Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-06-15
cENTERv1LLE AND VICINITY.

there from this city by these stages is but a
pastime, as the road is in good order and the
ten miles of distance are made in less than two
hours including watering and resting spell
at Crawford's toll house, just this side of the
summit Pinkham has had piece of new road
made from the side hill which is descended be-
fore crossing Grimes creek, and the old Canon
road is now almost entirely dug up by miners.
The new road is better one in grade and
every other way, and cannot be washed out as
the old Canon road used to be by every freshet.
Over Grimes creek good foot bridge has
been built for the accommodation of miners,
and all who travel, and in time of high water
the stage passengers go safely over this while
the stage takes the chance of fording
| Centerville presents very fair business ap-
pearance, all things considered. There is still
good deal of mining carried on near and about
the town within circuit of two miles, and we
did not hear of any claim in any district which
has not paid this season-s0me good wages,
several very rich, and one or two exceedingly
rich The noted hummer Hill claims of w.
L. Law and Snively & Co., are perhaps the
best in that section. It seems the gold pro-
duct there is exhaustless Water is plenti-
fully furnished by the great ditch, which brings
water from Grimes creek, above Pioneer City,
one half owned by Mr.. Law and O. J. Water
man, and the other half by Ben. Wilson, the
enterprising practical miner and thorough
ditch man of Pioneer.
The Siskiyou district, below Centerville, on
the gulch of that name, is also richly paying
spot Between thirty and forty men are en-
gagged in ground sluicing, and the average gold
produced is very good. Elsewhere are the n.y.
draulic claims of Beadle, Mofert & CO., of
Thompson & Burrows, and the noted Doyle's
claim, each of which pay handsomely, and are
among the most valuable in the Basin. The
Boston district is likewise yielding much above
wages in the aggregate, and Chas. w. Stewards
claim, between Centeryille and Pioneer, which
is supplied with water by the ditch known as
Curry's, but now owned by Mr.. Stewart him
self, is paying fairly. The hydraulic claim of
Barton & Co., on Grimes creek, also pays
richly There are, of white men and China
men together, nearly or fully four hundred mi
ners employed about Centerville this season,
and, as we state above, all are doing well,
some very well, and a few are making big pay.
Few mining localities are equally well sup
piled with water as the diggings about Center
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moderate prices There is the large Goldtrap
ditch, owned by CHANNEL, Thatcher &. Co.,
which supplies an extensive range of claims,
and is taken from Grimes creek; the Hughes
ditch, leading water from Henry's creek, fur
nishes water to another good stretch of Dig |
gings and other smaller bitches, besides those
we have above or just named, supply yet other !
ranges.
The present season is one of the most favor
able to the miners ever known in this Basin.
The cool weather which has prevailed has
caused fortunate condition of things general
ly. The snow upon the top hills which feeds
the streams that supply the bitches, has gone
off slowly, and kept UP a steady, desirable
flow of water to both ditch owners and claim
holders, and this supply has been furnished this
season in larger volume and promises to be
afforded for longer time than ever before
Quiet as Centervllle may look to stranger,
or to person not conversant with the peculiar
of mining town, good, live
Iy, substantial trade is done there The fine
general merchandising stores of Guiheneuc,
Ridge & Co., Duke & Co., Moritz & Co., and
M. Whiteman, enjoy run of profitable Gus
tom, and large quantities of gold are weekly
taken in among them all, and the dust in that
place is of superior quality, clean and very
honest. Also, on settling days, to see the
claim owners pour in, to pay from out their
well-filled long buckskin purses, to the ditch
owners, their several water bills, ranging in
some instances to high figures weekly, will give
a person better appreciation of the actual
and wealth of the mines in and
around Centerville.
We heard of few in that neighbOrhO0d who
talk of making q visit to Lemhi. to try their
fortune there, but they are very few In number, |
and, in nearly every instance are so circum-
stanced that they can very well afford to make
the trip, without loss of time or money, beyond
the mere cost of the journey thither and back, t
rs they will continue to hold their claims and |
have them worked while they are absent.
Aswe have said in speaking of our late visits
10 Granite Creek, Placerville, and Pioneer
City, we say now again after our visit to Cen
jerville-that men act unwisely in leaving this
Basin for any other known diggings on this I
whole coast. They act unwisely in doing so, /
because, as we reassert, there cannot be named
anywhere, mining region of the extent of :
this Basin, which is so generally productive in {
gold, and which yields so high an average to t