The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-05-28

.vuIE-Being pro3ered seat on our
49,. Dempsey's spring wagon. last Friday.
h''u ~, oursal of the opportunity to pay visit to
~. rhis was once one Of the leading towns Of
e..n but has now dwindled down 70 about the
.hsre being left in it but ono store. hotel.
..~ .,,b,s, saloon and brewery. boot and shoe
sn'~' ,,s.. market, . peanut stand. and black.
snHs .,,r The scarcity Of water this season gives
an unusually dull appearance; but there 10.
-, much money in circulation there In pro-
NV. ,,n 10 the number Of people. - at any other
p n The county. and the greeting Of neigh borly
...r,v and coed cheer which welcomes the visit.
!. halter than blocks Of masonry with social az.
':-,,..s inside. The store there. owned by Hon.
n Crafts. Of this place. is well nllod with mer.
.,.na,e Of every description. aud in oil Of its ap-
..;r,msuts would be creditable to much larger
r... The hotel. BY Mr.. George Young. u one Of
,...es and best kept to be found in tho Territory.
IA nowhere are guests provided with better accom-.
,.o,.,iops or are better meals served. AL Of the
-,;,s,s in that vicinity who can get water are 1t
-,,, I'M. .s there is not much water Of course the
rnmber Of men employed is small. and business OF
~ Kinds eorrespondingly light. The road from the
.nmmt Of the mountain to Centervie IL in the best
ambition We ever saw ii. All Of the ruts have been
Allied M. the roots cut out. the high places graded
dovp. and where there had been water standing. /,
h,s hssp drained "a. until further work would b.
snpsrauous But from the summit this way three
or four DAYS work is needed very badly. We noticed
.eyeral ru,s which should be Oiled up: some mud
holes ,ha, should be drained: two or three banks
which should be graded. aud . bridge with holes
through it large enough for horses leg to 81
through This should be attended TO and repaired
While in Ceu.erv,lle, Mr.. r. J. Moore permitted
Us to look over his cabinet collection Of rare and en-
nous stones. rich specimens old coins. fossils and
ENTHUSIASTICALLY all except the coins. native e
the soil o! Idaho! which he has the IN ,ss charm
ing and valuable little collection We have seen. i
does no little credit 10 the enterprise aud taste OF Mr.
Moore; and continuing II does specimens OF roci
from perhaps hundred different lodges scattered al
over the Territory. IL affords concentrated view o.
the richness OF the ledges from which IL derived
There Are qnar,x pebbles. by weight. fully seven
eisAhs gid broken fragments Of g,.ld bearing rocl
Era mnes, incredibly rich In free gold: silver or,
Containing from forty TO eighty per cent. OF metal
and one piece Of owyhee rock which shows plenst
fully OF virgin silver; sulPhnr-;s. supposed to b.
soreaouses Of lucre; piece o! ciunapas. found OF
hummer Hill; twenty dollar piece labeled 1.-The poo
mans friend" an o~yhes diamond; great numbe
Old ccins and other things Of interest and value
But the raress curiosity Of his collection II tho won
os''nl floating some This anomalous creation Il
s''us ave-eighths Of inch through It's greatest o.
longitudinal diameter. by less than half An incl
through its greatest transverse diameter IL In shap
's"ehsiy ha;'ened oblong sphere. scooped in on.
Gas near the small end In such manner - 10 form
- edse' which cuts glass - readily - . diamond
ioe stone Of grayish white color, II PARTIAL,
1'as'ocens rough the surface. aud floats on vste
."a the oaoyancy Of . cork: . fact which an ex
.uA"ge "ok occasion to ridicnle when stated som,
l"e ago oy Mr.. George Ainslie. but nevertheless
=" 's We know by hAsing seen the stone and testet
~ u the particulars concerning IL for osuelE. ~ an!
'0e else can do who wishes to- Who can classify Il
ssologicaly,