, 1868-02-21
From our. Travelling COrres-
DOndent.

DOANACHLs
SILVER CRY, OwYHEE, Jan. 80, 1868.
EDITOR SrATEsMAN:-F may be set down
as the richest district n this Territory. Distance
uine miles from Silver. Owing to the compare.
lively slender knowledge of the outer world of
the resources of Owyhee, together with the hos
tilities of the Indians, Flint has heretofore es,
capped the attention of capitalists. Just now,
however, it is receiving the bulk of investments,
aud it Plenses me to inform you that San Fran
cisco moned men have at last discovered the
fact that their surplus capital would find profit
able investment in this long ignored country.
The "Rsing Star" mine, the most prominent
ledge, formerly owned by some Portland mer,
chants, has lately been disposed of to several
ebay" capitalists, who have already organized
a Joint Stock Company. They intead TO put up
a forty 'stamper next spring, and beyond doubt
will bring this gay district into notoriety, at
San Francisco. Following the lead of the Ri
sing Star are the Twilight, U. S. Grant, LeYia>
than, Frost and Rochester. There are now two
mills in successful operation, having capacity
of Is stamps. The district is also divided into
two towns, and the same spirit of rivalry which
has been prevailing between Ruby and Silver
has been initiated by the cities of Orc and Owy
bee. The latter, however, has succeeded n
carrying of the prize, being in possession Of the
Post Office, which, of course, is considered THE
place. But it wil-nJ doubt make you smile TO-
write you that these bitter antagonists are Just
| as remote from each other as the STATESMAN
printing office and Frank 4 Wtrtheimer's store
at Walla Walla; separated only by a rocky bluff.
There are a5out 200 persons employed in that
district, principally working for wages. Com.
punication is kept up with Silver 10y means of
a daily stage line, OWNED by a former citizen of
| Walla WAlla.
Wages command S. pei day, and laborers are
| getting scarce, owing to>the Willow creek ex,
citemeut. Nevsrthsess the poPuTation is esli
mated at 25O0 souls. There are also about 500
Cinnamon employed in eookiog and washing
| When spring opens, however they intend to re
Work the placer mines on Jordan creek.
Yours &C., . DAlIE''
SILVER Cry, Feb. 5, 1868.
EDrrOE srArEsHAS Since my las. nothing
o! importance has transpired in--thiss camp 1t
is rumored on Ghe streets.thst tie San Francis
co Company, now operating at Flint, are ABOUT
to purchase the Leviat6an mine situated in that
district The price offered for the mine is stated
at the round sum of thirty thousand dollars.
The bargain, however, requires the appreciation
of Chas. Miller, Esq, of the firm of Block
Miller at the Dales, ere the ledge can be dis.
posed Of as be is one of the principal owners.
Were "Charley" | should not refuse the brill
liant offer, as experience teaches that quartz
mining is very uncertain thing. In support
of this assertion, | Will mention that one Of the
best Co.'S here-ihe Iova-has just been at
tached iuy consequences of their paper being re-
fused payment n the East. The uniTersal SUD.
position has been that the Company was on a
sound footing, being in possession OF some very
rich lodges. But Of course the above fact leads
to other conclusions. It is rumored, however.
that the agent has ordered an amount Of the
'needfuP' to be sent to this camp for the pur,
pose of paying of the Indebtedness, said to be
very light Eastern Companies are viewed in
very suspicious light 10 this camp, as it is an
established fact that they are decidedly "ereeur'
in mining operations. This Company, howev-
er, has been very unfortunate in the selection
of man for the position Of Superintendent wbo
has promised them mueh aud done very little.
he introduced some new patent for this mill
which proved to be failure. Should matter,
bsrsaejusssd thsoeomPsuI intends, to put up
another mill, and success attend them, 1 trust
The'New York Company, under the manage.
msnt OfMr- wAlbridge, is one Of those few EAST.
srn ones, now successfully operating in this di,.
triet. II will be remembered that Collier Rob-
bins, Esq, of Portland, has'bsen the mean, Of
inducing this company to invest and hardly
think they have cause TO regret the dars tbi,
camp was being brought to their notice. YES.
terdAy took a stroll to their mill. and I sonnd
the greatest activity prevailing Not less than
600 tons OF "Poorman" rock was piled up.