The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-03
TIE NEW
The Couer d'Alene Excitement
Unabated in this City.

The Couer d'Aleno Excitement
Unabated in this City.
An Old Prospeotor's Opinion of
the New Gold Fields.
The excitement in this city regard
ing the Couer d'AIene 60 d fields, ap-
peared to be undated yesterday and
Judging by the number who de-
clared their intention of investing in
the various pools, there must be at
least q dozen different companies
forming in the city. The principal
difficulty seems to be, to find men
who are willing to make the trip pro-
vided their expenses are. paid by the
stay-at-homes. There are but few
IDLE men in the city and those who
are employed seem 10th to throw up
their situations just as winter is ap-
preaching, and brave the hardships
of a winter in the rugged Couer
d'Alene mountains, for the chance of
making a stake in the new dlggings,
which may turn out unsatis factory as
have so many gold fields heretofore
reputed ~fabulously rich. A MINER
reporter yesterday saw an old man
urging an athletic looking young
man to 60, who seemed reluctant to
take the risks. Laying a $500 bill
on The counter, the old man said:
'I'm too old to go, and I can't leave
my business; you take this $500 and
represent me on Pritchard Creek
The young man agreed to 60, and by
this time Is whirling over the rail-
road toward the field of fortune. The
following from the Spokane Falls
Chronicle of Sept. 9th will be of in
terest:
On Monday last we were favored
by q visit from a typical old Cali
fornian: of the historic days of 40"
one of the few who are left to tell the
tales of that eventful mining period.
He was familiar with all the old
mining camps from California to
Montana, and he declares deliberate
ly that what he has seen on Eagle
and Pritchard creeks, in the new
gold fields Of the Caur d'Alene
mountains, fully equals the average
mines in their palmiest days. MIR.
Hixon tells US that as he came down
from the mines last Saturday he met
a party of fifteen going in, which he
says is about the daily average. and
he thinks there must be from $50 to
800 mel now busy prospecting and
making ready to stay the winter.
The anxiety to secure claims is so
great that there is some liability of
friction. A number have secured
powers of attorney and are locating
for friends and relatives in
distant states. The chief justice of
has a claim located by
process. This kind of claim,
however, is being jumped, and liti-
is likely to ensue. The val
of both Eagle and Prichard
creeks are nearly all covered by
claims, but on Beaver creek
are tvs quartz lods, one of gold and
one of silver, the latter of which has
oeen traced about two miles and
promises to yield about sew
,nty dollars to the ton. There is
some complaint that the claims taken
ire on the basis of the regulation
allowing eighty yards on exhausted
1iggings, while in freshly discovered
:ich diggings the law allows only
fifty yards to a claim. Mr. Hixon
that the richest diggings will
oe found toward the mouth of Eagle
which the largest nuggets
nay be looked for towards its source.
The gold will be found principally
IN bed rock, and will probably take
;wo or three years to work out the
liggings. There is an abundance of
wood and water and everything
for an extensive mining
The exact locality with reference
county boundaries is yet a matter
# dispute, some claiming it to be in
and others in Kootenai
counties. AS near as we can judge
rom the rather imperfect maps to
which we have access, the mines
must be in Shoshone county, but
yery near the border of Kootenai.
This is a very aggravating fea-
ure of the situation, as in order to
each the county seat at Pierce City
or recording claims q journey of
bout $50 miles via Lewiston, must
70 undergone. Something should be
lone at once to remedy this difficult
y. Steps should be taken to have
he northeastern arm of Shoshone
which lies adjacent to the
outhwestern arm of Kootenai coun-
Y, cut off and added to the latter
It is estimated by some that
he mines are in = straight line only
bout twenty miles from Heron,
don., but as the intervening country
feartully rough and next to mac
the entrance to the mines,
OF this year at least, must. be from
his direction.
Rough on Todd.
Madisonian.
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