The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-05-15

4 chipaman named Lum Sam, be-
llonaine to the Yung Wah Company srf'Veo neio w
last saturday, direct from Orc Granoe' sno
from him few items of interest from tnas sec'"n
Ha was employed by the people at Loon Greek ~
h,snc IN their mail and return with the iessers an
rssr,ers for Orc Grande, which have. JOE scScfa'
nontbs mast been in the Office at this place. '01'
ORC Graade on Monday, May 9Th, ana came a'one'
without snow Shoes on the crust, arriving mere y"
last Saturday He says that about "ni'e
men and thirty Cinnamon wintered at Loon Creek
and that a large number Of his countryMen Will "
out to that camp during the Spring. inere wss Nv
s;ckness among those who were at Orc Granae our
inc the Winter; and the camp was well supplied Win
provisions of all kinds. Work has been going on III
the creek and on the bar during the entire
the Cinnamon working in the creek and Jim Baxter
and several other parties working on the osr$ Anere
4; M snow on the creek or at Orc Grande but ABOUT
two miles this side of that place it 10 about TWO 1ee
deep. with six feet 1t Cape Horn. and Deadmans
CANYON filled mp to depth Of about thirty feet out
M snow on tho Psyetts or ct the Hot Springs The
water commenced rising In Loon Greek on the morn
ing Lum Sam left there and he reports the water ris
iuo in the payette and other streams on the trail
He thinks that about next week. mining operations
will be suspended in the bed Of the creek. on account
of high water, though the Chinese will continue work
in the banks on both sides of the creek He informed
rs that about the time 10 Galaon left Orc Grande he
sold three claims in the creek tea dollars apiece
aud that some Cinnamon bought one of them, about
two weeks ago, for $3.50. In one weeks work they
took the money out of the ground aud paid for their
claim Lum Sam also says that he offered Charley
Adams Il 600 for one Of the other claims he got from
tuHa In ppn
ing one OF these claims during the Winter. nugget
weighing eleven dollars and five bits was found ana
thirty eish, dollars was taken out in day with
rocker. The bar claims prospect well. and gooo
season is expected by the miners In that secuoh
There are stores at ORC Grande. one kept by Jim
Baxter who is also Postmaster. and one by Madison
& Dodge who own the butcher shop Everything
passed of quietly at Orc Grande during the winter
the only trouble that occurred being between two
Cinnamon. ia which one received severe cut IN the
arm nom knife III the hands OF the other Both OF
them belong to the Yung wah company. and moth
ing was done with the who did the cutting. rs he
was UNSUITABLE in doing what he did. Aboutten men
wn,ersd at Yankee Fork. who put in their time bring
ing in three bitches TO convey water on the bar
ground The snow is still two feet deep in that camp
One trip has been made this Spring over the trail 10
Salmon City-Ba1,er having gone on foot over the
crus, after provisions and returned the day before
LINN Sam lsf, oto GrAnde- There - no snow on the
road between here and the Twelve mile House: and
i, extends only about half. way down the mountain
near the bridge across the PAyettAL Lum Sam leh
on las, Sunday. his return trip. taking with him
the mail for orc Grande. and accompanied by
another chlnaman and Captain vArney. who was also
sh..
Journey in six days. and Sam says he viii carry the
mall and express all Summer II he can get the job
Prom what he says shsuld rot be surprised II
the dggings q; Loon Creek should turn OF: better
this season than ever before.