Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-23

We visited the Capital this week, but re-
returned too late to have much 10 say in this
issue with reference to what We saw or heard
either there or on the way. We visited the
Statesman Office which we found on an even
keel headed towards Chicago. The Chroni-
Gle We found after an Intellectual exploration
arising from thoughtless displacement OF
the OYSTER can signal in the street Here
Messrs. Buchanan and Swatka are pitching
into everybody and every institution 10 reg
Z Mar raW-head ami bloody bones style. The
I Chronicle has a full head OF steam on and II
I i doubtful where she will land The Cover
/ nor's. Secretary's, COmptroliers. Treasurer's
j and other Territorial Offices were visited, as
well as the Supreme Court, now IN session,
HIT a. we had no special business IN either
+ Of these we did not investigate TO any great
extent. Our old AZ friend, Maj. S X. How
lett took us under his wing and entertained
us during our stay in the ci.y in that style OF
+ generous hospitality for which he is soJustly
( celebrated Taken all in all, our visit was
very pleasant If not profitable one.
I Moonlight hours are meet for travel
j as well as love. Softer or more efiulgent
F beams are hardly possible even beneath
/ Italian skies than those that light the trav-
/ eler on his way between here and Boise City.
/ We sat out with thai embodiment of senti-
menI and ideal fancy, Charley Barnes, and
made the trip last Monday night, leaving
4 Boise at 4 Is r. NJ and arriving here at Tour
next morning. So rapid and bird-llke was
/ the passage that those points OF historic in
/ teresl, Cedar Flat, Forest Grove, Cold Spring,
/ the Mountain View House, etc, etc, seemed
I 10 fit past US like unreal shadows or the
a haNf -
three in the morning we found ourselves ON
the summit OF the mountain with Reynolds
I creek beyond the haze of the gray morning
! in the rear, while Jo,dan's dark waters
rolled at our feet We paused moment 10
I contemplate the panorama Of mountain, MI
and vale spread out around and beneath us,
when Charley picked up his team on his
whip as it were, gave them shake or two
! with the reins, and dropped US down in front
Of the Idaho Hotel in Silver City.
The quickest time ever made between
this place and Boise city was performed by
John CataIow ON last Sunday. At the time
Mr. Lebrecht was so very low, and his re-
covery considered doubtful, wishing to leave
nothing undOne that could possibly be Of
I benefit to him, his friends determined to
I
Mr.. Catal0w started upon the GRAND at
twenty minutes to six IN the morning and
| arrived At Boise twenty minutes past ten /;
remaining there something more than an
/ hour and half, procuring buggy, &c, he
started back, accompanied by Governor Bal
lard, and made the drive in just six hours
and half, changing horses but once each
way, and making the entire tripOf 40 miles
in eleven hours and ten minutes driving
time.
A very sad accident occurred at the
Golden Chariot mine on Sunday at noon.
John Sparrow, in attempting to get into the
bucket TO be hoisted out from the Sd level,
made mis-step and fell down the main shaft
distance of ninety-three feet, breaking
both legs and bruising him in most shock
ing manner. He was taken out alive, how
ever, and brought 10 town, where he still
lies under the care of DR.. Connolly, who ell
tertains hopes of his recovery. We under
stand the odd Fellows, of which Order he is
member, have taken charge of him and
are rendering every assistance possible for
his comfort
Caldwell Wright, bookkeeper 70:
the Ida Elmore company, showed us spec
linen of ore a few days ago from the bottom
of the main shaft that for real value as :
specimen OF gold and silver blended we
never saw equaled in any country. The
piece from which this was taken was quite
large, and a goodly portion of it was sent tC
the Office of the company in San Francisco
Phillip Lebreeht, of the firm o
5 Herman L Co, lies Ill of a malignant fevel
at his Office here He has been delrious TO
some eight days, and fears are entertained
that he will not recover yet hope is no
exhausted To such an extent as to give hin
up entirely. Much interest is manifested
as he is one of our best citizens.