, 1883-11-10

eral uerchArdise storea, thrss hotels. foul
Restaurants, sir saloons, ali doinz . goo1
business, Ten dwelling houses. ard numbel
OF buildings belonging to the railroad com
pany. The c.use Of the recent hveliness Of
the place IL due to it nesrness 20 the Ctcui
dAIsue mining district In fact. the noun
tains surrounding here for distance OF six
ty or eighty nils sho. extra good prospects
Of gold quartz, rilve-, leai aad copper exc;
and placer grounds.
No part cf the country has bsen Thorough
" prospec.ed as yet. Most all writer's are
timid In wiring about the mineral prospect
Of the country, for fear OF being cnarsed
with trying 30 create fdse excitement l.
time this III prove to be ss rich : u,i7tsal
iistrie, ss there i., or h,s leen on .De Pa
ciic dope. i; not richer. But, as al GO
proepcc.ors taoE, one csnnot come care anc
p,ck tas gold NJ AMI 90 back in fsT
months with a fortune L taxes csp,.Ai.
line, h.rd.hips. ard .abs- to prospect a
mine properly. Oae h,s u stand more
hard,h:ps a-d disaPpointmenss 1. th.i N
dusty probably .hs1 AZ nry o:reT -ney CO,
70 81. Stin there hss been r1orr r'oGe;
canned aui :,-:ores rae eaieker a. ':,n'rc
.Aa1 4. any o.ns: .e.,.:Im1's '.us .nsss. Tee
r:..a..s .: The rev placer G;qgnga ca
Pr:tS. srJ 80 E.si- c-s-ss. c=,lrY nj sf IN
.r a. lire south of tsrs, .rs aos doubled II
40 last by any o.d ,aia-c :i.st -ns hceE IN
. ,hs dig,irs.. And there Ia s,ra'Y one
-h,. hu come frou the ul:nes bat uass in
teads returning shorty. Many as sop
pi-a OF their claims and masking p-epArs'
,ions to begin work as soon r. i,oesihie.
TIE idea tat the Ceur dAlene Ia,ni.g
district is new one is.ely discovered l. nc.
..c.. II h,s tser known TO . nrnoer o.
oll prospe:tors for many se.rs. a1c few
tsve held cl.ims there fc- the last sisLS or
,c1 y5a-s. Everyone that oKD. ciaim
there has great faith IN the distinct, but gen
orally has but little to say on tEs richBess
and extent Ct the diggipss. When ole
prcspector. begin to keep muTl on ary diI-
gipss. ii i, pretty far proof TIA: to place is
"psInins GU. extra well.
One point gtestiy in favor Cf ths Cear
dAlene di..riet is that it is = very large ene.
prospec;ors are no. ccaE.sd to one small
crsok. gold being found in paying Quantities
o1 nos: every creek ani guich running into
the Pritchsrd cresk. and On other creeks
heading IN tbs: SECTION. And over the
whole section, besides the p,.csr grounds.
are fcand silver aId lead ores ard hard ana
decomposed quartz, which assay up in the
hurdreds. The district, un.I, recently, has
been very bard Of aces. All eEp?lics and
material used by the prosPect,rs had 20 ba
packed for qcits a d..tauce after beiag
trei2hted by ssgon III a roundabout way Tor
n longer defiance, thss making At .eaioss
and costly wosk to open up or properly
work claim. Bat nov the pack trail, about
completed from hero to the mead CT Eagle
creek, trings the mines within thirty miles
Of 9 railroad. A trail can be, and will be
s.e Tong. cut from Heron direct to Esgle
cieek, making the Distance only txerty
miles. This trsil, with some attentioa eaE
be kept cpea at s'l seasons Of the ye.s. A.
p,eseot there s about three fee. Il ssos Oh
the rummit Of the .ra,l, for 1. distance of
about three mics. Every day there sr7 men
and pack an.rasls gnias % and from II. e4a
If the trail, snioh Is completed over the
worst part of the roa;e. Tire .fail cutters
are now A. work lbOnr twenty-five mics
fro,n Heron, on he soa'A s'da o; me u.snEt-
ems. within fozr O. 6ve mites OF tee head o.
Eagle cF.ek.
ETery day ihe,s a-e enesursg;.s reports
eoln;rc lro.a re miass. NsI ars sr:iv;as
here daily aII p'epsrng 70 70 ir.- SIZE
rliues orer tire new trail. 4 large a.noes
intend s;.ins ,H .Lis sis:sr, come "a .rsn@rn,
Others 70 take Il? alairis. do thei" a.s@ss'
urnt work CO th-m sad .etIr-. Mex:
spricg t!iers w.n L. lrs'.S. lrsh into re
o.s,.,c., Zen r,w tlcre ,rs enluiriJc Q:
tss lines coming L.ts :ro.n tersans IL all
p.ris o. Nevaia Calf MS, Ut.n srd Har-
t.nl. When oGs trsii il triiT e,1lpiuted
pIcE train, vii ~ pnt Oh besHeel Eecon
sla Ecsl. City. Ba, essTyoae ceI-:og !is,s
1:.h sne insentios 4 going 'nto the mines,
.ha. does no; kno~ what $ PACK :raii ever
mountain is. need D.: s1ccct - Ect
,a.s,. pared !stt-vny fo- ;AsHa 70 s,-oil
lt:::I.ely sloas % th-i- dessic,,!ar. TAey
viz have to pAe. :as:r blankets. gr.b snd
whisky on = why ceyuEe ami climb Up INC
s!ae of uouc.sin thing thick .inbsr.
wsioS u the sncS, pro5ah;y 6iJ kiS cay
azs ". OF he .1ow oeca.isn.l!y, es. raw ba-
cen and whisky for supper ard ,!eap IN tie
s-o1. Before the m;nes are reached, al in
s-Essis aced p-.ca al -us,,h mines, riches,
i himself anseverytbirS.el.e. bus a. Y. s
say, Ike fits. shall sr-y:-e'