, 1885-03-28
Occur AIens Items.


some sensational clean-ups are ex.
Pected this week.
Floods u warm sunshine and
moonlight nights iS the weather 70
cord.
Butte creek sent down Its hrst gold
this season on Sunday, and II was ol
the very best
The commissioners will meet To-
morrow TO consider the petition Of
the people for u survey Of the
Thompson road TO tho summit.
The gold receipts at the bank Of
Murmy were light on Sunday. Thls
Il principally due 10 the fact that few
eiean-uPs were made during the
week.
The Coeur d'Alene stages leave
Spokane Falls daily loaded down
with passengers, and the steamer
route seems to bo a favoFite with
western fOlkS
The steamer people are doing what
they can to relieve the people of the
mines Of exorbltant freights and viii
soon have a road through from the
landing to Myrtle.
Freight has bobbed up 10 five cents
q pound on the Thompson road.
Three weeks ago II was II cents The
frelghters are having Z picnic over
the delayed goods
Geo. T. Crane left for his home at
Spokane Fails yesterday. The gen.
tleman is largely interested In the
mines on Prichard and POtosi creeks.
He has been drawn on the Spokane
grand jury and could not get a re-
lease; hence he Is compelled to make
the trip against his VIII, but win re-
turn Us soon as his duties as q juror
are performed.
About $50 worth Of dust was
cleaned up on q claim above EllenS-
burg on Sunday. This information
was derived from Mr.. Shelton, who
came over to Murray yesterday.
Winters, Wall and GrIbleF, Of the
Juggler claim above EllensburE, who
are running a drain race, expect TO
reach their claim and bedrock this
week, when sluicing will be COM
meneed. II prospects continue hy-
draullcs will be applied.
A fourth interest In the Crescent
claim, sometImes called the Wyman,
on East Eagle creek, was sold yesteF-
day by @. W. Skeels and Lou Win
teFs to James Pannell for $1,000.
The property lies between the Roa-
noke and Star claims. The claim Is
the third one above Ellensburg and
Is opened sufficiently to permit Of
bedrock work.
A nugget weighing 81 ounces was
received at the bank Of Murray on
Saturday from Ellensburg, which,
being the largest piece ever taken
out Of East Eagle creek, created al
most as much Of a sensation as did
the ''bOwider'' from the Gelatt q
week previous. II Is a ragged LUMP,
and placed In u certain position re-
sembles very much q person mufled
up sitting In a sleigh. II came out
Of the Roanoke claim above Ellens-
burg, where ground sluicing has
been commenced. Bedrock Is ten
feetdeep, and prospects In the neigh
boThoOd OF 81 to the pan.
The o. X mine, formerly owned
by Charley Simpson, Lew Wyant,
Kid Price and WIN. Stlllwell, has
passed into the hands Of o. d. 0aFrl-
son Of Merray, and GeO. 7. Crane Of
Spokane Falls. The property lies
about one mile below Murray, be-
tween the wooden claim on the east
and the Porter a Henderson's Gelatt
claim On tne west ana Is oirectiy oP
posite Dream and Missoula gulches,
Snlons ny rlene', sue ereeNs IN .ne
OOeur y Aiene' n Iige aInoans oi
go'u was VA. 'ALen OUT o. 'ne " n. As'
year Dut only very s'naii portion
oi the srouna was WOrkeo' IL Is
miriy opened anu money can %
uAken out FhiS season win scarcely
Sohn fleree INFORMS the sun re-
porter that IN company win several
other ProsPeetors ne mao oiSeoNereu
what ne considered paying ground on
Diamond creek, . sm'ul tributary OF
the west Or hor'h ioikoi Eagie creek
Inc guleh - s'a'eo 70 cou,e in irom
the east n,ui a niiie irOh tne o'u -"
miii sue three OF ioer miieS aooVe
haBie Nity TIVE. are Sa'u 70
nave Deeu lOchNeQt which LAke 10 all