, 1884-03-08
PERSONALS.

! NoAAo No-ua0 NhoAo 9ho gus W NASAs ANA
atives.
Hon. Louis Zeigler is off on a trip to
| Portland this week where he combines
business with recreation.
Dan Drumheller is circulating among
his friends around Dayton and that part
Of the territory, and expects to be absent
a fortnight.
]. w. Adams, the chief mover id the
Big Bend boom, is in town, looking as
though he had had a rough experience on
his last trip.
Geo. Burns and force Of men went up
to the Lake Friday for the purpose Of
taking a saw mill into the mines by the
way Of the river.
Judge Z. n. Sweet. Of Colfax, and an
old experienced journalist, was in this
city Tuesday on some business connected
with the Land Office.
Prof. Alex. c. Mclaughlin is the maine
Of the gentleman who has been secured
to conduct our public schools, and he has
already entered upon his duties.
Frank Pierce jr., one Of Dayton's steady
| young men, starts for Spokane Falls to-
morrow, where he Is to take position in
a harness shOp.-Ddytotl Chronicle, Feb.
9th.
X. r. Hazard, late Of Kansas, arrived in
our city Saturday and proposes to stay
with ii. He likes the country as far as he
has got, and Of course is in love with the
| Falls.
Jas. T. Robertson, the general Auditor
Of Lincoln County, is IN the city for a
brief visit. James is hard at work at
Cheney transcribing the deeds for his
county.
Our young friend, Harry Burgoyne,
has been made County Auditor Of Doug
las county. Bully for Harry It Is a
good appointment and one that he will
fill with credit.
Sorry to learn thN our young friend
Henry French is laid up with a very pain
full attack Of rheumatism. = We earnestly
hope that the afliiction is only Of a tenn
pOrary character.
Glenn. King, the genial CRur d'Alenean,
was down to this city from the Post Tues
! day. He reports that the steamers are all
ready to push into the mining district as
soon as the ice breaks up on the lake,
which is looked for in short time.
We see the phiz Of Geo. Graves on our
streets again after an absence Of a couple
Of mont hs at st. Louis, where he was
visiting his old home. George was glad
| enough to get back to the far west, where
he will remain. His family will proba-
bly, spend the summer in the eastern
states.
| Peter Bpcken, the jOvial, pleasant, pop
! ulaT Pete, arrived in the city from the Big
/ Bend Friday evening looking as though
feeding on bunch grass was not as healthy
a pastimo, or pasturage, as he has been
used too. Mr.. Bracken will remain in the
city several days. May his stay be cram
fun Of pleasure.
| Col. c. II. Morgan returned to his wes-
| tern home this week after an absence Of
/ Ea la hR ffflnnal
looks as though the trip had agreed with
him. One Of his objects in going east was
! to gather up large and complete stock Of
| dry goods, and from what we know Of the
! COlOnel's taste, we can look forward to
one Of the first assOTtments Of dry goods
ever brought to the west.
Seth Chamberlain, Esq, Of Boston,
father Of our popular young townsman,
| Fred Chamberlain, Of the firm Of NJ.
| Thompson 4 Co., Commission Merchants,
| Is on a visit TO Spokane Falls. Mr.. Cham
| berlain expresses unqualified pleasure in
the appearance Of our city and being a
! Judge Of places from years Of travel and
| observation we feel cOmplimented upon
the judgment so expressed.
Lane Gillian has returned from the
| scene Of the late washout in the road be-
| low Ritzyille and reports as having had a
| fearful rough time Of 1t. Lane went be-
| low with stage TO transfer passengers be-
tween the breaks. The distance TO travel
was 30 miles, and the hauling was done
| up hill and down bill, without the sign Of
n road. This hauling had to be done for
upwards Of 4 week, and was an expert
ence he has no desire to repeat.
n. Sweeny, brother Of Charley Sweeny
the well-knOwn and successful merchant
Of this city, arrived from the mines Tues
| day, where he is engaged in business. Mr..
Sweeny confirms the reports already han
ded in by others from the diggings
Everything is moving along quietly at
Eagle City. Buildings are going up rap
idly, and real estate is reaching high fig
ures. Men are working some OF the
claims and making good pay. He has
the utmost confidence in the ultimate
yield Of the mines.
District Attorney Hyde will open a law
| Office I'm Eagle City, and will probably
spend most OF his time for some months
to come at that place. We can cheeHully
recommend Mr.. Hyde to the denizens Of
the camp as an honorable, honest, capable
gentleman and attorney. We will miss
the long drawn out form Of our genial
friend on our public streets, and his ab-
sence will be felt at public assemblies, yet
we can only wish him the very best sue
cess in the new field Of operation, feeling
satisfied that he will make his mark where
worth is bound TO come TO the surface like
cork on unruhieI water.
A. Phillips, OF Garfield, passed through
the city this week on his way to the mines,
where he expects to remain for ssvera
weeks. Mr.. Phillips is an old California
miner and visited the mines last fall when
he took up a claim. He states most en-
phatically that he personally prospected
the district and is satisfied that the Ceur
Il mil na al %
in California. He belongs to that class Of
men who are not deceived by reports
passed from mouth to mouth. He has
been on the ground, examined the coun-
try and is capable OF speaking intelligent
ly In regard 10 the possibilities Of the
camp. When such men as Phillips claim
the mines to be all they have been repre-
sented we feel satisfied that an error has
not been committed by publishing the
find 10 the world
+. A. Wickersham, OF Eagle City, ar
rived at the Falls Monday and returns
TO the diggings Tuesday. Mr.. w. is an
| energetic, wide awake young man and
will clean up a neat fortune out OF the
camp. He is connected with Ii +. Butler
In the real estate business at Eagle City,
and is doing rushing business. He re-
ports Stoll aud White as doing we'll. Peo-
| Pile are flocking to the mines daily. He
met upward o. 200 men on the trail.
/ There Is about 5000 men In camp at pres
ent. The general opinion is that the dig
/ gings will prove rich. Both the Widows
and Ives claims are being worked and are
/ paying well. Building is the order Of the
! day, and houses are going up on every
hand. Everything Is life and activity in
camp, and the beginning Of the boom is
just breaking on them.
We had a call this week from Richard
| II. Britt who arrived from Eagle CITY
| Sunday and returned TO camp Tuesday.
| Mr.. Britt is a surveyor and engineer and
had in his possession plat Of Eagle City
showing the location Of the future me-
| ttopols Of the Coeur d'Alenes. The town
presents an attractive appearance on pa