Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-02
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Al Eagle City . great boom in town
l0ts has begun and lots And ready sale
1t way up prices. One lot, With front
Of 30 feet on Main street and depth of
100 fest, sold for $500. At Murrsyville,
the new town near the Widow claim.
lots are also booming and command
fancy prices. Among the new towns
started this winter are 4urrayville,
Butte City and Raven City. The latter
10 laid ont near the mouth of Bear Ruloh
and Butte City at the mouth Of Butte
creek. The camp has. been very peaoe-
ful, only ono man being fatally shot and
another dubbed beyond recognition
with the handle Of Q six shooter. The
principal work that has occupied and
amused the miners this winter 10 build
ing up the different aspirants for mu-
uicipal honors. The Butte Mining Com
pauy are running drain ditch through
their claiio it u heavv work and slow
there are fest Of solid bedrock TO be
removed, bat giant powder will be used,
aud - there 10 largo force of men at
work whenever the weather permits, it
will soon be finished. The Widow boys
are running drain ditches and have
sluioo boxes ready for the seasons run,
and from prospects obtained it is going
TO realize them gumbootful" of dust
each.
All the hills and bars arc being taken
mp, and they prospect uniformly we'll 30
far ~ opened. Those about Eagle City
and be.Sw Eagle Creek are regarded as
tho most valuable claims in the camp,
and some Of them have been sold at
prices that reach i've figures. Strangers
are coming in daily from every direo-
tiou. The Evolution trail 10 open again
and supplies are coming In freely Lver
it. TOboQQans are arriving via the
Trout Greek trail, and the dog trains
are hauling and jobbing about Eagle
City. The Belknap trail 10 said TO be
good, and it 10 even reported that line
of stages will b run over that road from
BelknAp to that city, commanding on
the Let Of March, but % many yarns are
told about those things that we liaten
and laugh. There 10 sawmiu coming
In BY way Of the river, and BY all 40
counts this IL the most feasible and
practicable route. Another trail 10 also
10 be built into Eagle City from Pend
d'Oreills Lake, and the distance is said
to be only twenty miles.
There are 1900 men In Damp and the
creeks are lined with tents. There II
rustling, too, you bet, for capital 10
gathering here, and quarts is being
looked after lively. The latest novel;
ty in that line il the "B00merang," and
il shows up veil In free gold. Summit
mining district vas organised yester-
d.y, With Judge ClaQges ~ district 70
oorder its western boundary 10 the
mouth Of Buckskin 0ulch. hve miles
east of Eagle City. Claims must be
represented BY April Int, or they will be
considered abandoned; ous days work
must be performed in six during the
mining season, OF they will b forfeit
I'd. A bank Was seaytsd here Yesterday,
and had . good run in transfersina
coin. Il vas . faro bank. There vas {
stampede 70 Idaho 0uloh last 'veeh
where good prospects have been obtain
ed. The "Mosher Lode" shows the
came rich rock ~ IL 10 developed On
and the owners have taken 70 wearing
boiled shirts and are talking about put
ting up frame cabin and getting a
stove and hiring Ooinaman TO DO theil
cooking, - cay nothing Of buying oui
the NoTthern Pacific Railroad and driv
ing . genuine golden spike from The
Mother Lode" instead oe the gold
o0ated enc that Vas driven homo at tn
picnic last fall. Two saloons are In faI
blast st MurrAyville, The SEAT Of Sammii
distEiol. and lots are ceiling - 300
How high 10 this for . dve days old
town?