The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-05-21

little news concerning our Co1P Aug wv
of water this season exceeded anything ever
before known within the recoll1ction Q! s1e
" Oldest inhabitant" Our great expects''osn'.
have not been realized BY long odds -. oI '';
know which 10 the most valuable, fair claim
with no water, or good one with plenty "
water and M dump. A miner or any one Else
Il sadly afflicted with either. Both ChannH'
and Goldtrap's big bitches are ~ full BLAST eac9
furnishing from seven hundred to . thousand
inches Of water, thereby giving employment! 70
a creat number Of men. MIR. GOldtrap - WORK.
inc. believe. three claims Of his own. employ.
inc many white, and number Of Chinamsn-|
he has reduced the price Of water to twenty
cents. Eve cents less than last year. with this
reduction. there 10 0 chance to make sinai! wa
oe.. anywhere under the bitches where it -
not too deep Deep diggings with ~ little Psy
dirt as there 10 10 some OF the banks under tue
bitches, will not pay even with water at twenty
cents. The following are about tho amounts o.
water furnished BY the dit"hes named tn's
year, against the amounts furnished oy the same
bitches lnst wear: bud. Shows ditch. $50 in.
ches Last wear. 60 inches this: Spencer Il OF.
f,rd's. 900 inches last year, and 6ity inches
this: Oaks g. Co.'S ditch $50 inches last year.
forty this; n. J. Biddy's ditch. 600 inches last
y.ar, $50 this; A. A. Spaln's ditch. 300 inches
iust wear. 6O this; Dave Mines. last year $50
inches. 90 this year, and in several others the
falling of has been about the same. Spencer
&. Ofiord have about finished work. aud should
Judge from the looks of their main race. have
done we'll Oaks T. Co.'S have cleaned up. and
:. gone 3D." having had water six days. three
hours. ten minutes and forty srconds-truth
and exactness being essential in writing to y
newspaper. M,
Daiy. Gibbs and Shanks. l-ssees Of the Bid
dy claim. are still hard ut it day and night. d..
ing all their small PARTON Of water will admit
Of, with prospects ot good cleanup. consider
| ing tho small amount Ut winter they have had.
| A. A. Spain and Dave M,lnes are piping iew
hours every day. night work being about over
with them Mr. Burson is at work on point
Of ground Just below his did claim. He has .
very favorable looking bank Of gravel. and will
no doubt do well The old Spencer & Ridge
ditch on Granite Greek was sold 10 company
of Chinese. last week. who intend working the
bar below Granite Greek bridge. Well. what's
Ia BE- done nexti number Of ~ here were
never in better Ok 10 bc struck by lightning
than ut the prcsent time-ioo poor to 20 any.
where aud no funds IN sustain ~ here. Sad
plight, indeed Six weeks ago all was ~ sm'l
ing and siiablc ah. Mr.rrr. good morning. How
10 your health At present Il 10 . dry and
grud hell". you. Heretofore our paper would
command premium on sight either in New
York. London or Hog'rm to-day IL 10 not
worth . Continental shin. plaster Well. soch
are the vicisstud-s of . mincrs life. and NC
must grin and bear IL Let us sup with advcr.
siiy q while. n ch-crtully ~ circumstances
will admit. that We may hereafter better APP
prrciai. prosperity; but il s,,ll seems hard Ia
bear up under such heavy pressure. Tor VIZ
know not from whence c"a,cth our next bacon
aud beans Hut th-n who carrsi W. don't
want auy more stare grub. Nature. with ,:s
i ever bouniiiui hand. has supp,-d all the rest.
Think how exceedingly gratifying 1t 10 Ia gaze
on our extensive camas fields and feel that the
prospects for . larg" yield are excellent. pro.
v,ding We root diligently. though again u 10
s-rious Ia rrAcct. that the scorching sun OF July
and August hard-ns the sol 10 such an extent
that roofing 10 out Of the question. Then We
. must away 10 the head Of Char creek. the Sar.
atnga Of our Territory. there another stah oi
life grows in spontaneous eausi"n. ] refer "a
tn. luscious and dclicatcly favored hacklebcs.
~. just then about ripe. where almost any one
not particular about variety. can fare sumptu-
ously by the way, speaking Of variety. q
good hunter can have u change Of diet daily
Hucklcbcrry Tom. once resident Of this
camp. through heightened circumstances. was
compelled 10 rusticatc At the above named
creek. and be impaired n me, secretly. few
fancy messcs Of his own get up ] will state
that think for cheapncsa and health. they can.
not b. surpassed. aud would b. q credit to
Prof Blot, ar Delmonico. Well. 6rst, there
10 baked mountain trout. stutied. no. 6lled-
filled being the polite expression. I'll use it on
this occasion-with wild onions. sagc brush
and hacklcberries-the cage brush being q
grand substitute Tor thy ne. savory, ETC. ETC.
Woo. pccker on toast, boilcd pine and ground.
squirrel. huckleberrics in hot or cold water "a
suit taste, tresh. water frog IN the half shell,
and scveral other similar dishes which can.
not ut present call to mind. Just fancy band
Of hungry miners laxily reclining in the shade
If the wide.spresd,ng branches Of majestic
huckleberry bush. anxiousy awaiting, to them
the ever welcome call, dinner! that they may
have the exquisite pleasure Of looping . lip
over the above named luxuries, I'll Of which
would be heartily relishcd BY the most iastidi
oua epicure. Six weeks Of such living, IL they
do live. anybody can como out hog fat. withou,
costing dollar. II any Of your friends ARE
unfortunate enough n be placed in . pr~dica.
ment like ours, send them here, and some oil
~ will either accompany or direct them to The
i" happy hunting ground"
Yours, HtRAM DRAwLIcx.
PORTLAND II fast becoming synonymous with
lcOrruntion M amman n ma anar;n,an ri rlne1