The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-10-15
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arrival Of some gentlemen from Gold Creek,
learned that You wished me to write You
in relation 70 the new digyings, which NJ
this time ars attracting moro attention" tia"
else know =of IN sass =Ouass'y:
Having been there, sad beas well acq,aipt.
cd with the party who struck tho camp and
also Will, all Of these - hog .ers and
:. filters" from Lcmht; les. the Boise men
c.ll us.) l believe am prepared I" give =
rather euod description Of the country, and
my opinion of its future ."a.Gs1 ha-D ,-.'1'
g.. t.y...z Tue DISCOVERY. 81. : -
This camp was first struck by Uncle Nate
Smith in July, 1865 while he, with Be"
Wilson and Judge, Vance. were making
their way through the mountains from
lIos'cm 70 'fl,is place They campcd on
this creek, but had nothing y prospect with.
Uncle Ben rolled u large rock ovcr. got
come gravel underneath II, and got 10 cents
to the lssn.a Circumstances prevented their
return to Boise by tI,st route: but early in
the spriny-lsst April-Un cle Nate shout.
dered his blankets and rarlss.l them and bis
grub all the way frum Boise to my cabin In
Salmon City, where hc remained . day or
two. He then went to Lecsburg aud waited
for the snow to leave the mountains. 80 that
lie could get back. to this creek, He lcfi
here about the mddl. IF June and returned
on the 10Th Of July. having his three com:
rades in the mountains. lie then told me
Of lis prospects, showed them to me, and |
weighed them tone Of over g. the pan
A party Of about forty went back with him,
and on their arrival in the new camp good
d al of discord ind ill-fceling was the re-
suit, and many returned tcnouncing the
whole thing " o ''bilk." 1t Is true they
did not get prospect where he said he gut
his. but one and half miles below hin, an
the same creek they struck it rich, and have
continued to d. 50 ever since the first pros
pcct was obtained. Tho claims now opened
have averaged just three ounces per day to
the hand. and some arc paying far better
than that. Jim FORESTER, an old acquain-
lance of mine, took out . nugget last week
which weighed e125 30, and number Of
pieces have been obtained weighing geo, $40
and SO 1t is no. genuine slate bed rock.
but Of black, shelly character. The gold
is coarse and of good quality assaying from
$l7.73 to $3.50 and passes ut $500 T.
... ORC GRAxDE. ...4... un
A town has has bccn located, called Orc
Gnndc, and building is progressing very
rapidly. IIoff.ndo!fcr Bros are putting up
u large adobe store; Vantinc & ca. are III.
rca ~ doing business there; John Clarisy is
building; and Gus Kohll,crs s Co. have a
building now gong up In fact. my amount
Of Idaho City acquaintanccs arc there and
intend to stay there. Business # all kinds
will ,,c over-donc this TALL; but IN the spring
will he the time f,r money and tho cstab.
lishment NJ any kind of business Then
tho miners will have money. for they have
drifting ground that they can work AL wi"
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EXTENT AID YIELD. u-
The digyings, SO far, have been confined
between two canyons, and it has not been
definitely Known that the whole of that
would pay, until the last few days. The
distance between these canyons Is nearly
two miles, with bars on cacl, side. Las,
week prospect was Obtained ut the head Of
the lowcr caayOn Of $500 to ten pans, and
no bed rock-sO l was informed by letter.
have no ground. and do not want any:
do not want to mine. and therefore refused
the ground which was offered inc. t.H
.a.- II ANOTHER STAMPEDE. o. .r gaG.1
We have had another excitement 2J miles
from here The stampede occurred last
night-ncshing struck yet. The prospect
ing pagty arc not down to bcd.r,ck yet, but
indications arc encouraging. Prospects arc
obtained MI the way, but as yet they have
found paying prospects on only one lDar.
which il reported o Ur 80 digyings The
party returned this morning. and are deter
mined 10 satisfy thcn,sclvc; in regard 10 it.
They express great confidence in the place.
If they strike i camp Ut al it will b. very
extensive; and they feel 20 certain they
| will DO ~ that hardly know what opinion
to form Of II. One thing 10 certain, ths
d,xgin.s already struck on Loon Greek VII
make quite u camp aud support y number al
business houses. ,s,7 ea2 =. ,l,ytl -,
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