The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1867-03-30
NEWS ITEMS.


DAlles for Canyon City on foot. m
SNOW was three feet deep in Illinois Valley,
Southern Oregon, and FIVE feet deep at Fort
Klamath, at last accounts.
The cost of frewood in Boise City is $12
per cord. The very best quality now sells
herein Idaho City for $l0 per cord.
AT last accounts Acapulco, Mexico, was in
possession of the Liberals. The last French
war ship was to, depart ina fewdays. p
A LUMP of gold worth about $1,000 was
lately taken from the mines near Jackson
vile, Oregon.
The Lewiston Journal says George F.
Thomas contemplates the establishmentlof a
stage line between WaIla Walla and Mount
Idaho, at an early day.
PAY D1RT has at length been struck in
Chile Gulch tunnel, Calaveras county, CAL,
after boring three years at cost of $50, OoO.
The tunnel is $50 feet deep, and owned by
Paul, HHrchner & Co. a8# al'a aia.
FfREwooD sells for $45 per cord in Vir-
ginia City, Nevada. Cinnamon who pick up
faggots sell them in bundles at So each. One
bundle will make about three filings for an
ordinary box stove. . "a gFfp - ygg
TOW WILSON, who escaped from prison
here last. year, has been indicted for highway
robbery, in Vancouver, W. T.,,.and placed on
trial for that offence. His conviction is pre-
dicted. a s..t..e
WV. ELLIOTT committed suicide by taking
poison in Oregon City, few. days ago, while
his wife was absent. Poverty and want of
employment was the cause. 7llgfg4R
TIE late charter.election in Jacksonville,
Oregon, came very near ending in big muss,
growing out of politics The principal con-
test was over the <MarshalshipA Banks9was
reelected Marshal over VIM. Bryce by sew
enteen majority. sssif.,4 as,,.. !
The Salt Lake CityeTelegraph of the 2lst
inst. says Standish's train of twenty wagons,
with fine mule teams, and all laden with
goods for Nonnnan, Orr & Co., started for
the 0Lemhi mines the day before from Salt
Lake City.
A PAIR ofistage horses and the top.part of
the wagon on the route between Frenchl
Gulch and Shasta, California, were lost in
attempting to ford Whisky creek, a few
weeks ago. The mail was lost, but the ex-
press box was saved. iIaayr1a -ilfstn ,4f
The Russian American telegraph projectis.
bandoned, and per consequence the Atlantic
Telegraph Company refuse to reduce their
rates. A project for new telegraph cable
from the U. s. coast TO- France, by way of
the Azores, is mentioned by Eastern papers.
FROM late Portland papers we learn that
heavy lots of Oregon wooleus and fannels,
made up and in bolt, have been recently
shipped from that market for Idaho and Mon.
tana. The goods are said togbe of superior
quality. A' ~
"A FRrGHTFUL snow slide occurred lately on
the grade below the summit railroad tunnel,
near Bonner Lake. the Sierra ,Nevadas, in
which so Cinnamon were buried, of whom
IL were dug out dead, and some of the others
severely injured. Many of them were under
the-snow forty hours. 4 I,81 ~ Il
A Lot of soldiers, lately convicted by court
martial at Fort Vancouver for various .mili-
tary offences. and sentenced to lard labor at
Fort Stevens, at the mouth of the Columbia
river, were lately conveyed thither, and 6S
others remain in the Fort Vancouver guard
house, to be tried. III
A WOODEN factory company has been i'm
corporated in Clark county, Washington Ter
ritory, with capital stock of $4,000 Tie
factory is to be located 10 Vancouver There
seems to be either wooden factories, or pro-
jects for them, in nearly every town in Ore
gon and along the Columbia river, and or,
Puget Sound. 8a 81 a4..ar
Iris noteworthy fact that in nearly all
the cities and towns throughout the North
the late Anniversary of Washington's Birth
day was more appropriately and generally
celebrated by the Fenian Brotherhood than
by any other fraternity or order. The Irish
showed more reverence for the day than the
native born citizens. ~
TIM Indians have again, become trouble
some on the road between the Dalles and
Canyon City. Lately party of them stole
the animals belonging to the pack train of
Charles Breymer or dutch Charley and
destroyed his saddles, &c. They also stole a
horse from Frank Tompkins, and lot of
cattle from Riley's ranch, on. the road, about
thirteen miles below Canyon City. .ggg3 81
AS SENATOR CoRBErT of Oregon was the