The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-03
Fromthe Daily Of Tuesday.
COEUR D'ALENE.
me excitement at Boiling Heat
In Butte.
Pr1chard not 60 Much of q Crank
After All.
Parties Quitting for the New Ell.
dorado.

AO~A oOAV
man, Mlssoula and other points last
spring, all of which returned with
nothing but curses for the "crank"
Prltehard who originated the stories
of fabulous dlgpings in that region
seem likely to n~ateriailze into soma,
thlag more than the myth which
tney nave been pronounced. During
the past forty-eight hours direct in
formation has been received in this
city which indicate that the placers
are FULLY as itch as has been repre-
scented and that men now working
them are taking out from $40 to 500
per DAY, gold nuggets having been
found worth as high as $48. so.
among Butteftes now at the digg,nps
are Al Dell, Pat Magrath, Mike
Cooney, Barnev Roudabush and Tom
Argyle. A telegram was received
yesterday by John Noyes from al
Dell, saying that the placers are ali
right and urging him to come on.
MI. Noyes' business engagements
vii! prevent his going, but he will
probably be interested in some Of
claims. A letter has also been re-
ceived 0y Chas. s. Warren from Sam
Morris, Of Missoula, enclosing one
ron Fat Maerath, which sets forth
the richness of the new diggings in
glowing terms. Nj. Magrat6. in
substance. says: that his party. in
GLIDING several men from Butte.
went through on horseback from
Missoula to Rattledrum, on Prichard
creek. where the placers are located.
IN six days. The richest digginps
struck so far are on the Mrs. Mclean
claim, where on the day before writ
ing the letter the part Y of six men
mad taken out with pan and rocker
$500 in dust and nuggets, one nugget
being worth $3.50. The digging so
far has been only two feet
deep. Prichard creek is verv fat.
twenty-five miles long, and is located
lts entl'e length in claims of twenty
acres each. A great many claims
are 'smuggled ," being located in the
name OF parties who are still in the
States and have never been on the
ground. Several of these non-rAsi-
dent claims have been jumped bv
the Montana boys. There are about
lou men in the camp and l25 more
were expected to arrive from Sr0kane
On IT, next day. Thew are generally
from Washington and Idaho and
they say they would rather see 1000
men come in from the west than 20
from Montana because the Montana
boys act as If they were going to
have a slice OF the gold field In spite
of fire and high water. The writer
don't advise anybody to come in I'M.
!ess tney are well prepared to winter
In the camp. 1t will take until next
summer to open up the creek thor
.ughly in deep ground. Prichard
and company are the principal own
ers and have staked off and located
claims in the names of all their
friends back in the States. The
claims are staked off 40 by 80 rods.
The creek is one claim wide it's entire
length and in many places two
claims wide.
The receipt of this intelligence oper-
ated like a spark in the powder mag
azine among our foot loose prospect |
DIS, among whom the only question |
Yesterday was how to "get there.n
parties appear to be forming
go to the gold fields on their own
account and many who cannot 20
themselves, are joining in pools to
lefray the expenses Of representa-
who will make the trip and in
them in any locations made. A
party of four started yesterday, in !
Walt Morrissey Capt. Bracy !
md two others. Among those who
Will probably be interested in parties
low forming, to start Immediately
~ rail. are John Noyes, James A.
Murray, Dave Upton, G. s. Warren
md Frank Carey. It will be. we'll for
Ill who contemplate the trip to
'ear in mind, that the season is we'll |
advanced, and that if winter has not
closed down in Occur
l'Alenes the working season is prac-
over. SNOW lays in that re-
ZION until June and they will be
lble to accomplish nothing further
han the securing Of their claim this
all. The entire creek is represented
IS being already located and the
'nly manner in which q claim cal
,e acquired is by purchase or jump
ng nonresident locations, which at
,est gives but a precarious title. The
lew colorado is reached by the
Pacific road via Rathdrum,
from whenceit is eighty miles
'ver a very rough trail to the mines.