Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-07-24
SEnll NtEeklp Mprld.
THE LEMII1 MINES.

Below we give a few extracts copied from a
/ letter which appears in the Owyhee Aodldncke
of last Saturday, dated at Leesburg, and writ
ten by J. A. Palmer, formerly of Silver City.
We believe Mr.. Palmer is the gentleman who
received the nomination for County Recorder,
at the late Convention in Salmon City, for
Lemhi county. He says:
The general belief is that this basin will not pay
wages-six dollars day. This is also my opinion,
and my reasons I will state briefly. Naples creek
and what is true of this creek will apply TO all OF
most of the creeks and guches) has but little tall
and is full of large and heavy washed gravel and
boulders and only we worked by shoyellng INTO
boxes, making it impossible to wash but s1lah
quantity of dirt The gold is mostly very me anu on
the bottom bedrock. with average OF SIX Ieeb OF
gravel top, which will pay scarcely anything. fl
large number of claims on Naples and oJnef creeks
after having been worked from two 10 SIX WEEKS nave
been virtually abandoned, or what amounts TO the
same thing are for sale very cheap The bar or hill
claims where dump or vacant ground on the creek
can be obtained to run the tailings on and where
large quantity of ground can be washed each day
without small amount of labor, have no doubt
will pay wages, and In some PAGES as hlgn as one OF
two ounces per day.
If there is any big paying claims here I do not
know where they are, nor can ascertain. am Gen.
dent the very best not paying more than twenty
dollars per day, nor do believe there are dozen
that pay that. large number of miners who bought
claims early the Spring working for very small
can make small raise to get away with. There is
yet large quantity of ground which has not been
tried especially the bar claims, many of which, be-
leye, if properly worked, will pay small wages, but
which cannot be worked until the creek and gulch
claims are worked out or abandoned
Goods of all kinds selling for cost and freight.
Flour $10per hundred, bacon so cents per pound,
sugar 10000 cents per pound, coffee 60 cents, beans
IS cents, and other things in proportion. Quite a
quantity has been packed out OF the camp.
There are but few families here and it is seldom
lady is seen the street. preferrng to remain in the
little cabin than being subjected to the prying eyes
of the large number of idlers who set around the
dens and Sidewalks waiting for something to turn up
We have quite number of Owyhee people here,
among whom notice j. Marion More, Esq, who has
been operating here quite extensively. Mr. More
has within few days sold his cresh claims and has
left on a prospecting tour. Mr.. Reichenberg, who
made SO narrow an escape with the Indians, is keep
ing small clothing store and fills in the time cnssing
the country in general and the Indians IN particular
Pete Gabriel is doing good good business at Sal
mon City. The Bell boys left here some time since
for Montana I could mention many others, but
space will not permit. sorry to add that none
Of them as yet, with the exception OF Gabriel have
bettered themselves by leaving 0wyhee
Some few quartz Lodges have been found In this
vicinity but nothing yet remarkably rich great
number of prospecting parties are in the mountains
and some few claim that wonderful discoveries have
been made. AS yet can trace these stories to no
reliable source.