The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-01
DUB EAGLE CITY LETTER.
Snow In the Miaes-Prftchard aud
Eagle Oreeks-Clatms on
them-Tho Townsville
Markets. Packers
A New Paper.
The Mails-Death's work-Gen.
eral Items. Etc., Etc.

EAGLE CITY CEUR D'ALENEl
!. MINES, Feb. %, 1884.
EDITOR MINER AT the last writ
Ing from this city on the 18th inst
your correspondent promised t
further inspect the mines and othe
Interests of the camp and give 20,
the result of his investigations In
future communication. Since which
time, however. a heavy snow storm
has prevailed. preventing him from
getting about as he had hoped.
The Occur d'Alene mines havin,
created a wide spread reputation 70
richness and extensiveness, a thor
ough investigation was desired
knowing how eager people abroad
were for accurate Information. Henc,
1t Is to be deplored that after tn,
hardships and trouble incident Il
reaching the new Ell Dorado compar
atively little of interest was obtaina-
BILE. The snow, when I first entered
the mines was, as intimated in my
last, from three to five feet deep. Fol
the week following a new coat o.
snow had fallen to the depth of three
feet, thus putting a stop to all opera
tons and rendering it impossible TO,
one to get around.
Notwithstanding the "ravages Of
the elements" I lost no opportunity
to gain what knowledge 1 could con.
corning the mines and their future.
l will drst treat Of E .gle Creek fro NJ
its source to where 1t empties into
Pritchard creek. But I would state
before going further that Eagle creek
is considered the main stream and
that Pritchard joins it at Eagle City.
This is certainly wrong for Pritchard
is a much larger and longer stream
and runs directly westward to the
North Fork of the Cmur d'Alene
river. while Eagle is a short, small
stream and runs nearly in a souther.
~ direction to Eagle City where 1t
i%ntersects Pritchard almost at right
angles. Why the stream below Eagle
City is called Eagle creek Is one of
the mysteries I am unable to solve
Eagle creek about three miles above
Eagle City, forks, the ground along
the main stream and each fork for
perhaps two miles, all being taken
up. Whether these locations will pay
is a question, as they have never been
~prospected to any great extent. SO
it will be observed that 1t Is all spec
ulatiun as to mines on this creek. I
am inclined to the belief that there
will never be found pay dirt on this
creek. Possibly its north Fork may
turn out a few paying claims.
Now we viii 60 to Pritchard creek
commencing a. Its source In the
mountains, or az far as it Is located,
and trAceit to its confluence with the
North Fork Of the Coeur d'Atene
river, distance about 20 miles. At, or
near its head, we find "a location OF
ten acres made by Johnnie Miller
formerly a hard ware clerk of Butte,
and at present the city recorder of
Murrayville and deputy district re-
corder under Judge Claggett. He, in
common with mary others, knows
not whether his claim contains pay
dirt or not, but of course feels hope
full. His ground has never been pros
pscted, and from the fact that 1t lies
In a mineral belt and no great dis
lance from paving mines, it is rea-
,onahle to conclude that. his claim
will pan out we'll. The same may be
said of all the claims locafedHhelow
Johnnie's till Pat Flynn's is reached, I
some distance below. This claim is |
not open, but sufficient work has been
lone to demonstrate the fact that it !
will pay we'll. MI. Flynn is recog-
1ized as one of the best miners in the
lamp, and is going about his work in
! systematic manner. Between the
irst and fifteenth of March he will
rave 40 men at work sluicing off the
now and surface ground. Later he
proposes to increase his force to about
the number.
The "Widow's Claim,' owned by
Keller & Co., comprising ten men,
oins Mr.. Flynn's teiow. This is the
'est developed mine on the creei in
act it is the only one that bears evil
ence of work. That it Is rich, We
resume there is no doubt. MI. Kee.
er says they took out $ls, 900 during
heir short run last fall, and operated
with q small force. He expects to
'ork rs or a 100 men the coming sea-
On.
Mr.. Murray's claim joins the "Wid-
VS." His ground is not open, but
% understand prospects we'll. Upon
is claim is located the famous town
{ Murrayville, the rival Of Eagle
ity. Below him comes the Ives
aim and several others all un-
when Bill Osborn's Is I
'ached. A town has also been laid I
1t on this claim, and as the Evolu-
On pack trail taps the creek at this :
,int, 1t is thought the town, which
called Osborn, will loom up to huge I
'op0rtions before the season Is tar c
lvanced. M. Osborn already has a q
Ore and saloon, and quite a number /
houses have been built. It Is the {
ettiest site on the creek, and is q
.htly dubbed "Osborn Park" The G
aim upon which this town Is stu Il
al shOws nm in on0d shana an far 90 8