New-York tribune., 1867-10-11
IDAHO.

IDAHO. n
THE OVERLAND MAIL AND IEs FAILURES-TnE
LOCAL ELECTION-SINING MATTERS.
FROM Our Special Correspondent
SILVER CITY, l. T.! Sept. 3. 1861.
Uncle Samuel is an aflluent old kinsman.
His revenues large and his beralty to his children
very great but the rascaty OF his servants associated
with his credulity make many Of his heavy expenditures
of little general benefit. daily Overland Mail service
IL paid for but way is performed is fraud upon
the nation The fact is too well understood throughout
the Union to need parcuarzatoa OF Gj copies OF TIE
sEMf-WEEKLY TRIBUNE due your correspondents III 1867
to date less than % have reached ne, and yesterday
February and March Nos were received-onc containing
nny Letter of March TO- Ihave been in receipt Of letters
by express overland quite regularly this yesr nd they
uniformly 20 hand IN Is or y day from dae Nhy
s fis Tho answer is apparently plaH-ihc contractors
desire 10 force an outraged pubic To parozc their IA
press. There ls INj prominent newspaper once eiAoL
tbc overland mail il NOT carried, yet IL Is nj
lowed 10 pass unuO<Ccd by many leading lournsa-lh
to his public overslehi To- the poor Indian" made
TO bear the blame of many suifases justly hnn Nety
many as mjustly tat should be charges 10 men lO,e
business it Is plunder the public teasaty lhelc Is
any honesty IN the next tCgIcss' ihoouGn INcsuSa
tien Of the Overland Ma d, m WIZ pI ', .,i
adopted to prevent them i fuuie IeIIltoii1
Delegates arc generally Of worthless ana purchasae
character. and little i expected at ther ta'us; hnt We
frauds referred 10 have become 80 notorious mat As
~ a, ,tr,,, "a, rto fbr vropps
complaints To warrant tiSo'ouo 49,, .pY u, W ,,
Mail facilities not only ncttsnit mt pOsltlFs hAu
and cannot be contcntcd without regular mails Gtye
frontiersmrn just means of postal communication hnd
they viii more patiently suffer other FHfhions "hlle
carving new states and adding 10 the courtrys kL0Wn
wealth. The annoying feature 10 he case J. tuaI t"W
Government pays priuccly sum for satisfactory ma4
scryIce-f the services weye Justly performed mono would
cOmplain lis earnestly hoped the next sefsloh ol
grcss will rccty the present ACKNOWLEDGED O'tlals
Mail fraud.
The Idaho annual election occurs each year an the see
oud Monday ~ August and Though nearly muhiH hHs
Icn SI'proai6v mot cyoa received at ihc
all.
usual routes OF trdy@ - some ~ ne county sers D,
I'M GOO n.is M ~ t% M M l1 iIIIo n fo M comfy ind
This distance g., through wilderness OF mnuuiaia' VIM
ont roads ur trails save those made by Tho lan'. Cor
gree ightcousy amended the organic aet o. ldao at
IFS late session 80 a. io prevent dSr~suu oI TIE ttuin
Legislature before DcccmbE l,.s, Therefore. nothing bat
local issues entered into thc last election and 20 cannot
bc said that positive Development OF partisan slicnfh
was shown; bat enough was exhibited 10 b, n srns to
Union men and the reverse 90 COppcrAeads In Idaho
CITY Bosc County the largc't town n no Territory u
Union Justice Of the Peace and Constable elected
iu this tOwyhce County Union County Commissioners
choscr-the oniy oiAccis upon which ah interest
f6c Union party only shows equally wise It's
principles in selecting candidate for Congress ~ leO9
there is no fair doubt ot ms election Inc recG election
gives promise of such political triumph and the siaid
habits Of population give stgnsth 10 tho belief
Democracy ana honesty Wc'c hIWuNS sfhR,s' anu STA
bic ctilcHs are grayc-dg ggcIs for the old hnmDug.
Democracy has ceased 30 flourish where industry, fru
gality, skl. and capital arO prerequisite TO property
These essentials 20 close the doors witch lead 10
Iotous living upon public funds, which Is death TO mod
This leads me to observe that tho" nush days" OF Idaho
are over, and the Ieirs{ gamer thclcDy dhc cry Gt
dun times always follows tHe ptllOd ihehiioneu
when the 1ush days are over and only merit will pros
per, the shiftcss and over trtnsitoy population, at
tracted by romantic stories and who live upon excite
and the iOilies OF their Fellows set up jcrCmiad
against the country and leave 70 for their cOuntiys good
Labor well rewarded In Idaho to-day Is In any place
IN the mines Common bOrcs are paid from s. TO 81 per
ncyiepced miners ret So per diem, aid the reason
able necessares Of e cost gbOut S. Labor Is not plenty
capitalists are nowhere superior 10 those offered here
Numerous lodges Of gold aud silver quartz have been DIS
covered and for want Of means are unToILcd by the
owners aud DE purcha here at from 81 10 $40 per
Dtoney0d men in the Eastern cities are justly Shaiy
OF 10, when they do purchase, thoy arc blkcd. Good
mining property goes begging for buyers cspe
ciay whom actual development has proven tic property
valuable Nearly all mines offered IN the Ea- are
only name, and not in fact Quartz may have been
work done It's oxent except upon paper
The mining rospecinsc' gotten up Tor gu.iDo peIpoei
which have found their way out here ann5o Us more
among as can find nothing which answers the outline
"r details OF his class N only mention The Poorman
Cola ana Silver Mining Company VI Idaho report
OF Emira College ~ y The body of this report may be
mention this particularly as 10 was calculated todccelye
and no professional sophlsty deviry show tho
contrary The Professor Is an Eastern tour, and
am told by quite Trustworthy persons that while here
he stated that "may poor PEOPLE had purchased stock
Who could not afford to lose the money" The ductliy
the Professors conscience may enable nm 10 IaIlnO-
ze Ills rcport with the subject Of IT, but plain blank
man who would mar a curious tale in telling It, aud de-
liver PLAN message bmtly." could not. The prestige
given 10 this COmpanys property IL wholly borrowed
from the celebrated POOrman and hie manipuatoTs
Imagination II poor people viii take honest advice,
they will 10 the mines before investing cent in
them Those who DO not, and prefer 10 buy mining in
tercst and financial dearly, viii believe and
act upon the stupcudOus Misrepresentation OF mining
brokers' with sucL gulcTs and dupes, II u no wonder
that so many represent Pocs gallant knight" who
In sunsiss and In shadow,
Had jouIneJel loug
Singing song,
Ia search Of ElJOedo.
But he grew old
This knight 40 bold
Ard er bis heart shs-oT
Fell rs he found
No spot of ground
That l0Olel lilo Edorado"
Tho real Poorman Mine, property OF the Owyhee
Mining CO., No. 81 Exchange place, NeW-lWk ~ rich
bcyond question but Is not yielding what 10 did in
1906 Tie pure metal is still found In tls mine. but IN
quite limited quantities. The vein IL a true one, and
have reason 10 believe paying haf somc profits bat the
COmpnny making such extensive and costly improve
meuts about the mill and mine this Summer that II would
lie strange il the stockholders get dividends for some
months vet The orc FiUo Nirc-vhich A. ID. X. noted
ip eIcuso I'm November lsGjs fully rich current
representatl0ns have made it, More FOCUS failed upon
upon tls mine owing tO msmanagemcnt, including eX-
tiayagance IL passed into their creditors possessions
and now paying klGO per tu leaving an actual profit
of siO 20 the owners. The stock was begging purchasers
ut 25 per cent of par value, last Spring owing to
doubtas Ih mines v9gth being created by thO failure