The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-02-20
PIONEER DAYS N IDAHO
PLAcEB GOLD DISCOVERIES
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object Ia tbs settlement Of most d
the WESTERN states. bat idaho il q
disGinct s8espti0a, Tho early ssttlssu
OF piohssEs Of idaho wsrs attracted "a
bsr borders BY tbs discovery u
gold gold la its RAtiys eOnditioa.
Gold piaosFs ~as The leading object
Of sItrsrGioH. and uith the exception
OF small FFeseh ssatismsaa Ia tbs
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bofdsS there Ssrs no uhits ssttls,
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In idaho uatii drawn to ksE bs4alifal
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cSsssy d ths pEeoioas nsssals
The nFss party uho eFsF crossed
The great Cascade ENnss toe the pas
p>ss u PsaspsetlRs toE gold 10 The
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sho hAl OL41issd lHfarHstlon tF0m .
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'S~ "aRp@ny ssfe selecsed 10 So 9Th
'As lsilsa into thnA Gar s~ay. and.
TO va. anknu~a coaassy. ~ II ~ns
that V ~ Hasss and 4. D. Ratssts
'AiVr~d foF The IAaliss IN shs s4FIy
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''om Preach parties. p@@spd Tho
palIss On their pay to ghs appes
eo'Ia'ry Zoe The raEross 81 gold min
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uho s"pa after deserted as ard 80
"sts LEI, sish no kBeulssizs u the
o"nn,Ey 10 uhich 80 wtsho.i 10 80.
We dfift@i ahost In the interior
country for . coapls 81 muntha aud
returned 10 PnstIand to ElBd The peus
hal reached the wiliAmssts WALLER
that gold had hen discovered In the |
NalVllle country. and there immed
iaialJ followed the most exciting
mining sxCitemeal that ever stirred
The ssstler os che wehloos land.
And doa't ypa think fos = holy |
minute" that thuue people are slow
On Tuah. They rushed from old
comfortable homes in The east acroes
the continent 10 settle The far north |
vest for our Uncle Sam. Upon the
discovery Uf gold In California. they !
we're the flrst 10 Fush down there In
TACT u vss an Oregon man who made |
thu discovery and bis intimate frien De
we're the afst Co hear Of a..
The OEssohians followed and wash.
ihEton vas not far behind. And 20
u vas that before the frst Of octotsr
over 10. 900 people bad gone towards
Colville. Large numbers turned hack |
ct The Dalles and thousands at walla
Walla and only few hundred reached |
The mines and Of those only seven |
remained over The coming winter,
H. X Reese and HE brother, N. n.
Reese, being two Of that party. Major
~ Reese, Or. r. Reesel, died In walla