Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-06-24
LEWISTON. IDAHO TERRITORY. THURSDAY. JUNE "a 1856.
FROM MURRAY. I. T.

MURRAY, I. T. june IA, 1886.
EDITOR TELLER:
Warm weather has somewhat iuterfered
with placer mining, ~ water is scarce on
many Of the gulches; it has failed 90
that mining has been suspended. The
Alder gulch miners have done fair for
this season. The Aume near the mouth
has been worked successfully and to good
profit. The runs Of Accident, Buckskin,
Dry and Missoula gulches, while on
Trial gulch and Potosi and Placer Ameri-
can and the bars along Beaver creek have
done fair work for the season, and large
amount of dust has been taken out o.
the east fork Of Eagle. There is quite 4
force Of miners At work and they are
quito satisfied with the result in ditch
water is sufficient there at all times for
sluicing, and there is some good prospects
in the Bald mountain, and tho eye OF
capitalists il scanning the field for invest
meut aud it is said that a boom will 70
up there soon by an eastern company.
The Golden King mill has started up
and runs we'll and is now in full working
order. They have some good ore to
start on and will make a success Of it We
hope. The Golden Chest mill is still
grinding away at its usual pace and will
turn out good yield. They have put
in some necessary repairs and made many
needed improvements since the new man.
ager has been in charge. The Idaho
company ore going on with work and q
large force Of men are employed by tre
company. Some machinery is on the
way for them. They have built fne
large boarding house for the use and.con-
venience of the men employed by the
company. The Vacuum pump to take
the bottom out of Pritchard creek is at
work in good earnest and are d.wn now
the depth of forty-two feet, and no bed
stone in sight; their machinery work.
well and the water is easily raised and
dumped into the Aume. They have
hardly powerful boilers enough to keer
up steam and will put in more soon. We
have been on scout on the south fork
lately and there are some very 6ne promis.
ing prospects in mines. Some very
beautiful specimens Of mineral are in
sight in many mines; one We see was ,
beauty, it was piece of chrystalized Ga
lena ofa dark brown color on one side, and
on one side was surface Of crystals a.
thick as they could be placed and run t.
a peak very pointed and sharp as needle
with varigated colors Of all descriptions
the specimen came from the SAM Fran
cisco mine on Cayou creek, and the Blacl
Bear and Gem lodes carry the same min
eral aud are extensions of the San Fran
cisco. The Polaris lode on Big creel
shows up fine body of mineral ore
some Of it assays way up in the thousands
The lucky boys who are interested il
some legal limbs Of the law, We wist
them bonanza in it. The district cour1
adjourned on the 18th and the two very
important mining suits known a. ths
Tiger and Bunker Hill mines was de
cided after very long stubborn fight By
all parties interested. We believe thu
decision of the cases fair to all and vii
have an important bearing on the future
mining suits in such cases as are liable te
arise hereafter. Some very heavy fight
ing done by counsel on both sides and
tho rights Of the respective clients were
ably defended and stubboruly protects
by counsel on the cases. A rather serious
affair grew out of the Tiger case in which
pistols were drawn in the court at bar,
but by coolness and prompt action by the
sheriff aad court, no blood was shed
The facts as gathered are there in both
the Tiger and Bunker Hill cases BY
agreement Of counsel and court q jury
was allowed to whom certain question:
was to be submitted, aud in the Tiger
case, We are sorry to say, there was ar
attempt made to embrace and lnAueuc,
the verdict in favor Of the Tiger. W.
say the Tiger, for one Of the counsel Of
that side was found to be implicated ant
found out his case to be $500, which wa
promptly paid into the county treasury
and fair daughter Of Eve also, for "a
what you will, women if not see. Q
heard are apt to be felt where charms Q
flirting and coquetins can have an il
fluence. The lady in question halls frol
Arizona where the climate is warm, sol
and balmy; her manners are free an
her conversational faculties good. Whe
a rather fair and neat looking new arriv