The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-08-15
towYHEE CORRESPONDENCE.
SILVER CITY, Aug. 6, 1874

49, ~ # SILVER CITY, Aug. b, 1914. &
Ed. WoRLD:-Silver City has q blue, and
dismal appearance at present, owing to the
low price Of Idaho stock Yet the merchants
are getting in large stocks of goods at lower
rates than they ever dreamed of before; freight
being brought here from San Francisco at
four cents per pound. Our mines are taking
out huge quantities Of quartz and are shipping
bullion in proportion, yet money is scarce, and
you can hear the old cry Of dull times"
wherever you may 60. Our learned medical
men have their hands full, as practice in their
line is good this Summer, Pneumonia being
quite prevalent. The tailings mill of Britten
& Beggs will soon be in running order. and
hopes are entertained that it will be a success,
as Mr.. Britten has worked very hard to get it
along 90 far. Besides the above, Mr.. G. Clark
is putting up large building opposite the Ida
no Hotel, which, when completed, will be used
as grist mill. sash, door and planning mill; and
will have attached large turning lathe an ar
ticle long wished for here. The War Eagle.
Cosmos. Ida Gilmore and the New York mills
are kept busy crushing rock. and had this place
another mill it would be kept busy also. The
telegraph will soon be here, and hopes that it
will bring this camp out are freely expressed.
"Old Hill" has on the way FROM Boston
cylinder press. and, should business justify it.
he will run a daily paper: so success to him
and his enterprise. see many old Idaho
faces on our streets-amobgst them Mrs. Lu-
ney's brother, and Mr.. "Rube" Peyton. The
first named has charge Of the foundry, and is
turning out quite lot of mill castings. Rube
is at his old trade. but finds it dull, as nigh oil
Of the nonproducers are bloke. The San
Francisco Minstrels are here and gave one OF
their pleasing entertainments last evening
and if any OF the readers OF this wish to
laugh would advise them to 60 to one OF their
performances. l am not paid for writing
this I'VE wish they would come here it they
are anything like good performers. or even ar
tistic bilks. There has been nothing in the
way of nmusements in Idaho City for so long.
nearly anything would do now.-ED.] Since
last wrote 10 you, Fairview has improved
greatly. and now has more saloons and board
ing houses than any town Of it's size on the Pa
cifc coast
Stirman's little girl has been very sick OF y.
phod fever. but is now convalescent. we
omit q portion Of our correspondents letter
here, as the young lady might not like to see
her rumored marriage. If it be only rumor
in print-Ep.1 Iwould not advise any OF my
old friends tn come over here with the expec
tation of getting work; for should they come
with that expectation they will be disappointed
as many men already here are leaving for want
Of work.
California fruits. such as peaches, pears
pln,ns grapes and lines. are plenty IN Silver
CITY and sell readily at fifty cents per pound
Silver City now boasts two SINNERS, and
.Shne your boots" can be heard all day Inc
sinners give the boys some amusement once n
while. tor they are continually fighting eact
otb.r water duels. and when not at that, prac.
tc;no IN ace who can shine boot the best and
fastest. The political canldron is beginning t.
boil and in nv next will give you the names
Of the aspirants for political fame, and unit
then adieu. WAR EA"Ah