, 1890-10-16
NO SUCH TOWN EXISTS
Mullan Now Says There Is
No Pottville.
IN THE C0EUR D'ALENE MINES
Further Particulars Concerning
Monday Nights Fire at Med
ioal Neutrality-suspicious..

MULLAN, Oct. l5.-In the REVIEW of
last Sunday writer takes exception to
what he asserts your correspondent said
about "us'' in the REVIEW of the prev
ious day. Now the fact is the REVIEW
correspondent never said anything about
Pottville, pro or con, as there is no such
town as Pottville. About three miles
from Mullan, ut the base of range of
mountains which divides Idaho and
Montana, on what is known us I.ucey's
ranch, through which the old Mullan
road crosses, is located, for time, q
corps OF engineers in the employ of the
Northern Pacific railroad system, with
our very estimabe townsman, Il. |.
Cantine, In charge. The engineers tents
are located few rods from the old Mullan
road. On either side of this road have
been erected II few "shacks," composed
OF logs, lumber and some canvas, from
which is dispensed vile whisky and
viler cigars.
This man who styles himself "us,"
and signs himself "A Pottville Saloon.
keeper makes the assertion that there
Is not "a tin-horn gambler IN town"
Your correspondent does not wish to be
Understood AS championing the cause of
tin'horn gamblers, hut when they can
not exist in that town ii must be pretty
rocky" for those WHO are accustomed
to three squares day.
The firemon's ball was grand success
In financial way, which was the object
Sought in ITS very inception. The ladies
from adjoining towns ana those present
from Mullan were well uttired, many of
them wearing. as some ono has said,
dresses with those leg o mutton sleeves
and waists to the knees" The men, too,
were well dressed and better behaved.
Taken all around, 1t was another of "the
incest parties ever gwen in Mulan."
w, A. Hills who came over from
Thompson, Mont, where he has gold.
bearing mining properly, to do assess
mcnt work on the Little Giant, reports
having encountered six-foOt ledge of
ore-bearing rock on this property. MIR.
james y Neill, his partner in the Little
Giant, informed the REVIEW reporter to-
DAY that he proposes to prosecute devel-
opment work day and night OH the
above property until 1t is mine, which
VIII not be long from present indica-
tions.
J. +. Ingalls, one of the owners of the
Deadwuod lode, upon which J. T.. Daley
Is experimenting development work,
reports that claim as looking fine at the
bottom of "a thirty-foot shaft. MIR.
Daley thinks there Is no doubt but
there ~ large body OF ore near by.
o.. ID. Garrison, OF Osburn. is here
looking after his interests in the Iron
crown, upon which claims they have
struck il rich recently. and MIR. Garri-
son Informed a REVIEW reporter to-day
that there Is no doubt about having
struck the same vein OF ore on this
claim as that which runs Though the
Morning, some of which is to be seen
ut your exposition building.
lI.RV 4. n
n REVIEW reporter to-day that the Lucky
Friday claim would pass into the hands
OF Spokane capitalists to-day, $4,000
being the purchase price. This is u fine
property, and cheap at that price, as 1t
is located near the famous Hunter.
Work will be begun upon our new
schoolhouse this week ana prosecute
q until that structure is ready for the re-
ception of teacher and pupils, which
VIII be in about u month.