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Domestic News
June 23, 1884
The Daily Enterprise
Livingston, Park County, Montana
What is this article about?
The Belknap Sun reports economic hardship in Murrayville (also Curry) in the Coeur d'Alenes: business at a standstill, idle men seeking work, overdone market leading to departures, but faith remains in future mining prosperity.
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Times at Murrayville.
The Belknap Sun, speaking of Curry, or Murrayville, in the Coeur d'Alenes, says: While the town exhibits a fair amount of life, business is almost at a standstill. A few merchants are satisfied with what they are doing, but the majority are groaning under the weight of a general dullness and the lack of money.
Many men are idle and roam the hills in quest of work, but it cannot be found. The market is overdone, and all those who can get away are walking out with their blankets on their backs. Faith in the mines however, is not destroyed. The belief is general that the camp will be better this fall and next year. The trying time is the present, and those who can live through may reap a rich harvest.
The Belknap Sun, speaking of Curry, or Murrayville, in the Coeur d'Alenes, says: While the town exhibits a fair amount of life, business is almost at a standstill. A few merchants are satisfied with what they are doing, but the majority are groaning under the weight of a general dullness and the lack of money.
Many men are idle and roam the hills in quest of work, but it cannot be found. The market is overdone, and all those who can get away are walking out with their blankets on their backs. Faith in the mines however, is not destroyed. The belief is general that the camp will be better this fall and next year. The trying time is the present, and those who can live through may reap a rich harvest.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Murrayville
Economic Dullness
Mining Camp
Unemployment
Coeur Dalenes
Where did it happen?
Murrayville, Coeur D'alenes
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Murrayville, Coeur D'alenes
Outcome
business standstill, idle workers, departures from town; optimism for better times in fall and next year.
Event Details
Town shows some life but business is nearly halted; most merchants dissatisfied due to dullness and money shortage; many idle men seek work unsuccessfully; market oversaturated leading to people leaving; faith in mines persists with expectations of improvement.