Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-06-28
MINING IN IDAHO COUNTY


Press is disposed to upbraid the people
of Lewiston for neglect to aid the
people Of Idaho county in opening wagon
roads in Idaho county to the rich mines
and their Development in that county.
That We may not have done as much in
that direction as would have been prof.
table to us may be true, yc, We think
Lewiston has shown itself alive to the
development Of the mineral wealth of
that county, to a greater degree than
Idaho county itself, aside from that class
who have been personally engaged in
mining. The people of Lewiston are
supposed to be commercial people who
get their living and make their money
By trading and not by mining, and
probably not one in twenty knows any
thing about mining, and probably not
one in twenty has ever visited a mining
camp and probably not ono in twenty
has ever seen quartz mine or mill in
operation. Idaho county, on the con.
trary. is mining county, aud very
large number of its citizens have been
engaged in mining for fifteen or twenty
years and many Of them have made
money in the business, and some Of
them have made good stake and left
the country for other parts. They have
not come to Lewiston to help advance
the wealth and growth of Lewiston:
They have jumped us to GO beyond and
5Se1t theiF money "a other towns and
help build up other places. We have
not complained Of them for so doing.
Others have como out Of the mining
camps and invested thcir earnings in
horses and cattle and the Improvement
Of ranches for themselves, and not 10 the
building OF roads in Idaho county or
much in the further DEVELOPMENT Of
mines, although they know better than
We Of Lewiston can know the Value Of
those mines if properly developed. How
can We Of Lewiston DO expected to feel
= deep interest in the roads or the mines
et Idaho county, when the citizens OF
Idaho county, themselves, are not for
ward in investing their own surplus in
the Development? The principle of
physician heal thyself, comes in active
play in the mind OF an out slider when he
i urged to contribute under such cir
cumstamcas, We care not tor the
exigencies which demand that improve
ments should be made to properly
dcvelope the whole country for the
mutual good Of all. Now what has
Lewiston ever done toy:ss, ~
mont -.ccaAssN4ss ms s'1ds the Envelope
- The Wsrrens mines? In 1867
they raised 81, 800, sent for press and
established newspaper here for The
purpose Of publishing description and
account Of those mines, and placed at
the head man fully conversant
with that country, and what had been
discovered. Under him the paper was
conducted for nine months and then Put
in charge Of another old citizen of the
country who conducted it for several
months and during all this time the
camp was written up in full as it pros.
pectcd and was being developed. In
1873 it was determined to test the
quarts and corporation was formed for
that purpose and they selected mine
and contracted for it and commenced to
develope it, and expended much money
in 20 doing, but ran short. Then they
resolved to 60 east and interest eastern
capital to help develope, and succeeded
il securing tho pledge Of several thous.
and dollars in aid Of the enterprise and
an expert mineralosist to come out and
examine the camp aud the prospects and
report, which finally resulted in inducing
. company to lease the mine. Two Of
the principals came out to inspect tho
mime and the camp. They came and
were we'll pleased with the out look, and
svcrything looked promising. but soon
after their return and before they bad
done much in the way of development,
their mining expert suddenly died with
heart disease, and the management of the
works devolved upon a young man Of
but little experience and confidence, in
the progress Of things tagged, and
Of money from the lessess
we're withheld and the work stopped, |
and the president of the corporation be
came sick and was unable to visit the
lamp, to look after the interests of the
I'D original corporation, and no man I'd
represent the new company or the lessess
was upon the ground, and thus the work
u developement ceased, and what had
'een accomplished in Development went