The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-09-29

vehicle and started across the Basin on q tou
of inspection. The roads we found exceed
ingly dusty, in fact more so than we have eve
known them at this season of the year, bu
the morning being little frosty and the oil
cool and bracing we made quick time, arriving
ut Centervlle about the same time that the
stage did, notwithstanding it had about half az
hours start of us. Centervle presents, COM
paratively speaking, lively appearance, the
stores of S. Ridge, j. b. Duke & Co, and
Vantne & Co. being thronged with customers,
while Tincher & McDevitt and several other
proprietors Of public houses are always ready
10 dispense fluid extract of corn, tincture of
hops and barley, and other mixtures. both
simple and compound, to the weary traveller
and the thirsty denisons of that lively camp
As our friend Hartman had arrived at his des-
tination and did not contemplate going any
further, we took seat in one of Pinkham
Bros. stages, with Albro us driver, and off we
started for Placerville where we arrived ut
about o'clock, p. NJ. This place like Cen
that it has been commonly regarded for several
years past. seems to have taken n second
growth, or at least TO have had new spirit of
business activity infused into it, probably
through tho lively interest manifested in quartz
interests in that section Of the country We
found Jersey" and Kohny as attentive to
visitors as ever, and calling upon our friend
Witt were surprised to see the change he had
made in his mercantile establishment His
store is we'll arranged. the building being large
and commodious. and the cproof cellar 10
the rear is Que of the best we have ever seen
anywhere, it being we'll ventilated and rs dry
as powder house. As We designed visiting
Granite Greek and Quartzburg. the stable of
Alex. Orchard was prospected for riding All.
imal. but every horse was out, whereupon
Witt kindly offered tho use OF bis horse, but
learning that his steed had propensity for 7.
= bucking" we declined trusting ourselves on
board such an unruy beast, and in company
With Big" Johnson. Hui, and few Others, :
No took Walkers Line for the Yellow
Jacket. via Granitetown and Quartzburg At
Granite we met many old friends and acquaint.
lnces, among them. Jerry Reardon and Con :,
Haley, who entertained us in hospitable man. :.
Ter alter our tiresome walk, a. also our tcu.
onic friends George Miller and George Good. :,
n.y. The latter having bought out Mlller's
'rewery, we found that the quality Of the lager :.
ad not suffered in the least from The change =
{ proprietors. James McKay's saloon and
he brewery appear to be- doing the principal :,
usiness in that line at this place. We found
ieorge Miller at the old stand OF j. C. Mills :
{ Co, engaged in merchandising. with n large -
nd well selected stock on hand Mining OPP -
rations, though suspended to great extent, :,
o found being actively carried on both on the
ar aud in the creek Langrie & Larkin have
bout twenty-four Cinnamon at work in their -
'eek claims which are paying we'll. while -
rowley, Brogan, Ellis aud others are doing
me extensive work on the bars "'
From Granite we proceeded still on foot to :"
Q Gold Hill mill, and after stopping few =,
nutes at that place went on TO the new town '"'
Quartzburg, which is situated about two or ""
rec hundred yards above the mill. We ""'
md this to be quite pretentious little place. So
nsidering the short time since the site was wi
ated. the buildings being Of substantial -
comfortable nature. Dad knight, who qua
Ii the first house in this embryo city. dis. ',''
,ses straight and mixed drinks 10 tho "hon. "'''
miners" and judging from the quantity o oan'
samed the quality must be good. We pro. doir
Inesd it so after fair trial with Dad TO do that
mixing. Finding that we had at least a ~ q
pie of hours to spare, we concluded to ,h ~,
ke the ascent of the mountain and visit the pnt
low jacket mine. We thought we had Dir.
'bed hills before, but they were mot patch. tne
to the one on which this mine is located. ;,cr,
we concluded upon arriving at the tunnel that
II gold was to be had only by hard work iren
great perseverance,, then the Yellow Jacket ,ne'
pany ought to have big thing" This well
} appears to, have been worked in a sys- seen
ltic manner, although we don't pretend to ~
'ucA 9f Judge in such matters. We OK. II
ID the biPnel its cptire length and found it .% '
in good condition. well supplied with '"'
tea" tbrongh uhieb IN d,,,., a.. - r.. gwen