The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-04-12
CEUR D'ALENE.
Some Plain and Sensible Talk Rrom
Its Local Nssvspap per.


Its Local Newspaper.
So much interest Is fell in the recent
gold discoveries at Occur d'Alene
that we have presented from time 20
time such information As appeared to
be reliable. The following article
from the Occur d'Alene Nugget con-
taius many valuable suggestions and
lis statements of facts bear the impress
oftruth. 1t certainly has the oppor-
tuniiy of knowing whereof it speaks.
and Its statements should be deemed
more reliable than those Of tetter wri-
ters who have never reached the place.
Ii saws:
The Northern Pacific is booming the
camp 10 such an extent that, iioweVer
rich It may prove, the truth can never
equal the representa-. ions made.
Every railroad town IN the vicinity
Is ringing out the praises OF The Coeur
d'Alene viii reckless disregard of
truth, of the thousands who will be
ruined financially, OF the distress,
crime, privalion and death that will
be occasiohed by their false tidings.
The rush Is here, aud no human power
can stay the flood. II every man in
camp went out TO the railroad and
kuelt at the entrance OF the trails To
iInplore men not 10 enter the mines,
The combined prayers AID entreat ies
of all who are here would be unasail
ing. The rush has come, Is coming.
Will con inne TO come. All that re.
uIains 10 be done by conscientious
journalist - TO try aud givea truthful
representation of knoAn facts, and
leave all else 20 the future. Those
who come bring money and spend IL.
II costs money, lots OF IL, to live. Men
In cabins can bach at from 81 to s.
per week. Some men live on two hits
a da.. But those who keep bach.lnrs'
hall and Who serinp and econoInize
form tho exceptions. 1t costs the
naj''ri Y Of those who are here S5 per
day To 1--we. There are hundreds oil
ways 10 spend two bits. four hIts. n
dollar. There in no occasion fIr des-
titution unless sickness comes, for
work Is plentiful aud wages good.
sNOn All AilO tltd ~ dadaf
dissatisfied contrihnte coin To the
camp. This com will hel y 10 sustain
business. All who Say Will invest
large sums OF money. aud this sustains
business. by and 10y some Of the
claims, UeN Nond question, will begin to
yield plethoric bags OF gold dust
! This n Ill sustain business. And 80.
take IL all In all, between wages aui
money spent IN camp, aud dust taken
| from claims tbat are known TO be
good, there will he plenty ot cash in
camp for nix mon lis To come. Aflei
| that, il the niues are rich, the resull
can ue imagined; II they fail, the
walking IL good lo tho iaI road. VT
cannot advise you 10 come, We cannot
aivi ~ you 10 5 ay away. We do moi
| know, and caua0t know for three
months or more. what future histor.
lans Will write concerning tue Coeuf
d'Alen-. One thing we have moi
hesitation in saying, IL you are coniin.
al all, come nov. you have brains
aud Wit, and moderate amount ol
| .hrewdnrss. or II you have muscle and
are not afraid To work, or il YOU have
! capital and fair share of business
| talent, your chances are better now
than lnev will be when there are ten
or tA enly thousand here instead oi
three or four. Ii you come, and 20
away broke, you will ha. the salts.
faction of knowing that yo" have see,
hou~ands OF smarter hen than you
are, ana tens of thousands who are
| Just AS big fools.