Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-01-07
UP NORTH.
A letter from n former Daytonite
who IL now ut Spokane Falls.

The following letter from Dave Chrisnan
to friend in Dayton gives considerable
news in regard to the northern country and
will be read, no doubt, with interest by all,
and especially those whe have contemplated
pulling up stakes and travelling in that di.
recton.
SPOKANE FALLS, w. T., Dec. 2S, 1887.
FRIEND B-:-Having few leisure mo-
mert, viii Try and give you general
Jd,a Of the county / have been IN since
leaving Dayton. I prospected all Summer
IN Montana but did nor hni anything that
thought was worth staying with. did find
lots of low grade lodges that run from 81 to
S. per ton in silver, and also found ledge
that runs about $40 in silver and 10 per cent.
copper, which Frank and l had recorded.
While in Butte saw all of the boys who
used to i've in Dayton, and also many
others from Nevada. Had a chance to work
in lead and silver mine but refused it as
there was not enough in it. Frank has be-
ing a good business and giving general sat-
sfaction. From Butte l came to Spokane
Falls and am going to take the mining
country in in the Spring. Quite boom is
anticipated in this section in the Spring.
Wages are low, here, 81 and $3.50 per day
being the highest paid. Board is $3.50 per
week including lodgings have taken con
tracts to dig several wells and am doing
quite we'll. tits 40 miles from here to the
Occur de'Alene country and I4o miles to the
Salmon River mines. Spokane has 1000 in
habitants and they are very good class of
people. Buildings to the amount of 81 900,
900 were erected the past year, and it is be-
lieved that 81 900, 900 more will be spent in
buildings in 1883. They have the best wa
ter power here ever saw, but as yet are not
using it very much. A project is on foot to
build steam street railway through the
town, which is four miles long, in the
Spring. Real estate transfers amount to
from 500, 900 to $I2o, 900 per week here,
lots of people are coming in from the East
and two more railroads will soon reach here.
The Coer de'Alene country mines, as near as
l can find out are very low grade. Ex.Gev-
ernor Chas. Laughton was here recently and
look look at the Salmon River mines. He |
speaks in very high terms Of them, Mike
Reynolds is running a boarding house in |
Butte and is making money. l believe Mon.
ana is the hardest country to prospect in l
ever saw; the hills are covered with brush |
and logs and soil and grass SO it is very hard |
o get around, and the mosquitoes nearly eat
/ man up. They brush them off of the ia.
oles at noon the same as flies, and the high
II you get up the more mosquitoes there are
and, strange to say, on the snow they are
the worst. Mrs. Ray, who used to be Mrs.
Nash, is running large boarding house in
Butte, and | also saw John Langtre when l
was at Anaconda, where he is working. 1t |
loen not get very cold in this country but it |
aims sometimes for weeks at a time. From |
what have seen of this country, and that
IS good deal, prefer Nevada, and if that |
railroad from Salt Lake to Los Angeles is |
built, believe will 60 to that country in
the Summer. You cannot get any credit in
Montana or here to work mines. Here town
lots sell from $Iooto $1,000, lumber is SIS
per m; eggs 20 cents dozen; butter 40 cents |
a pound; potatoes I cent, wheat 40 cents a
bushel and beef from to IL cents. There
are seven churches here all we'll attended
by an army OF old maids and grass widows
direct from the East. They are fighting here
for womans rights. A short time ago We
man was tried for murder, having killed her
husband with bed slat and the jury dis.
agreed. Beer is cents a glass here and
wood sells for $3.50 cord and houses for
families rent for $40 per month and are very
scarce, although there were 400 buildings
put up here last year. Know of no ether
news to write at present SO will close wish
ing you happy New Year.
Yours truly.
DAVE.