Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-11-08
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FROM THE MINES.
CEUR b ALENE MINING DIST.
Shoshone Co., Nov. 2lSS3

CGUR d ALENE MINING DIST.
Shoshone Co., Nov, = 1888
Ed TELLER:-This camp moves along
quietly. There is some rush for making
location of claims. But there are less
disputes than one would expect, when
men find that claims are rich. There is
at the present but little being done in
mining. The miners are generally build
ing cabins for winter quarters, and get
ting in provisions for winter and to be
used during early spring work. The
work that has been done has paid well
and in some cases it has produced hun
dreds. Generally the bed rock on Prtch
ard creek is deep below the surface, where
the gold is found and most of the work
that has been done, has been upon the
| high points of bed rock and the rim rock.
The general depth of bed rock in the
creek has not yet been asccrtained. Shafts
have been sunk in some cases, but to sue
cessfully test it, there must be found
some method of draining off the water,
and | think it will have to be done by a
bed rock tlume from some point much
lower than the general level of the creek
bottom and this will require concerted
labor OF the miners. Supplies are not
plentiful here yet, but are fast coming in
to camp. Snow has fallen to the depth
Of several inches in camp, and to much
greater depth ON the mountain trail lead
Ing to camp. Tenderfcet and Ruta Baga
men are leaving camp. But the mining
ranchers hang out well and hold on. There
seems to be some quartz in camp both
silver aud gold bearing. The mother lead
as they call it, found by the Ncz Perces.
shows much free gold and largely in sill |
YER Quartz men are numerous in camp
from all parts of the coast. To hear some
OF them talk, you would infer that they
thought there was nothing here but gold, |
while the facts are, there is but little
gold in circulation here. TO visit Jack
son fiat and hear the rich, poor men talk
OF their prospects, after lmbbing freely
Of pure diluted C9ur d Alcne district Juice
extracted expressly for miners special
use, would remind you of the DAYS in the
sixties and for while the gatherings
would remind you of an old time STAN
'ede. Tents, brush camps, the coming ;
md going Of prospcctors and miners, the
inkling Of the bells of the pack trains :
ii give the place the air of the good old
lays. But soon rain, snow and chilling
ginds scatterd the lovers dreams of wealth
onS ard jealousy guarded by mother
arh IN the Bitter Root range and when :
hey began to contemplate that it would
equlre bone, muscle, pick and shovel and II
rowbar, to wrest the wealth Nature has $
aehed in this range and bring it out into .
he world for circulation, the great Gu a
husiam soon subsidized The gold is so /
liked with earth and rock and much of h
so far below the surface deeper and u
lore sane view Of thought seized their /
linds, and the great enquiry was, how
lall we get at 1t and separate it from the =
aneral debris. The fact is the gold is
ere in paying quantities, in many places,
1t no one Of us knows yet that the creek !,
'ttom will pay the expenses of cxtrac- II
IN That has to be tested We are st
have post route here us soon as orders >:
n come from Washington. jackson " :.
at is to be converted to Eagle City. =
e had snow storm last Sunday and
c weather has been cold and chilly ever
Ice. A +. Parker, of your place, is
re rustling for diggings. He came into n
mp facing blizzard of storm. Send y
TELLER to Fort Ceur dAlene to
address. Regards to the boys. M
Respectfully youn, KKi. -