The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-08-19
THE LATEST GOLD STRIKE.
THE LOON CREEK DIGGINGS.

has ragged throughout Cnls Dasln, ano III A-Sut %
and Ada counties as we'll, during the past week,
and hundreds Of miners and persons of other
ayocations have started for the new gold fields.
Report of the discovery was brought here by
Jo Galation during last week. who had gone
from his former trading post in Stanley Basin
to the new diggings, and on bis return not only
packed thither bis whole stock of merchandise
from Stanley, but fastened here, engaged j. G..
Bryant's pack train, and rushed off sixteen
thousand pounds more of goods, as sure earn
est of what he thought of the Loon creek gold
diggings.
1t appears the new diggings were discovered
this season by party of prospecting miners
from Blackfoot in Montana. They found the
mines to be rich One of their number, named
Craig, happened to journey along to Galation's
store in Stanley Basin, to purchase whip-saw,
and while there gave 10. information of the
discovery. and agreed to take hun and one or
two others in company on his way back to the
new camp. Others, from the diggings on Sal
mon river, twenty miles from Stanley Basin
Jacob Romer among the number-followed, SO
that the party were about twenty strong.
They reached the Loon creek region IN about
forty miles ride Before Galation left, after
having given the camp pretty thorough look,
over POO claims had been taken up, and many
of the discovery party had started back for
Blackfoot and other points in Montana to in
duce their friends to return with them.
SO far as we can gather information the new
diggings are about l20 miles distant from this
city, little east of north, and Loon creek is n
tributary of the South Fork of Salmon river.
Its flow, when Galation visited the spot few
weeks ago, was between 5000 and 5000 in
ches, and the diggings were on high and low
bars along an extent of from fifteen to twenty
miles up and down the creek. The best route
from this Basin is by way OF Deadwood, and
it is q pretty good trail oil the way. Gaation
brought in a goodly purse of the gold, which
he paid to Mr.. Vantne, and assays of it, BY
Mr. Dickinson at his establishment, and by
Mr.. Burkett at the Agency of the First Ma
tional Bank of Idaho. yielded over Sl7 per
ounce. 1t is similar in appearance to the
coarse rich gold of California.
Never since the days of the early discoveries
to newly found gold placers as these last re-
ported diggings have attracted. Major Taylor,
a well known pioneer citizen, has had his re-
collection awakened, in consequence of the
excitement. to the fact that FIVE years ago he
found prospects of three bits to the pan along
creek which he is now certain, must be the
same on which the new diggings are found,
The packer who was employed by 10. Galation
to pack in his goods from Stanly Basin TO Loon
creek has been in town during the week, and
we learn that his train has been engaged TO
pack full cargoes from here in short time.
/ The chances are that large camp-larger
than Lecsburg, -will spring up on Loon creek
this Fall, and if the gold fields prove anything
approximate to reports and expectations, it
will in another year bear front rank among
the mining camps Of Idaho.
The rush from this city has made a visible
diminution in our population. Miners, mer-
chants, tradesmen, and excitement hunters
have gone, and we learn that the exodus from
Centerville, Placeryille, Granite Creek, Pho
neer, and Boston, is proportionately greater.
Horses and mules, for riding and packing, have
been in demand at high figures and the excite
ment is yet undated. We expect that in q
few weeks some Of our merchant folks will re-
turn, let the mines turn out either rich or poor,
and then We shall be better enabled to form IN
estimate OF their character and extent. OF
one fact we are quite certain now, however,
and it is, that in case the mines shall prove to
be rich, and large camp shall be established
there, this will be for some time to come the
most feasible and by odds the best basis from
which to supply that region with merchandise.
And If success shall line the pockets of many
who have gone from here they will return to
winter, and their full purses will greatly ad-
vantage the whole community in the ordinary
course of trade
| ROAD AGENTs.-The Owyhee Haze of last
Friday chronicles the arrest OF seven of q gang
of fifteen men who had conspired to rob the