, 1883-10-06
The Ceur d'Aicne Mines.

We have been handed Il letter
from Frank Points who has just re-
turnedfrom the CGur GAlene mines.
We would publish the whole letter
but our space was pre-Occupied with
other matter to such an extent that
we give a few extracts only as fol-
lows:
PALoUsE BRIDGE, Sept. 2i, 1888.
The present excite
ment is for the east branches of the
North Fork of the CGur d'Alene
river. The diggings are about Al
miles from the Mission. The pres
ent road follows the Mullen road
from the Mission % miles and thence
by trail 2j miles to Eagle creek in a
nOrtherly direction. The trail is
rather a "hard road to travel over
Jordan, logs and steep hills all the
way-nevertheless, l have been over
worse roads in the mountains. got
in on the 10th and after two or three
days examination was much sur
prised to note the very small amount
Of prospecting done since last June,
and set myself to work in driving at
the cause. The result is as folio vs.
The discovery party consisting Of
Prichard, Robinson, Fisher and
Craig, "taking time by the forclock"
and being thoroughly supplied with
powers of attorney, had taken up
about six miles Of Prichard creek and
five miles of Eagle creek.
Claims were
located under the L. S. laws allow
ing 20 acres to the man. About the
time l reached camp jumping claims
was the order Of the day.
There
are about four claims opened as yet,
and they are paying from so to S2j
II day to the hand. Prichard creek,
for a distance Of Is miles, prospects
about the same, that is, by going
down in the bedrock, you can obtain
from 10 cents to 81 to the pan. On
claims l located, l raised the bed
rock IS inches under water and from
the clay adhering to the rock OBJ
tanned as much as 50 cents in one
pan. There is but little gold in the
gravel. The bedrock is slate and in
that you find the pay.
The depth varies
from bare bedrock to about u feet.
Just before leaving camp claims were
being taken on Beaver creek, a stream
running parallel to Prichard creek
and six miles south. All along the
North Fork of the Cnur d'Alene, 10
miles above and eight miles below
the mouth Of Eagle creek where the
bedrock is exposed, was told by
what l consider reliable authority
that as good prospects Of scale gold
could be had as where the claims
were opened.
That the camp Kill prove not only
good but extensive l have not the
least doubt. In fact is my belief the
camp will give employment to more
men than any camp struck since
Boise Basin was discovered. The
territory over which gold has been
found forms a basin-not of rolling
hills like BOisc-but of rather rough
mountains, and is perhaps 30 or 40
miles in length by 20 in width.
Prichard, who has lived on the Null
len road for five yearSpast, told me
that when l got back in camp, he
would show me better thing than
had been found yet. am 50 well
satisfied with the outlook that | will
start back about Saturday next with
supplies for winter and will keep you
posted in regard to the dOings in
camp this winter. Probably 200 per-
sons will winter there.
He then advises meIi to wait till
spring before going to prospect. He
mentions instances of nuggets worth
all the way from Sll to S4S 80 each,
having been found, and that one OF
the Jumpers had panned out $50 in
one day. Mr.. Points is an old miner
and is not easily deceived in o min
lng camp. --LeicisiOB Teller.