The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-02-20

NS19t top HcStcrh elope OF the ROCKIES.
Joining the rush TO Pierce City be
followed south on shat he nov con.
sldered great mineral belt, sand not
being satisfied with anything that be
discovered be drifted on and across
Hths Blue mountain range and in the
summer Of 1862 be led bis party into
Fhat IL NOW known 81 Boise Basin, /"
being tributary to the main Boise
river.
Here they found very rich placers
aud At once located claims and com.
meneed work.
a short time after. while yet an.
protested By stockAds or cabin but
- they sat around their noon meal
they we're fired upon by unseen
Indians and the first shot laid the
brave leader Of the party In death.
Tbs Indians we're rspalssd without
further loss and after hurFisdIy bury.
tng their leader. Mr.. Grimes the party
left the country.
During the fall of 1861. two part
les Of Oregon and California pros-
pecaors came into the Powder river
country in eastern Oregon and dis
covered paying plsosrs on Grifiln's
guieh, Blue canyon and Freeze, out
aud others.
The leaders Of thoss parties we're
tbs Grim brothers. J. N. Kirk
patrick. Geo. Hall, Rnbe Olda, Slater
and Matooms aud the celebrated
Henry y. p, Comsaoek Of Silver fame.
They named their camp Aubarn.
The Powder river discoveries aoon
attracted gIsst crowds from Oregon.
Washington and California. and ~ Il
showed 10 b. . year Of unusually
large immigration aeroas the plains
Of Oregon and Washington, all Of
which mnSi pass through within IL
OF - miles u tho new gold die,
eoFsrisa, many thousands turned from
their e00rse and went up TO Auburn
Hhsrs they found aiming and other
employment Fradiiy. and thus Il was
that By the fEsa IL Decembeg. ls6a,
Aubarn became q city os over COCO
lnhAti'Ants, the largest In the state
~ that time.
u SAs = vesttabls bot bed q excited
Faahssv and IL som became the base
foE tbs many exciting discoveries
which soon followed. aud thls IL Why
~ have given this Oregon discovery
10 Each notice In thls article.
Nos % Fvtarn 10 the Roiss Basin.
Whsn the Grimes party we're driven
oai q tho hasin they crossed oEer
ssaaks river and going ap Burnt river
thsy n,es = party 81 prospecsars
bssdsd by Jea Sinndasor % whom
shsy related the saoFy a. their die.
cosery and the death u their leader,
Geo. Grimes. SiAndafor assured
shem that they coald whip all the
Indians Ia Tho Snake river valley and
Induced them 90 return and pilot him
60 their discoveries. aud upon aFTiy.
ins. Ia the tuSin tbey found located
elains and laid out the town q
Plaoervills. Ssabdnrfor having an
eye on the main channel tmmad
fatally left foT stock Of llanors and
saloon aHtnres. These goods be
found ., MrCarver 4 Clark's large
wholesale establishment al Auburn
aod Immediately returned 10 Placer.
Vile.
Tits news Aet Anbaru Wild and
hundr~ds sOOn followed. General
CLARK chanced Go be In Auburn and |
inHealately sent out Dr. u. U. Bel |
knAp wiih . large general stock Of |
mining supplies which vas the trss
STOCK % goods opened on Churchill |
IlaE Hammock, nos Idaho City.
by this time the following spring |
opeped Auburn vas Wild With the |
news from the basin. Two pony 81.
press lines were Pu, on from Auburn |
and one from Walla walla. hundreds |
81 freight trains we're put on wheels
and other hundreds Of pack trains
loaded With families OF women and |
With children too small TO |
ride, carried In boSes lAahed 10 the
on the side of mulea'
backs Thus the tide rushed out |
from Auburn leaving but 200 Of the
eoo0 and was soon followed by teus
Of thousands from California and as /
many more from Oregon and Wash
ingtnn and by the end 81 the year
over 100. 600 people bad visited this
Boise Basin, breaking the record Of
any mining excitement ever known
on the continent and Il is q we'll
known fact that the Boise Basin has
yielded 10 The use Of man up 10 the /
present time more gold from lie
placers than any other district Of lie
size In the United States.