The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-31
cOnnENr or rnE PREss.

blanket sheat6.-Lemnl Republic.
II the reports from Alaska are well
founded the gold bugs may be compelled
to demand the demonstration al gold
in the next campaign. The stuff will
become so common that every tramp
will be packing II around and people Of
wealth and station will be in danger Of
contamination by touching it. What q
Ipity.-Emmett Index.
An old Nez Perez Indian who lives
near Nez Perez has agreed to lead Mr..
and Mrs. A. MeI.eon to place in the
Bitter Root mountains where there 10
an immensely rich placer mine and
where the Indians in that part have ses
cured large chunks Of gold by washing.
The Indian claims that it will take
forty days to make the round trip. The
party will start in few days ON the ex-
pedition.-MoscoW Mirror.
II accommodating reports are TO be
believed We are likely to have three or
four Klondikes to divide the attention
OF the gold seekers. Peru is now in the
field with . story to the effect that the
diggings from which the Ineas secured
their treasures have been discovered.
II is an historical fact that the native
rulers OF the country had aecess to store
houses Of the prerious metal, and it is
not impossible that the mines which
they worked were hidden from the in
vading Spaniards and have been found
again at this late date.-Idiho States
man.
There is gold in the Palouss as well
as in the Klondike-the gold that falls
upon the ripening fields Of grain-and
the wheat harvest OF eastern Washing
ton and northern Idaho will bring more
gold into this section than work with
pick and shovel will take from the icy
gravel OF Alaska. The man who works
in the harvest field will miss the ex-
citement Of the rush to Klondike, but
he will also miss many hardships. and
when he sits down to the good home
cooking OF the farmer houseNif life, be will
fare more royalty than tho richest man
in the frozen gold helds.-SpOkesman-
Review.
Some Of our citizens would sacrafce
everything they possess in order to
reach the great Alaskan gold fields, and
to all such the Leader would say a word
OF warning. We believe the stories OF
those immensely rich strikes are over
drawn and people should move cautious
ly. The mining season for this year is
almost over and the weather there gets
dreadful'y cold. Don't give up a bust
ness which brings you q small return
till you have found something better.
A small stake here beats several big ones
hidden under hundreds Of feet Of snow
and ice in the new bonanza land Of
Klondike.-Nampa Leader.
A new gold saving continuance has
been invited by J. T. Van Smith of
Prescott, Arizona. for saving the fine
gold which escapes in greater or smaller
proportions from every stamp mill, fire.
queDtly in ruinous quantities. The de-
vice contains several sets OF silver plated
wire screens, which are kept in motion
by small water wheel which is oper-
ated by the water running through the
sluice- The wafer containing the tail
ings in suspension runs through about
twenty OF the screens, which take up the
gold. These are taken out and the
metal brushed of as it aecunulates.
The screens are then dipped in quick
silver and are again ready for use. 1t is
practically automatic in operation-the
only attention required being that OF
brushing of the screens several times a
week and requicking them.-Wardner
News.
Some idea Of what may be expected to
follow in The wake OF the supreme courts
decision inyalidating the fee bill can be
gathered from the fact that the decision
had no sooner become known to the
legal fraternity than the secretary cf
state was besieged with requests for
copies Of the journals Of the two houses
Of the legislature since the state was
admitted. The supply Of iournals Of the
second session was soon exhausted.
Examination ms are being made to ascer
tain il the anti-gambling law, medical
law, alien law, game law, and the reve-
nue. Law were properly passed in &C
cordanee with the courts decision.
Concerning the latter law the States
man Gays that il successfully attacked il
would be necessary to call an extra SEES
sion, bot Tint the question raised as to
what legislature the governor should
call a. it is possible that the apportion-
ment act under wbirh the Fourth ses-
sion WaS elected is invalid and it might
be necessary to call the former members
together. -Genesee News.
1t seems to lie true that important
deposits Of gold have bsen discovered in
the beds OF the smaller streams at the
headwaters Of the Yukon river, Alaska.
Miners have come from there with mig
gets and gold dust amounting TO 81 .OOO,-
900 or more, and as they went TO Alaska
with little money it is supposed that
there will be new scramble to q new
FL Dorado. For the adventurous such |
chance TO gain sudden wealth il ALWAYS