The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-03-21

FROM LOOK CREEK-Mr. c. J. Tassell. the Loon
Creek Expressman arrived here Oh last Friday even
ing from Orc Grande having been nine days ont
from that place three days Of which he laid up
account of heavy snow storms. Mr. Tassell came in
alone ON snow shoes although several parties were
anxious to get out from Loon Creek. yet they were
afraid to undertake tho journey at this of the
year Thirty three white men, two white women
and girl two Chinawomen and thirtyfour China
men have wintered at Loon Greek. The health of
the cano has been excellent, one having been
sick during the winter and they all well sup
piled with provisions and stores of all kinds Nearly
everybody at Loon Greek had commenced work be-
fore Tassel left one or two companies being engaged
in ground sluicng III the creek and two companies
were preparing to commence work on the bar. The
people in that section have heard no news from the
outside world since shortly after Christmas the last
news they received being through the other express
man. Hunter who left here just before New Year,
and he was forty-six days making the trip to Orc
Grande He was lost good portion OF the time,
and came very near never reaching his destination
The day before he reached Orc Grande, the people
sent for Tasse 90 out and search for Hunter and
Tassell. having made all his arrangements was to
start the next morning, but much to their relief
Hunter arrived during the night exhausted ana
worn out from fatigue and exposure. The snow is
deeper at Loon Creek than it has been for the past
three winters there being four feet of snow still on
the ground Deadmans Canyon is filled up nearly
level with snow from slides coming from both sides,
the snow extending some distance above the graves
of Wentworth and Smith. Tasseu spent the greater
norton of the Winter at Yankee Fork, fifteen men
having wintered there. They were well supplied
with provisions, and spent their time prospecting
and cutting drain races to their mining claims Their
oround prospects much better than they anticipated
and rood reports may be expected from there during
this season. Mr.. Nordyke's claim In That camp is
opened ready for work, drain.race OF l2Oo feet IN
length having been completed during the winter.
The ground is from IL to IS feet deep and prospects
from Is to 20 and high 70 cents on the bedrock
There is strata of pay gravel about three feet in
denth over the bedrock in which the greater portion
Of the nav is found, though the ground prospects
from top to bottom. From private letter received
from Yankee Fork, we learn that Nordyke's ground
ia regarded there as the richest struck in that
whole section of the country. Jack Enos and Wiley
Fox have their claims on Jordan creek, at Yankee
Fork also opened and ready for work, and are sats
fed that they have good ground. as 1t prospects wen.
Five men wntered at Stanley Basin and eight at Rob-
insons Bar, who have been engaged in drifting for
the past three or four months. At Prairie Basin,
Johnson, Hedrick and Jim War have been engaged
during the winter in digging ditch, and VIII De
ready to commence sluicing in few weeks. Two
men, Mcmahon and Cant. arrived at Loon Creek