Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-04-06
LETTER FROM ALTURAs COUNTY.
ATLANTA, I. T., March IS, 1917

OaiAOuE VAAN OO"uCAAuA UliCyo VI Au1uS
during the past few months, making
love. to old maids, grass widows and
young girls without any danger here
after of being sued for breach of prom
Use, although am guilty Of many
rash promises to the fair ones. After
l secure a rich quartz mine in these
mountains of Atlanta, then | will is
sue invitations to all my old sweet.
nesses to attend my wedding, for my
future happiness is conferred and loca.
ted here at the beautiful city of Allan
ia.
Times are assuming quite a lively
here. Money seems to be
plentiful, and every one appears to be
highly elated, owing to the vast guam
titles of shipping and milling ores ex-
tracted from the Buffalo mine and
piled up close to their quartz house,
which would not yield less than $780,
600, provided the company had their
furnace in operation, and there is in
sight i'll slopes and levels in the mine
fully 81, 100000.
The 18th of March, st. Patrick's
day, was duly celebrated here by a
grand dance on the eve Of the 18th, at
the new hall connected with the Cen
trail Hotel. The ball-going gents,
with their beautiful and accomplished
lady partners, commenced to assem-
BILE at 8 o'clock, when Messrs. Mace
Lucus and Robinson tuned
their instruments and struck up "St
Patrick's Day." which was hailed with
JOY by all present. Dancing was
kept up, and all went gay as marri-
age bell until supper was announced,
when all were received and kindly
seated by our amiable hostess, Mrs.
Jaruthers. After doing ample Justice
to our appetites, we resumed dancing
and continued until 4 O'clock.
Early on the morning Of the 18th it
became known that J. =. Einsfeldt,
President and Superintendent of the
Buffalo company here, would start up
heir new mill in the afternoon, giving
orders to his foreman at the mine, Mr..
Charley Davey, to make it known to
Ill the miners that all who wished to
night have holiday and celebrate
he 18th by witnessing the starting
up of an enterprise that would result
% open UP grand future for our peo-
pie, and show to the world that there
q immense wealth beneath the crude
surface of our mountains waiting for
\ little capital and energy to pilot it
along. At 2 O'Clock people began to
at the mill, where all kinds
If liquor was to be found in abun-
lance. but no one seemed to be the
east affected, all feeling an interest
n the success of tire enterprise. Mr..
Nelson Davis proposed speech from
Mr. Boalette, and G. j. Dardis was
elected Chairman. On calling the
Meeting to order by short and point
ID speech upon the results TO be
,ained by this now enterprise which
would have a tendency to open up
md make known the vast mineral re-
sources of the inexhaustible raines of
Atlanta, Messrs. Boulette, Capt. James
Baxter, Judge Heath, j. P. Einsfeldt,
of the Buffalo compa-
", w. Bird and Mr.. Schenck, all
made splendid speeches, compliment
ng the Buffalo company on their sue.
;ess, and wishing them prosperity in
heir Undertaking to develop the great
wealth Of the Atlanta mines. Three
;lleers were proposed, when cheer af
er cheer rent the air, and at signal
rom the mill, Superintendent Mr.. Ma