The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-08-11
THE BASIN.

friend Chase tor driver started across the Ba
sin. In due time we arrived ut Centerville
and after partaking Of refreshments, accompa
MED by our genial friend Ridge we set out for
Placerville. where we arrived about ii A. NJ
Water appears to be rapidly failing all over the
Basin, and the country presents disagreeably
dry and parched appearance. As we only re.
NAMED couple Of hours at Placerville, and
intended returning by stage to Centeryille the
same evening. we did not have time to visit
Granite Greek. yet we understand that they
still have sufficient water to carry on consider.
able mining. Although Placerville presents a
rather deserted appearance. we believe that it
is a better camp now than it has been for sew
eral years. We called upon our old Center.
vile friend, Mr. j. V. r. Witt, who has pur-
chased the store in Placerville formerly occu-
pied by Hon. WIN. Lynch. aud found that he
was making quite extensive improvements
He is building one of the most substantial and
best arranged fre-proof cellars 30 DO found in
that section of the country. and will soon have
il fled With large stock of general merehan-
disc. He bas great confidence in the future
prosperity of the camp. in BUSINESS point of
view. aud We hope his expectations may be re.
allied. We visited number of the business
houses. among them DIR. Ralston's drug store.
aud found some physic in his cellar that wasn't
80 hard TO take kohny's brewery and sa-
loon appears 10 be doing good business, us
does also Abe Johnsons old stand. now kept BY
Jersey" Davison's hotel is the principal one
IN Placeryille aud is nh excellent house, where
q square meal" can be obtained. The only
,ssaying establishment is that kept BY Mr., NJ.
Eissler, who has q complete outfit Of every
hing required in the business.
The stage being ready ut Or. NJ we returned
o Centervills, aud during the balance Of the
lay took a survey Of that camp. calling on our
iamerous friends aud collecting wha. informa.
ion We could in reference 10 the mines and /
|itches. The gradual falling OF the water Is
lso throwing many out OF employment at this
lace, and "a no water reaches the claims in
be vicinity Of hummer Hill. aud the bar along
n the West side Of Grimes creek for several
niles above and below town. excepting two or
hree hundred inches from the Goldtrap ditch.
aiming operations are TO great cIicn, aus.
ended for the season. Ga the east side Of the
re-k the CHANNEL s. Thatcher ditch supplies
bout the same quantity OF water. while ba,
mall volume remains running in the bed Of the
'rcam. Business of all kinds. with the excep.
on Of mining. appears 10 BE- what nigh, be :
allied tolerably fair" in Ccnicrville Duke
! Co, s. Ridge. and vaniinc & Co. all have
a hand large and we'll selected stocks of gen :
ri merchandise. while the saloons Of Tinchcr q
. McEeviit, who also own the brewery, Geo. h
eakie, aud others. APPEAR TO be well patron. 1
cd. DR. Freeman ministers to "all the Ills a
at aesh 10 heir TO-" and patches up all the a
'oken limbs and heads in that section Of the q
'untry. We remained over night a, Center. q
lie. and were well entertained at Bourgeois r
otel. a..
Our Ceuterville friends seem 10 have rather G.
! exaggerated opinion Of the future Of their d
ace, and express determination of bringing
'out removal Of the county seat II GER.
iniy IL the most central point. and while good r
guments may Do advanced in favor Of such u
moval, equally as weighty reasons can be =
ought forward against it. But We don't pro. !"
Sc to discuss that matter at present. We I
u say. however. that Centervillc il rather n ~
ely camp. and if il ever should get the couu. ~
seat removed to the west side of Grimes 20
eek, 1t will become the principal point Of the IL
sln IN NIL important respects az
On the next morning. together with couple
friends. we were invited by Mr. Ridge to "
10 mp to Pioneer in his new thorough brace m
gon, with the ''old man" himself for driver. fr,
ich invitation we Of course accepted and din
'ived ut Pioneer City about noon People /, !,
re are laboting under the same dlsadyanta i1
complained Of elsewhere-the scarcity of gr
ter for mining purposes. The Big Ditch of
2. Wilson IL Go. IL running only about 400
he's. and the miners generally are engaged pr
cleaning np after their Spring run. There ma
'ears to be little complaint OF the scarcity
mining ground, but the failure of water MP. hs
RS to be universal throughout the whole Ba. pri
and tight times" follow rs natural con- ne,
uence. Madigan & Cannady appear to be e.,
FISHING this camp with goods and merchan. -, 80"
OF all kinds, while Holland g. vesey. w. In
Sunnally. Frank Gavird and Keegan, owing No
be scarcity OF water, supply the thirsty nm