The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-01-22
IDAHO TERRITORY.

icent endOWments with which nature has bless
ed her, undeveloped; their variety and extent
unknown, and, as yet unsupported by major.
ity Of her own citizens. But she will not much
longer remain in obscurity. Commerce has
need of the gold, silver, and other valuable met
ais so securely locked up in the vaults of her
iron. ribbed hills and mountains, aud she pos
sesses the key with which to unlock them. Our
next door neighbor, Nevada, has need OF the
timber of the great forests which darken the
canyons, hills and mountain tops, from one end
of Idaho to the other She wants it both for
lumber and fuel; Utah also, needs timber for
the same purposes, and must have it; and there
being no place from which either Nevada or
Utah can obtain supplies ofths needed article so
abundantly and so cheap-once railroad con-
nection is effected between them-as from
Idaho, self interest will cause them to look
to us for lumber and Grewood.
Idaho mines also hold most respectable
rank in the mining stock markets of San Fran
cisco, and their good name will grow better
and better as they become more fully developed
and better known. The best general prospect
ever obtained in mines in this Territory, so far
as we are informed. have been from mines not
vet worked the Banner. the Wolverine, the
Atlanta, the Idaho, Ida Fillmore. Confederate
Star, and the Iowa, (the latter situated near
Gold Hill. on Granite Creek in this county,
but most Of which will be worked the coming
Summer The Pioneer mill on Granite Greek,
(this county,, has now been run, day and night
for about four years. and has never failed TO
pay dividend at every clean up that has been
made Yet this mill was originally built and
put to running by San Francisco company
who failed by unwse and extravagant manage
ment; thus for n while, and 10 some extent, lin-
pairing the fame. not only of that mine but OF
Idaho mines in general. But notwithstanding
this drawback, the mine has lived long enough
to demonstrate, and has quite satisfactorily
that all that was needed To make
it paying concern, was economy. manage
ment and industry. There will be two, and
We hope four, more quartz mills in operation
ia this county before the close OF another year:
aud all on lodges of proved richness. This will
be such a test OF our mines, If the hopes OF the
projectors and the community are realized. as
will attract capitalists here And the presence
in Boise and Alturas counties, OF a score Of
men of capital and energy. would open up
field for enterprise in twelve months. equal To
any To be found in the country. Il may be
mentioned, incidentally. also. that tour.stamp
mill has been run on Grimes Creek during the
Summer months. for about three years. aud
has made its proprietors-Mcssrs Clarkson *
Brown" well OFF, Few, if any, quartz couu.
than Idaho. Yet it has been the custom, even
among her own people, until within year ar
Two, to- sheer at any one who would say word in
her behalf, and to ridicule her mines; but this
IS fast becoming unfashionable. Prospecting
and mining are beginning at home. and wc cx.
pect next year aud for many succeeding years
10 chronicle results as flattering as have been
obtained anywhere.
As stock.rasing country Idaho is nnsur-
passed and Idaho beef il the best in the world
The expectation of this article alone will yet
be source of great income to our Territory. and
that before many years, as beef is becoming
an article OF universal consumption in this
country, and people will buy the best as soon
IS they learn where it is to be obtained, and
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advantages, it will be necessary tn have facil.
les for Importation and expectation equal Mt
east to the growing demands of our Territory
We must be able to export whatever we have
% sell. so cheap that. while We profit by the
sales, other people can afford to buy OF u.s. we
must, too, while the necessity for importation
continues, not only purchase cheaply, but have
)ur goods brought to us at reasonable rates.
This can never be done with our present facili.
ties-nor, having no navgable river. can it be
lone without building railroad. and such
road, If built, should connect us with the Cen
trail Pacific on the South and the Columbia
river and Pacific ocean on the West.
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A CLINCHER.--The Salt Lake Herald, one
'f the brightest, keencst papers published in
the West, asks the New York Times, q per
'istent defender of the Cuban authorities in
The Virginus affair this scorching and unan-
'werable question:
VIII the Times. as the great administration organ.
defending everything done by the present Executive
ma his Cabinet, courteousy inform the public when
ne Spanish marine made the police for the
ntea states to arrest offenders against the laws of
his Republic, and execute those whom IL imagined |