Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-30
The Owyhes Tidal Wave.
IT. J. BUTLER. Editor.


Joe Bury received fine lot OF fruit
day before yesterday.
John NJ. Wilson, of the Ida Elmore
Company, has returned from visit to the
Bay.
Orton's Antidote for Tobacco, also, DIR.
sage's Catsrrh Remedy for sale at Rupert's
! drug store.
T.. Lobenstefn received large load
OF apples yesterday, direct from California,
which he is selling at low prices.
Bishop Lootens, of the Catholic
Church, preached at the Orc Fine mine on
War Eagle mountain last Sunday forenoon.
The wife and family of s. o. Hughes, of
the Miners Hotel. returned from California
few days since. having spent the past year
in that delightful climate.
We notice the arrival from Cope District
Of 8. P. Buckminster and Silas Skinner.
| They both speak encouragiDgly of the pros
poets OF that camp, as does every one who
comes from there
See religious notice in another place.
Bishop futile, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, an eminent divine, viii preach IN
Hills Hall on Sunday, October 3D., at half
past ten A. n and seven P. N.
| Old winter, with his aged locks and
frosty breath, stuck his head into our camp
yesterday, giving US foretaste OF what is
| to come, as coming events cast a shadow be-
fore them. We trust this is but shadow,
however, as the time for sleighing is month
or two IN the future yet
Dan Power has again made his APP
pearance in Camp, after several months req
idence in White Pine. To our question as
TO news, etc. be avows that he knows less
than when he left here of which fact we
must needs make an item In the absence OF
his ability TO give US anything better.
The Ida Gilmore Company. we understand,
has adopted the contract system for sinking
and stopping They get their stopping done
for fro n sixty eight 10 seventy dollars per
isthom OF thirty-six square feet The lower
level is represented by the miners to be the
richest point yet found in the mine, and ore
more abundant
Bishop Lootens, OF the Catholic
Church, preached in the chapel in this place
Oh Sunday evening last, on the subject of
the sacrament of penance. This is the first
visit Of the Bishop to this part of the Terri
tory. A large audience attended on the 0c-
casion and we're well pleased with the ser
mon.
A. II. Webb, County Treasurer, has
been on visit to the High Priest OF the
monetary department Of the Territory TO
make his annual settlement and square up
the affairs ofhs office with that functiOnary.
He returns in delicate health, complaining
of the water Of Boise City, which is not
very healthy for those accustomed to our
pure mountain springs.
The sale Of the personal property Of the
Orc Elmo Company, on Saturday last, took
place according TO announcement, and every
thing went at ruisously low prices. Acids
in carboys brought from one to two cents
per pound; salt, three bluestone, eight; ole
iron, one hall cent per pound, etc W. ID
wslbridge, Jno NJ. Wilson. J. Appleton, inc
Catslow, G. W. Grayson and A. /. Simond
were the purchasers
Another contract for stopping has beef
let in the Golden Chariot mine, as we are in
formed by Nike Hyde, the foreman. This con
tract Is south Of the main shaft and above tn
I'd level, where a quantity Of ground yet re
MAINS II is let at SOS per fathom to Keif
Co, being 81 less than the contract of tw
weeks ago The chief object, as We under
stand, IN taking out this rock al this time
is, TO clear the way for VIM which is be
ing sunk in that part Of the mine.
, We have received the book entitled Ell
ploration Of the Nile Tributaries Of Abysnis
by Sir s W. Baker, from the publisher
Messrs =. Dewing 4 Co., San Francisco
We have had occasion hitherto 10 notice thi
work, which Is full Of thrilling adventur
and hair breadth escapes. Sam Heidelberg
is acting agent for the work here No MOI
entertaining and instructive book can /
found to while away the long winter even
ings now so close upon us.
b c. r. Russell, Of the Elko and MouI
j., tain City Express, came to town direct froi
Elko via Cope on Sunday afternoon. He nj
IS resents Cope still in thriving condition
, Atchs0n, Drew n Co.'S mill was only tw
/. or three days drive from Mountain City
Is he passed the teams on his way up I'll
null is probably ON the ground at the Argel
"a mine and being set up by this time II
frame and everything connected with ii
establishment were all ready to 60 togetb,
on its arrival
We, with an entire community offriend
are grieved because Of the death Of our +,
low citizen, Phillip Lebrecht. of the firm
Herman Co, bankers IN this city. Phil
a. vas good citizen, warm friend and CORE
business man. He WIS possessed Of we
balanced mind and correct financial jud
ment While his immediate relations al
m personal friencs have met with an irrepar
~ BILE loss, in his death, for which there is