Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-11-05

dollar fraud in the building OF the Gus.
tom house there and the breaking up
of the ring which put the job up.
RUSH OF WoRK.-This Office has had
o rush Of Job work for several days
past, and the end is not yet We can
stand it.
Mr.. A. STRAUSS has just finished
cleaning out and repairing his large
cellar in the rear Of his premises. lie
will use it as a store-room, and pro-
badly fill it full Of grain.
The KEYSTONE LEpcE.-A company
of four or five men are engaged in
sinking shaft on the old Keystone
ledge. The work is progressing ra-
pidly, and the company possess the
necessary means to carry it through
to completion.
A CHINESE company, numbering fif-
teen members, have leased the hydrau-
lie claims formerly owned by Mr.. John
Tompkins, just above the saw mill,
and are hard at work getting the
ground in proper shape for operations
next season. The lease expires three
years hence.
IMPRov1SG.-Mr. George Jones, men
toned as sick last week, is on the up
grade to restored health. Dr. Zipf
says he thinks that he will pull
through all right Jones. we believe,
has been sick for year or more, and
has had quite a serious time Of it.
NUMBERS Of wagons have arrived
every day this week loaded with
grain and all kinds ofproducc. Farm
ers and others arc taking advantage
of the fine weather to make final
cleanup before the blasts of winter
cone down.
CRAFTS mill, it is said, is still ham
mering away, but not on quartz. 1t is
simply grinding out the inequalities
and imperfections always found in
new machinery. 1t will 60 to crush
ing rock whenever Crafts wants it T.,
we suppose.
RIcH.-Mr. Jack Fisher brought
over from his ledge on Fall creek the
other day piece Of the richest rock
ever seen in the county. 1t had the
appearance of being nearly all gold.
It came from the same ledge that Jess
Bradford and Jack German are interest
ed in, we believe.
ANOTHER Rich LEDGE SrRucK-An-
other rich gold-bearing quartz ledge
was discovered Wednesday over on
Canyon creek. tits located but short
distance from the first ledge discovered
there early in the season, and is owned
by Messrs. Bradford, Hawley, Merrcll
and Sutton. This last discovery is
said to be immensely rich.
KINGSLEY has little peach tree in
his yard the leaves of which show re.
markable vitality. Chill winds blow
them, cold rains beat against them,
and nipping frosts nip at them; but
still they retain their yerdure and
cling to the parent tree. Now we
don't know that it is a peach tree, but
it looks like one, and will not succumb
to the approach Of winter, whatever
it is.
ITO BE printed in one hour, or you
die at sunrise tomorrow" Such was
the cheerful order read to us by the
Grand Secretary of the 1T. Us" at a
late hour on Wednesday night last.
The Secretary was accompanied by
q squad of picked veterans from the
Body Guard Of Old Cyclops, who en-.
tered the Office with drawn battle-axes
and full.armored. The mandate was
written in blood, and bore the unmis.
taxable Cyclopian seal with skull and
cross bones. Having rooted antip-
athy to being beheaded tomorrow"
or any other day, it is needless to say
that the decree was obeyed in forty
FIVE minutes.