Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-06-18
FROM MURRAY. 1T.
murray, I. T., June ] 1885,

| rtouS CAUSES P
Langrishe's theatre troupe are here
and have leased the music hall and 6tted
it up, and they have had full houses for
the past Eve days,
| The skating rink hall has been repaired
AMI is again in fne running order and l.
well patronizcd by the young and old
folks, who delight in trial Of the roller
wheels.
On the Both decoration day was duly
observed by the G. A. r. men, and the
old veterans who arc here Memorial
services were held at the skating rink,
which was nicely decorated BY the ladies'
Of Murray with evergreens and wreaths
Of flowers, gathered from tho mountain
sides. There was large attendance At
the rink, and Murray 10 fact had holi-
day. Many Of the saloons and stores
were closed, and the miners generally
quit work scmc of the houses were dec
Grated with Gags, aud illuminated at
night. The ladies generally gave their
time decorate the rink and done every.
thing possible to mako tho day one to be
remembered by the miners aud citizens Of
|the camp.
| To-day was thu day which the cleo
ton for the location Of the county seat
was l.eld, and il was hotly contested BY
the town Of Delta on Beaver creek, Ea-
Gle City being out Of the ring. The
| fight was made between Delta and MUIR
ray, Murray leading BY the hundreds az
Tar as heard from. The votes cast 70 far
we're as follows: Murray precinct 66s !;
Delta, 293; Myrtle, III; Ellcnsburg
l68; Butte precinct, so; Eagle, 40;
with Lost Greek, Big Jam, Kingston,
Canon Creek and Niger Prairie 70 heal
from. These precincts heard from give
Murray majority s54. Good enough.
Mining operations arc rather slack,
from lack oil water on the hills and too
much on Pritchard creek.
I The weather is quite wnrm at present
and times fair. NEz pERcE.
| MeRRAY, |. T., june I, 1885.
EDITOR TELLER :--Times are somc-
what on the upward road, and business
is slowly but surely improving. Miners
are at present having good success
| The California ditch Is completed and
the water will be into Dream Gulch aud
on the hills sometime this week. II has
been long andexpensivc Job to the own
ers; it is twelve miles long and cost twon.
ty thousand dollars to construct 1t. Some
very heavy jobs Of fuming was necessary
The trestle work for the flume across
Butte creek is SO feet high. The Poto-
and Beaver creek ditch is under good
hcadway, and is expected TO finished by
the middle Of July. They have a 6ne
open way on the line Of the ditch, and
Lave but little timber to bother them.
| The ditch from Eagle creek to the
head Of Dream Gulch and McCombei
and Accident Clutches is also being
pushed forward to completion. The way
| is already cleared and graded, and the
saw mill is on tho ground ready for work
| It is to be fulncd the whole distance, !
miles and is said to be the best Of all the
ditch projects in camp.
| Some st. Paul capitalists are to fur.
nish the sinews for al great improve
ments; and when these needed water
supplies get in with all the water they
can carry, lookout for fush times fol
the dust will come out Of the old gravel
! wash freely when water can be had te
work with. !:
| Friday last was representation day iu
| the Occur dAlenc district and the hills
was pretty well represented. Many oi
the Murrayites had to visit the forme,
metropolis Eagle had boom for one
day in the way Of population that she
has not seen for mary day. Murray
has the county seat, and the vote shows
an increase over last falls vote Of more
than doube returns not all in, but il
} will not fall much short of 1900 votes,
We have many coming in all tae time,
and many old residents who left last fall
are coming. Thus they return to us.
| The Golden Chest Quartz mill was
stopped by an injunction yesterday and
the hands were paid. There is much
indignation expressed by the people heer
about this matter. The people who
bought the Golden Chest property are a
Louisville Kentucky Company and they
have already expended a large sum of
money in machinery and developing the
mine, and gave employment to thirty or
forty men. They had weekly pay roll
/ of $1,000 and have paid.s-ou the last