, 1885-03-14
Occur d'Alene Trlnkets.


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The thermometer has ranged from
40 to 81 during the past three days,
and as low as 20 during the early
morning.
The Cove and Crane purchase on
PotOsi gulch is showing up hand
somely. On Friday two men cleaned
up about two ounces for less than a
days work.
Walter Blossom, Of the firm Of
Wardner 4 Blossom, received the
sad intelligence on Saturday evening
Of the death of a sister at the home
of his parents in Michigan. Mr..
Blossom left Immediately for the
railroad to reach telegraphic commu-
nication with his relatives.
The machinery Of the flve-stamp
mill for the Golden Chest was ex-
pected to arrive at the mouth Of the
Reeder gulch last evening.
Fifteen ounces were rocked out OF
the Yankee Boy last week. The
claicl is on the east side Of Buckskin
gulch, on the old channel wash, and
is owned by Messrs. Dahler and Ry-
orson.
The road between Murray and
Myrtle is now termed the "Sky
Trail" Phil O'Rourke swears that
the last time he travelled over it he
heard the angels singing lullaby. \
Thomas T. Singleton, Esq, forA
merly one Of the leading members OF
tho local bar, who has spent the win
ter at Tacoma, W. T., arrived here
Monday.
An ounce and a-half nugget was
found on the Ives and Silverthorn
claim on Saturday. 1t is pretty
piece, polished on one side and stud
ded with a chunk Of white quartz on
the other.
The Clagett company on the north
side of east Main street set sluices
Tuesday at the mouth Of the tunuel
they have run into the bar. Some
very good prospects were obtained
from the gravel last fall and large
clean-ups are expected.
A two and a-half ounce nugget
was picked up by the Tiptop folks
Monday. 1t is a rusty looking slug,
and contains considerable quartz.
Sluicing is carried on on the claim,
and yellow waters are coming down
First street like a cataract
Frank Reed, who has been pros
pectlng at the head Of dream gulch
for nearly a year past, exhibited
some marvelously rich gold quartz to
the Sun reporter on Sunday, which
were taken from a location he has
named the Buckeye Boy. The spec
linens were six in number about the
size Of a silver dollar, and were liter
ally speekled with the glittering
metal One dark and rusty looking
piece was fairly alive with fine gold.
In reply to a question Of the reporter,
Mr.. Reed said: ''Think l have vein
about three feet in width. 1 have
taken out two large chunks which
will give you an idea Of what there
ilR, my find. These will be placed
5h elhibition at the bank Of Murray.
Mr.. Hussey promised me to-day to
send two men to the mine and bring
them down. During the week l
pounded out about about two pounds
Of quartz and got little over an
ounce Of pure gold. 1t Is the biggest
thing in the country. have worked
hard to find the vein, and now that
l have got something there are lot
OF scoundrels, those who probably
never handle a pick. who are trying
to cover my ground with location
notices, claiming 1900 feet, and few
days afterward there was another
one stuck up on my cabin. Some Of
those fellows will come to grief II
they keep fooling around on other
peoples property. There are few
repeaters and bulldogs in the cabin
which will be turned loose il it is
found necessary to hold the fort"
Mr.. Reed, as nearly every one in the
camp knows, has devoted much time
and labor in prospecting on the divide
from which flow the waters Of Dream
gulch, and has deserved whatever
good fortune is In store for him. He
is making arrangements to sink a
hundred-foot shaft, and IL the upper
prospects continue down, he will
have q bonanza.