Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-28
FROM THE MINES.
We give our correspondents views in
his own language
SUMMIT MINING District.
Shoshone Co. | Il.

ED. TELLER:-Cold and the beautiful
is plenty just now, the beautiful is deep
and the cold severe beyond the memory
of the oldest MISUNDERSTANDING the DAYS
Of 20-acrc claims. The BOYS don't fret
for either of them, and it is 50 cold they
don't fret or ehafe only to warm up.
Strangers in camp are very thick and
still coming in over the several trail routes
as they are all opea. \ pack train in
to-day and the poor animals look tired
and worn out with the trip over the snow
trail from Evolution, which is the base
of supplies for pack trains to load from
Mining operations are suspended till kind
nature, in her season, licks up the snow
with the warm Chinook breezes, and it
looks now as though Congress or the
weather clerk had no regard for the wei
care of the miners or merchants of any
district New towns that expect to be-
come municipal centers Of business and
importance are building up and the forest
has to give way before the advancing
strides for gold dust and civilization.
Two factors which will develop the noun
tain wilds INTO busy marts of trade and
industry with powerful machinery of all
kinds to grind out the wealth of the
mouatains and scatter the dust into the
commerce and industry of the world
How these cities start up and grow? Lots
raise fast in value and are continually
changing hands at no mean prices | as
sure you, 500, $500 and 81 900 is asked
and paid readily for them, and how the
log buildings go up, one building in Eagle
City is being put up Of lumber boxed and
square front, lumber at from $3.50 to
$3.50 per NJ, wait till the saw mills get
here, and two are on the route now, one
on the Belknap trail the other on the
River Transit route, but they are coming
all the same and the steam whistle will
wake the echo Of the gray old mountains
soon--dont you forget it-thcn you will
hear the din aud the confusion of noises
hammers, saws al d axes as the busy work.
men get the buildings up ready for the
merchant trader, saloon and gambling
halls are finished and opened for biz for
the enterprise OF all stand ready to get IA
share Of the golden spells as fortune $
wheels are turned by the hundreds and
thousands who will try to win her golden
smiles here in the diggings next season.
Hotels and restaurants aye going up and
stores beyond number. There is several
merchants in Eagle City now that carry
II fair stock of goods, considering the task
Of getting goods into camp. One bank
was started n few days ago and the cash
Ter deposits and pays out as the case
stands at every turn Of tn. deal; the bank
bad healthy run to day, it was crowded
by anxious looking men, SO that it was
with difficulty you could get view of the
cashier as the checks were counted and
paid or placed on deposit; there was no
assets but great liabilities aud the cashier
smiled a sckly smile as he raked in dc.
posts and seen the bank stand the run
on it successfully; remarks of various
kinds were made of strong, but no ways
choice or refined language; but all agreed
the bank done good business and We
think it was paying investment for the
capital in sight There was a mining
district organized last week called Sum
init Mining District, Judge Clogget, re.
corder, representation day Of claims was
fixed for April ], 1884; it is up Pritch-
ard creek and to the summit of the CGur
'Alene mountains, There Is mail con-
trait let to carry mail into camp, Sauls-
bury 4 Gilmore are the contractors ser
vices to begin the LIST Of June 1884.
The trail from Belknap is being put in
running order and stages will be run over
it by the 18th OF March 1884 and daily
thereafter all the season. it is to b, way
on road and freight will come over it as
son. as possible, they are pushing the
road as fast as men and teams can break
the track and set it in order for travel,
and We will soon be known as Il par. OF
the United Stat, $, it not OF Idaho. The
Sheriff, A. l.. Dunweli, came in to can D
from Pierce City hast week; he brought a
TELLER in, tor which thanks, and news
from Lewiston Of the dung and sayings
OF the city, he exp s,ed himself pleased
at the prospects OF y'ur city and said the
.. s. l.. would undoubtedly come down
Snake river from what he could hear and
the Nez Percers here ga to hear e
the bright prospects OF your CT y. Travl
into camp is on the Increase and fully
! 900 men are in camp at present and
they are coming all the time, snow, high
mountains, cold weather, hauling tobogans
and camping in the snow have no terrors
for ye stampeder after gold, all difficult
ties are met with resolution to overcome
them aud everything goes, even the weak
watered tobacco stained double distilled
extract Of the CGur dAlene mountains
bug juice is taken in for 20 cents drink,
two drinks of which would make any man
jump claim located for poor widow
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