Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-10-08
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MUssAY, I. I. Sept. 9th, 1855.
EDIroR TELLla:
Time still Aies and We sensibly feel is
1.-THE atmosphere that the cold weather am
comirg
Tunes are improving in general 10 tie
camp, and many new schemes and i'm
prove,nents are starting Or are talked Of.
The Bedrock Flume pool has been Il
work running Hines and clearing ont tim.
bcr fron the right Of way, aud they are
now vorking quite force Of men and
viii increase the number 10 few days.
Many strangers are in camp, and
among them ure parties from Louisville,
looking at our mines.
j The Cuur d'Alene Water Supply CO.
ARE pushing on the work Of complsting
the old Morgan ditch. A contnct has
been let for 100000 feet Of lumber for
lit, and the duming win BE- commenced
Immediately. The saw mill viii b
moved to the head Of the ditch in few
days.
There was stampede 70 new 6nd
which its discoverers suppose to 30 the
biggest bonanza yet unearthsd in The
Ceur d Alencs. 1t is on the south fort
OF the Occur d d'Alene. near Jackas Prai-
rie, about two miles easterly. Thu whole
mountain IS said to be one vast body Of
rich mineral; hence tho wild stampede
to get claim on the latest Gsd for min.
ing honors in tbs Cueur d A.enes.
The Niger Prairie and Canon Greek
quartz is still looking up, and capitslista
are doing that section.
Placer mining still continues With !
slight revival since the rain. There are
sope good paying elaims up on the east
fork Of Eagle Crock. and the hills are
II being worked sioce the inceease of water
fsDm the Caiif.sai. dissL, half u which
~ sold Lately = good prics 10 post.|
Iand parties. Two other ditehs ~
: asder way, which, vhca they ~ -.
: plctcd, will give N ample supply u
water for tho hills between the head of
Dream gulch and the heads of D .isy and
Fancy gulches. whers IL an extensive
: belt Of gravel wash which psospects good
Some fine pay is taken ossd ,ome claims
on Pritch1d Creek, bam Murray
Trail and Potosi gulche \, being
: worked with an increased ~ from
them.
Murray and Delta are improvss vhils
). the new rate Of jumping il EaeCssr
has not doomed the agricultural prc
Of happy days long sono by for dot tssA
Langrishe d Kemp are going to bsal
new theater in Murray, With Ill II
Z modern improvements iu style au
scenery, and seating capacity enough fc
= our fast increasing population who 81,
attention 10 the drama.
\. Saloons and business houses still Il
crease and freighting facilities keep pas
from the cast and west, and We are ge
, ting good wagon roads and fast STAG
! liues to and fro.
Since the opening Of the western roa,
up North Fork, large bulk Of tie trav'
:, into camp comes BY that route; still th
mail route ordered some time ago frol
Fort Occur d'Alene has not been put Of
. and we are reduced to tri-weekly ma
from Thompson Falls.
The District Court is again 10 session
holding an adjourned term, and the caa
>. Of the Golden Chest Mining Co. 70 th
Clagget Lode is at bar, dragging its slo'
= aud tedious length along. Judge Buc
arrived from Occur d'Aleue City on th
24th, looking hale and hearty.
We have no late news from Pierc
City, except telegram in the Oregonia
that Eve pigtails had been hung for Ii
murder Of D. NJ. Fraser, and many {
the boys took something on it. We al
anxiously expecting news from there, an
We hope the guilty heather will 50 alou
John, one more river to cross, for OF
people highly esteemed Mr.. Fraser, an
his untimely death brought sorrow
many in our camp. We have many hel
who will lend any assistance they can
h, ferret out and punish the perpetrators.
're NEE PERcE.
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