A historical, descriptive and commercial directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, January 1898 . and west what appeared to be a large stream,judging from the topographical formation of the mountains, which were welltimbered. This was reported to the balance in camp. The morning (May 18, 1863), our party of twenty-nine, men and aboutsixty horses and mules was headed in the direction of the supposed water-course, which we reached about 4:00 oclock p. m., at a point we namedDiscovery Bar, about six miles below where Booneville now is. The localitypresenting a favorable place for camping, it was s
A historical, descriptive and commercial directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, January 1898 . and west what appeared to be a large stream,judging from the topographical formation of the mountains, which were welltimbered. This was reported to the balance in camp. The morning (May 18, 1863), our party of twenty-nine, men and aboutsixty horses and mules was headed in the direction of the supposed water-course, which we reached about 4:00 oclock p. m., at a point we namedDiscovery Bar, about six miles below where Booneville now is. The localitypresenting a favorable place for camping, it was so agreed. Dr. Rudd, averdant emigrant, not waiting to unpack his mule, took his shovel, and, scoop-ing up some of the loose gravel on the bank of the creek, panned it out andobtained about a hundred colors. The excitement and amazement whichfollowed this discovery can better be imagined than described. In ten min-utes, every man, with pan and shovel (except the lazy man), was busy diggingand panning, and upon their return about an hour after each man had favorableprospects to THE NEW YOKKPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR. LENOXTILDEN FOUNDATION OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO. 11 The prospecting contiiuR-d up tlic creek for ten or twelve days, wlien, atHappy Camp, the laws of the district were made and adopted, the creek anddistrict named, and claims located—the creek and district taking the names of two of our company, Micliacl Jordan and W. T. Carson. It may be interesting to know the future of this party of twenty-nine, buta great many of them have unlortunately passed into obscurity. MichaelJordan and ^ames Carroll fell victims to Indians in 1864. W. R. Wade was ihcfirst county treasurer-elect, and he and W. T. Carson died at Silver City in1865. William Duncan died in 1873, in Nevada. J. R. Cain moved to Boisevalley. Height and Iba emigrated to Southeastern Idaho, and Height recentlysold the Hailey hot springs, of which he was the proprietor. Purdy, as statedbefore, met his fate by Ind
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