Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-07-09
FROM MURRAY. !. :.


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EDrroR TELLER Times arc aush
again; and the east fork Of Eagle is gctt-
ing down to good work, and the boys ore
taking out some good clean.ups Of dust,
and number Of the lads are 1ush. The.
water - down now 70 that prospecting
can Be done with less labor and expensr.
The Golden Chest quarts min y again
running, the injunction va raised aud !
full crew Of men put 70 work. Mors
machinery y being put II and the capae-
ity Of the mill wlll 10 iacreaaed by 6vs
more stamps, and il bids fair . " I sure
success to the company, Whose presidsns,
Mr.. Tompkins il in camp and has bern
for month past, and Seems to b vel
pleased with the outlook Of the camp.
Niger Prairie and Canon creek i
looming up immensely It the bullion
quarts prospects there, and two Or three
towns are building up for the future IL
those camps. Canon creek is : s.dandy, :
and some rich finds are reported ID tie
vicinity, aud there Is no doubt, from ths
appearance Of the quarts rock from there,
that there is silver lining future in that
vicinity, and the attention Of cspitalist.
is already attracted to view the new bo.
nansas, and high hopes are now ex-
pressed for ito future, and many are san
guinc that the camp will rival Lcadville
in her palmy days
There Is rich mineral bait extending
from the south fork Of the 81. Joe river
to the Clark's fork, and il has been
.truck in several places, and where struck
shows up good. The new Kootenai
mines rorth Of Sandy point il on this
same belt Of mineral, and il the same
character Of galena ore, and i I strip Of
country about ten miles wide and u ,n-
tersccted by views innumerable for awidc
extent Of territory.
A great deal Of prospecting il being
done in and about Mullan City. whose
future seems to Be assutcd from the vast
number Of good claims the vicinity; 10
Of the old town of placer centre on the
south fork, wherc last year : boom exist
cd. Col. Wallace, who is looking after
the interests Of the Soldier mine, is pre-.
pairing to put up smeltcr 70 operate on
the orc from the vein, and its promises
are good, and success will attend the ven
ture.
improvements are going on in Murray
all tho time, and new building continue
to be erected, and business il improving
daily. The bank does good in the
way Of gold dust.
Delta, nee Beaver, Is rapidly building
up and assuming the air Of 4 mining
camp. A man was shot there last week,
only,slightly wounded. Delta il not 60
ing to be behind her sister towns for
romance from the lively times she has
began to exhibit; the material is there to
make for she has ten saloons to satify
her thirsty Inhabitants. The completion
Of tho wcstern wagon road viii make
Delta place Of Importance.
Myrtle is slowly improving, and il is
by no means the least If the last. There
are some rich placer claims in and about
the town and the money is there; and
Myrtle will be felt for her volumn Of
dust when the ditch gets in.
Murray has brass band and thea
tire, plenty Of pretty girls aad nns look.
ing woman, neat comfortable school
house, bran new spanking good flag to
BE- unAurled to the breeze on tho glori-
GUS Fourth; Mcclellan is the boy who
done it. We are to have way up ball
for the benefit Of the schoo! house, and
band boys are to do the honors in music;
and our saloons will do the "handsone'
to fre-up and renew the patriotism Of
the boys. The dance houses will be put
in grand for hops, where tho weak and
tired miners can spin ~ound to the dull
can sound Of "tweedle dunn"
Delta is to celebrate in grand style aud
from the energy Of her people it win be
a succes an orator, and wigwam, and
the usual exercises, by social hop in the
evening, is the programme.
Yours, NEz PIERCE