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*0 !;o3v»m -2334« , A iï-î XÄ jr Dirt Ä3'.rflj ^Wîi^SBIWtMêfc' *WI»»i» | 5*>t»» , l0»l»»ff- •"'^•^l , Wfi^9.19(£Â>R»P8fWPlJ<è##Âi)IS9W^»ilMiS»''î ime***? Umtr^ >1 f* I •••, Jrü'. 1 i''V^r.i , i i. 7 i - | '•■' >l -" i •• "' -*■ vpmrv; :, ; rj li / » <■ '• , I X ; H ' r m, ««y. ...... <.» t,,..jp '"'■! ■ w P&lW*«WiV * ' f • ' 11 " • •)* = I i . ill -It.:' '» «!• «•; /■ mî:'s - ^ run[J Wb t (f ,»m) Il iiji/ii ÿlüdl Vi| ;•. • < ' • ' - . •• *: «•>*î'.'n - * - ■ tr ri-.: > *n Dir 1 ®u} IDAHO OITT, J^^xr?AT. AITG-UST 20, 18*73. r* :. k 63 üqïM ® publM»«* • db J*rid*y*i BÏ TH* tu» World Printing Company ? * JOSKS. BUSINESS MANAGER. I hi IÄ Mi"* *""" ***• 1 ^ 8tT * i * I** -•♦• nrVABlABLT IK ADVANCE. 10* f «ab«crlptloat »*»** *M«ü 1 Thr** Menth»...$3 OO 0 W .........% OO I Siuiïl* Copie» ..... M3 * J P* r '*'" rusr - ____-* » ♦- lljUe- ot AdvertUinu* Hurt ,u kW. one uweruou. . t S 00 «H* 1 * - fäi «uUequent m^rüou, 3 00 " „ .. .. 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Tho following i 8 taken from the Gold Field* Mercury, a paper printed at Pilgrim's rest, Transvaal Republic, Njuth Africa. Ihe editor publishes a letter received from Mr. Peter Rush, of this place, and follows it with the information asked for: We read with much pleasure the following letter received by us by lust Suuday's post, and we now publish it for the benefit of our readers. Idaho City, March 6, 1815. Sir,—Seeing a short article in the Glasgow Mail of January 30, relating to the South African g» »Id mines, in which mention was made of your pa per, and being desirous of obtaining all the information possible in regard to the country, I enclose you the lust half-sovereign that I have left of the old country coin, and which I have kept up to this time as a memento of tlie old sod, with the request that you send me your paper as long as the money sent will pay for it, ami the There are quite a number of us here from the "(«and o' Cakes/' who have had several years experience as gold mi ners in California and Idaho Territory; who, if favorable reports were sub stantiated by your pa|>er, would emi grate to South Africa. Would you oblige us Willi such information in re igard to the laws governing the extent of mining ground held by each per ! son. Thinkin; mining camp wo that paper* from tl.U -old! uMt-uf so .....ii.t.-r-! eut to you wo sond you copie» of (he i„ this pl.ee, of Idaho Wnrld, printed tl»e Owyhee -I ia!u»t 7i#\ piiutcd al Sil ver City, and the Eramiwr, a Califor nia pa|H-r. Please address, Pktkr Rimi, Idalio City, B«»is«* County, Idaho Territory, C. S. This letter show's that the Gold Fields of South Africa are known and s P , ' kc,, of ""' ro P" r '" ' [ w,,r,,1 than, perhaps, most pe«»ple are aware of; aud gives promise of a considera ble influx of people here should the payable ground prove to l»e extensile. One extraordinary fact about the let ter we think worthy of speciul men tion. Our correspondent's "last half sovereign of the old Country coin lias actually come, enclosed in his letter, aofe and sound all tlie way from Ida ho city, successfully surmounting all the toils and difficulties and perils of that long and tedious journey, thus giving to the world an astonishing proof of the honesty of all those post office officials in America, England, and Africa, through whose hands it moat have passed! After this, who dare doubt tlie honesty of American, or English, or South African officials. We will forward Mr. Rush all the information lie asks for, as far as lies in our power. We will do so by pri vate letter, but as a safegard, and lest that letter should by any accident go astray or get lost—though this cun scarcely happen after the half-sove reign feat! We will also give here a abort report of the present state of these Fields, which we shall send not only to Mr. Rush, but to^people in other parts of the world as well. The description must, of necessity, be brief And imperfect, on account of the limited space at our disposal. The most populous part of tlie Fields at present is Pilgrim's Rest, vrecR * — - . L Itliree and fonr »i*w in length, «4 the W l» re thp pap« iB poblirted. The cree \ JiDg worked hero is between number of diggers working it from 400 to 500, if nut a little more. The quantity of gold found in it has been enormous. Old miners, of long expe rience in all the Gold districts of the Australian colonies, say it is, for its size, one of the richest creeks they have ever known. At first, the lower part of the creek was most worked out, but gradually the miners moved higher up, and as they did so the finds increased and the nuggets un earthed became larger. At the upper bend of the creek very large finds were at one time made, some diggers turning out daily their 30 or 40 ozs. Beyond this upper bend heavy gold was also found, and many claims there are still paying well. In the hills be yond the head of the creek, tlie propri etary company of these Fields have protection for what is believed to be a rich quartz reef. Recently, miners named Mulcahy, F reize, Cunningham and others found wonderfully rich allu vial deposits on the ground around the reef. When the finds first became kuown, tlie ground was rushed and great excitement prevailed. Tlie spot, however, cannot be worked uow, for the want of water, and its sup posed immense richness will have, to a great extent, to lie undeveloped un til next spring. The quantity of gold said to bave Ihîcii found by Messrs. Mulcahy and Krcize is enormous. No one knows the exact amount, but it is a positive fact that it is very great. U « furU * , -' r " aid tbat the y buve f ' ,und al " r K e "W. weighing tone 30 j IU - b,,t ,,oc *" *" V " **" , H y«' Mr Cmmiiigh.ni Hm also made great finds. The diggiug up there was very shallow, and the work easy. Not so in Pilgrim's Rest creek. Here very deep stripping has to be done be fore corning upon the bottom; im mense boulders have to be removed; I and the work of the miner is as hard î ms any such work can be. But many miners have reaped a rich reward from their labors, though others—and they are the majority—have not made more than a living, some even less. At first the work was carried on here in a very inefficient manner; but re crrntly the style has been much im proved. Nöw, water races are cut in all directions, and the use of the wa ter saves an immense amount of labor and expense. Ground sluicing is greatly indulged in. The bed of the creek has been the favorite working ground until recently; but now more attention is being directed to the ter races, in which good finds have been made. There is very little nnoccupied ground in the bed of the creek—ex cept at the lower part—but there is a large extent still available on the ter races, which, it is believed, would pay well were water available. Wa ter is not available for that work at present, but a company with £10,000 to £20,000 capital could bring in a good supply, and the enterprise would pay well. The gold found in the creek has been very heavy. Nuggets of 1 and 2 lbs. have not been anything very wonderful Nuggets of 3, 4 and 5 lbs. have been found in some claims. About ton months ago art 8 lb. nugget was found in a claim up-creek. That was the largest nngget unearthed up to that time. Sinöe then a 10 lb. nug get of pure gold has been found in a terrace daim up-creek, held by Messrs. Russell, Boycott, Wormald and Lilly,—none of them experienced miners, àud a few weeks ago another nugget of .1» ozs. Was found in a claim field by Count NellffiapHls, a lit ür.iii tie further up the creek. We our selves saw some of the 3 and 4 lb. nuggets, one 5 pounder, the [8 and 10 pounders, and the one of 123 ozs., so that we can vouch for them. In addition to the Pilgrim's Rest workings, there are the MacMac dig gings, about six miles beyond the head of the creek. Rich alluvial grouud has been found there, and several dig gers are now at work and understood to be doing well. Then there are the Blyde River diggings, just beyond the lower part of the Pilgrim's Rest creek. Work is being carried on along the banks of tlie river, and payable gold lias been found in several places. Re cently a new spot—a flat—has been rushed there, and very encouraging "prospects" have, it is said, been dis covered. Great hopes are enter tained of the Blyde River diggings. They are still in their infancy—-entire ly undeveloped. Should they turn out well, they will open up ground that will give room for thousands of miners. Then there are the Water fall diggings, about twelve miles from this place. There are not many mi ners working there, but those who are there are uudersto«*d to be doing pret ty well. There are other spots in the neighborhood look(*d upon as likely to turn out payable, but they have not yet been properly prospected. The great evil—the great draw* back—to these Fields is that the miners do not make their finds know'll. There are many finding well, of whom hut few are aware. They fear that if they make known their luck the ground about them will l»e rushed, aud hence they ' keep dark." This is much to be regretted, as it materially retards the development of these Fields. The extent of ground allowed to each miqer as a elaini is 150 feet square. For the privilege of working this he has to pay a license of 5s. per month. There is no other direct tax upon him, nor does there appear to be any indication of any otlier being im posed as yet. The Government of this country gives every encourage ment to the mirier; in no other gold bearing country is he so lightly taxed; in no other has he more liberty. In this statement the miners themselves will, we are sure, bear us out We mußt now close this necessarily imperfect sketch. Should Mr. Rush and his friends require any further in formation, we will gladly give it to them. If they pat specific questions to us we will endeavor, to the best of. our ability, to answer them truthfully. We have given a plain, unvarnishod report of the present state of affairs here. If we havo overlooked any nec essary point we will be glad to have it pointed out to us, that we may hereafter refer to it. We thank Mr. Rush for the newspapers he has sent us. They can be seen at any time at our office. The uninitiated may imagine that "the bull's eye," so often referred to in the reports of the International Ri fle Match is something larger than a pin-head and smaller than a good sized hàt. As a matter of faot, says a cotemporary, who professes to be posted in regard to the matter, the bull's eye at Dollymount was three feet square. The target was six feet high by twelve in width, and the "cen ter," including the bull's eye, six feet square. "4 *•« It is a strange fact that when peo ple indulge fn high words they use low language, All That Remains of the . Assassin • • •. * ;• ,!•>*- • ' V- ; Booth.—I happened up to the burgeon General's office thç other day on busi iness, and while waiting I took a stroll through the museum, r up v stairs. This.is in Ford's old theatre, where President Lincoln was shot. Among the many thousand specimens I was sbowp the third, fourth and fifth ver tebra, taken from the neck of the as-* sassin Booth, while near by, in a small vial, was a portion of the spinal cord from the cervical region. The stran ger would not know to whom these belonged, for there is nothing to in form him—nothing but a number and a description of the wounded parts from which they were taken, and the following announcement: "From a case where death occurred a few hours after injury, April 26, 1865." f. knew the correct history of them, for there was a Rochester boy with me, who, acting as orderly for Dr. Otis at this time (who cut these bones and cords from the neck of Booth), carried them up to the museum. This was John Callahan, formerly of Company M, Eighth New York Cavalry. Strange to say, these relics of Booth are placed very near the place where stood Hie box in which his victim was when shot Seeing these things, of course my mind went back to the mar tyred President—especially were my recollections of what I had heard of him and his family more vivid in view of the late affliction that has befallen his widow.—JEr. Fresh Am And Pure Water. —Each year typhus and typhoid fevers carry off thousands of victims, whose lives are thus forfeited to their ignorance or neglect of well ascertained laws. An abundant supply of fresh air and pure water is necessary for the healthful life of both men and animals, and when they are deprived of these requisites, disease and death ensue. In our last issue an eminent physi* cian presented a statement of the prin cipal causes which produce the typhus class of fevers and this week he in stances a case in which a father and two daughters died from the effects of drinking brook-water which was impregnated with èxcremehtitious matter. It would not be difficult to enumerate a large number of other cases in which death has occurred from similar causes; but enough has been shown to answer the purpose of war ning our readers against the danger of carles8uess with regard to what they breathe and drink. Let us then be advised, and supply our lunge with pure air and Our stomachs with whole same food .—Hearth and Home. If men are the salt of the earth,wo men are the sugar. Salt is & necessity, sugar is a luxury. Vicious men arc the saltpetre; hard stern men, the rock salt; nice, family men, the table salt. Old maids are the brown sugar; good natured matrons, the loaf sugar; pret ty girls the fine pulverized white sugar. Pass the sugar, please. "Out, damned spot!" exclaimed old Sludgeus, as he returned home from a wine party late the other night. He addressed a tell-tale wine splash that disfigured his shirt bosom. "Out, damned sot!" exclaimed Mrs. S. as she poked him off the steps with the broom handle. Little wander there's not much p's in that family. A youug lady who had no time to spare for making garments for the poor has been engaged three weeks embroidering a blanket for her poodle