Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-16
LOCAL

town as low as IS, cy., pc. cord during the
week
Father Pouiin will hold divine
service at ST Andrews Church, at half past
ten next Sunday morning
On the 2sth inst, at P NJ, bids will be
opened at the County Treasurers Office for
the surrender OF county warrania
w. III. Clark, Of the Red Jacket,
showed Us a splendid specimen yesterday.
Sixty feet Of similar ore is nox in sight.
Read elsewhere the Treasure. IS notice Of
warrants payable, then shuttle over your old
warrants and see you are lucky
MIR. Jefrrics, formerly Of the Grande
Ronde Sentinel, has taken sit as foreman
IN tho Avalanche Office. Mr.. j. has the rep
utation Of being No. ! printer
IL should he borne in mind that day
after tomorrow, Saturday, will be the last
DAY upon which taxes can be received with
out costs Of suit 10 addition 70 the percent
age already imposed
c. w. Moore, OF the First National
Bank in Boise City, has been spending
perhaps, but chiefly 10 enjoy the salubrious
| summer atmosphere Of 0wyhee.
j. f. Dye Esq, left again on Monday
with the last Of his goods and lumber for
| Cope Frank Farrer, John Noble, Jim Wood,
Ben Parker aud Nose Lyon, each took
team, forming quito cavalcade.
We received a private letter from Loon
creek written BY Dave: Adams, in which he
saws reports have il that additional discover
les have been made higher up tho creek.
new town Is projected two miles above ORC
| Grande.
Burt e.. Hooker writes from Cope
! Dist. giving ACCOUNTS Of additional discover
/ les out there, containing sheet silver in con-
siderable quantities Sias skinner and John
| Bruuzel have gone out there TO look at the
prospects.
Sol. Hirsc h Of Portland, who has pass
ell the principal part Of the summer in this
/ Territory, came over from Boise the other
day, we are sorry TO say, in a very bad stale
| OF health, and still lies confined TO his bed
| with fever
III. w. Willard, Of the WAVE Office,
and Geo II. Tracy OF Trout creek, have been
/ spending few days among the ducks, sage
hens and prairie chinckens We acknowl
| edge the receipt OF brace OF Gne fowls by
,hc hands Of G. w Carlton
Nc idle men 10 camp is good symptom,
and such a condition exists in Silver City.
| Every man who wants work can find il at
| good wages and ready pay yet, money Is
terribly scarce in every department OF bust
| ness.
Mr.. Church, who follows fishing and
hunting RECALLED the WAVE office on a fine
mess Of trout from Cow creek during the
| week. Next to tie Methodist circuit rider,
the country editor Is blessed above all people
in the receipt Of presents, for which he
should be thankful.
Tom Walls, Jim Hays and Shoemake
have put hnndred dollars apiece into a
purse and will contend for it on the race
course at WagontOwn on Sunday next
Walls bets his money on his horse :" Mul-
let.u Hays comes in with buggy Smash
cr,' and Sheemake backs the calico mare.
| II promises 10 be quite an interesting race
The contract for stopping all the ground
between the % and 3rd levels, north Of the
main shaft. in the Golden Chario. mine, was
let for 500 99.cy., per fathom, or each sc
square feet OF vein stopped The contractors
are experienced Cornish miners who know
what the work is and what they can do with
| Il. We understand there was difference Of
nfty dollars per fathom between the highest
aud lowest bids.
Yomkipper, or the Jewish day OF
stonement occurred yesterday, beginning al
the first cleaning Of the stars on the even
ing Of Tuesday, and ending at the same houl
on Wednesday. All orthodox Jews who
practice their belief close business during
this religious fast and abstain entirely from
all manner Of business neither do they eat,
drink, smoke or indulge ia any Of the ordin
airy practices OF everyday life.
Some changes have taken place in ,ht
proprieiorship 81 the r X. Stage Line Johr
Early, hitherto division agent between Bots,
and the Sheep Ranch has purchased that por
ton Of The line extending from Silver City t,
Boise City Beachey's X r. Stage line nov
reaches from Silver City, Idaho. to Hamil
ton, Nevada, via Winnemucca aud the Rail
mad 20 Klko, for the present but viii as sooi
as practicable. change 10 the direct route &
Eiko wa Cope Dist, thence TO Hamilton
Snake story.-on our second pas
this morning. We publish the statement @
+ the party TO snake story, as well as that q
. his companion, which were the parties, an
/ other circumstances collateral aud corrolla
1 tive, unknown, or Of doubtful reputation
wouli be taken as purely sensational. Bu
: with the weight OF authority in favor OF IN
: truth Of the story, we are constrained 10 b,
llove IL The hero ofthe exploit has man