Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-08-20

400 to 500, if not a little more. The
quantity of gold found in it has been
enormous. Old miners, Of long expe-
rience in all the Gold districts Of the
Australian colonies. say it is. for its
size, one Of the richest creeks they
have ever known. At first. the lower
part of the creek was most worked
out, but gradually the miners moved
higher up, and as they did 50, the
finds increased and the nuggets un-
earthed became larger. At the upper
bend of the creek very large finds
were at one time made, some diggers
turning out daily their 80 or 40 ozs.
Beyond this upper bend heavy gold
was also found, and many claims there
are still paying well. In the hills be-
yond the head Of the creek, the propri-
ctary company of these Fields have
protection for what is believed to be
a rich quartz reef Recently, miners
named Mulcahy, Freize, Cunningham
and others found wonderfully rich allu~
vial deposits on the ground around
the reef. When the finds first became
known, the ground was rushed and
great excitement prevailed. The
spot. however. cannot be worked now,
for the want of water, and its sup.
posed immense richness will have, to
a great extent, to lie undevelopcd un-
til next spring. The quantity Of gold
said to have been found by Messrs.
Nulcahy and Freize is enormous. No
one knows the exact amount, but it is
positive fact that it is very great.
1t is further said that they have found
a large nugget, weighing some 30
lbs, but no one seems to have seen it
yet. Mr.. Cunningham has also made
great finds. The digging up there
was very shallow, and the work easy
Not so in Pilgrims Rest creek. Here
very deep stripping has to be done be-
fore coming upon the bottom; i'm
,ncuse boulders have to be removed
and the work Of the miner is as hard
IA auv suci, work can he. But many
miners have reapcd q rich reward
from their labors, though others--and
they are the majority-have not made
more than living, some even less
At first the work was carried on here
in very inefficient manner; but re
Gently the style has been much i'm
proved. Now. water races are cut in
all directions, and the use Of the wa
ter saves an immense amount of labo,
and expense. Ground eluicing il
greatly indulged in. The bed of the
creek has been the favorite working
ground until recently; but now moro
attention is being directed to the ter
races, in which good finds have beer
made. There is very little unoccupied
ground in the bed of the creek-ex
ccpt at the lower part-but there is
large extent still available on the ter
races, which, it is believed, wouIt
pay we'll were water available. Wa
ter is not available for that work a
present, but a company with Gl0,UO(
to 100000 capital could bring in {
good supply, and the enterprise
would pay well. l.....
. The gold found in the creek hal
been very heavy. Nuggets Of ant
Q lbs. have not been anything yer,
wonderful Nuggets ofS, and
1 Ibis have been found in some claims
About ten months ago an 8 ID. nugge
was found in a claim up-creek. Tha
was the largest nugget unearthed VI
10 that time. Since then q 10 ID. mug
get of pure gold has been found in
terrace claim up.creek, held b.
'IMessrs. Russell, Boycott, Wormale