, 1867-06-14
Latest News from Lemhi.

extracts from in this paper, and later thar
any Intelligence we have from any othel
source, from the Lemhi courtry, is that OBJ
tanned through Mr.. Madigah, Of Madigan
& Cannady, merchants at Pioneer City, anC
given TO us on Monday evening. Mr.. Madi,
gan's informant was Mr.. Cox, of Walk
Walla; who left Leesburg less than two
weeks ago Mr.. Cox had been in Lemh
several months, aud had good opportunity
| to make up fair estimate of the extent anG
richness of the gold fields so far discovered
His report, as communicated TO US by Mr.
Madigan, to whom Cox had given full in.
formation, is substantially as follows:
When he left Leesburg, May %, there
was from one to two feet of snow in many Of
The flats and gulcheS, and all the hills were
still deeply covered with it, Mining had
been going on for several weeks, however
quite sufficient to enable the miners to form
an estimate Of the diggings. No big strikes
or very rich claims had been heard of.
Nose Miner, well known in Walla Walla
and Oregon, had sold claim for $4,000, but
that was a lone instance of so high a valua.
ton. The best diggings we're estimated at
say Sl2 per day to the man, but this was
above the average. Henry Mulkey and his
brother held hundred claims; j. Marion
More held fifteen claims and some ditch
property, but wa er was SO plenty that dts
ches were not much needed. 1t was expec.
ted that some trouble would occur on the
first Of June, as that was the day fixed by
the miners, on which all the claims not re-
presented by persons in fact were to be
jumped by persons who would work them.
There were about 1900 persons in Leesburg,
but on the day Mr.. Cox left, fully half Of
the whole number rushed off for new diggings
reported to have been discovered about
eighty miles this side of there, in the drec-
tion of WarrenS Diggings. Persons were
focking in, however, fro Montana, Wash
ington, Idaho, Oregon, and California. About
one half of all these were idle, and many
were leaving daily.
In trade matters, there had been a very
material change in a short time Goods
were being rushed in from Montana, from
Idaho and Boise cities, from Walla Wala
and Salt Lake. Bacon, dry goods, and cer-
tain staples could be brought in best from
this side, but in -four, produce, butter, &C.,
Montana and Utah held the advantage.
A great many goods had been quickly
disposed of this year in Whole cargoes or by
jobbing. A train of two hundred animals;
loaded by Walia WalIa house, met with a
quick sale of all the goods, in Leesburg, at
good profits. Mr.. G. Clark, formerly Of this
city, had purchased the entire lot of bacon
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who sold we'll The merchants from Mon.
taua were doing a cash business, declining
all sales on credit but some of those from
Idaho and Boise cities were giving accom-
modatons to the miners who wanted goods
on short time. During the early part of
the season high prices ruled for all kinds of
goods, but they had rapidly fallen to low
figures because of very heavy stocks rushed
in from all quarters.
Wagons cannot get beyond Salmon river,
sixteen miles this side of Leesburg, and
until lately ten cents per pound was paid
for packing goods from that point into Lees
burg; but it was easy to engage packing for
three cents per pound when Mr.. Cox left.
The town at this point on the river called
Nappias', We believe was fourshing, and
nearly as large as Leesburg. The Jacobs
Bros, of Walla Walla and Boise City have
store at each town.
All in all, Mr. Cox does not give very
encouraging description of the diggings'
and believes it to be a region in which
from fair to good wages can be made, but
nothing moreno big strikes. Miners
claim, mentioned above, was the only one he
heard Of which paid richly, or sold at a
figure to warrant the belief that the mines
generally were rich. From what we gather,
he does not undertake to contrast the Lemhi
district with Boise Basin in point of rich.
ness, or in the actual extent of the mining
region. His account of that country, 1t ap-
pears to us, is by no means attractive for
any who have good claims here or else
where, or such as to cause any to abandon
or dispose of paying ground to go to Lemhi.
-Idaho World.