The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-24


tanned that will do for use, al
though in starting it is deemed
advisable to take large supplies
not only of general necessaries
but of water. The next point
north of Lake Carey is Eaculap-
tus, about rs miles; the next is
Crows Nest; next, Ten Mile;
next, Alluvial Patches; next,
Doyle's Patch; next, Horseshoe;
next, Lake Nannini. The last
is an extensive camp with sever
al quartz mills and a great deal
of rich placer ground. The next
is Garden Gulley IS miles north
of the last named. The next |
camp reached is Wilson's Peak,
marked and named by an eleva
ton about as high as the Challis
hotel was before burned, or
about one tenth as high as the
Masonic temple in Chicago.
Nevertheless it holds it's name
from the elevation. This place
is 600 miles north of Coolgardie.
1t takes it's first name from the
discoverer, Mr.. Wilson, who is
mining on an extensive scale,
having a number of what is term
ed here dry washers" in opera
ton. His clean-ups, as we would
term it jim wet crushing, amounts
to 700 ounces of gold per week,
or, at $16 per ounce-the gener
al average of gold dust through
out the world, the neat little sum
of eleven thousand and two hun
bred dollars per week. Right
here we should like to remark to
our gold worshipers: How much
does this cost Mr.. Wilson per
coined dollar? Probably about
ten cents on the dollar. But do
) not let them go wild over it.
When they reflect that many
poor fellow has spent a time
hunting for gold and never found
enough, above reasonable ex-
penses, to give him decent
. burial, it will not look so entic-
{ ing-no ! that is the other side
9 of mining gold as well as silver.
t From here Mr.. Clemow and
party took q southern course;
r first to the Star of the East
0 crmp; thence to the Gaffney's;
Y from there to the Stake Well,-
l government well. At this point
our party did considerable work,
t using the "dry blower or wash
r err" This place was very rich
+ but has not proven to be very
: extensive, as yet explored. 1t
Q was found, like the great Custer
and Dickens, by a gentleman
f who was hunting his horses.
S Fresh water is found herein
n wells-never on the surface.
;. From this point it is IS miles to
: the town of Coolgardie, the main
S place in the Murhison district.
e 1t is only about two years DID,
+ has seven hotels, three banks,
j. and contains in all it's center and
n surroundings Is, 900 people. The
= next point made was Melville,
l. 100 miles; next to Mullawa, 100
J; miles, and thence, to the end of
0 the railroad out from Geralaton.
y This is a growing town on the
y coast $50 miles north of Free
o mantle.
J. The main supplies are brought
g from Adelaide and other eastern
g colonies which share to a less
|. degree. Freights from Free
t mantle to Coolgardie are about
e $40 per ton. Freight is cheap
S er on the route from Geraldton
n on account of the road having
Y water supplies. The govern
g ment is building q railroad to
it Coolgardie and will soon have it
o through.
e Draft horses are worth 5000 to
# $3.50; camels $3.50 to $400 per
J, head. Provisions in the main
a inland camps are very reason
:, able.
II The climate is hot, ranging,
10 often. from los to 100 degrees r.