Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-08-24
Letter from a Returned Long valley
Gold Hoatrr.
GARDEN VALLEY. Aug. 10, 1sss


much interest 20 your readers Of late, I
will give you a few items about the par
ties Who felt tie fortunes Of gold fever
and packed up their donkeys and went,
and also give you the prevailing opinions
about the reputed mines that Caused the
excitement.
The main bunch Of the BASIN boys wen,
up Long Valley to the Cold Spring Dis
trict- We found the digging. located
about three miles below the lakes. On Ill.
north side Of he river, and extending
down around the bend Of the river for a
distance Of five miles. The gold is f unl
in the high bars and Is disirihuted through
the gravel almost everywhere and at any
depth, but the colors ar. internally fine
and fearfully far bct~een, and any one
used to such diggings a. The Boise Basin
would not think of calling il mining
ground, though there was one gulch found
IN the gravel deposit that might pay 10
work We found the owners digging a
ditch from Gore creek, tributary of the
Lit'le Salmon, and they displayed eneryy
worthy Of @o''d pay We all Joined in tho
hope that they might find it. The ditch
VIII De about eight or nine miles long aud
through heavily imbered, brushv cgua.
Try for most of the way.
We saw the lakes in all their ,rauoul
beauty fit place for wood nyrnphs and
naiads to sport and battle their tresses A
great many people have been seeking
pleasure up there this summer. Huckl :
berries are plentiful, though fi-h and game
were scarce, the .iy kinds found by our
party being Oh -bs and freezeout.
Jack Gorinan performed a fta, unknown
IN the annal- of mountaineering while we
were camped near the lakes He met =
guan'a on the hillside and succeeded in
capturing it. This is undoub edlY the
most willy and unapproachable OF ami
mails, and they are a genuine curins ".
The boys KEPT it and took it home with
them, and think intended sending it 10
Boyakiu. The Strange part of the animal
is its having claws on the fore feet and
hoofs OF the hind ones, and the legs On
Tie left side are shorer by several inches
Than those on the right, and its home i On
Z the hillside, where nothing can equal il
for speed and cunning.
After the other boys started home
two OF Us concluded TO take in Vel
low Pine, as that was vet a mystery
to US So we went to Pearsoll creek
for starter, and soon found the trail
made by Clifford and Sutherland when
they went out, and after some further
exploring found the veritable gentle
men themselves on their wav out
They failed to get into the place they
were seeking and had to turn back.
Some of the Idaho BOYS can tell YOU
all about that fare, as they followed
them in and cut again. We saw the
grave where Wilhelm and Gro ks are
buried and trimmed the brush away
to trace the rude lettering ON the tin
plate that is fastened with horse
shoe nal on tree near by.
| The tie-cutters have changed the
names OF some Of The streams and il
works some confusion. For the bene-
ut OF those going that way will give
the names as they now are. The
first creek after entering Long Valley
is Clear Greek; the second, Squirrel
Creek; third, Big Creek; fourth, Pear
soil Greek, then the creek that comes
down by Sisk's ranch, think they call
it Beaver creek. The streams abov q
the falls l did not learn correctly and
will not attempt 20 give the names.
We found Steve Sisk well and hap
Ply. Mrs. 5. Is delighted with their
home and the prospects tina, she sees
ahead. The valley is fast settling up
E aud it will not be long before all the
available lsnd is taken. They raise
everything that is raised IN Garden
| Valley. Saw as fine potatoes as can
be raised anywhere-b mus, pack
up and of again. Ny esmp-ma.s is
| most ready TO go for the horses, Ur
the south fork Pavette this time.