Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-18
Return OF Messrs. Oalees and Muir.

Return Of IA eSS75. OGfceS ana AHaT.
Yesterday morning Vice President Cakes
and Superintendent of Traffic Muir, of the
Northern Pacific road, returned from the
extreme western end of the road, after an
absence from st. Paul of several weeks.
During this trip they have passed over the
entire road and carefully examined it with
special reference to ascertaining with their
own eyes the true condition of it, and
both have come to the conclusion that 1t is
a well constructed and we'll equipped
road, and that in either respect there are
few roads in the country that are superior
to it, notwithstanding the haste with which
the last part of Il was finished. 1t is In
all respects in excellent condition. 1t
runs through Il country most of which is
fertile and capable Of producing valuable
crops, while part of it is more suitable
for grazing.
The mining interests all along through
the mountains, especially through Idaho,
are Offering great inducements for miners.
One Of the most noted placer diggings at
the present time is in what is called Coeur
d'Alene, where the miners as far back as
1864, reaped a golden harvest where $l50
per day was not considered a remarka5l
yl0lO. ANS Dl4-Cn baihSu III TbGlOu
is situated southeast from R2thdrum
and distant about seventy-fiyo miles, this
being at least twenty miles nearer
than any other pOint on sac line of tle
Non hern Paciae road. 1t is very noun
famous and badly broken country, and is
now reached by good wagon road from
Rathdrum 10 Fort Coeur dA!ene, thence by
the Mullen road to what 10 known as Evo-
IN tbenna hn ntoin IN
Beaver Eagle aud Pritchard
creeks by trail. From Rath-
drum to Fort Occur d. Aiene is twelve
miles; twelve miles from there to Wolf
Lodge No 2, or Bill Johnson's place;
eighteen miles 80 Old Occur d Alene Mis-
sion or Matt hay den's place, at the head
of navigation on the Occur a. Aleue river
and sixty miles, by steamer, from Fort
Occur d. Alepe; eight miles to Mud Prairie
or Lewis d Gererd's place; sixteen miles
to Evolution or Masterson d Matheson's
store; fifteen miles 70 Beaver Creek and
six miles to Pritchard and Ragle Creeks
From Rathdrum to the mines it la easy
three days riding. Supplies are daily
leaving here for the gold fields, being
hauled to Evolution by teams and
packed in from there, while others again
pack clear through. 1t is hard TO estimate
the p Ipulation at present on the different
oreezs but We would suppose about three
hundred M n. An express line has been
establis led through to the mines by GEO.
MeCabe, who delivers mail regularly.
Rich placer deposits have bean discoY-
cred near Pritcbard and Eagle creeks, and
all along where the bed rock has been un-
covered beautiful rich deposits have been
found.
Throughout the whole country there ia q
good deal of ex element about the gold
Digging, aud crowds OF people
are daily fnoking TO the mines in the
hope of obt aiming share of thess rich
products of the earth. Both ars greatly
pleased with The results of the trip, auG
with the amount of business transacted by
the road. 1t is fully equal to what was
expected and even more than was ex
pected.