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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19
SILVER, CITY DISTRICT AND ITS
PROSP ECTS.

EDITOR WoRLD:-Among the numerous instan
ces OF indomtabe energy and perseverance which
charactenzes the quartz prospectors of Idaho Ter
ritory, Thomas Ricketts,, of Banner City, stapds
forth prominently as a competitor for the palm
which should be awarded to those who are sue
cessful in carrying out project. Three years ago
after having explored the Pacific coast from Peru
to British Columbia, this prospector turned his at
tention to the Boise Basin, determined if posi-
BILE, to realize fortune from the quartz, in which
the country abounds. Having visited'the Owyhee
and other sections contiguous to Idaho City, in
the Fall of 1864 he pitched his tent at Banner
City, where his perseverance has been rewarded
and he is now the owner of numerous interests in
quartz ledges;i and around Banner and Forest
Cities, amongst which the Keystone ledge which
abounds in silver, is most conspicuous; and from
which this honest miner expects to realize for
tune.
To those who are ignorant of the trials and vi
cissitudes to which the quartz miner is exposed,
it would seem a matter of little Importance that
his labor should be rewarded; but to the friends
of the gentleman who is the subject of this article
it is gratifying to know that ere long he will meet
with the reward he so richly deserves.
The lodges of Banner and Forest Cities will
compare favorably with those of other portions Of
Idaho Territory and as the contract for building
the road from Idaho City to Banner City has been
con6ded to men whose practical experience quail.
ifes them for the undertaking, we expect soon to
find that way has been opened by which mills
can be taken to Banner and Forest Cities, and the
mineral wealth of this distr let fully developed,
Yours, SILVER MINER.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19
AYREs CHEMICAL PROCESS.

Mr.. Poage, agentyof the company nowsown-
Jag the patent righteta this new chemical pro-
cess for the desnlp hurization ofrock and ores,
is now making visit to this Territory for the
purpose Of introducing the process to the
knowledge of quartz miners. The process
consists in Introducing the rock to, a-cAemi-
cal solution Of salts and alkalies, by which
the rock is quickly decomposed, and all base
metals expelled in the shape Of vapor. Ar
senic, bismuth &C., which render many ores,
otherwise valuable, too difficult to work to
advantage are by this process liberated from
the ore as the rock is decomposed Mr..
Poage illustrated the method in our Office by
a piece of rock weighing about half pound
The rock was FIRST roasted in the fire until it
became thoroughly heated. It was then i'm
mersed in a basin Of water, in which. the
alkalies had been dissolved In few min
utes.the rock softened crumbled and finally
could be crushed to powder with the finger.
The process, it is claimed, ebYates the neces-
sity Of stamps in crushing A simple rotary
arastra is.suf6cient to reduce the rock to the
finest powder after roasting and immersion
The materials Mr.. Poage says, can be obtain
ed in San Francisco at a cost not TO exceed
thirteen cents for the crushing of one ton oil
rock. It is claimed. that this process is fa1
more effectual than that of crushing by stamps
for the reason that the rock can be decompos.
ed as fine as four,. giving the mercury ar
opportunity TO act upon. every portion Of the
sock-a matter which no mill can thoroughly
accomplish. Mr., Poage says that. he finds
from experiments that the harder the rocl
the better the process works which vii
make it are valuable in the working of sill
yer ore than gold-the latter being usual.
not'so hard apd LvELY as the former.
Three patents. have been taken, out on th
a scoyery, the latest being in December last
4 he company au thorize Mr.. Poage to max
3, ch arrangements with owners OF qEaFt
| dges as he may deem proper either by sell
il 2 the right 10 indiyiduals for one OF IN,
ears, or5by taking working5lnterests in tn
Lodges. ...s -
7sSdE03E gDeJ p no5sst aotSt sA"eo ssl.& - s
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19

Mr.. Howard Bledsoe, W, F. & Co.'s Mess.
enger, furnishes US the following items from
the road and below:
The Columbia river was rising. rapidly =
The Snake river is full to OVERLOOKING, and
Powder, Grand Round and Burnt rivers still
continue at high water mark. The O. S. N
Company were running but tri-weekly line
on the Columbia, as far up as White Bluffs
and Lewiston. Freights- were light for the
Blackfoot country and the most travel is now
on the road to Boise. On the last trip there
were nineteen passengers through to Boise
Cuy-branchiug from there TO this place and
Owyhee. There axe about 20 pack trains
and so wagons on the road for the Basin
The roads through from Umatila were very
much improved-so much so the stage com
pany have shortened the time one day to ths
place, aud they now make the through trip
in five days. They are putting on l7-pass-
enger Concord coaches between BOISE City
and Umatilla and WalIa. Walla.
The crops were generally in fine growing
condition all along the road and the grass
was never better than at present.
The political canvass in Oregon was wax
ing SPIRITED. All concede a large Demo-
cratic majority east of the mountains in
fact everywhere in the State, the prospet
for Democratic success is highly fattering.
A man was shot near Meacham's, on the
Blue Mountains, last Sunday morning, under
very aggravating circumstances. The names
of the parties were aot learned; but the man
killed was supposed by the murderer to have
stolen horse from him, and at the time of
killing was lying on the ground, under a
tree, in his bed of blankets. The man who
lost the horse walked up to within few feet
of his unfortunate victim and fred, killing
him instantly. After being arrested by the
stage passengers he manifested intense sor.
row for the deed. He was safely lodged in
the lail at Umatilla, from whence he will not
be likely to- escape without Justice being sat-
isfsd.
The grasshoppers, or crickets, were making
their appearance in great numbers, at many
points along the road from the Blue noun
tains to the Payette. lda
The Indians had made SMALL raid upon
some horses on Powder river, above Baker
City, stealing some 30 head of animals. At
tee Il long pursuit a portion of them were re-
captured
Report from Upper Columbia river says
that the steamer "49p has made second trip
as far up as Death Head Rapids-within so
miles of Big Bend-under difficulties of every
uature-ice being the principal one. She
came back to- Colville in five days.
The steamer on Pen d '0reille Lake was al
most ready to run, FROM last accounts, hav-
ing her machinery all in.
"Our steamer" the SHosHoNE, is now MAX
ing her trial trip, from her moorings at the
mouth of Boise river to the Owyhee Landing
on the "great Snake" Capt. 10. Myrick is
Fin command and she has on board a number
of invited guests. Hope she may long ''ride
upon the waters with. the gentlemanly crew
she has aboard. e 1M
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19

WHERE'S MoNTANA-An armed escort arrive
in Marysville few days ago from Snarts9he,
having S35 900 in gold dust from the celebrated
Blue Gravel diggings. We understand, says the
Appeal this dust was the result OF run of thirty
five DAYS. Where's Idaho and Montana thrown in?
If they had started. from Montana, or Idaho
with that much dastand without beingarmed
and with an escort the chances are that the
noble Yigilantess would have f0undEsOme pre-
taxi to hang them on41s4soaa asqaq = tibs o.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19

TIE friends of several aspirants to official
position request US to say something in their
behalf to-day. They appear to have sin
gular idea of the duties and responsibilities
of the Press. As an individual, we have our
preferences, but we refuse to make Demo-
cratic newspaper the organ, OF any CLIQUE, or
any man; or to use its columns to- influence
heprimaries against any good Democrat
Its injustice and impropriety ought to be
manifest to every one These individual pref
erences ought to be settled. ttin the family y
by fair vote; and we trust the elections to-
night. and hereafter in the. County. ConVen-
tons, will be OF this character. One thing
we may say:- the nominees ofsthe Convention
must be men of integrity, standing, honesty
and CAPACITY If they do not possess these
qualifications, they will have rough road
to travel. It. is not time for scrubs" to be
put on the track to.cempete for the prize. In
the excitement attending the preliminaries of
an election the controlling party is apt to
forget these consideFations;gh hui. it does so at
its own peril. If sound, sensible men are
elected as delegates, the nominations will be
Of the same, order. It is the. duty of every
Democrat to use his individual influence to
the attainment of that object. If the Con-
Yention has the. confidence of the public,
there will be no trouble in electing the ticket
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19

WANTS ATTENDING To.-A friend shows US
letter from a subscriber Of the World at
KerbYville, Oregon, who writes that he usual
" receives about five numbers of the paper
together. Now. Kerbyville is connected with
Jacksonville by a.tri-weekly mail, and mail
matter forwarded from the Idaho City Office
ought to be delivered from the Kerbyville
Office inside of twelve days in the winter
time, and much less at this season. There is
no,excuse for this sort of negligence. We
trust that Mr.. Brooks, the Postal Agent, will
investigate the cause of the delay. We want
to see the individuals, who are responsible
exposed. This is not solitary case. Very
many OF the people of Boise county are inti-
mately connected with Southern Oregon by
foEmer residence, and large amount of mail
matter passes between that portion of the
State and Idaho City-and there is a univer-
sal complaint of unaccountable delays in tn e
receipt of letters and papers. tits time this
mail arrangenentwa perfected, SO that let
ters on papers can atleast be sent into Oregon,
within the sane time required to send them
to the ATLANTIC States. There is a worthless,
dishonest set of scoundrels in charge of GER
tafn postofices and mail routes in Oregon,
who. richly deserve the gallows, and, Mr..
Brooks on his down trip should look. after
them.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19
A Gard.
To the Democracy of Boise Counta.

~ I'S De"sVSfUCy ~ DUES COtHCg.
Having announced my name candidate for tho
office of Sheriff. deem it duty owe to my friends as
have withdrawn from the canvass. The many friends
that have expressed their preference for will please
accept my thanks for the confidence thereby manifested
and believe a sincere worker and well wsher of tho
Democratic party. Hoping may all meet the bal.
lot box on the second Monday Of August and unite III
eiecting whoever may receive the nomination.
JOHN d. PIERCE.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19

1 s u
THE Mail for Rocky Bar will leave the
Boise City Post Office every Thursday morn
ing. 1t leaves Rocky Bar for this place every
Friday morning .-EStatesman, l7th.
Because the Government has had the good
sense to let the contract from Boise City. to
Rocky Bar via Idaho City, thus saving dis
lance of twenty or thirty miles and accom-
rnodating large and densely populated dis
trict, instead Of, as heretofore, forcing all of
our mail matter 10 go. round by Boise City,
some ninety miles out of the way, and taking
up weeks time for nothing, the Statesman
wilfully misleads the public by inserting the
above Insignificant item. The mails leave
BOISE City every Monday morning for Rocky
Bar yiai Idaho CiiyY returning leave Rocky
par every 1HqtSpsE plgrnlpn Y siia Tea
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19
Items from the Lower Country.

Mr.. Howard Bledsoe, WI. & Co.'s Mess
enger, furnishes US the following items from
the road and below
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19

NoFfCE TO CATHOLICS. Father Poulin will
celebrate Mass at the following times and places:
Sundays MaY6th and 2Oth Jane 3D. and 18th at
Plcervie and Pioneer Cty--at the former place
O'Clock A. NJ. Sundays May l3h and 9th and
June 10th and 24th at Centreville and idaho City
lat the former place at83 o'clochA. NJ. and at
ahO City 1t x :is;lLA. VI .-l.-.-.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19
The following is list of the number of
delegates allowed each precinct:

NAVIGATION The editor of the Statesman
has gone down Snake river on steamboat,
looking for the mouth of Salt river, which
stream he navigated so successfully in '64
and '65. He is preparing for his usual sum-
mer trip-expects to start up stream on the
secondfMonday in August next.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19
Arrivals at one civ Hotel

FOR TIE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY IL, 1Sc',
L. II. BARBER, PROPRIETOR
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Foreign News by the .sC,rmania.''

NOAOsBh ANNW1 w eub TUbAhUhA%'
THB news by the steamers which arrived at
New York yesterday. is down to the 18th, and
adds materially to previous information. The
Prussians had already occupied Bramstedt Harst,
and Itzehoe, and would Immediately occupy
Gluckstadt and Elmshorn, all important points
in Holstein. Austria has quietly retired, and
the Prussian occupancy OF the Ducby is com
plete, including Altoona, on the extreme
southern border. The Prusslan General-In-chief
has appointed Baron SoHEEL PLEssEN President
of Schleswie-Holstein, and has issued proola-
nation against the assembling OF the Estates Of
the Duchies in conformity with the call Of Aus
tria. He says that the King OF Prussia intends,
in conformity with the principles OF the unity of
both Duchies, TO convoke the Estates of Schles-
wig.Holstein. In order TO prepare for this unity
the necessary preparations for convocaton
have been made.
The Assembly Of the Holstein Estates was dis
persed on the 1lth at Itzehoe, by the Prussan
General Won MANTEUFFEL.
In the sitting of the Federal Diet of June IL,
Austria moved for the mobilization of the army
of the whole of the Federal Diet except the
Prussian contingency. In reply to this m otton,
Prussia declared, in a note to the minor States,
that she would regard the Contederacy as dis
solved, if the Austrian motion should prevail
and would then allow herself to be guided only
by considerations OF military expediency.
Prussia has announced her plan of reform, the
chief feature of which is the exclusion of Austria
from the reconstructed Germany. Austria, on
the other hand, now proposes the convocaton
Of a national Parliament, and the establishment
of Directory, TO consist of three members. A
minister of Hesse Darmstadt had stated in the
Legislature that the Federal Diet could soon
recognize the Prince OF AUGUsTENBURG as Duke
OF Holstein.
The Austrian Minister has left Berlin, so
that amid actual occurrences of war the formal
condition of peace is no longer maintained.
In Austria the passport system has been re-
vived, and the Emperor had left for the head
quarters of the Army of the North. Austrian
influence is visible in Bavaria, where strong
popular feeling against Prussia prevails, and an
attempt is being made to cause the King to
change his Ministry. The chief effort of Aus
trian diplomacy will doubtless be to unite as
N any of the German powers against Prussia as
possible.
In Italy, the first article of bill for the sup
preston of all religious bodies was adopted by
the House of Deputies almost unanimously.
Spain would seem to anticipate a general war
sion that she will have to defend her own terri
tory before the year closes.
In Great Britain, the CT franchise measure,
it is thought, will soon pass without further
opposition.
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American Gold. ...".............."...152 Is;
American Silver, bs and 4s....,.........142 Ia
Philadelphia Trade Report.

MONDAY, June 25-Seeds-1h here is none coming
forward, and the stock of Flaxseed is nearly ex-
hausted In the absence of sales we quote Glover.
seed at $7'509S VI GA lbs, Timothy at So so, and
Faxseed at $780,
There is fair demand for QuercItron Bark but
the market is very poorly supplied. We quote No.
! at $310.31'50 u ton.
There firm feeling in the Provision market,
but not much doing New Mess PORK Is held at
S33td33 so u bbl.; WesieIn Mess Beet commands
S20Id23; Smoked Hams are selling at 21I026c.; and
Picked Hams at 195d20c.
We have to record continuance of the dull state
OF the Flour Market noted tor several days past.
The only sale reported W, re few hundred bbs. for
the supply of tho home consumers at So 25a9 for
su eIfe; $9G10 for eXtras SO 75o12 25 tor North
wes'ern extra lamlly; $1291325 Tor PENNSYLVANIA
and OHIO do, do; and at higher Ia'e4 for fancy
BRANDS. according to quality. No sales oil Rye Flour
or Corn Meal have been reported There is a fair
demand Tor Wheat OF prime quality but there Is
little DOne coming ol wa d, and the ock is very
H. hit; 800 bush Michigan AMBER sold at So 05 and
500 bush spiing at So 60 Rye is steady ST. 35 "
BUSH tor Penns' wanna. In Corn but little dong;
sales OF 5000 bush at $115 for yellow and ST. Ola
1'04 for Western mixed. Oats are unchanged; sma
sales at zoe for Sonihern; 74d75 Pennsylvania
and 62d63c. for Western.
Whisky moves slowly, with small fales of Pennsyl-
vania at 1924 d2'25, and Ohio at 80 29d2 80.
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The New Tariff.

The new Tariff bill has been perfected in COM
mittee, and will be reported, and probably
passed, in the House of Representatives to-day.
Its provisions are eminently "protective"-a
large increase of duty being imposed upon most
articles of foreign importation. The foreign i'm
portatlons have been so excessive during the
past year-the duties alone amounting, up to
the 10th nst 20 the immense sum of one hun
dred and sXty.three millions of dollars in gold
that some measures calculated to relieve the
country are absolutely necessary. Besides, the
pressure of internal taxation is so heavy upon
our home manufactures, that under the old
tariff rates there has been a real discrimination
in favor of foreign articles. The new rates,
therefore, though high in themselves, will
really be found, we suspect, in many instances,
to be no more protective than has been usual
under former tariffs.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-25
Disruption of the Louisville Presby,er,,

THE Louisville Presbytery, whose case excited
so much discussion in the Old School General
Assembly, has broken up, the majority going on
in defiance of the Assembly's action, and refus.
ing to recognize its jurisdiction over them, while
the minority has formed new Presbytery, sus-
tanning the action of the Assembly. We pre-
sumo this ends the affair, except that the contu-
macious members viii probably be formally cut
off by the next Assembly. II is far better Tor
the peace and purity of the Church that such
miserable traitors as STUART ROBINSON and his
companions should go out from it than that
they should remain in it. The Presbyterian
Church has kept its record right and its skirts
clear. 1t has maintained its position nobly, and
has stamped he seal OF in'amy upon the sin of
rebellion. The falling off of these secession
aud ecession-sympathizing preachers and
churches will but add to her moral power in
the land. We wish that all other Churches had
stood up as bravely to the positions assumed by
them during the war.
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The Presbyterian Agitation.

Several prominent Presbyterian divines in
New York and Philadelphia have form ally with
ON account OF the action OF the late General
Assembly in regard TO the Louisville Presbytery.
Their congregations go with them.-T. LOUIS
Republican.
We have heard of no such withdrawal here or
in New York. On the contrary, the action of the
General Assembly meets with the general ap.
proval of both ministers and congregations.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-25

The term OF office of Senator PoMERoY, of
Kansas, will expire with the present Congress.
The next Legislature is to elect his successor
His chief CON petitor for the seat is Ex-Governor
THOMAS CARNEY. General BLUNT, MARCUS j.
PARRoTT, and host of other and lesser worthless,
would not seriously object to the position. Col
onel WILLIAM A. PHILLIPS is the best man IN the
State for the post.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-25

SPEAKER CoLFAx is mentioned as prominent
candidate for the United States Senate, to sue
ceed Hon. HENRY S. LANE, the present incum-
bent, who declines reelection. Indiana could
hardly make better choice than Mr.. CoLFAx,
whose experience and abilities admirably fit him
for the position.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-25

VALLANDIGHAN still runs the Democratic ma
chine in Ohio. We admire the consistency of
the party In sticking to so faithful an exponent
of its views, but not its Judgment
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Monday. Jnne 2h. 1896.


The Stock Market opened very dull this morn.
ing, but prices continue steady. In Government
bonds there is little or nothing doing. 110I was
bid for 6s of 1885, 1884 for 5-2Os; 96l for 1O4Os;
and 1924 for 1905.
Railroad shares are unchanged. Pennsylvania
sold at IS, no change; Catawissa preferred at
25t, slight declines aud Reading at 54l@54l,
no change; 1872 was bid for Camden and Amboy;
80 for Little Schuylkiu, So for Norristown; 56
for Minehill; 3sl for North Pennsylvania; 624
for Lehigh Valley; 309 for Philadelphia and
Ere; 43 for Emira preferred; and 43 for North.
ern Central.
Bank shares are in good demand at full
prices, but we hear OF no sales. lao was bid for
First Nationals; 224 tor North America; 14lI for
Philadelphia; l24t for Farmers and Mechanics
81 Tor Commercial; 81 for Northern Liberties
80 fol Mechanics; 81 tor Penn Township; 50
for Girard; 80 for Western; 65 for City; and IS
for Union.
In Canal shares there is very little movement
Schuylkill Navigation common sold at 265. "a
was bid for Schuylkill Navigation preferred
120 for Morris Canal preferred; Ia for Susque.
hanna Canal; and "a for Delaware Division.
Oil shares are neglected. Ocean sold at 64@
6, the latter rate a slight advnace.
Gold continues steady-open1n- at 1925, ad-
vanced and sold a. 1881 at IL o'clock, fell off
and sold at 1923 at II NJ. and 1928 at p. NJ.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SAFES lO-Dh
Reported by De Haven & bro. No. 40 S. THIRD street.
FIRST BOARD
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GENERAL LOGAN and Governor OGLEsBY are
said to be candidates for the seat in the Senate
now occupied by Senator TRUMDULL. TRUM,
BULL himself Is a candidate, and it is thought
will be reelected All these are able and faith.
full men,
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CIops N Southern Illinois.

TIE crops in Southern Illinois (Egypt) are sa' d
to be very fine. The wheat harvest has com
menced, and the quality Of the grain is much
superior to that OF last years crop. Potatoes
ana corn promise finely, while the peach trees
and apple trees are bending with their weight
of frnit.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-25

GENERAL c. G. WAsHBURN is contesting the
Senatorial nomination from Wisconsin with
Judge HOWE, the present incumbent. Judge
HOWE has proved himself very able as well as
faithful Senator, and we hope he Will be re-
electad