, 1885-10-03

By an item published In another
column from the Murray Sun, a pa
per that has become an authority up
on coeur dAleue mining matters,
on account OF its accuracy and stud
led care in discarding all signs Of ex-
agguration, on that important sub
Jcct, It viii be seen that a fine body
Of ore has been recently discovered
much nearer Kingston, or the Mis-
sion, the head Of steamboat naviga-
tion, than any discovery heretofore
made. This Is only bearing out the
prophecies made BY men who have
been accustomed to mining localities,
70 the effect that the entire country
embmeed in the COeur d'Aiene dis.
triei is mineral bearing. Much OF
the country, madeup Of heavily tim
hcred and almost Inaccessible noun
tuins, rugged in their formation and
unknown to the white Inan until on
Iy within the past few months, has
never been thoroughly prospected,
and we will nOthe surprised at hear
ing Of frequent new strikes as the
hardy prospector penetrates deeper
into the mountain businesses. With
the temporary placer dlggings and
the permanent quarts mines, the
much mallgned Coeur dAlene Sec
tion will prove, In time, as rich in
the precious minerals as the far
famed country Of the Montezumas.
that lured the covetOus Sphniard to
the inhospltable shores Of the new
world. The continual finds Of this
description insure the future OF a
mining region that burst into prom
lnence like a bright exhalatlon, and
lor brief time, like a vapOr disap-
peared from public notice on the
strength OF unfavorablc reports, cir
culnted by ignorant and irresponsi-
BE agents. It Is now conceded even
by th0se who were the loudest in
crying down the claims Of the dis
trict 10 mineral richness, that the
COeur dAlene camp Is to take its
place among the richest mining dis
tricts Of the Pacific coast. Men Of
mems are becoming interested in
the claims and the country, and the
introduction Of capital, a commodity
that has been painfully short in that
country, is rapidly working out the
promise fOreseen by the eool-headed
and competent mineis who were
flrst drawn toward the country by
the reports OF fabulous hnds. The
new strike Is a development that
should be Of gTaat interest to the peo-
pie Of Spokane Falls, as 1t brings the
mines still nearer this city and with
In easy Communication with It,
There Is no question but that the
Coenr d'Alenes are 10 lend material
assisianee IN building up our city, II
fhe people show any disposition
whatever to reach out and invite as
sistance from that quarter. The
western outlet Is the popular one
now, with the mines. The excellent |
condition Of that route is owing to !
The uutiring exeTtions O. .he Coeur
d'Aiene Steam Navigation company,
at the head Of which is Ciem. King
and Capt SanbOrD, and the only
thing necessary Is for the people Of
the Falls tOlend aid and encourage
ment in improving and keeping up
the road that leads directly from this
city to Murray, the principal town
in the heart Of the mines. The bus
fnass and trade of that section is a
prize we'll worth working for now,
and a few years hence It will be very |
many times more valuable than now.
The more discoveries made the bet-
ter 4 Is for us, and we only hope that |
the Fails will secure the benefit to |
be derived by the fllling up Of that
section with a stirring population.