Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-05-13
FROM MURRAY, /. T.
MURRAY, !. T. May 6, 1856.
EDITOR TELLER:

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mines are in full bloom, and a heavy
stampede goes on over there from both
the east and west Many capitalists are
taking in the prospect in that region and
some sales for cash are made, The
smeter is in running order at Milo and
will add materially to the prosperity of
the camp and the surrounding camps.
Good wagon roads have been built to and
from Kingston, the present head of nav
igation IN high water, and the steamer
carries large quantities Of ore every trip
to be shipped eastward fer reduction.
Some new mines have been located that
are very promising in richness and they
are said to be extensive. Prospectors are
all over the mountains late and earley
folio wing the fleeing snow and going
down after float and the true vein, which
ID most cases the happy miner finds a
hope Of bullion reward for his hard toll.
The Golden Chest mill is still grinding
away on the rich quartz taken from the
mines of the company, and IA force of
men are kept in the companys employ.
The Golden King company will soon
have their mill working Oh good ore
They have had steam up already and the
machinery seems to work satisfactory to
all parties interested. They have large
quantity of ore ready for the mill and are
confident Ct good cleanup when a run
is made. The Idaho company are work
ing large force Of men on thei. proper
ty and under the management of Mr.
Scowden, they are opening up fine
mine and developing IA valuable piece of
mining property. May lst was Repre-
sentation Day for Summit district and
there was hurrying to and fro to be on
hand. A small skirmish was had on
Butte creek between man by the name
of keely and Mike Hines. Hines had a
bullet hole in his coat sleeve and another
near the region of bis stomach low down,
but done no injury otherwise. Keely
| took his gun away from him and gave
him light scratch on the scalp no other
case Of jumping or skirmish racket ac-
cured during the day. The district court
convened on the Doth. His honor Judge
Buck, came in on horseback in seven
hours from Thompson Falls he was
warmly greeted by host of friends who
were glad to see his honor looking so
hale and hearty. We have large civil
docket on the calender and some impor-
tant mining suits to be heard; but one
criminal indictment was found by the
grand jury so our people must bear a
sprinkle Of good morals and orderly con.
duct. The count is doing large amount
Of work and reducing the calendar very
fast. Sc far politics are warming up
slow but heads are bobbing up for place
aud position if it should suit the dear
people, and while on this political matter
and as delegate heads have been mention
ed by our neighbors on the south,
Murray and Shoshone choose to mention
name on the republican ticket; here
goes, Hon. William P. Chandler late
surveyor general of Idaho Territory as
DELEGATE Territorial and county posi-
tons have many names mentioned and
for the early season timber material is
plenty and no Office will go begging for
want Of candidates, as the early bird
catches on to the early worm, so our
ranchers and gardners have the early
prospect of garden sauce in season aud
plenty, and while our prosperity is mines,
yet we can compete with many ranchers
and in attitudes for agricultural honors in
flavor, size and yield, of many kind of
vegetable, which nature has kindly adapt.
ed to our soil, Freight is coming into
camp from all quarters and freight teams
and pack trains crowd our streets at all
time of the day. Our Main street is be-
ing filled up and leveled The stumps
grubbed out and fumes covered and
crossings made good and a metropolitan
air given to our fast growing city. The
steam pump to open up the deep ground
by hauling up the gravel and water
through a large iron pipe to the surface
and dumping into the sluices is to be in
to camp soon, it is on the way up the
river via the North Fork. There are sew
eral bed rock fumes being run in the
camp by companies of local miners The
Alder gulch iume is running with full
force Of men and they have fine prospects
ahead OF them for pay. The last TEL
LER brought US the sad news ofthe death
of our esteemed friend and fellow citizen,
L. w Cameron, the popular and efficient
sheriff Of your county and ithas cast a sor
rowful gloom to his many friends in the
Occur d Alene, and they deeply sympa-
thize with his wife, children and father
in this hour of their sorrow.
NEz PIERCE.
A Big Scheme.