, 1883-03-17
Isvs1os.s LATEST.
Navigation Opened sttn Locating Railroad
Wanted up the Clearwater Mining NAT
terS-Etc
trRox ouR SPECIAL ooKnEsrospryrl
LEWISTON. March 3. lSS3

LEWISTON. March 3. 1859.
EDIToR SrATEsxAS The arrival OF the
ste1mer John Gdfss ou M1nday last mas at
length, although somewhat late in tie sea-
son. relieved US from oar isolated aud bot
tied up" condition: IN q river torn like
Lewiston. dspsnden, solely for its freight
upon river trafiie, the opening Of navigation
always brings 4 sense OF re.ief 10 the inhabi-
tants. ss it Is the FRS. certain indication that
the winter fetters are broken Hereafter,
or until further notice, the Gates will make
the round trip twice 3 week. connecting
with the cars at Ripsria SO that travel will
not be delayed. The Oregon Short Line
surveyors are still surveying up Snake riTer.
but their progress IS tedious owing 20 Insult
cent Instruments aud the quantity of ice
along the river osrk-. At last sdSiees they
were only 10 miles above lewiston Acting
under instructions from .hs chief engineer
the party are making a thorough survey
sni locating the route as they proceed, 80
that II will only be cessary 70 set the
grade stakes when the work OF construction
iscommenced. There is evidently more In
the Oregon Short Line than the Compromise
reveals. However. time Will tell.
In my LAST letter spoke Of many enter
prises that were well worthy Of examinati'
bat the list is BY no means exhausted. The
industries there alluded to are SIMPLY open
ings offered by Lewiston sione, whereas
there are other equally desirabls and varied
openings in the country on the inside. The
most important of tness Is the construction
of
RAILROAD CP Tbs CLEARWATER
River 20 tho mouth Of Cottonwood creek, IN
order TO tap the Cana, Prairis country.
With definite date fixed for the completion
of that railroad. wouli guarantees that halt
a million bushels OF WHEAT should be stored
in the graaaries there awaiting transporta-
ton, and an annually increasing amount
thereafter The trans soortation OF the cereal
productions Of Camas P.airie would form
but an insignificant item OF the tIattic Of this
railroai. for II the Surrounding country
drained by the forks q the Clearwater. are
forests OF the finest timber. including cedar,
east Of the Cascade mhan,ains, and extend
irg To- the eastward TO the heaiwaters Of the
Clesra a.er for dist lnce OF 200 miles lisa
Country OF rich and varied resources, all lying
Idle for wan. Si cheaper Transportation TIE
mining caGrps ot S4lmon river, and the Bitter
Roo: mountains are stiil supplied from Lew
i.ton BY means OF pack trans which average
ten miles per day-eostly work. when CRIB
ha. to b. packed 80 miles, which eats up
the profits Of the richest mines. OTo Fno.
30 mlles to the eastward. Els City still fur
ther east, florence liO miles to tie south
ward AMI "arrens lJ0 miles south, are still
supplied from Lewiston N this slow and
costly method With cheaper transpNrta-
ton this scsntly settled country would
afford sustenancs to large mining popula-
ton which womb work the numerous niinirg
region, where gold il known TO exist III quan-
titles that
woCLp YIELD HANDSOME RETURNS
II the country were made accessible. With
the Developments which railroads bring, ten
thousand men wouId find profitable occupa-
tion in mining ths golden sands If Pactolus
frsm the rich Siavsl Lara which lice the
banks and trihutari,s 0: Salmon river from
its sources TO It's mouth. The richer claims
on this golden stream a7s worked at piotlt
even now, and rich prospects are constantly
found, some of which have attracted atten-
tiou ir0m parties outside, With whom. by
the way, the Small Bros. of your city are
associated. and WHO viii open some claims
this spr!rg and work them on an extensive
seal. Gold IS foani IN nearly every tFitl-
;aiy Of The SalmoI the bed OF the river Is
popularity supposed 10 b. Iared with the
precious msta.-nct at all improbable from
the nature Of the ecuntry through which II
flows. II wild and turbulent mountain
torrent. ard has never yet been prcspee;ed
carefully for tine wealth it contains. for even
the reckless miner gins 10 study tie sitas-
ton and TO think that it
REQUIRES LOTS OF GOLD IL SIGHT
To mine successfully where freiSht IL SIX
ceats per pound. There srr acres a ground
in Florence and Wsrr-us kEOWn TO contain
good proSpec.s which could be pr1fitably
worked II the couutry we're made accessible,
ami in all the adjacent country on 10th siaes
OF the CT .arxater aad S,linon rivera, are the
basis of prosperous mining districts. all lying
lust a. nature left them aud waiting for
che,per transportation. Tie foregoing re-
marks apply exclusively to placer mining,
10, the country has never been pr"spectet
for quartz, except IN tSs Immediate neigh
borhood Of the placer camp. The old
"Harrster { Little" quartz ledge. the crop
piuss Of which you cr,ss on thi tfsi! from
Florence down The mountain .o the wire
brid 90, has been relocated by Salt Lake city
CAPITALIST. Who will continue where the first
locator, lett cf years ago and give the ledge
a ,aorousn prospecting. In the early days
the quartz was packed up the meuntfins AMI
crushed in the oil Patterson quartz nil at
Florence. The ore was
RICH IN SILVER.
But in those days the scientific reduction OF
silver ore was unknown. and tine rock wa
crushed for II exclusively. The mill will
be removed to the river AID the ore chnted
down inst,si OF being packed up IN ore
sacks On mule backs. The quartz interests
of Wsrrens are assuIaiu1er, a,er proportions;
it has 20 FAR ecl;p-ed placer mining that It Is
nov the staple occupation Of the Caucasian
population OF the camp, sud promises TO lie
Of permanent value The qGar;z leigs o. ened
lss. summer twenty miles eat OF Pierce
city developed good ore. hrt vas worked
BY placer miners OF no espe!Ieace N quartz
Several immense ied,es Of fres god b.aTin2
quartz were discovered years ago IN the
American rive- an Rel river country. which
are doubtless th.re yet, while the western
slope Of the Bitter Roo. range has never