Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-05-01

wagons and will be made wagon roads a.
soon az the snow gets away and it is go
ing fast. We have free daily mail now
via. Belknap and Wells, Fargo & Co. are
doing the letter and express business tri
weekly into camp, the U. S, mail has
not come yet, Congress, probably, is fix.
ing the tariff ratcs for our camp, when it
is completed they will probably grant us
some one horse shaise mail route here, two
or three times year. The camp is quiet
so far saloons are plenty everywhere and
the extract Of snow juice aud trail-cye
water is freely used, aud the tiger is let
loose on the green tables at all hours, day
and night to the delight of some and the
disgust of those who have leased the an
imal and got bit, and stud pokes runs
high and all games in proportion, for they
have worshipers at all games who bow
down to the golden gods, who are presided
over 10y dame fortune and wrong stared
i'll luck to those who wooed her favors,
while many have left camp for some time
back, others who have been here a long
time and knew Of the golden wealth
cached in the mountains in the bUunda-
rics Of Shoshone county delayed awaiting
the united efforts Of labor and capital to
arrest from its rock and gravel beds have
stald and are developing the fact daily
That wealth is here, hid deep down in the
gulches and canyons and will be taken
out to enrich the Golfers of Uncle Sam
and grease the wheels of commerce, and
the husbandman for his labor
in tillinS the soil. Merchants are coming
and many here Hotels, restaurants,
COTE houses, bankers, judges, lawyers and
doctors, all the professions are en- hand
to have share in the wealth taken out.
Quartz interests also are being looked at.
ter and the latest new discoveries are the
New Comstock, by James Mckenzie it
Is largely a blue looking, firm, hard quartz
Of free galena aud silver colored, which
is reported to run away up in material OF
the dollar Of the daddles. The Kate
Burnette is another OF the new varieties
warranted good and pure. the quartz from
her veins has a pure rich golden hue and
Kate promises to be vein of wealth to
the bachelor who ownes and found her ".
ing on the hills partly exposed The
Ophir is also another rival which is said
to be tip top, the boys have been to work
lately ON it and have encouraging hope
in future. The carbonates struck lately
at the head of Oregon is attracting the
attention of experts and should they prove
good, as present indications look, there
will be millions in the find of it. So you
see the snow traInpers are not idle wait
ing for something to turn up, they are
out on the hills early and late looking and
picking in the ground for float and the
pick is heard, as the boys turn up the
rocks and gravel. Old Abe, promising
lode, was sold for 1920 last week to
an Eastern company The Sunset Galena
lode was sold to an Eastern company for
1900, 1t is on Beaver creek. The
Mother Lode still holds her own aud is
the present attraction Of new Corners in
lodes as is the famous Widows claim in
placer. The Eagles scream Is heard in
camp and the Nugget is found all around |
There is large amount of work being
done on claims, very little hireing yet, Y
ounces is the cleanup for this week on
Dream gulch. Truly yours,
Me- PIERCE.