Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-10-07
FROM MURRAY, I. T.
MURRAY, I. T. Sept &c, 1886.
EDITOR TELLER:

and taking solid form. The Colder
Chest, Golden King and Idaho com
pauies are working large force If mel
and with the Occur d'Alene water dilcl
company, working men find employment
At fair wages. The wet weather setting
10 will give the Golden Chest mill watel
enough to run the stamps, and they have
good lot of ore to run from on the
dump. The Golden King are putting in
new machinery and will push ahead SO
as to run as quick as possible. The
Idaho company are rushing along to get
in running order as soon as possible, they
have built large mill and the machinery
is being put in position for use and it is
expected that good run will be made
soon. Placer mining is Glow for want
Of water and the rocker process is now
in vague in many places. The past
season has been very dry and placer
mining very slack from that cause.
Where claims have been supplied with
water they have been working with good
suits and the yields are satisfactory to
al concerned. The big bed rock sucker
steam pump has been moved to the
o. X. claim and another one to 20 up
above Murray on the Last Chance claim:
the parties arc not discouraged although
having put in several thousand dollars
and no returns from the plant yet. They
have push pluck and energy, and SO far
finances to meet oil demands incurred.
Oh! but matters political are mixed
the Republican Convention met on the
23d and We met the enemy and they are
not ours nor do we know who are zoe uns.
The Montana men got the baggage and
these schemers for Montana, Clagget and
Allen are for the council and assembly 90
look out; they will work through any
scheme for Montana aud defeat any plan
for annexation to Washington Territory
and place tho laws so honest men will
have show to jump claims. There is
not sufficient brains outside Of Murray
to FIX the laws a. Montana has them, in
al Idaho; hence the Montana legal talent
has been selected to fix code to gobble
up the choicest claims and beat honest
prospcctors out Of their hard earucd
locations. We fear that will be the re-
suit If they are elected During long
laidenos in the mines Of Idaho, We
mover knew the miners to ask for any
change in mining laws, nor did they ever
do any complaining that the laws were
not alba to give them justic and secure
their rights it they were honest, nor was
there ever mining camp in the territory
where there was so much litigation, or
where honest bona fide locators were beat
out Of their claims as in the Occur
dAlene since the grand rush in 1884.
One scheme after another has come up
in the Cosur d'Aleue and the county
debt increased BY thousands hy men
whose names are ct the head of the
ticket. They would paint the Heaven.
black If they could to defeat the will OF
The people Of North Idaho a. expressed
for annexation to Washington Territory.
They will fund the county debt and take
= share Of plumber at the expense Of the
Taxpayers and leave Shoshone county
debt Of Thousands - momeuto of Mon
tana's wise Legislators, who, with carpet
bag in hand, rush for the spoils in new
mining excitement and leave the terri
tory # they raise few paltry dollars.
But the kindest cut Of all was At the
c!cse Of the convention on the report Of
tho committee on resolutions. They
fixed up resolution and you could read |
W - who did the job from the reading |
Of It, 70 have vote taken at the election |
on anuexation, but it was not to be in |
regular order; separate ballot box and |
ballots 70 read, annexation TO Montana |
and 70 Warrington. Thi. was put in
aftsr the report was read. We were one |
Il the committee and moved to have it
hied on the sabls. Judge Clagget,
Hepburn and others were called for and
for time Ws had lone fight and va,
downed, but NO can vote and all the
Paloucers, who are derided and held in
'oorn and contempt, when placed beside
the superior talent of the carpet baeeery
hon Montana, whose itching for Office is
great iaducement to go 10 the Occur
fAless; bat the Polousers and erang-
W SAY not be smart yet they can vote
md, il far count is allowed, will be
oasd socnd for HALEY 10 the November
ces. The game il now known and
nsnds Of Washington annexation stand
I'm and vote only for men whose known
socsd = good. The Republican Terri
osial Convention voted down ANYTHING
; regard to annexation to Washington
es5itosy. Now Mr. Editor, the friends