Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-08-19
RETURNED TO DUTY.


country from this city to Lewiston, in North
ern Idaho, by way of the great valley Of the
North Payette, the Lakes, and thence to War
rens, Florence, Camas Prairie, and the Lap.
wai-a total Of upwards Of 800 miles. The
return trip we made by steamer 0wyhee, from
Lewiston to Umatilla. in one day; thence to
Boise City BY John Hailey's fiue line Of stages
in three days, and from Boise City heme, by
Greenhouses stage, in aine hours. We have
notes, taken all along the journey, OF the ma
ture and resources Of the country through
which we passed. aud from these notes we
propose in subsequent issues to lay before
readers the result ef our observations. In
this issue We shall do no more than give rough
mention of our trip.
We reached Warrens ON the morning Of the
seventh days travel from this city. The trail
up the valley of the North Payette, for about
sixty miles, was very fair, but thence on for
forty miles, from the lower end OF the big
Lake to the divide which separates the waters
of Southern and Northern Idaho. it was by far
the worst and most difficult trail we ever
travelled, and We haze passed over most OF the
wild country from as far South as San Diego
to Olympia, between the Sierra Nevada and
Cascade mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
The country through which this rough trail
courses is not, geographically, anything like
so broken or wild as much OF that which is To
be found in this cad of the Territory. but
whole forests Of burnt timber have fallen In
most intricate ENHANCEMENT all along where
4 trail is feasible, and for nearly the full dis
tauce Of forty miles. the animals have con-
stantly to step and leap over this fallen timber.
and they exhaust themselves in making very
slow progress among these prostratc dead.
wood labyrinths. which extend equally up and
down the steep and craggy rock hill sides, and
along the river bottoms and over low divides.
But fortunately Tor the fatisucd Traveller, con.
veniens camping spots are to be found every
few miles, with excellent water, plenty Of
grass Tor the animals, and m abundance Of
wood fur camp fires; and grouse. tool chickens,
and SALMON and truat. are readily hunted or
caughs along the route From the great d.
vide which reaches from the source OF the
North Payette to the head of Secesh creek
and thence into Warrens, the trail is generally
good. and can be rapidly travelled
Warreus is by far the briskcs., lvelicst
camp. we have seen IN idaho this year. Sev
eral new buildings have been put up within The
past few months, and business seemed 10 b.
fourishing in every branch. The great hope
Of the camp Seems to be founded in tn. rich
ness and number of i;s gold quartz ledgv-s.
however, and it 10 yet 20 be ascertained wh-th.
or these will develop anything equal to general
expectation. There are n large number of
men employed IN the placer diggings in and
about the camp. and these pay very satisfacto-
~ average wages. Water is quite plentiiully
supplied, aud the miners 10 almost every in-
stance own the water bitches used, so that
the sale Of water 10 not known. We saw 2S3
Ounres Of gold dust, tn yield OF 81 days run,
by four men, in the claim Of the Ward Broth.
ers Company, near Warrsns; but this was
deemed very rich clean up. The average
wages are from $ to S. per day to the hand
The dust 10 all nicely cleaned throughout the
camp, and readily sells at sI3 per ounce.
Coin ia the general currency, and bogus or
sanded dust is, happily, not known Green
backs pass in trade at 20 cents on the dollar,
but are not favorite currency.
The Expressman from Lewiston, through in
three days, arrived few hours after we reach.
ed Warrcn's, yet we found that the WORLD
Of July 18th contained three days later over
land dispatches than the latest papers brought
by tho Express An express or mail across
the country from Boise Basin TO Northern Ida.
no would furnish that division Of the Territory
with from Eve to eight days later intelligence
than BY the route Of Columbia and Snake rivers
to Lewiston, or overland from Walla Walla,
as the Express and mails now 90.
From Warren's to Florence we had tedi.
Gus, yet pleasant ride, 10 company with Mr..
TT. Butler. Radical candidate for Delegate
to Congress. and s. 8. Penn. Esq, Democratic
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney 10 Judge
Kclly's District. We made the ride Of twenty
miles from warrcns TO the Warm Springs 10
t,ur hours, BY beautiful a,ooulight, and the
aext day reached Florence, twenty-five miles
further On, ~ way VI Hunt d Co.'S wire sas.
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