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

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Late Montana papers report general stam-
pede from that Territory The Helena Post
Of August 28th has the following in reference,
to the newly discovered region:
From Mr.. David Lusk, just arrived in this
city, we learn that fabulously rich placer mines
have been discovered in the Ceur d,AIene
mountains, on the headwaters of the Ceur
d'Alene and st.. Joseph rivers. These new dig
Iglngs are not the same as those on the Clear
Water, recently reported by US, but are long
distance further north. They.are three hun.
dred miles from here and are creating an in
tense excitement, especially on the other side
OF the range. A Mr.. Sweeney, formerly of
Washington Gulch, has been prospecting in
the CGur d'Alene mountains for two years,
and "srruck it rich about four weeks ago.
His claim is situated on stream forty five
miles In length, which has been named. after
him, Sweeney river. From this ground he OBJ
talns prospects of enc dollar to the pan, in a
STRIP. OF pay gravel four feet deep and 'twenty-
five feet IN width Good prospects have been
obtained all along the banks of this river and
two hundred men are now engaged there open
ing claims. Sweeney's is the only one upon
which assluice is running. On Booths river,
seven miles southwest of Sweeney's river,
prospects ct from twenty-five to seventy-five
cents to the pan are obtained, with pay dirt
SIX feet deep and eighteen feet wide Upon
still another river from ten to fifteen cents to
the pan is obtained. Tributary to all these
rivers are numerous gulches, in which good
prospects are obtained; in fact, the whole uf
that section of country seems to be rich net
work of placer diggings There are, altogeth-
err, In these new diggings, about seven hundred
men, and immense numbers on horseback and
on foot, and with every conceivable character
OF an outfit. are hufrying to them from every
point of the compass. On his way from there,
our informant met fully three hundred persons,
among them fourteen women, on the way to
the new mines Billiard tables, fixtures for
restaurants and hotels, in fact everything re-
CURED in large mining camp, was being hur-
RED thither. All western Montana is in fe
yer Of excitement. The scarcity of water
over the range offers no present inducement
tor our miners to remain and they are hurry
ing off to the new dggngs to such an extent
that some portions of the country seem almest
deserted At Missoula the crops are all stand
ing ripe in the fields. but it Is impossible to OBJ
tain hands to hnrvest them. Six dollars per
day in gold is offered for laborers out all think
they see fortune before them in the Ceur
d'AleEe mountains, and cannot stop for any
such money. The proper means by which to
reach these mines is TO follow the Mullan road
to point sixteen miles beyond the Bitter Root
ferry, and there take the trail leading to the
left. Following this trail fifty miles in south
erly direction, vii! bring the traveller to Swee-
ney's river and the centre of the new gold
htld. These new mines are in the Territory
OF Idaho, and the rivers upon which they are
situated are the sources OF the Spokane Many
of our readers will remember the remarkable
richness of the mines of Florence, and il may
interest them to know that both the Clearwa
ter mines recently reported by us and the
Ceur dAlene mines which we report to-day
are in the same general range.
The same paper also gives this:
VIZ have received information concerning
the great gold excitement which has produced
such a stampede from Beartown and vicinity,
and almost depopulated that section of the
country The new mines are SITUATED on Clear
Water creek, in the CBur d'Alene 4Dountains,
fifty miles across the range from Fort Unlnn, |
aud eighty-fve miles from there by trail, and
torty-tve miles southeast uf the once famous
Florence. IN idaho A bar has been discover
ed there seven miles in length aud about four
hundred feet in width, the dirt Upon which, SO
far as tested, is from tour to twelve feet deep,
and prospects from ten cents to 81 S. cents to
the pan. The creek below the bar prospects |
well There is no grass within ten miles and
it is impossible to keep horses there, The trail
is very rough and no wagons can reach the
diggings. Eight hundred men, alnsng which
are representatives of Lewiston, Walla Walla,
Beartown and allaveStern Montana, had rushed |
in there week ago presenting to view one of
the most motley assrmblages OF men ever seen
in America. Many of them are dead broke,
and this too, when provisions and all the neces-
saries of life are extravagantly high. Tobacco |
is worth 81 50 per pound. and all other arti- |
cles bring corresponding price, A ditch of
about four miles length has been brought in
upon one portion of the bar and furnishes
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