks on the
way here from Helena and Virginia Cart !
penter's tools. are scarce and high, and | be-
lieve that planes of all kinds are scarce in
Virginia and Helena. fIpaid, afew days ago,
So fora s. & j. hand-saw
/ All that can say to you if you come is, to
bring set of carpenters tools, such as would
be suitable for making sash and panel doors,
and should the camp be good andths branch
not be oEerdone, you might make something
during -thes summer, but it is all surmise With
me. have been building, but viii be
through in three days. when ] will go to
packing, and sink or swim | will stick TO it.
have been away from home now two years h
Ind have so far made bnt a living, | hope TO
10 a little better this summer. y is an old
laying, that when all go, that is he time to
'tay. Many are already here from Idaho
Mrs. Baker came in few days ago, and
las invested in town properly-she inteads
tartfng hotel si5ss
There is a large stampede up again, and at
charming distance, 1t being on Thompson's :
liver in the Pen D'Orielle Lake region.
lave said in as few words as possible All that
know about this place, IT'S no use for me
o write you what this one or that one says
bout the pIace-T-some say good others bad
"a man that comes here let him make up his
mind to take the chances, if he draws long
traw we'll and good; ifa short one, so much
he worse let him consider this before he q
tarts. In many cases he can do nothing !
lore than did last winter, and that is to de-
end on the chase for a living This is all
cry romantic at distance, but when sim 6
lered down to a reality it is robbed of all its q
harms. Your brother, :
ALFRED GAVE.
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