The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-02
THE CGUR D'ALENES
The Spring Stampede 9iewing
Apace.-New Placers Ds-
covered by Butte Pros
pectors.
A Fabulously Rich Oouptry Of
Which ths Half Has
Not Been Told.

various INNING eXClCemenH OI CQ(
Pacific Coast curing the psst thirty
years agree in the opinion that NJ
previous excitement has tken sc
deep hold upon the public mind as
that Of the Cpur d'Alenes. IN Eutte
among all classes of people, the
question is heard every day: "Are
you going to the Ceur dAlenes?"
And in almost every instance the re-
ply is either "Yes," or II would go
if I was foot-loose." The general
disposition is to take time By the fore
lock, AID reach the promised land
"ahead of the rush." and it is more
than likely that two or three thou
sand people will be on Pritchard
Creek before the end Of January.
Two parties have left Butte for
the mines during the past week, and
two other parties Of considerable
dimensions are already organized to
leave here before January 10th. The
MINER rel orter yesterday talked
with gentleman who had
visited HALEY, 1. r., Salt Lake,
Eureka, Nevada, Denver, Leadville
and Cheyenne, and he reports that at
all those places companies have been
formed, which intend TO go into the
mines during the month of January.
A NEW DISCOVERY.
Considerable comment was created
on Friday last at one of our prin-
cinal hotels. by the appearance in
bold chirography on the register of
the name of "Richard Roe, Ceur
d'Alenes." After much inquiry the
MINER reporter succeeded in run
ming down the man who thus indi-
Gated his desire to cover up his iden-
tity, and found in him an acquaint-
ance, who is we'll known in the camp
as as old miner and prospector, but
who is best known by a euphonious
title, better suited to the rough hu-
NOR of the min rs' cabin than the ears
of polite society. He explained that
his object in using an assumed name
at the hotel was to avoid being
harassed by questions about the
new mines from his large
circle OF acquaintances. He said
that with two other men he left Butte
the latter part of October, as the rep
resentatives Of a pool, composed of
dozen Summit Valley miners, who
FURNISHED them with expense mon
ey. They had undertaken to cross
The range from Heron Siding. There
being no trail, they lost their bear
ngs and wandered about the noun
5ains for several days. When at a point
about 30 miles northeast from Eagle
City they found promising gold
They went into camp
or ten days, during which they pros
'ected the ledge, by several open
'uts and a shaft ten feet deep, devel
ping vein from two to four feet
wide which was traced by the
distance of about three
niles. He had assays of the quartz
from SIS to $4s2 to the ton,
nd showed beautiful specimen Of
White quartz which was ribbed and
treaked with free gold, and would
ssay way up into the thousands.
After stalking off claims for their
arty and posting notices on the
edge, they descended into a narrow
ulch, through which ran good
lied creek. Following down the
tream they came to a valley stretch
ng out northeast and southwest a
listance of IA or Is miles and from a
luarter to a half-miie wide. They ]
vent into camp that night at the ]
'ead of the valley, and were here
vertaken by snow-storm,
Which covered the ground
o depth of two feet before morning.
During the day they were snow
'ound, and one of the party amused
himself ty panning out a few shovels
uls of dirt from the creek, by which
ney had Quilt their fire, and was as ,
onished toget about 20 cents to the 3,
an in coarse dust. They remained
o the valley about a week, and pros s
ected in eighteen or twenty places, {
rom which they scraped the snow. :
hey found gold wherever they pros
ected, and our incognito prospector l
es,erday exhibited four and a half
unces OF coarse gold, and bits of t
oat quartz carrying tree gold ,as a re-
alt of their labor in the valley. The
old looks very much like that which 4
as been brought from Pritchard Q
'reek and 1t is stated that the new 1
nd prospects much better than Il
ther Pritchard or Eagle Creeks. t
laims Were staked off and two OF G