Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-08-12

sucAei ofiuSs up Inc erSve1 anu TUCK u
the surface Through pipes with ease.
They are starting to drift and mine the
ground in good shape, they have pushed
on the work Of sinking regardless Of the
drawbacks and annoyances, and have
reached bed rock at last. We hope they
will clean up large returns for tho outlay
and heavy expense incurred. The south
fork smelter is..at work snd::doing up ore
at the rate Of fifty tons per day, and the
Sullivan and Bunker Hillclaims are ship
ping good daily average to Helena and
San Francisco.
The railroad is on the boom. and the
contract for clearing the timber and
grubbing the stunps from the right Of
way from the Mission to Milo is let and
work will soon begin and pushed to a
completion in sixty days, SO rumor says.
Time will tell all soon, as to whether it
is bluff and bull, or \ fact and = rail
road in the Occur d'Alenes a fixture.
Talk is plenty and cheap. If tho work
is pushed on and the road built then it
will be the means Of more rapid dsvelope.
ment Of the quartz mines in all localities.
Mining stocks Of some promising mines is
being sold, the Margaret mine, at the
head Of Eagle is on the market. The
arastras near the Mother lode are all run.
ming on good ore and gold bars from the
different mines ia to be seen at times BY
the boys. One from the Occident mine
weighing 81 pounds, was the result of
the last cleanup from the Stevens Co.,
arasta. The Treasurer Box lode above
on the hill also has an arastra in running
order and the weekly yields is looked for
by all. There is also an arastra running
on the Kilcannon mine up on the Gran
tie creek, eight miles above Murray;
they are reported to be doing well, in
fact quartz mining il to be the future
mining interest of the Occur d'Alene
in gold and silver.
Matters, politically speaking, are be-
ginning to look up and the pot is sim
mering slowly with fresh political stsws
a. heads bob up to be counted in the
mess Of pottage. Marshal Dubois and
attorney, Sweet, paid our camp short
visit to look at our resources and proba-
bic political situation and gentleman
from Boise was in camp for information
Of various kinds, he found healthy out
look for votes in the various
localities and expressed the opinion We
would yet be political power up north
Of annexation. They have little to say
and that silent fact may be ominous to
our annexation point in North Idaho
We do not propose to give up OF surrender
our opinion or principles in regard to
annexation, and candidates territorial
must stand out in bold relief and come
to the front and squarely stand on an
nexatiou to Washington Territory, if|
they want fair field and even fight, for
il is likely Hon. John HALEY will be in
the pie and his record for staying is good
on annexation to Washington Territory,
Of any other We know not, for We look
for lively timee soon on the political
checker board. Already the demscr,t. /
have held a meeting and selected dele.
gates to the territorial round up in con.
ventaoes, and the unterrifed many Of
them kick and growl at the powers who
meet and assume to select delegates to
60 to the territorial convention. The
Central committees will do well to ponder
on the fact that - annexation the bows
DO the voting and do not propose to be
thrown aside from any rights American
citizens enjoy. Why they should not
let the precinct hold primaries and then
a county convention and let the people
then select their own delegate to 70 to
the territorial convention it might leave
some out who have very selfish wish
aud idea to serve the dear people tor
their own peculiar notion Of the fitness of ,
men to act.
We have new postmaster and the
Murray 7. O., raised to the dignity Of a
Office, hence there has been ,
some quiet work going on for the place by
our democratic friends. William Hart ,
IT the hardware firm of Marks 4 Co., ,
vas in the first heat easily and made / /;
rome score on the first innings keeping
ne lead all through.
We row have . tri-wsekly mail to :
md from Wardnsr and q daily from
Murray, 80 our delegate has not been /
die this long time. Yours, h