Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-09

ported, of very rich placer diggings on Swee-
ney river, and on Clearwater creek-if either
shall prove anything like equal 70 the reports
will have the effect to give now and busting
trade life and business prosperity to Lewiston.
Again the buildings now untenanted may be
| 6lled with merchandise, the dwellings with
prospering tenants. the large abandoned sa-
i looms with eyer-thirsty, neyer-thirst-quenched
crowds; aud the streets now grass.grown may
become the highways of busy, josthng trades
men, draymen, transfers aud packers, with
their vehicles and animals, their outfits, freights
and cargoes.
During our stay in the place We had two
opportunities to test the political predictions
of the citizens, and on both occasions the indi-
cations were that the voters were clearly aud
thoroughly Democratic, as the vote of that
precinct, equally with all of Northern Idaho,
has since abundantly manifested. The speech
of talented German, Mr.. Bonner, on the
night preceding the election, aided much, we
believe in giving the Democratic ticket so
handsome majority i'll Lewiston And such
good party workers as Alexander aud Loewen-
berg, among the Germans, and Gilman. aud
Berry, aud Flanagan, among all classes. Goa
tributed also handsomely TO the glad victory
on August 10th.
On the morning of the 10th. Mt O'clock,
we started down the river on board the snug
steamer Owyhee, of which Capt. Tom Stump
was commander, and Mr. Coo the Clerk. The
fame of Capt Stump as a master'hand in
handling river steamers IN rough, perllons. ne
tually dangerous places. is known 10 travellers
far and near lie is the bestin his profession
on the coast wc beliese IL was Capt. Stump
who took the 0kanagan from Cello 10 the
Dailes, through the terrible chute OF the Co.
lumbla. aGd again down the Cascades. where
il was believed a boat could never b. safely
guided On the Nay down Sake river We
had opportunity 10 witness The surprising sAiiI
and perfect coinposure of mind with which hr
managed bis boat through the narrow, rocky,
surging channels of the several difficult rapids
down which ha had 10 run risks. bus he kao"s
neither such words rs fail or oda'L Ii boa.
can possibly 80 through given place BE- 10
conldcu, of hi. ability 10 iakc her through.
And bis bravery and ability 10 cquaIlca onl, b,
hi. modrsty. Give us Capt, Tom. stump as
the SAFE. sure Pilo: in tight places. above an,
We ever Travelled With.
The run oil 80 ua,les dusVn Snake river ,asn
the nights Columbia, thence 10 Wallula ard
Cmail!la-a total uf about 10 n.ics--was
made by hsr p'clusA. Afternoon. ar In about
thirteen hoara. including s,nppaso "f bali an
hour az Wsllua There We laHdrd. and after
a shu,. res; wrrr roas~d a. bali,pa one O'clock
Of the morning oi the iliA. aud By t,<o O'Clock
were an tkc.~ay. BY Ilail,s's s;ag- line. Ior
the long land juurncy home. Three days n'
las. staging pu. ia il no,sc CIR. aud altrr
refreshing nights real al the Overland Hotel
of GrtIia & Barber. u~xi moFa .ng ~ scs*n
clock ssc took Greenhouses s;agc far this
city. and ,r.ac bed her" nj four o'clock. after
roYui campo -a.ag tour oil nearly 1000 males.
made IN just twenty days.