The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-07-29
INTELLIGENCE FROM WHITE PINE

i Our old friend, j. A. Luckett called ,,, ,, -
Tuesday, and gave us some information rosnoot;,,e
the White Pine country in which he has nossoa ~,
time since last Winter He hos been IN ~ Ut.
districts of that rich mining region and tnowS ,oo
OF he speaks. He thinks most favorable of +hn d.
district and says the average yield of the
III tnat surpasses that of any other district On,u
one lnll mas been put up there so far but several
more Will be erected this season. In and about Treas
ure and Hamilton eleven mills run night and dav
o ofe were dumps OF ores at the various mills to
Keep them busy for year to come Next season If
" no' Improbable that there will be hundred mills
IN active operation throughout the White Pine region
10 no'' WIFI all OF this vast mineral wealth in the
sol' desirable place for mechanics or aborers mr.
ior persons OF small capital to engage in trade One
may make lucky strike: but against the record of
one VINO does so there stands the dark mark OF
h1ty aye OF hundreds, who have signally often min
ously failed The mills and most of the mines which
are availably worked belong capitalists and as fast
Us the bullion is extracted it is shipped to the great
marts OF finance and commerce, and only SO much &c
Is paid out for wages of petty TRADE finds circulation
III that community. The wages of miners had bean
cut down from s. TO 81 per day. and in consequence
the exodus OF that class had been materiaIly arr
mented within the past three weeks Mr.. In.latt
thinks that 81 per day III Boise is better than 81
day i'll White Pine, because, while provisions ana
clothing are cheaply sold every drop of water used
ana every stuck OF wood consumed, must be paid 70
Ut eXorotant rates. and only the robust consti-
'"tos can long withstand hard labor i'll the exceed
hSly rare atmosphere OF that very elevated locality
VI ldahoans whom he saw there he gives more in
formation than We have ever obtained from any other
source Charley Douglass is engaged in some mines
IN the Treasure Hill district. with Sank Owens and
Mike Goldman. and it was reported that an offer of
s2'ooo had been made them for their joint interests
Douglass and Owens have also very valuable claims
III the Patterson district. Ben. Northingtou had To-
Gated place on which OF the beet water ghts
III Patterson district and for which he refused 81 500
the day after he located il. He has also valuable
mining and agricultural lands recorded and 4 num-
Der OF town lots which Will soon command ready sale
At good prices. Ben has charge of a large mine ON
Treasure HILL and nothing short OF earthquake or
terrible bad streak OF i'll luck can prevent him bccom.
Ing possessed Of Sooily fortune. 10. Moore ttorn
City. and is making money. Joan Wilson and Mike
Dolan are policemen, aul get On very we'll John VI.
Murphy is mining Recorder ot Patterson district.
''N - ''@~' - oN~S14!' very E1G HAM,. tIcJFJG
Flnncsan hal been engaged - engineer in rIunin,
quart mills, and L. j. Butler had been running 4
SAW mill for some parties. C,I. Fu.ls 81 OTyhcc
with Crane whom h employed T. - prospecting
there early in the excitement AAyc splendid claim
on the Base range, which prospects very richly ard
FOCUS had gone y san Francisco tor lnsll 10 pu:
upon the c.a.Iu II j. nur! pleased with that region
Al Wiulgmlcsa. Mr.. Lueartt s..w Hugh " Mckv.,
formerly of Pioneer. who j. Wells Faro x COS
says th4tat Iko IL White P.ae. business ~ every
kind Is greatly ovcrloac. AMI tie saloon business
more 30 than any other. Oi his trip holnrward by
stage h. speaks in complimentary terms H. thinks
the route from SILVER Cry - Elko Will be chang
Il - - run direct between tbs two pics. aud
save the extra trip required by railroad between
hko aad W:uuomacra, - which point the stages
-un. To complete the road only about So JIJ more
vas needed. AMI this thu E.k l4as hal already
subscribed. And i - t. try 10 have the mail
hanged, it ought II be. from the present line OF
raycl between Silver City and Wtnuemucca. 10 the |
projected AMI nearly completed road between |
Silver City and L1o that Hill Btaehry has gone on
. Washington.
The many friends OF IIr. Luckctt will b. glad to |
rear that he Is in fair health. and looks the same !
good. jovia atfAblc, gcniahcartcd gentleman they |
nave known him in the past.