Good Old Days 6/23/11

8 years ago

June 25, 1886

The Lewiston Teller tells of the existence of fabulously rich quartz mine situated somewhere in the mountains north and east of Lewiston, the exact location of which cannot be found.

During the excitement of 1861 and the rush to the Oro Fino district, three California placer miners returned from an extended prospecting tour bringing with them specimens of quartz.

Neither they nor any one in the camp were judges of quartz and little attention was given the matter at the time.

They went away and did not return to the camp.

Some time after specimens of the rock were as...