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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17
THE NEW SILVER MINES.
Arkansas Trying to Rival Colorado
Silver City in the Ozark Mountains
Plenty of Claims, but Little Pay.Dirt
as Ypt
Cincinnati Enquirer.

NluCihHall Enquirer.
The new silver discoveries which were
first struck" here over year ago by
Diamond Joe Reynolds, of Chicago,
have, by their accessibility, suddenly
become almost as attractive as the ia
NOUS Leadville region, and yet com-
paritively nothing has been said about
them. The way to gel here, and what
is to be seen and done after you get here,
are the subjects which will interest those
who are down with the silver fever.
Silver City is situated in the midst of
the ore regions, and has population of
perhaps one hundred and fifty persons.
Kinnon & Brady keep the only hotel in
the place, which is run on the Euro
pean plan. Beds cost TWENTY-FIVE cents
per night, four beds to room and YOU
always sleep double. The rooms and
beds are neat and clean. Meals twenty
five cents. Like all mining towns a
small quantity of liquor is sold, and a,
little gambling is done. The natives
who own the land raise little corn and
sometimes cotton, but "nary" thing
else. They live on salt meat and corn
bread as luxuries, their regular diet be-
ing tobacco and bad whisky.
The Wandering Boy Lode is or @ cftEe
prospectively rich mines, the ore having
beer found at few feet below the sur
face, growing richer as it deepened.
did not notice any ore laying around
In heaps, as | have seen in Colorado
but the mysteriOusly knowing fellows
told me it was there.
The Minnesota shaft, owned by Dia-
mOnd Joe Reynolds, is not in operation,
being nearly full of water, and notice
on the door that the machinery is for
sale would indicate that the owner is
expecting to give it rest for a time.
The Glendale consolidated, owned by
st. Louis parties, with another shaft.
was purchased for $4,000 What the
has not leaked out. There is an i'm
mense amount of secrecy about things
out here, which to me Is bewlldering.
The Alexander claims are being
worked, and with prospect ofgood pay
dirt. Experienced miners claim that
the prospects here are equal to those of
Georgetown, Col, but l was not so i'm
pressed,
The miners seem determined not to
lose anything for want Of claims, and
have staked out the whole country and
are waiting for capitalists to come along
and buy them out or work their claims
for them. [ don't think $500 could be
raised by the men who own two-thirds
of the claims, but they are hopeful and
feel rich. Assays of the quartz show a
yield of from $50 to $1,100 per ton.
George A. Settle, an experienced Idaho
miner, informs me that these are un-
doubtedly true veins of silver, and he
is fixing to stay. He is said to be
man of means, and has bought an in
terest in the Walnut mine. This COM
pany has sent north for quartz crushing
machinery, and few weeks will deter
mine whether they are to get silver in
paying quantities or not. Claims can
be bought cheap now, but the prices
are going up everyday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

over Pennsylvania July 11th. A Harris
burg ds atch of that date says: About
five o'clock this afternoon Storm of
snusual severity swept over Miflin and
Juniata counties. The Presbyterian
and Methodist churches We're unroofed
and the Lutheran church was slightly
damaged. A row of ten buildings on
Main street, occupied principally AS
stores, were unroofed, gable ends blown
In and the contents badly damaged.
The carriage factory OF Showers &
School was badly damaged and num-
Der of carriages destroyed. The roof of
the public school building was blown
off. and nine other buildings were more
or less damaged. The loss is estimated
at $65, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17
FIRES.

NEARLY a whole square in Houston,
TEXAS, was burned July 10th. Loss
$4,000.
A MONTREAL dispatch of July 11th,
says: McCready's boot and shoe man
ufactory was burned this morning.
Loss, $4,000: fully insured in English
offices. Three hundred hands are
thrown out of employment.
A ST. PETERSBURG cablegrain of July
18th, saws: The second fire at Irkutsk
destroyed five churches, a convent, the
Lutheran church, the court Of justice,
police offices, telegraph offices, post
Office, excise, artillery, engineers and
medical establishments, three banks,
barracks. and town hall.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

CAPT. LOGAN, of the schooner Katie
E. Stuart, which arrived at Halifax,
n. s., last week, reports that when off
Whitehead he saw whale about fifty
feet long coming toward the vessel.
He threw billet of wood at the mon
ster, which seemed to enrage it, and
diyed under the schooner and came up
alongside, blowing water on the deck.
1t was struck by several missiles, but
did not seem afraid. Then bilge water
was pumped overheard. This drove
the whale off for a few minutes, out it
came back, and was evidently about to
strike the vessel when it was struck
close to the blowhole by large lump
of coal. This seemed to take the cour-
ase out of the whale, and it swan off
in the direction from which it had first
come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17
How Garibaldi Rules Caprera.
London Truth.

He is absolute lord Of that little
island, and, if the truth must be told,
governs it despotically. The rights of
conscience are understood by few per-
sons cut OF Great Britain or the United
States, and no one need be surprised to
hear that Garibaldi allows no priest on
the island. A peasant could not receive
the last sacrament if so unfortunate as
to die at Caprera. Similarly, during
the period of his French command, he
showed himself singularly and, one
might add, wantonly intolerant. AT
Dion he turned the nuns out Of con-
vent to find quarters for his troops,
which, possibly, he had a right to do;
but lie added the gratuitous affront of
ordering them to be dressed in secular
garb previously to being sent to their
respective homes. 4 few facts more to
his credit. He is. essentially "a good
fellow to friends kindly, gentle, gen
erous, withal frugal A gentleman [
knew was once talking to Garibaidi,
when the latter took out his cigar-case
and proffered it. A cigar having been
accepted, Garibaldi took out another,
deity broke it in half and restored one
portion to the case; the remaining half
he lit and composedly proceeded to
smoke.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

GEORGE NJ. BEARD declares that
americans are growing more plump
and beautiful with increasing prosperity
and leisure, and pictures to himself an
ideal state of society, in which the
wealthy few will be occupied in ad-
yancing the temporal welfare of the
needy many.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

Mr.. d. 0. MILLS, of California, has
determined to erect an elegant resi-
dence in New York for which he has
purchased the entire block between
Fifth and Madison avenues and seventy
eight and Seventy-ninth streets, at
100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

WHEN Mr.. w. H. Smith, first lord of
tho admiralty, came out at Oxford to
receive the degree of d. G. L., he was
received with roaring chorus, "And
now he is the ruler" etc which he took
very good-temperedly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

the Little Rock railroad sent out its
last train. Al noon, the authorities of
that city have notified the railroad Off
cials that quarantine would be estab-
lished on all trains leaving Memphis
after that hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

PHILADELPHIA Chronicle: Short dresses
are now all the rage in Paris. This is
glorious rews for the American wo-
men who have grown left handed in the
back from STOPPING over to pick up
their trails
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

The friends of William G. Gilman, the
New Yovk forger, have petitioned Gov.
Robinson for his release from prison.
The petition was carried to the COVER
nor by Rev. DR.. Houghton, of whose
church Gilman was member.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

A GENERAL western practice is to
plant corn On stubble land. The in
creasing use of artificial fertilizers has
shown that we may often ignore rota-
tions, and repeat the same crops when
we desire to do SO. English farmers
arc depending less upon (" rotation" and
our farmers are losing faith in the ne
cessity for it. Experience is showing
that we can supply the soil with the el-
ements needed to grow any crop what
ever without regard to its previous con-
dition, and that as good and profitable
crop Ct corn may be grown upon stub
BILE as upon sod.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

A YOUNG brother of Miss Mary An
derson made his first appearance on the
stage, at Leland Opera House, in AL
bany, last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

The Cincinnati Sange1fest cost $50.
59053, and the receipts were but $22,,
1880, leaving deficit of Sc. .421 .03.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

FARM laborers in New Zealand are
receiving $50 a week during the harvest
time, and getting their board.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

THE Baltimore Bulletin thinks that
the sequel TO the Hull case will make
people cautious about throwing suspi-
cion on people ofgood character.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

MAINE is the flagship of the tenn
perance States" says the Wisconsin
Chief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

THE Cincinnati Enquirer divides west
ern tornadoes into Sections Of the
Day of Judgment"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

Mr.. W. H. RUSSELL gets fee of e.
100 for his campaign in Zululand for
the Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17
SMALL TALK.

SECRETARY MCCRARY's children are
passing the summer in their Iowa
home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

The name of the Zulu King Getty
wayo is pronounced Ktcho.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

ONE of William Lloyd Garrison's sons
is to write biography of his father.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

OVER five hundred applicants for ad-
mission into Harvard college have been
examined this year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17
VINO Caught the Biggest Fish!

The Princess Louise captured a
twenty-eicht pound salmon at Indian
House Pond, somewhere near Quebec,
and did it all alone by herself, the Mar
quis, who was in her canoe with her.
touching neither rod nor reel, giving nc
directions, and not even yenturing to
hurrah after the deed was done, for feaI
Of misconstruction of his enthusiasm.
This was doing very we'll indeed, and
the Prlncess is entitled to a great deal
of praise. We believe by the way, that
the trout caught by Mrs. Hayes in the
Adirondacks last summer weighed
twenty-nine and three-quarters pounds,
and was secured while William Wheeler
was couple of miles away and
sound aslepp. But the Princess fish
was very pretty little fish for all that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

The first waterlng-place hops of the
season are managed by frogs.-New
Orleans Picayune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-17

RoxBURY, Litchtield county, Conn.,,
has an eccentric tramp, who lives in
cave during the winter and spends
the summer in making begging excur-
sions.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16
Signs in the Heavens.
Winnemucca Silver State.

Between shutdown and dark last
evening, brilliant meteor shot across
The heavens narth of the zenith. aud a
ribbon Of smoke, straight as.an arrow,
became visible in its track. The rays
of the sun, which was below the hori-
zon, gave the cloud silvery appear
ance; and as it was the only could Wis.
ibie, all who noticed it watched it
with interest, as it was an unusual
sight. In few minutes it coiIed like
huge anaconda, and remained in that
position until it melted away as night
came on. Old sailors said it was the
sign of storm, and in the Chinese
seas, such a cloud denoted typhoon.
Politicians said it was o sign that the
corporations were all-powerful in the
State of California, and that the Work
ingmen had elected Kaloch. who a
year ago denounced them as the off
scourings of creation, Mayor of San
Francisco.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16
coUNTERFEITERs, RoosT.
Yankee Fork Herald.


Two or three weeks ago party Of
men from Bonanza discovered in an
old CABIN OH Lonn creek what must
once have been quite an extensive
counterfeiting establishment. In d
room beneath the floor were crucibles
moulds, metal and everything noces-
sary for successfully carrying on tie
manufacture of counterfeit coin. They
brought IN with them monIds made Of
two square pieces Of copper, fitting
very neatly, for casting half dollars.
This seems to have been a new one
they were preparing, the others hay.
ing, apparently, become too much
worn to be Of further use. A consid-
cradle quantity of white metal was
also found and brought away.
In the ruins of one If the cabins
destroyed by the Indians last winter
was found a quantity Of composition
metal very closely resembling gold
dust, and was no doubt bogus dust
manufactured by some ingenious ce-
lestial. The half-dolIar establishment
had the Appearance of having been run
III the interests of the Caucasian. as
the works did not Indicate that order
of Mongolian science and mechanism
peculiar to the heather The metal is
the standard brand so popular with
counterfeters for the last half centu-
ry, Walter Shannon made an anaIy-
sis of it and it was found to contain
antimony, block-tin, lead, ground glass
and nickel.
A more secluded place to carryon the
business of counterfeiting could not
be found than Loon creek, and how
many tons of bogus dollars, >halfdol-
lars and quarters are ahoat in the
channels of commerce and trade that
first saw the light in Loon creek eau
yon, may never be known Probably
the Indians knew their business last
winter when they cleaned up the town
and laid low the inhabitants.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16

THE Portland Bee, in speaking of
an accident which occurred in East
Portland, and by which boy was
thrown violently to the ground says:
"fhe boy struck his jaw ON bridge,
which began to swell rapidly" This
is strange. We, never before heard
of a bridge acting with such impropri
ETY.. That boys jaw must be fearful
to contemplate. The loquaclous Morse,
or the ubiquitous agent of the Orego-
nian might envy it Seattle Post.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16

A DISPATCH from Atlanta, Georgia,
says the reports of the fatal fever
raging in the counties OF Polk and
Parranson have not been over drawn
Within a few days over forty men
have died in an exclusively rural dis
trict. The victims were mostly young
men. Those attacked suffer horribly;
the tongue turns blucll and swclIs
nearly double the natural size, and
blood oozing from their mouths and
ears. Immediately after death the
bodies become spotted and discolored.
The greatest alarm and distress pre-
walls, and it is steadily spreading.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16

The late Mr. Garrison held to the
following views on editorial qualiGca-
tons: FIRST of all, principal, which
includes honesty Of purpose, integrity
of conscience, firmness Of decision, and
ali the attributes of morality. Cour-
age. Independence. genius, industry.
These are all Indispensable to quality
aa editor for his station. Your IN
principled editor will do more mischief
than band of robbers. He operates
upon multitude of minds and t.ois-
oEs the atmosphere around him" This
is gond enough to be repeated. But
he omitted two qualifications those
Of charity and courtesy. In this par
ticular modern journalism has certain
ly made rapid advance over that of
his day.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16
Locations of Quartu Mines.

The following locations have been
made since the LIST inst;
The Keystone ledge, situated Il
miles south of Idaho City-the cid
Keystone. LocaIors, r. n. Darrah,
A. n. Hull
The Con. Idaho, in Gsmbrinus dis
trict, commencing near e Sub Rosa
blacksmith shop and running north
westerly. Located by Con. Idaho Min
ing Company.
The Victoria, situated in Banner
district, near the Banner mill. Loca-
or Samuel Vigus,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16
Transfers.
The following transfers have been
recorded since iu~uSt 2Sth.

The following transfers have been
recorded since August 2Sth:
Eliza Mines to Ben Wilson: 4
lot Of mining ground, water rights
and bitches in the vicinity Of the
mouth of Granite creek, and being the
mining property owned by the late
David Mines
J. 3. Morse to X. p. Plowman: An
undivided one-fourtL interest in 1900
feet on the North Star lode; also one
fifth interest in l 800 feet on the An
rora ledge, in Shaw'S Mountain dis
trict.
Garrett, Hays & Co., to Crowley,
Noone, Brogan & Co.: A two-thirds in
terest in the claims known as the Har-
ris claims, on Boyles gulch, Placer
vile district.
Fred Huffman to Frank Backrath:
One-half interest in certain water
rights aud bitches in Upper Squaw
Creek valley.
j C. Fox to Sing Lee Il Co.: 1900
feet Of ground in Elk creek, commenc-
ing at the mouth of Jackass gulch and
running up the creek; also two bill
claims adjoining and house thereon:
S. Cregan to NJ. B Dolon: A house
and lot on south side OF Commercial
street, known as Woods photograph
gallery.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16
Arrivals at the Luna House.

John Quillin, John M Cannady, Pho
neer; Jas. Monroe, A. @. Phillips, Banner !;
A. Beard, John Schilling, Yank Laid,
Harry Carter, Frank Farnham, Garden
valley; VIM Barker, A. Brown. Louis
Owens, city; w. H. Libby, Golconda
mine; N. +. Waldron, Centerville; Joe
Traverse, Jas. Traverse, Paul Buzzini,
Hoodoo; Thos. Graney, Sub Rosa; Mr..
and Mrs. Jacobson, Bear Run; o. Donnel-
", North Elk; Peter Pence, Payette; G.
=. Sells, Gold Hill; Jas. Dray, Bonanza
City.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16
Officers Installed.

Tie following officers we've installed
at tie last meeting Of the Grand
Lodge. A. +. & A. H., for the ensuing
year; Chas. Himrod, Grand Master;
i. E. Pricket, Deputy Grand Master;
Geo. Nj. Parsons, Senior Grand War
den; Alex. Orchard, Junior Grand
Warden, T E. Logan, Grand Treas
uror; 1. F. Cartee, Grand Secretary.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16
ATTENTION..
STOP! LOOK!

One nes shot Revolver, %, worth 3 90 for I N
Dixie shot Revolver. plain % worth 400 fer I x
Dixie shot Revolver, long. richly
engraved worth SEQ for Q 90
Dixie shot Revolver 49, long and
PLAIN. worth 800 for q so
Dixie shot Revolver. 81, very hand
somely engraved, worth 700 for 8 so
Dixie shot Revolver plain 49, worth s DO for 2 %
plxie shot Revolver, SO, engraved,
worth 900 for T. 90
Dixie shot Revolver, Al, extra long.
engraved, worth 1000 for 90
All of the above are fitted with improved firted
cyhnder which loads and elects the shell without
removing. Warranted Full nickel plated Work
inahsh'p' distance and accuracy cannot be sur
passed sent by mail on receipt of price
Money by registered letter or Postofice Order at
our fisk Local agents wanted everywhere
address, The Uncas Pistol Co, Norwich. Conn.
July l, 80 3m.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16

and about halfof the wagon, with bed
ding, &c, was burned. Mr.. West
burned his hands very badly while
lighting the fire, and can do nothing.
Men stopping on the river furnished
the family with such things as they
would need, as they were a good way
from any trading post.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16

THE Moscow journals relate an ex-
traordinary escape of "a young Nihilist
girl named Gobleslawska, from the
hands of the Police. The latter had
discovered the house in which she was
concealed, and were about to make
the arrest, when to their surprise they
saw balloon rising from the garden
containing the object of their search
and two men. They rapidly disap-
peared for some unknown destination.
leaving the gendarmes to gaze discon
solately after them.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-16
Notice,

In the matter of the estate of John W. Winner de-
ceased:
ritory.
ESURSUANT TO AN ORDER or SAID COURT
made ON the second day of August A. ID
1879, notice is hereby given that on fouiav The
18th day of August A. d. 1879. at l O'Clock p NJ OF
said day, At the office of the Probate Judge in Iaa
no City, Boise county, I. H. has been appointed
as the time and place for proving the Will OF the
said John Winner. deceased and tor hearing the
application OF Robert Barber for the issuance to
him of letters testamentary. when and shere any
person interested may appear ana contest the
same. r. = HART
Probate Judge aud ex,olicio Clerk.
Dated August ., 1sia