Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-15

returned to Placerville with him. The discounted
packer tried hard to escape the payment but he hat
to punges andi cost him pretty penny for the Eek
tras to which he had subjected the Assessor in per
forming his duty. Packers and transfers, peddlers
and all others, who justly become liable for assess
ments here, save money, trouble and reputation
by paying up in every instance Mr.. Britten and his
wideawake deputies don let any defauter get away
without paying.
COMING AT Lastly mails during the week G. T
Blake & Co., of the Postoffice Book and Newspaper
Depot have commenced to receive some of the large
lot, of newspapers, pictorials magazines, and al
kinds Of publications, which was started to then
address from the East and Europe during the Winter
months and which has been so long delayed by OBJ
structions to the Eastern mails The Harpers Mag.
azine for April has come, but the March and 1fR
numbers are yet on the way. They have received
Harpegs Weekly, Leslies pictorals the N 7. Ledger,
the Baltimore Sun the Boston Pilot Boston Journal
and their regular subscription lists of other papers
from all the great Eastern cities. The London HAS
trated Nes (Which they furnish regularly at the low
price of SIS per quarter Once Week. and other pub
locations from Europe, are also among their lists.
They receive subscriptions and fill orders for any
newspaper, magazine or book published in any por-
ton OF the world, and their charges reasonable
MINING PRoDUcTs.---We have information of some
of the products Of the mines in this vicinity during
the last week two, and the reports invariably
encouraging and handsome. Underwood Whiting
made clean up Monday, after five days run Of their
claim on Bonum Hill, and took out about $2,5O0 the
claim of Kennay Co., near by, gave total of near
ly $4,000 IN the last clean up and we hear that Dom
yield few days ago. The claims across on Moore's
creek opposite the city, all paying well and the
same glad word is had from the mines in nearly ey-
cry part of the Basin. Persons from Pioneer, Cen
terve, Placerye. and places in that section. assure
us that the season will be most prosperous one in
mining.
NEW BooKs-At the Bookstore of Clayton Yale and
G. T. Blake, in the Post Office buildings be found
the latest standard and readable publications of the
day. They have a Circulating Library from which
books be regularly had at very moderate month
ly charge. They keep besides large and complete
assortment of the finest pocket cutlery, mathematical
instruments stationery of all kinds, cards. doinoes,
backgammon and chess boards, with men of ivory or
wood, toys, dolls, sc.
COMMISSION AND FREIGHrING.-The substantial
house of John R. Foster Co.. successors to Powell
& Coe, at Umatiua, 0gn., continue the commission
and forwarding business. Orders from merchants or
others, anywhere in this whole upper country, for
goods, or anything to be purchased and forwarded
here. from any portion of the lower country, are
punctually and faithfully executed by Foster & Co..
at reasonable rates. See their advertsementin this
paper.
BACK AGA1N.-Mr. W. W. Chapman, Jr, Of Pioneer
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al country, all the way from New York to Galveston
embracing the seaboard and interior land travel,
made since his departure hence last September. He
has returned to again make this section his residence
and will relocate at Pioneer City, He is the persona
fcaton of fine health and spirits, and fonder
of Idaho than ever. He has seen no place he likes
better, all things considered
OFF FOR LEMH1.-AIr. J. G. Luckett starts from here
this morning for Leesburg. few friends who pur-
pose to make the trip with him went to Boise City
yesterday, and from that point the party will proceed
on animals to Lemh. We regret to see our citizens
leaving but are very certain they will in good time
return better satisfied than ever with this place.
Since they will go, however. good luck to them, and
pleasant journeys going and returning
Masonic BALL.-The Masonic Fraternity Of the
Idaho LODGE No. IS, of this city, have resolved to
give splendid Ball on st. Johns Day. June OATH en-
suing. The Committee of Arrangements are perfect
ing the programme for the OCCASION and it is the
purpose of the Fraternity to make the Ball the grand
est of the season. Public notice in regular form and
tickets will soon be issued.
IMPORTANT SALE.-The Golden quartz mill has
been lately sold to Mr.. JAS M. Cassen, and is to be
removed from. its present location, up ON Moores
creek to the Pioneer ledge near Placervie, which
active mining operations are to be commenced and
steadily prosecuted. Mr. Classen advertses in an
other column for transfers to remove his mill.
THE SOUTHERN RELIEF BA1L.-The ball fer the ben
eft Of the suffering and starving of the South, viii
come off this evening at BARRIERS Magnolia Hall, adj
Joining his City Hotel, and feel sure it viii be
splendid affair. All who can attend viii very likely
do so, but whether they or cannot we hope they
will buy ticket. Help the unfortunate i