Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-06-22
RAMBL1NGs OF RoUsTABoUT.
Rocky BAR, ALrURAs COUNTY,
June IA, 1877.


until | had visited all the principa
mines, but my little tussle with Side
,botham's horse has rendered pedestrl
anism a little unpleasant, and eques
trianism out of the question for few
days yet, and wishing to utilize the
time at my disposal, will lay before
the readers of the WORLD my observa
tions. so far as | have made them
Nv opinion concerning this immediate
district has undergone material
change with my few days sojourn
Having been led to believe heretofore
that this camp possessed but little
merit, beyond its being a county seat
and way station to Atlanta. have
been very happily undeceived, and be-
lieve that is nearly equal to the At
lanta district in mineral wealth. This
is setting a high estimate upon it, for
there is but little doubt in my mind
that the Atlanta is the best ledge
known in the world.
There is a sort of adjunct to Rocky
Bar, about mile up the creek, called
Clifden, where few pleasant families
and a number of industrious and en-
terprising miners reside and work,
and Immediately around which are a
number Of superior gold bearing
lodges, and some good placer dig
gings. In the early days of the camp
individuals made locations adjacent
to these lodges, and succeeded IN
making sales to Eastern capitalists OF
what purported to be mines, when in
reality they had none. Before pur-
chasers ascertained the facts they had
invested large sums of money In ma
chinery, which was forwarded. Law
suits eventuated, and the final result
was waste of property, large losses
to capitalists, abandonment Of enter
prises and general disgust with the
country. That such should be the
damaging effect on rich country in
consequence Of the INSCRIPTIONS ma
nipulations of few unprincipled trick
sters is natural, yet deplorable.
There is plenty Of Eastern MONEY, and
Western too, for that matter, ready
to invest in enterprises not half so
promising as is here presented, but
deaf ear is turned to all tales emanat-
ing from Idaho, and we are not be,
leved when we talk about mines
Hence while capital is seeking invest,
ment we are begging in vain for CAPT
tai, with the most magnificent field
for investment known in the civilized
world. The vicinity Of Rocky Bar
presents fine field for small squads !
of men to operate on small scale,
and there are number of such squads I
operating. The hills are studded 9
with small veins of gold bearing
quartz that pay handsomely to small ,
enterprises. But it is of the larger I
mines | would speak. A number Of 1
mines and considerable machinery f
1T Clifden has fallen into the hands Of '
Mr.. True w. Rollins, of New York, v
who is expected to arrive daily He n
las sufficient capital of his own to put d
lis mines and machinery in working
order, which is now being superin- +
ended by his nephew, Frank II. Rol- c
ms, Esq, assisted by True w. Rol- p
ms, Jun. They have about twenty Il
i've men employed at present, but Fl
will soon be in shape to work seven Y
y-five. B
The Confederate Star mine, fl
belonging to Mr.. Rollins, is being E
worked night and day, and turning d
ut liberal quantity Of good ore, fe
which is being run out in cars and D