Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-08-17

: SOME fellow wants to attract attention
by writing the following to the Arotaschs
from Idaho City:
"Many of our people are out in the moun-
tains prospecting, but, as yet, have not
learned of any rich or important discover
les, although the WORLD would have it be-
lieved that all people have to do is to come
to Boise County and dig out the treasure
from our gold and silver-ribbed mountains.
The WORLDS intentions are undoubtedly
good, but think it does an injury to any
country to Over-estimate 1t.
The WORLD has never Qately at LEAST
chronicled discovery made in the Basin
that the names of parties making it were
not mentioned at the same time. To those
who are public-spirited enough to give us
information of discoveries we feel thank
full, and shall continue to publish, and re-
specially ask continuance of the favors.
When ledge is struck and made known,
the fact stimulates men who are out of en-
ployment to prospect; prospecting brings
out more, and thus the wealth Of the c0un-
try is gradually developed. We never in
timated that gold could be had without
labor; but always maintained, and now say
that Boise county, when thoroughly deveE
oped, will prove one of the richest quartz
camps in the country. It shall ever be
our aim to encourage men to bring forth
the mineral resources of the Basin, and
that can never he without hard labor in
prospecting. BY just such a course as the
WORLD is now endeavoring to pursue, the
avalanche has made Owyhee county one of
the wealthiest and most reliable mining
camps on the Pacific coast Mr.. Hill, its
able and indetatigable editor. has, by his
enterprising course, made hundreds of men
rich. The people of that county, appre-
ciating his efforts in printing wide-awake
local paper, are now making him rich by
extending that liberal patronage he so just
~ deserves.
The writer Of the paragraph above-quot-
ed. shows lack of common sense. We
don't know who he is, but would make a
rough guess that he is sort Of brown pa
per mana kind of sleepingj jesus, who is
too Internal lazy to prospect himself and
growls at his luck il anybody else strikes
anything He says he has never heard OF
any important discoveries We don't be-
licvc nc has: nor he never will-he is toe
stupid. \ Peruvian earthquake couldn't
shake enough life into him to comprehend
the importance Of a discovery or Of ma
king it known when discovered
Every citizen is fully aware that to the
quartz interest alone depends the future
prosperity of Boise county; and that &C
counts for the hundreds of men now pros
pcc,ing in the mountains. and that is why
We shall continue Ia make public their
movements. He who throws a dampel
upon all efforts in tina, direction has some
selfish motive in view. or lacks the prin
ciple of progress. or is fool
CNCMANGED-Rock in the Sub Ross
ledge remains unchanged in richness. and
abont the same prospect is now found tina
was not iced last week There Is no est
mating the wealth Of this ledge, rs it nov
shows
BERT JONES and party got lost last weel
going to Rocky Bar They run off thu
: trail and were two days getting in. Among
= the incidents Of the trip was that Of get
ting into u den of rattlc-snakes-and RICH
= out again. One enormous RATHER was Kill