, 1883-12-22
An Old Time Excitement.

Many newcomers In this section Rave yet
to experienced regular old time excitement,
such as, a few years age, we were accustom-
ed TO every fall with strict regularity. In 1864
the Cqur d'Alene excitement broke out and
it was a common saying at the time that ten
thousand people went there and twenty
thousand returned. The stampede origin
ated in this city with man named Wilson,
who, under strict injunctiOns 10 secrecy. im-
parted to few particular friends the news
that he had discovered diggings IN the teIr
d'Alene range that discounted everything
yet found on the coast. At that time thee
mountains were unknown, bat as rich mines
had been struck and worked all around
there was every reason TO believe that equal
ly rich ground existed where Wilson indica-
ted. From one OF the first who struck out
with Wilson We recently learned the story.
The friends to whom he impaired the secret
had other friends and those friends had
some also and before long the whole country
hereabOuts was sblaze with excitement.
49, flea
Has smaller fieas that on him prey.
And these have smaller still TO bite 'em,
And so proceed al defnit",A."
Our informant, with very few others,
rolled out Of tins city at 2:i0 pace and
overlook Wilson, who had gone on ahead,
and they travelled together until they arrIv-
ed near the Caar d'Alene Mission, when
they were overtaken by hundreds of others
painting for the new FL Dorado that Was to
make them all rich. Wilson led the way
until they came to 3 very nice location for
townsite and lots were laid off and every
thing looked fair for big city to grow up.
Bat as the mines had not been examined 1t
was decided to send out few nen with
each party to go with Wilson, and every day
man was to be sent back to report progress.
The first day the party behind did not expect
much, but as the sun set day after day and
tired and weary men returned with only the
news that it was a rough country and moth
ing had been found, suspicious began TO
arise that they had been deceived. Then
the horses the party took with them were
sent back TO camp, and the next day all but
" ilson and man with him left and came
back. By this time the whole country was
overrun and filed up with thousands Of
miners from the whole country, even to Cal
ifornia, and daily their numbers Increased.
Still no gold had been found, and when VII
SON returned he was seized by the miners
and would have been hanged but for the In
tercession of the Catholic priest st the Mis-
sion. Still they kept tiOcking in with Wa
CONS and every other kind of conveyance
The newly laid out city vas tented PLAIN
and If was estimated a: one time that fully
ten thousand men were camped there. On
informant. who's responsible citizen OF Wal
Ia Walla, then acknowledgements, meetin!
hundreds on the way, and nothing he eouic
say or do would turn the tide or preven
them from seeking the elephant with then
own eyes. Even when he arrived here HI
v,s shadowed from morning Until night, a
reonle had the idea that he had struck
| -;ch" and had merely come hack alter sup
plies. Finally the bubble bursted And m
miners returned to their old stampin!
grounds to work steadily until just such sn
other excitement occurred. when they yer
| off again and ready for another trial, WhieI
migh lead to success, but with the chance ,1es
largely against them, There is little dOnb
nm, that the new country contains minerals
-. bov much and what variety exc pt q
lena and gold i. is hard to say: TIE c,nH
trv Is so covered with timber that p'osre-
with horses is impossible, and IT will rsqaiF
msn of strength and determi-a.i'n 80 cor
quer the difficulties they viii '1periehe
when they commence Pr'sP -cti2g