Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-05-28
FROM MURRAY. 1T.
MuRaAr, I. 4, May l6, 1855.


as usual in camp, and news i mcager
from all sections; aud promises for the
future outlook are good,
Just at the present Nigger Prairie on
the Mullan road has quiet boom.
A building boom has commenced 1T
Mullan City, and forty new log houses
are numbered in the fast growing town.
Abou, a half mile below there is, another
town Of supposed importance, called
Mcfarland; and the rival cities are
struggling for advantages to sell lots and
enhance value. Both cities are in The
center Of fine mining district. We arr
inf ,rmed large number Of lodas are 10
Gated there
The Hunter, Soldier, and Tiger mines
are the most developed mines 1t present
in the vicinity Of Mullan City. Il is re-
ported that Col. Wallace is put up i
SmeIter on the Soldier mine. There evil
IDENTIFY is a region bearing galena in those
parts, and It has good outlook for such.
There is two hundred miners at work
there, twenty-five Of whom wintered
there and kspt busily engaged develop
ing lodcs II is an easy matter 10 get
supplies there, MS it is only thirty five
| miles from Kingston aud the old Mission
and about the same distance to Thomp-
son Falls, and good roads to both plaeos.
Eagle district on the cast fork Ii turn
! ing eut some fine prospects for dust, and
considerable dust is daily brought in from
there. Mining operations are active,
and fair pay is found to reward the.
| nliner.
Hydraulics are in operation about
Elcnsburg, and the gravel Is cleared out
Of the way in remarkable good snaps.
They have plenty of water in the dis
triet the year around, and they havc no
fears for any scarcity.
The Beaver and Postosi Water Sup
Iply company nre pushing forward the
work on their ditch with all the energy
aud speed possible; having now lao
men to work on it. They have tunnal
to run On The line Of ditch about 400
yards in length, which makes it slow
work for them.
The Occur dAlenc Water Supply
company have quietly left camp--that is
Dr. Morganer, the agent, came into
camp recently and settled an indebted
ness Of Eve or six thousand dollars run
last fall for thirty three cents on tho dol
lar aud the balance scrip, and many Of
the boys have quantity Of the queer
water scrip to dispose Of. The Doctor
left camp a few days after he completed
his financial difficulties and Is now in ST.
Louis, Tie tolcgraphed to camp few
days ago that work would again be re-.
sumed on the ditch; Col Ford having
left s.. Louis with the necessary ins,ruc-
tions to carry on the work.
/ Building is still booming in Murray
and Beaver, and business IA rapidly im-
proving Law suits are very frequent
Justice llarkuess has been busy for FIVE
days past in conspiracy case Of Grim
Con in mining claims, aud the legal fra.
ternity finds much employment. Cases
for disturbing the peace are common,
and the fines und costs come from the
fair and frail beauties who trsnsgress the
law.
We are to have tlleatrc--Jaek Ian
lrishe, an ola show man is in camp max
ing arrangements for his troupe to PER.
form here that will arrive in few days.
We will cndeavor to give him rousing
benefit on the final evening.
The gentle rain has greeted ua, and
we expect the farmers fervent prayer ID
answered. NEz pERcE.
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