Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-28
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CAPITAL LETTER.
BOISE CRY. Feb. "A, 1893.

DEAR WORLD: --There Is not much
news here. Rather dry-except the
mud. 1t rains and SHOWS just enough
to keep the streets in bad condition.
The Hremens masaue ball on the
22d was q grand success, both fnan-
cially and socially. About $50 tick
cts we're sold. The hall was crowd
ed to its utmost capacity. Every.
body was there with his wife and ba-
bies, and in the jam was good rep
resentation Of our Idaho Legislators.
II was more fun than box OF monk
eys, and everybody seemed to enjoy
it. We had begun to think these
Mosques we're worn threadbare, but
new people seemed to have infused
young blood into the affair and it took
immensely.
Our wise heads in Washington
seem to hang FIRE over the annexation
OF the Hawaiian islands. Now Is the
time we miss James G. Blaine. II
he were alive and Secretary of State
the question would have been settled
ere this. Uncle Sam would have re-
ce,ved the islands with open arms and
argued the point with England and
Germany afterwards. France is all
right.
Our delegates to the Bimetallic
Conference at Washington arrived
there oil right and have got down to
business. Well have to wait for a
Democratic administration to decide
what the result will be, and as the
Democracy is conceded to be party
Of don'ts, 1t don't look very hopeful.
We see by one Of the resolutions that
the League denounces the attempted
repeal Of the law Of 1890 for the
monthly purchase of silver. They
want no repeal Of this law unless a
law for the free and unlimited com
age Of silver is substituted. Now
why not modify this bill by cutting
down the purchase of silver one half
and adopt free coinage of silver for
one year, con6ne it to American pro-
duction, and put dollars worth OF
silver in a dollar? l notice quite a
lengthy article by Senator Stewart, in
which he contends that the cost OF
mining silver is $1.50 for every ounce
The Senator may think he is way up
in figures, and / know he is, for have
heard him talk, but if he had said two
dollars in labor and cash he would
still have been below the actual cost.
When you come to take into consid-
GRAFTON the time spent by the thou
sands OF prospectors, at a reasonable
rate, for the past thirty years, and
the thousands Of holes sunk and not
dollar ever realized from them, then
you can begin to realize where the
cost comes in. How many men are
you acquainted with, Mr.. Editor, who
have given the best portion of their
lives to add to the worlds treasure
and for all these sufferings and hard.
ships could not realize for all their la.
Dor enough to give them a decent
burial? Such is the gratitude of thi,
cold, ungrateful world to the miner
Some OF the eastern people seem ts
be under the impression that per
son can locate twenty acre tract o
land anywhere in the mountains anc
dig out the ore as you would pota
toes, take a cart load to mill and jus
see what an enormous profit they car
realize. They don't understand tina
where few mines declare a month
ly dividend a great many are not pay
ing expenses. It's true that in tn,
early days of California-say from
1850 to 1S55-gold was taken out il
large quantities and many miners die
well, whilst others went broke. Since
that time they have found that golt
dust doesn't grow on bushes. speal
somewhat from experience. as l com
menced mining in Southern Oregon
in 1851; was out several Thousand
dollars IN time aud money. Resul
not enough TO purchase q squar.
meal.
Was in the House this afternoon
They had up for consideration tn,
State printing bill in committee O
the whole. It's really amusing TO
an outsider to watch these delibera
tons. 1t reminds one of debate a
lyoeam in "kentry skule." The,
try to ring in so many amendment
that they get confused. A membe
will raise the "pint' of order. H,
consumes time enough for quart
The Speaker gets weary and con
fused, and thinks, if he don't say /,
that motion to adjourn would b