Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-06-26
does not apply to properties that have
Welded gold, but is stated of these lying

does not apply to properties that have
yielded gold, but is stated of these lying
contiguous to such properties, aud such
as were Presumed 10 contain rich pay.
The town Of Eagle City, which was
SUPPOSED to he in the center of the min
Ing region. end where vacant lots were at
one time held at $500. has scon its
glory depart, and Ia. ceased to make any
pretensions to prosperity, \ large major
i,v Of is citizens have gone TO Murray
vile, and where they will 20 mex, has not
vet been determined. From Eagle City
up Eagle creek, for distance of twelve
mile, the ground was located las; fall and
winter and since the snow went of a
erea, amount Of devcio,ment work has
been dcuc; bat up t, :vo weeks ago no
pay nine l.sd been discovered and much
Of the ground had been abandoned. The
failure to show any merit in this par. Of
the camp caused the collapse of Eagle
City
In Murayville and vicinity there is
sill considerable activity. particularly in
building up the town. Here are located
the only mincs which have shown paw
and this locality will probably continue
to be the center of mining interests in the
camp As to the number Of mines that
have paid profit on the money and labor
expended upon them, it is as difficult to
determine, as it is n ascertain the amount
your merchants and business men are
making or losing. 1t is the clear profit
or loss made in working mines that should
determine their value, and not the NUN
Der Of buildings going up in the town,
the exorbitant rents paid, the number Of
people coming into the camp, or the ex
cited state Of public feeling, that should
determine whether II camp is good or bad.
As before stated, the difficulty Of detcrm-
ing that output, the business being con
Quoted as any other private business, per.
mits a camp to prosper, even with no
solid foundation until the facts can be
reached in the general course of business.
Without going into particulars, it will
be admitted that the Dream Gulch claim,
known as the "Webfoot," has produced
mare gold than any other mine in camp
About the 10th Of May l visited that
mine, in company with another, and one
of the owners, who seemed to be a fair.
t-uthful man said he had nothing to con-
ceal, and in answer to a question as to
the product of the mine, said that up tn
that time, the total yield of the mine had
been $4,000. Yet this mine is credited
with product ranging from fifty to one
hundred thousand dollars. The property
is more than paying expenses, if the best
information obtainable may be relied upon
and may yet prove to be Of great value.
The next claim of Importance is the
"Widow," concerning which there lis no
very reliable information given to the
public In conversation with one Of the
former owners, who sold his interest last
December, he stated that the average day
pay last year, for those engaged in sluic-
ing was 81, which would little more than
pay the actual expenses Of running the
mine. Yet this mine is quoted as hav
ing yielded S35, 900 last fall. There
may be grain OF truth in the statements
made about the production Of other prop
critics in the camp; but no man, not al
ready interested in the camp, can afford
TO put up his time or his money where
there are thousand chances to lose to
every one to make. Because few good
mines have been opened is no good reason
to expect that there are others yet to be
discovered, as nature does scatter her
richest treasures indiscriminately. Labor
ers find very little to do in the camp, as
the mine owners were able to employ but
few men. Many Of those who could not
afford to prospect longer, were working
for their board, while others were to have
wages If the property turned out well
aud nothing if it didn't. Hundreds were
waiting for something to turn up, while
many others were going out Of camp, be
ing convinced that it was good place to
emigrate from. The miners and business
men Of the Ceur d Alenes are RESPONSE
bic for only part OF the lying that has
been done in regard to the mines. The
ablest and most persistent liar yet devel-
oped in the business is the Northern Pa.
cifc railway management, with Thopmson
Falls a good second, closely followed by
Belknap, Rathdrum and Spokane, WIN
have made some money Of the dupes
who were induced to come into the mines
and atterward compelled to go out. These
authorities will continue to publish the
stories which have brought SO many pros