New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-12
syOW.BOUyD GOLD-MINES.
SOME INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AT CGCR
DALENE.

SOME iNIiN ll}t'Al4 EAff.EifNt - NJ ONL+N IA
D'ALENE.
IRON Al OCCASIONAL COGEXsPONDEST or THE TElEUNfl
DrApwoop. Dakota, March l5.-Tho rumor
began to spread las; fail Increasing ~ spread that
gold ia unheafa OF quantities waiting the circr-
pan in the Csur d'Aleue Mountains Of Idaho No one
felt either called upon able 70 coGtradie ne reports
which quickly into circulation. Re" knowing
ones having somewhere other gained tnh Information
that i'm this world the early bird that catches the
worm quietly packed up their earthly chattels con.
ssting often Of knife sX-shOoter tin cup, fsyin
PAN pair OF blankets, and pack OF eard--an started
Others waited for little more definite Information
Winter was hand aud they did not Like % s'arl al Il
season when no mining could - done. Winter came
unpacked his trunk made Preparations 10 STOP o'
= aeaSoD Snow covered the ground and then CAM tht
wished for Information: oh. yes The C9ur dAlene
district was one OF the richest in the world Ola tai-
fornia Colorado and Montana miners had prospec'eu
and pronounced the locality equal TO anything they ha
ever seen John Smith had struck and located placer
from which he could take ont $50 q dag when spring
opened James Smith had claim equally r!ch ana
william Smith and George Smith had been even more
fortit1atc Charles smith knew district richer than
ANYTHING that had been yei, and Zeie smith the
California old timer sad he bad never seen an log tAai
approached the CGur 6 'Alene mines II HcAhtss. NO
very llttle gold had been taken cut Inc fosleel"Is
arrived too ale Ia the fall. but 80 soon Is spring
orened" and 80 II vent. Tie od miners Of California
Yev ada Colorado Montana ard Daots packed ~ their
outfits and started The gamblers Of al these sfFe-a
camps their stock 80 trade IN their pockets ana
started The rumsesors packed up tie chemicals nt'd
ful for manufacture Of pure kentLebt "h-'A'F'
and started The phl.%LthrDpic boarding house man
shoulGercd his hash-iul and started Tho wary jew
snutHug the air in cautious manner, sent Oh advance
scouts The amateur newspaper md1. knowing tha'
the beat interests Of the camp demanded iiTo news
paper packed up his fonts and cases and about forty ~
him started with the rest The soldier The sailor the
~lt. g. bod. .5.tfi lar No
Joker the right bower the left tower the I. and the
little casino and high low jack and the game oil
packed their individual gripsacks and stASied Tor
CpuI d'AiCne.
And ~ soon Is they had reached hair dc nat"t tHey
sat down and wrote their absent chcl- giving Their
impressions OF the camp copy -+-H- ''.'i -i''
letters have seen:
Feb I could uo, set what ra1tl1 y ncu' -l' .Hs
enormous prices for IT. 80 cut t%r -Ha ~ il'.'"
on Stats close To- end go into the 7-a- k " h-I-'
ana dre, II ht miles when got o. huclrS ana AT ta,
was LETT when got through kicking we're 'e bt-t W r.
few hour hld 4 uic, little cd put ny srh ~ u ana
hauled u ten miles huC thch gave t-o "N '.'
MI When / reached .rhe summit .ou.e au en-
terprsinc genius "h" had eul.l n.t on. '.,
mritel mole to the ground twelve lt, e,,l 80,
wide ana twenty feet long had crt ahc- ~ 'ne 7l."
one side for IN s's-es ana oyi''7' -' l ~ -t1
r,I,ch and there vas crowd az mon si-tL- round H.
squauing % TIER heels il.e no. Ell ll- 1 a. EN-
inc distance and went o.f. IuiIt iit OF .' 7N'
eo4.t .fl HI T..
IA -,,en IL tic morning 10 was c..1r a-t Co.at So.
far forfv miles in every direction. lItit ''t
about ni,y mel dei coming ID o'-- --. 30 NY
trail.
FROM another letter.
Ian "A man can hcac anything Do s..1f- Le a'"it
nm, drgug-. but take al. the L.ferrrt -o'e- i't t
nor ts GOOD IA, reported They -ai it0ic tl' +', h.
a15rfz leads lp there i 10 cad there F D. '"V'v
people here in the -p7.Es
From another;
Feb 20 You 'daye uo idea 7hst g b, o. 1--we iere
Why Dc4dwood camp Was paradise y. eouliti'oa i
rot nv II LIST good g.eep last night aAd Was ~ room
iOy D I'D which forty OF us slept ~ - tdeu iI-s
oor own blankets. You can get meal OF bacon ana 2s
,r for 81 and letter co-ts 90 cents. e1oel lo Stoves
an. ~ for g-5 20 you 10 Is Old times over again
Ta.r. ara now six feet - lJe level IS -''
y. snow mrlt- ,haG search FOR quartz a olsLls. '
cation rent, for $500 month, but goods cannon pc
brought in here now. T. L. liable &" Zoe inc il--ta Cold.
the country ever saWS that is - number OF inch
Isuuuo,e the above b0la hdr uetters ioi iAeY are
sioped ana state siup., what every ctcr tarc s,-n
from tncre airuS. Some write h0peillt some uVG'
fulir and al! agree that 90 costs small fortune 10 IL
there now But NOPE spring iAlino' "a t'. ,-
I,rtsaEe goes Oh About 300 meu. ,Aohd ShLa nav q
lef tA- His for there. aud u0ir ar. iihs TOT il g
from frierJ- who have ahead BUj iht J"'h- mas
r,I.G ana pruc WILL see the Northern F3c-to reports
,AovIu- su. ggIs.ngiy large earnings