The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-13
THE COUER D'ALENE MINES

THE COUER D'ALENE MINES
Interesting Resume of the Situa-
ton at the New Gold
Fields.
A Pronunciamento from the Dis
coverer Prichard.
No Truth in the Reported Blood
Shed.
Mr.. Frank Cary who left here for
the Ceuer d'Alenes last week re-
turned yesterday. He reports that
although the mines are all that have
been represented the difficulties of
getting into the diggings and the inn
possibility of accomplishing any
thing this fall, render it unwise to go
to the new diggings before spring.
He heard from Barney Roudabush
and Tom Argyle, who are doing thor
ough work on their claim and taking
out some ply. He met several par
ties from Montana, who had just
come out from the diggings, and as
they knew nothing of the troubles
which were recently reported here to
have terminated in a fatal atfray, it
is safe to conclude that the story was
a canard. Charley Bell also arrived
yesterday direct from the new dig
gings. We learn from gentleman
who talked with Mr.. Bell
that the placers are fully
as good and in some
cases better than they have been re-
ported. There seems to be DISPOSE
ton on the part OF these who have
taken up claims. to deter others from
coming in by undertaking the value
of tile mines, and it is narrated of a
recent newcomer, that the day Of his
arrival he witnessed a cleanup OF
about four ounces OF dust at one of
the claims, and asked the owner how
long a run it represented. The own
er answered lone week. The next
day the newcomers partner wit
messed a cleanup of three and a half
ounces at the same claim, and asked
the same question, the owner answer
ing: "Oh, this is a five days run.
Upon comparing notes the partners
concluded it was a pretty good cJun-
try where three and a half and four
ounces could be taken out every day,
aud they stakei off and commenced
working the adjoining claim,
since which they have been
taking out from S25 to $50 per day.
That Prichard is no crank. but an
enthusiastic and self-sacriticing pros
pector, who has by dint of energetic
brought to the notice Of
the world valuable mineral region,
begins to be realized by those who
have investigated the matter. A re-
cent isslle of the Spokane RerieW
the following communica-
ton from the discoverer of the dig
gings, which sounds more like the
language of an honest miner than
the bloviating of cranky prosptc-
tor:
To miners, prOspectors, and those
.feelimg an interest IN the derelop-
neem of this remote country and its
We!turc:
l will now say few words. hoping
thereby to give encouragement to the
pioneer pIospectols and miners. My
name has been published broadcast
as one of the great humbugs on
placer mining in the Cmur d. Alcne
1 now say that | have
given but small portion of the
l have obtained in my ex-
PLANTATION of this uDprospected coun-
try. obtained the knowledge in
NV researches that right here was an
immense mineral belt that was un-
and / found good indica-
tions Of gold in various parts. Then
| began tracing up the formation and
found wide extent of territory
traversed by these lodes. ! found
good indications of placer mining
and l continued nay investi-
cations to satisfy myself in regard to
the connection Of this region to the
Kootenai mines on the north, and
the Boise, Salmon, and Clearwater
on the south. l have spent the best
part of the last five years in looking
over this new field. | have found
gold on various streams; and, also,
in support of this, have found that
there are vast sedimentary deposits
that will add more to the wealth of
this country than could ever have
been expected from the placer with
out foreign support. The lodes
alone of this region would make it
one of the most prominent mining
sections in the United States. There
is large extent Of territory trav-
ersed by lodes, that is also supported
by the Lest placer mining grounds,
perhaps, at present, in North Amer
ica. What has surprised me most
of all is that it has remained
50 long undiscovered SO close
to other mining localities, and on a
route that has been traversed by
hundreds of miners and prosrectors.
But such is the case. There are a
few coming into the mines and look
ing about to see what they can find
open for them, and trying to reap the
benefit of the labor of some person
more disposed to look up and work
than themselves, and their cry is
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