The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-06-30

LETTER FROM LOON CREEK.
Ono GnANDE, Lemhi county, |. 1,

URO GkANUE, lltUlHi Guilty, A3
June 81, 1870.
EDITOR WORLD: Since my last to you bu
little worthy of note has TRANSFERRED IN oui
high-water pressure camp. The river IS agar
on the raise for the NTH time; its strength
however, is well nigh expended. 1t comes W
groggy on this, evidently the last, round, and
will no doubt throw up the sponge ana retire
vanquished before the 4th of July, about which
time ye honest miner, not unlike the prentice
boy, who insisted on his right to irritate his
nasal protuberance in defiance of his master
because it was Independence Day. and he
would pick thunder out of the unofiending or.
gan. So will the aforementioned grubbing in.
dividual exercise his right to pick thunder from
the depths of Loon Greek; and laundering
sight of picking he will have to do to efiace
those long "jaw-bone" scores-some of them
SO long that bottle of ink would not more
than dot the rs in the bill of items. | would
propose a sort of Fifteenth Amendment ar
rangement to spill the bottle on all such affairs
and make new start, and think the majority
of men in the camp will agree with me.
This locality, ut present, would not be q
Paradise for local itemizer. he would, like
Micawber, have to wait an indefinite period
for something to turn up Many of our cti.
zens are improving their store-rooms, dwell
ings, &c, by laying plank sidewalks, weather.
boarding fronts, aud erecting awnings so that
the burg is presenting rather pleasing appear
ance. John Claresy's Miners Exchange is
kept in Johns well known style: ii his whisky
was faultless as the general features of his es-
tablishmept. 'tw0uld be better. Jimmy Gar
ro's Billiard Saloon. with Johnny Bostck TO
dispense the liquids, will be in full blast soon
next week, perhaps. Jimmy and Johnny are
n strong steam aud 90 III 10 win 10 any event,
Pilgrims are not coming very fast. yet the
want of lodging arrangements is felt by some.
That difficulty however, will soon be over.
come Mr.. Nordyke will have his new two
story building ready in the course of a week.
where the hungry can feed and the weary re-
pose in the arms OF Murphy. Major Wimpy.
Too, having thoroughly renovated his establish.
ment inside aud out. IL presents very neat and
comfortable front 10 the public. and he proposes
TO satisfy all hungry individuals who may favor
him with call aud send them on their way
rejoicing AT Fred's Bakery they make loaves
of bread rs long as o'Conneis indictment. aud
just as light He dispenses lager, too. besides
wines. bittcrs. aud other ionlcs too numerous
to mention. Frank liagari makes good lager
aud treats the boys. Old Nuby also makes
lager aud (" | don'i can, tell how much moneys
nit de books" Joe Craig does the iair thing
Ia the livery aud rauching business ] noticed
Joe taking IA hand last Sunday with the fair
equesirlrnnes. one Of them having a rather
poor saddle. be calamity stripped bis coat and
furnished the necessary amount of soitness.
meniiun this fact that Joe may not be- mis-
Judged for riding with ladies' 10 his sh.r, sleeves
Hes y rus;icr and knows thing or two does
Joe The married laaics took q benefit las;
80. It
times should Judge the single ladies will take
= similar benefit neat Sunday. so The world
gocs don't exactly wish was horse. but
| do wish wns n horscmsn: bat its no: Tor
Joseph. oh. no. II amt Tor Joe"
N"w ! suspect | have we'll nigh exhausted
your space and patience with my uunseuSe.
aud have rot SAID a word about our water
works and fsh pond The merchants. too.
have neglected uu this occasion. some of them.
however. will remember the lcagth Of NY jaw.
for at least a day or two yet They have pa
tirnce 10 an eminent degree confidence IN the
future. ob!iging Ia fault, aud charge Ike the
devil
Our Express arrangements have undergone
quite revolution recently. Charley Tasscil
has withdrawn from shepherds Express owing
to some misunderstanding between him and
about which / arm not sufficiently
well posted To enter into detais Charley.
aside from his parsialiiy 10 gasconade little
bciimcs ia generally considered number one
and in his connection with Mr.
Hunter, of the Miners Loon Creek Express.
will have the general confidence of this com.
nuni,y. so far. Mt least, IA | have heard any
expression given in the matter. Judge Shep. |
herd will continue on as usual, and will no
doubt get tair share al patronage. My fund |
IF gossip being about exhausted / am com. |
PEELED to say adicu j. H. NJ