The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-11-09
BOISE BASIN BEDROCK FLUME.

! This important enterprise is now being
pushed forward and as we predicted foui
months ago. the parties who have Interested
themselves in the matter mean business. Th'
active placer mining season being about over
the Trustees named in the articles of incor
poration met at the Court House, in Idaho City
November 1st, and effected temporary organ
izaton by electing Mr. j. G. Bryant temporary
President and Hon. W. c. Whitsop temporary
Secretary, after which draft of the Bylaws
was submitted and adopted by the Board.
On November 4th, the regular annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the "Boise Basin
Bedrock Fluming Company" was held at the
same place, ut which time the Bylaws were
amended 10 several respects, and the number
of Trustees increased to nine; after which the
election took place, whereupon the following
named persons were elected Trustees to serve
for the ensuing year: B. M. DuRell, W. c,
Whitson, C. S. Kingsley, w. b. Noble, and q
w. Crafts, of Idaho City; j. V. 4. Witt, OF
Placeryille; Ben. Wilson, of Pioneer City;
G. w. Moore and A. ROssi of Boise City. An
election for officers of the company then took
place which resulted as follows: President, b.
NJ. DuRell; Secretary, w. C. Whitson; Treas
urer, J. NJ. Burkett.
The company being fully organized and
ready for business, the Importance of the en-
terprise was fully discussed by different men,
bers of the corporation, and many suggestions
as to the future operations of the company
considered and passed upon by the stockholders
who were present, or at least received their
endorsement as guide to the Board of Trus-
tees who had just been chosen. Two hundred
thousand dollars of the capital stock of the
company was subscribed on the spot by the in
corporators, and measures agreed upon for the
immediate Inauguration of work on the sur
Teys, preparatory to the commencement OF
active work on the flume itself. The unanim-
ity of sentiment among the incorporators, as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of an immediate commence
ment of operations, augurs well for the success
of the enterprise. and is conclusive proof of
Tue w PuAP"oS "iAa hHS
incorporators enter upon this important work.
The majority Of the iacorporators are num-
bered among the wea,hiest men of our Ter
ritory, and are then of enterprise, who are not
afraid to invest their means in an undertaking
which will not only rebound to their own ben.
eft pccunarily, but to the benefit oil the people
at large in this section of our Territory.
Not dollar of. the stock has been. or will
be, thrown upon the market until the work is
far enough advanced To satisfy the company
that their enterprise is q success beyond per.
adventure They intend to invest their own
time and means in carrying out this most i'm
portant undertaking, and it may be considered
Il question, and an extremely doubtful one at
that whether share OF the stock will ever be
willingly parted with BY the persons who in
augurated, and are now interested in this im-
portant work.
1t is the intention Of the company, as we
are advised at once, to commence the surveys,
and have the diagrams and plans and specifca-
lions of the work embodied in n report to be
prepared by the Surveyor in charge OF the
work, and submit that report to Congress at
its next session with bill granting the right
Of way for the fumes and ditches and IN all
the company will ask of Congress
the right to take from the public lands the nee
essary timber to be used in the construction of
their works. No grant of land will be asked |
nor is it necessary to have grant in order to
complete the work. The company only require
the timber necessary to construct their fumes,
and in order not to be trespassers in that res.
oect they will ask the legal right to do that
which every miner and resident Of the mineral
'egons has done, without authority of law
,ut the necessary timber from the unoccupied
public lands, to be used in carrying out this i'm
,ortant enterprise
An adjourned meeting of the stockholders
vas held at the Agency of the First National
Bank, in this city on last Monday night. at
which all unfinished business was disposed of,
md the Trustees announced their intention to
It once procure the services of competent
urveyor and commence that portion of the
york within, probably, ten days.
That bedrock hume would be paying in
titution is now admitted by every one, and
hat the undertaking will be carried through
y the parties who have undertaken it, there
an no,u M 1onDar ha ooy Jo,Lt H. |