Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-07-24
IMPROVEMENTS In THIS CITY.

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buildings and cellars, and some residences.
Hundreds Of thousands of dollars worth of
property-buildings, goods and furniture
were swept before the devastating element Ia
the space of three hours, A few cid residents
who had witnessed the great fire OF 1865, quite
a number of new corners, and many living III
adjoining camps or counties, believed and pre-
dicted that Idaho City would never again rise
from the ashes to be anything near the city it
was before the fire. neither in point OF size, the
number of buildings, the amount Of business
transacted, population, wealth, &c. Already
these predictions have been proven incorrect
by the substantial logic of accomplished facts,
and from present indications the conclusion is
warranted that in another year Idaho City, IN
stead of being shorn of the proportions she
enjoyed before the late great fire, VIII be
larger, more substantially built, more prosper
GUS in true business way, and possessed OF
larger actual, resident population, than she has
had since the days of the first grand rush hlther.
We have before noted the many buildings
which were hnrriedly putup Immediately after
the fire, by our invincible, energetic, progress
siye merchants and tradesmen. The work still
goes on, less rapidly but more substantially.
Brick houses that will surely resist FIRE are in
process of erection, some are nearly completed,
and all eyince the spirit and confidence of old
citizens, who are having them built, IN casting
their lines for permanent abode here, because
they feel assured of the stability and endurance
of the city.
Chief among this class of enduring improve
ments is Cody's brick, occupying the site OF
his former Exchange, corner of Wall and Main
streets The foundation is laid in the Solid
earth, at tM elre feet depth below the street
surface, and is of stone masonry to the depth
of two feet, thence wall Of solid brick two
feet in thickness and this wall viii be extended
to the very top of the building-twenty-eight
feet. The fabric is to be thirty three front on
Wall street, and tbirty-iye feet front on Main
street--alI to be built in fre-proof style. The
want of good mortar or cement has always
been seriously felt here in putting up brick
walls. Mr. Cody is using species OF natural
cement which is found upon the bedrock OF
mining claims on Churchill Bar, above this
city, and this cement answers very well the
purpose it is applied to. 1t resembles pipe
clay. Stacks in the suns heat but when mixed
with sand and water, and dried in the mason
nv. it becomes hard and adheres to the bricks
quite as well as lime mortar. The corner
stone of Cody's brick was laid last week, and
though without any ceremony, it was an inter-
esting occasion to the few who witnessed 1t. !
He placed in the prepared cavity OF the stone
a copy each Of the papers published in idaho,
some descriptive manuscripts, legal tender
notes of fractional and small denominations, a
few silver coins, and copy of the Ulster
County IN. " Gazette, of January q, 1900,
Which was in mourning for Washington and |
contained the action of Congress in reference
with the funeral honors paid to the illustrious
dead The names of the builders, Messrs. /
Goodman, Show and Drake, aud Of allemplOy-
Ell upuu Inc UuAAu1HSJ WIZ 0ieo FAoCNH iA LILY
box, which was then Theoretically sealed and
deposited in the cavity of the corner stone, all
TO be exhumed and examined and wondered
1yer by the generation which shall some day
people this then thickly populated region, per-
laps about the time when Macauley's New
Zealander shall sit upon London bridge view
ng the ruins of that mighty city of this age
] Above Cody's corner, on the other side of
Wall street, back from Main street, Vantine
s. Co. have erected brick upper story to
heir old fre-proof cellar, and Immediately
adjoining this, the owners of the Centerville
Brewery have also put up another story to
heir brick cellar--both new buildings to be
applied to business purposes.
On Montgomery street, Immediately above
and adjoining his fire-proof brick store, Mr..
Chas J. Bernstiel is putting up another fine
brick, to be fre-proof also, for commercial
uses
On Wall street, back of and below Jas. a.
Pinney's Postofice building, he is having built
a large brick ire-proof cellar, to be used by
himself and Clayton Yale & Co, of the large
Postofice Bookstore.
Besides these brick structures there are
number of frame buildings, for business and
occupation, for residences or rental,
going up all about the city Prominent among
the frame edifces is the new Catholic Chapel, /