Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-01


City, was appointed cllsor, and attended
TO the deputy's business before the court.
This term was held in 1867.
Since the abandonment of most of the
placer mines many gold and silver pro
ducing quartz veins have been discovered
The town has commenced growing, and
the indications are that 1t will become of
great importance.
In 1869 Il man named Nathan Smith
went into Lccsburg aud asked for work;
but, being Of weak and slender frame and
unable to make full hand In the mines,
three miners, George Stuck, "Lyse"
Mulky and VIM. Smith, furnished him with
two horses and tools and supplies for a
summers prospecting trip. Nothing was
heard of him until about six weeks after
departure, when he returned, accompanied
by another prospcctor. They had found
locality covered with favorable looking
gravel, and expressed themselves as san
guine that, with few men who would work,
diggings could be found. Relying on the
judgment of the prospectors, Geo. Stuck
and his comrades made preparations for
season of prospecting
| The little company left Leesburg as
quietly as possible; still, when Loon
creek, tributary to Salmon river, lao
miles north of Idaho City, was reached,
the party had increased to about fifty
After remaining with the prospectors about
two weeks the intcrlopers, thinking that
no prospects had been obtained, departed
for other fields. One morning short
time after those who we're not wanted had
left, Alexander Craig commenced sinking
a prospect hole just below the canyon.
Geo. Stuck shouldered shotgun and
t.&. AnI Is. i
grouse. seeing Craig he asked him if
he intended " sinking" in such place as
that When answered in the affirmative
! George said, You go to thunder" and
went on. Returning in the afternoon with
, three or four grouse he observed Craig
leaving the creek with gold pan under
his arm.
, "Did you find anything? }" asked George
7 "You go to thunder" replied Craig
I George looked into the pan, and to his
. SURPRISE saw several large nuggets on the
g bottom. When the gold was weighed i
4 was ascertained that Craig had nearly $50
:. Where the hole was sunk bedrock wa.
G reached in four feet.
4 After Craig discovered the rich grounC
}. the others of the party made locations
n Their names were George Stuck, Arm
y strong, Lagcl, McKibben, William Boyd
It Duncan Cameron, VIM. Smith, Mckenzie
$ Cannady, Amos Franklin, Dapt ID: b
y Varney, DIRTY" White, James White
n Gaunt and Hank" Meyers. These mel
g selected the flat below the canyon for thei
z ground. by which they made great mis-
>, take. The canyon above was afterward
/, to be rich, and had Craig sunk his pro.
A. pect fifty feet below where he did the ric
lie diggings would not have been discovered
ID at least by that party.
G. Immediately after locating the groun
Of Craig went to Stanley basin, about fit
s. miles distant, for whipsaws. Joseph Ga
la LATHAM returned with HIM, and after sati
" tying himself that the ground was ricl
IS went to Idaho City after stock of grocerit
IS and miners tools. AS soon as the GOOD
commenced to arrive at Loon creek
ID opened store and the stampede set in.
RS very pretty little mountain town sprun
TO up, which was given the name On
d, Grande.
n The stampede from Idaho City WI
n quickly followed by one from Montan
~ and the Loon creek diggings BEGAN
Ut known far and wide and created fever
y, excitement. This great stampede COL
le menced in August. Only about 200 me
ed remained there that winter, but in Il
|" years ls70-7l the population remained
ed were worked out and all lett except a te
A. Cinnamon, who remained until 1879, who
II. they were surprised in the middle of whit
Ill by Sheep Eater Indians and all but tv
murdered. The two who escaped START,
he ON snow shoes for Bonanza, on the 1ank
dis Pork, but only one arrived there, the ct
W, er having persisted somewhere in d
nr. Salmon River mountains.
rs. In 1870 Charley Jordan, now in busine
,st in OhallIs Custer county, laid out trs
tie to Idaho City, and constructed toll brid
ed across the Payette five r,iles north of Ba
3y ner Frank Cooper, of Idaho City, ASST
.at ed him in this work. The collections
the bridge were very large during the thr
IL years oi prosperity at Orc Grande.
a Two express companies carried mail al
Ter packages 10 Gro Grapde and bullion o
on on horses in the summer, and on Il
en- backs of snow shoers during the wint
yn months. One was owned by Charles Ia
ire sci and the other by J, NJ. Shepherd, Hen
ar Knapp and Dave Adams. Newspape
to and other freight were charged for
N. the pound, while letters, without weighin
IA. were taken at the small price of 80 Ger
m each.
es. In January, 1870, William Wentwor
Ter and Beaver Greek " Smith, who CARR
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on killed by snow slide in Deadman Gu
sh. yon, seventy miles from Idaho City, fro
las which place they had gone two days
lrp fore. When found in the spring the bod
nd were half a mile from each other. 4
ow slide was of ssch proportions that part
ty. 1t did not succumb TO the hot summer 81
ers but renamed until The next winter.
&" The trials and hardships endured n
in the dangers encountered by the ventu
DIS some pioneers who follows up the eal
er, mining excitements were many, and
nus was but seldom that the brave men achiey
fortunes to recompense them for tn
of many hard tolls.
It'll In 1875 William Norton, John Roll
wn and Frederick Phillips located the VT
ION Charles Dickens mine on the point Il
Use divides the ankee Fork of the Salm
Ger and Jordan creek, in what is now Gus
md county, 1870 miles north of Idaho City a
md fifteen miles on an air line east of Lo
res creek. During the first thirteen days AT
the discovery of the Charles Dickens, o.
in $ll 900 in gold was taken out by Mort
on and Rohrer by selecting specimens DUR
ub. the day and crushing them in y hand m
Ra. tar in the evening. Their debts, amou
on ing to $S,00n. were then paid and the de,
,ho opment Of the mine commenced. In Il