Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-07-24

Territories. The appeals of counsel wert
to heaven, but they could not move noun
taius and 80 if the mountains would moi
come to them they had to 60 to the
I mountains. District Attorney Elder as
sisted by Messrs. Allen and Stanford ap
peared for Shoshone and Messrs. Clagget
Williams, Holman and Musgrove fol
Kootenai. The Judge came up the Lake
on the steamer Ceur d !Alene and thence
BY the small boats Of the North Fork.
The water was low and "a man overheard
was common on the up trip, fortunately
there was no one drowned. Some fine
trout were caught and l do not dare to
mention it, but l fear they used crazy
bait to land so many. There was scarce
ly water enough for them to swim in, if
the Court thinks we are off on this he
tan give you his own version. The camp
in the cedars on the North Fork, where
tryed brown trout were served up on the
sand bar with the Clerk as helper to the
cook and the Court gathering Ceur d.
Alene feathers for bed, being busy driv-
ing of the annoying mosquitoes with a
cedar brush fan, or dreaming Of his Arab
steed en- whose feet hoofs he could have
scaled the lofty peaks of the mountains
and avoided the annoying bars Of the
river. The Court is very temperate and
in no way used any trail juice or liquor
Of any kind. They would scarcely ever
pass bar without stopping to see if there
was not some enterprising "Yank." al
ready located there.
The mining interests are looking up, a
great deal Of work, and some of it heavy
work, is now going on in camp. For few
days past there has not been any heavy
clean-ups. To open up Prichard creek
some are putting water wheels and Chinese
pumps, some are using steam pumps, they
seem to manage and control the water
very well now, as it is low, the surface
water does not bother, but the claims are
deep and the creek bottom is fat and it
is long, tedious and expensive job to
open up these claims, but all are sanguine
they will pay well when they have them
opened. A six mile ditch is being con
structed to take the water on to the high
gravel diggings to work them.
The court convened at Eagle on the
7th, grand and petty juries were impan-
nelled, meantime the court is grinding
away on demurers in civil actions. The
grand jury met to-day at 10 o'clock and
they will have under consideration the
case Of Bernard who shot the printer,
Jack. Enright, Bernard is now in Dun.
wells cooler. The pest mortcm examin-
alton Of Enright revealed the fact that
he was shut through the stomach and
that the shot was fatal one. There is
u great amount Of sympathy expressed
here for the dead man, Euright, and the
whole particulars Of his sad ending will
come out at the trial.
The Margaret lode was sold last week.
Some very 6ne quartz has been found in
the Fanny lode and its extension in Trail
gulch. The Eagle is screaming again.
the Sun, another paper, has started at
Murrayville. There is now a daily mail
into Eagle and Murrayville. There will
be lively times at Eagle during court.
The widows are here to look after their
claims and acres, Mrs. Shuts and Mrs.
Lane We have for long time suspected
that these widows did not exist in tho
flesh outside of Wisconsin or Illinois, but
now the veritable are here hale, hearty and
bucksome looking. The Fourth was quiet
at MurrayvillA an address was delivered
by Frank Grinnell Controller Onder-
donk WINS here doing the camp for few
days, he was greatly surprised at the pro-
gress and outlook Of the camp and ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased, an inn
promptu dinner was served for him by
some Of the boys. He left on the 9th
for Boise taking with him the regards
and well wishes Of the camp.
Yours, NEE PIERCE.