Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-04-24
NUMBER 10
FROM c0UR D'ALnNn.
DGrR D'ALENs MiNlxO Drra.
Shoshoue CO., April 8. 1884


heavy packed, deep Snow Of four nonsk'g
accumulating here and the trails and
streams are filing with water from ~
hilhidcs and mountains tops. An ssosad
the weather has besn fne, warm and
clear for some days and the chang =
heartily enjoyed BY al Who have pasusd
i've months of snow, cold and rais. 70
day y beautiful aad We would seisya
dry spot Of high, bare ground sxpcssd =
the warm rays Of the sun % stzstsh ~
our acers Of body not nineral acsas 4
20 and thaw out the chill il fieeaa -
the months past and gone. There ~
some signs Of returning activity fss mia-
ing In placers 70 be seen arouad. n
Widows boys, aad they are ! goodly
number Of hne hearty looking stoas ~
lows, arc taking out some Ane ~ ana
good looking dust, good in quality ~
away up in quantity and lower down b.
low Alder Gulch they are rusning aluicss
and are doing we'll, and tho Butte Min
ing and Last Chance boys have Il good
in the gravel and when the bod rock ditch
y completed you will hear Of golden prs-
poets and good pay in these ccnpanies'
claims. Misoula gulch, : sids gulch on
the north side Of Pritchard creek below
Murrayville, j. paying good and ths
Freach boys are looking for frsgs = shs
diggings panout, and Drean Gulch i an
other side gulch below Missoula where
the coarse gold was seen id vision asdi
due gold was plenty and hume and ~.
droiic pressure and water is fast separas--
tho gravel from the gold, tho boys ~
it is badly mixed up in the gravel But.
they find enough to work day and nisAt
while plenty Of water lasts and draia
bitches innumerabls are being worked on
Pritchard creek and the claims win 81
underway to opea aud work them. The
new comers are prospecting for quarts
and their is rustling among the rocks Asd.
some have been found lately that prom,
ises we'll and some claims are bonded andi
some sold. One lode was found lately.
called Old Abe, thcrc is some wsrk being
done On it aud it has rich looks. The
Summit Galena Lode was sold for $40.
900 last week to an Eastern company
and $4,000 paid down, it is situated on,
Beaver creek, and new tows, Carboo..
is laid out there aud il Is said 1 snelter
Is 70 be put up there this seasos. The
Mother Lode holds her own and has rood;
prospects ahead, and the good lady hasi
her smiles to bcstow to her orphans.
There is some lively rustling donc for
quarts and experts from east and west are
here to look for lodes the snow il too
deep at present TO follow prospecting to
any certainty, yet the boys rustic around
lively with great hopes. There v not -,
heavy rush now 's two or tar weeks,
ago Of strangers and our cities look dull
for money is not plenty and mines are
not opened up for work on claims; henss
there is not much work being done and
men cannot stay here for it is expensive
living here At cost Hood 4 Coles NV,
mill is up and running, above Eagle City
and another is below not up yet. There
is two printing presses here, the NMggst,.
Messrs. McClashan 4 Edwards and Park
er l. De Succa, both At Eagle City. There
is to Be apaper At the thriving city 1t
Aunayville soon, Mr.. Burke Is tho pub
Usher and he win soon launch out on the
sea Of newspaperdom from the mines.
Murrayville goes along lively and property
is ready sale and rents high. Merchants
and traders are locating there and have.
fair stocks Of goods; hotels and restaur,ats.
are in numbers and lodging houses asd,
saloons are plenty, where the weary trav..
eller can rest and the tired emigrant oaa,
quench his thirst as oftenas he pays-
early and late. The boats on'the lake,
have started out and come up the North.
Fork to Long Prairie and line Of small
boats is Running up to Hummels Land--
ing, five miles below Eagle City, freight.
and passengers will come on this route
and cheaper and save the high water and
snow trails. The Thompson Esll's road
coming aud the Jackass Flat also. Both
routes are practicable and will be built,
no doubt. No U. s. mail yet, Well,
Fargo 4 Co. have tri-wsekly mail hess
of letters and light packages and il y
very handy and convenient for al. Water
raising fast. Your,
Me- PEncR.