, 1883-12-29
The Trails 50 the New MIs<s.
EAGLE CrrY. Idaho. Dee. 10, SIS.

EAelk pcS-. tVs 49,
ED. STATESMAN As & great deal OF t,ik
ing-sud lyIng-is being done at this me
to induce miners to take the trail from Her
ron Siding to this district. ! would say
through your columns 20 all who contemp-
late coming here next Summer that the trail
from Heron Sidirg 70 the mines is frauc,
a delusion and q sIare. a party OF hve men
arrived here last week from the Bozenan
country, who were tsce'sy-on> days making
the ~ miles from Heron Siding into camp.
Three weeks sgo, while was prospecting
bar on the north fork Of the Cenr Alene
river, IHan saw me cutting trail through
the brush to the river AMI be torded the
stream anI begged :or something to eat, as
he was nearly famished; had been ten days
out from Heron Siding and hsi been sepa-
rated from his companions and PROVISIONS
for five Gays The others arrived AZ Eagle
City the next day IN IL equally deplora5ie
and famishei condition, having had to abar-
don their outfit on account OF the rough
character Of the coGu.ry. Many other par
ties have attempted to reach the mines from
Heron Siding but have had TO 90 back and
/ come on to Rathdrum and get into camp by
sion, where they have choice OF takiny tie
Mullan road and the trail over the divide, by
wav Of Beaver Creek, or 10 take the trail up
tine NORTH ferx Tho alleged trail from Her
Ton Siding Is a humbug. for il IS never en-
( tireiy free from STOW al any time, and ST
/ TINS season the lowest points are covered TO
the depth OF four ieet. l. is true that Her
( ron. SidiIg is the nearest railroad point-so
near. in fac, tina. the shrili shrek oi the
( LOCOMOTIVES are often heard IN camp; but it
I IS also true th-t good trail can never he
/ cut through. The citizens Of the Siding,
with eommendable enterprise, subscribed
money h cut the trai|, and part OF the money
| thus subscribed has been expended, but the
! trail is not completed, and several men who
worked on it are whistlny for their pay.
| have no axe to GRIND, nor NJ PERSONAL inter
est in the matter, further than TO put miners
on their guard against tine loss OF time, an
noyance and suffering entailei upon them II
! they attempt to enter the new ulsgings BY
I the Heron Siding trail. Tne camp Is
good one, but II has drawbacks enough with
out adding To It's burdens that OF al alleged
entrance through an inaccessible country.
Fort Coeur G'Alere is the base Gf supplies
and POINT Cf departgre from The south arG
west, while those from Montana can take
the Mulaa road TO Pritchlrd cabin ard
/ thence take the trail. P1ck Il ANS are CON-
ing in daily by this roate RON that the snow IS
reduced by the late chinook. Ia the late
violent snow storm, when Snow Tell IN camp
10 the depth of FIVE s,et, 10 snOw fell III the
Cceur d Aleue valley, and the ascent to the
summit is nUw practically free from STOW
INNS diately after the storm one or two hardy
trains came through after enccunterlng end
less difficulties and II feet Of SNOW on the
summit, but the trail Is now In better shape
than ever It was \ small steamer Is no~
building at lake Gear d'A!e"e 10 carry
freight up the uorth fork TO the mouth @!
Eige creek daring the sPrisS rize. There
are OILY two ob>t ,cles t. navigation II the
north fork, and these are jams OF logs IN the
slack water From Fort Ccerr d Acne to
tho OH NI;-.;oD the rivrr II y. Al and al!
fall occurs above the Nilsson. Several small
boats are Ecw rGaning, carrying freight snd
pass n-ers, and some Ili=haps, sHch as the
entire loss Of freight, baggage and narrow
escapes from drowning have occurred,
owing 20 the inaxper:ence OF the hoatmen.
Snow lays two feet deep, packed sn: f.czen
sohd all over camp, ani still the arrivals out
nnmfer the departures. l. IS god camp
aad il vii improve az it grows ciier, Ior
outside of Pritehari and Eagle creek no
prospecting has teen done, and these creeks,
except i e. fear elrims, are located on the sue
picion that they contain gold. l hope NY
friends 4: Heron Siding VIII not be IudiS-
nans at the send cG h2ve giycl thom,
and in orIe- tat ttcy may know whe'e TO
Law the blame and who to lay It On, sui
scribe myself as, always ior truth,
AZ. PARKER.
S-Ngw diagjngs reported struck IN
Fourth Of Jaly csnyop, on Mailan road he
tween Fort and Mission.