Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-10-26
LETTER FROM cASYox CREEK.
CAxYox CREEK, Oct. %, 1873.

here. Fisher, Bradford T. Merrill are
pitching into the Ebenezer with WILL
aud taking out some as rich rock az
one would wish to see. They have
some six or seven men employed, t"n.
neling, stopping, hauling dirt, rocking,
and things look lively around their
mine.
Hawley & Go. arc also busily c"-
gagged, preparing for spring, and in.
tend, believe, to open their quartz
claims this winter.
Biddy & Co. are pushing their ditch
to completion, which, though nearly
on top Of the mountain, they THU k
will afford them a fai' supply Of water
for a spring run. They have the best
placer ground around here, prospect.
ing, as it does, from one t" twenty-five
cents to the pan, it cannot help pay.
ing hugely, il they succeed in getting
water on il.
Mr.. Joseph East has good piece
of ground, and also fitting up. but.
like some IF the others, he stands IL
poor chance for water. lie is build
ing Il reservoir in Il small galcl that
seems but Il dimplc in the hill. and his
water supply may equal but cannot
exceed in volumc the stream with
wI,ici, CULVER cxlingnslnrl the flames
in the palace Of the i.i'ipuIian queen.
Jack Edwards T. C,. are mining,
and are about the only placer miners
who are taking out gold here now.
They have a small reservoir with
whicl, they 4" considerable work, for
which they get well paid The gold
obtained il their claim ia quite coarse,
one piece weighing ST 80. la this
claim there was some mining done
several Years ago; bnt as il did not
pay j, was abandoned. The present
owners commenced in the cut where
the less fortunate ones left of. and nj
ter runnin. about ten feet. they found
SOFT bedrock and good pay Twas
ever thus since 40
Mr.. Andy D,bls of Ccntcrvillc late
~ located claim un ledge which
crosses the creek about half n mile
below the Ehcn.zrr, and intends 10
l'rnspcc, il this fall.
Mc>>r~. Martin, Madden and West
ramrcd lsrc few days, but no, find.
ing anything they packed mp ard
went over the mountain IL the Paw
cite side. 10 prospect on Deer creek,
where there is said I" lr good ground.
The ledge lately discovered hy Muir
head and others, in which Joe Moore is
Is supposed To he g,"l
They had quite Il time rejoicing around
he discovery shaft The hill was
steep. the shaft was deep and about
,ali filled with water; the whi>k y
ng rolled in kcrchug. aud j
went ,urnbliny after Immediately T"
hereafter those who were still on
era trina heard sounds of bcauti. .
'uI music issuing from the shaft, and
IN approaching and looking in were r
amazed to see their cnmradc clinging !
0 the jug and singing,
~ life on the ocean wave
A h"n,e the rolling deep,
Where surging waters rayc
Aud winds their rcvels keep" .
md then looking up he shouted, "hur- 9
ah for me; I've found another float.
ng stonc-lic--biygcr tina" the 9TH
r one and got a--hic-higgcr handle
o it; help ne ont yon-I,ic-darncd
and lubbers." They helped him on,
md in honor Of his queer adventure
hey named their ledge Tho Floating !,
stone" g
The aombre hnes ~ he northIand a
Are stealing along ;;,- vale. y
The CHEST 1T The niikwecd blossom II
Ia riding the autumn gale. I,
I vts,ff r{eo h,,te 1,,,r1 l..