Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-04-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

tlchiarly ol boIs; lSa6ln.
BY FRANK MILLER
CHAPTER "
Among the first permanent merci,-
ants ia Idaho City, wi, lnca.e here
early in 1868, were Richard Tregas-
kis, G. w Crafts Emery & Martin. S.
G. Rosenbanln, NJ. Fr;inckel, Ben.
Chen, "a Mr.. Smythcrs. Thomas Barry,
Donahue & Bruce, Mrssrs. Cak & |
Nicholson. H. NJ. Swncrtnn, M,.ssrs.
Miller & Bernsieil, James Woods & |
Co, Messrs, Clark & Dunn, Neal Me-
Langhlin, Fitzgerald Bros, NJ. M.
Chipmar, Vim McGroriy, Mrssrs.
Frost & Sayres. Messrs Cimmy & Co.
O. d. C,gwiu,. "lIawkryev Anderson,
Messrs. Crnw & Gray. B. F. Lodge
DR.. Bailey Simpson, Messrs. Lauer &
SWIM, J. G. Bryant, 6. Marie, and
several cheap .hIn aud ready made
clothing stores, and several fancy and
staple dry goods, grocery aud provis-
ion establishments. many Of which
not unlike "Jnnali'S gonrd," in Scrip
tnre parlance. only grew up in "A
night To witi,er, as it were, in single
day.
During the entire years 1863 and
1864, the sound Of the axe and the
hammer, the mallet and the carpenters
clisci might be heard resnunding in
every direction. on Bannock and Bue
ma Vista Bars, and il Centcrville, Pr
oneervillc, Placcrvil!e and Granite
Greek, More Town and Boston, while
the revrrbcrating echoes of the black
smiths hammer. iron, steel and anvil,
and the ever-echoing noise OF the mi
rer's pick. pan, shovel, rocker, long
tom and sluicc boxes could also e
heard in every gulch, ravine, creek,
fiat, and upon every hillside where
water was ohtainable. Ivy night and Ivy
day, week days and Sundays. Gold
was found in large paying quantities
ln many localities from the grass.roots
down To the then supposed true bed
rock, since discovered by Mr.. K P.
Plowinan aud others to tie an artificial
and q superficial soft rock formation.
Numbers of horse, wood and veg
etable ranches were taken up by va
rions parties. in almost every direc-
, ton. in the vicinity of the several
, mining villages and camps" before
+ named, in Boise Basin. Early in 1868
some similar ranches in every RIVER
valley, ard the valleys of it's tr outa
ries were taken up; some even went
on the adjoining hill and menntain
sides, constructing tented places, OF
Temporary abode, or still rudcr laca.
! t:ssns, with primitive fire. places. rudely
constructed of stone or mbs, boughs
, and twigs of fir and pine trees. These
. ranches were all taken up subject tC
4 the original miners rights to mine The
same ground, and to extract all min
. eral wealth found therein, as in Cali
4 fornia in lS49 and 1S49, among tn,
"Argonauts." or pioneer settlers in TIT
Golden State.
T. These ranches" varied greatly il
:. area, and were SO taken up under thu
e "Possessory Act Law" SO called orr
l. ginally, passed at an early day in Cal
e ifornia, under the plea, and upon tn
h maxim that while ITO THE MINERS BE
2 LONG THE MINES" agriculture and min
ing industries are twin sisters and e.
rel necessttate, or from the very neces
stiles of the case, must go hand i
% hand. and each he equally protects
and fostered by State, Territorial ali
National laws.
N Firsl-class livery stable and horse
n Eappiu,r ana latfiuo. osta hlisbmp nj