Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-08-17

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only In the onter edge Of the whirl;
and that the water swashcd his legs
back and forth at afrightful rate. Had
be reached bis drowning brother, both
would have surely persisted. Mr..
Cross was buried in the Masonic Gene
terry Saturday, Mr.. Crook, Of the
Episcopal Church, officiating. Mr..
Crosse was . young man Of irreproach-
able character, whose virtues drew to
him many friends. He was from Bel
fast, Maine. The two surviving
brothers have the sympathiss Of all ii
their sad bereavement.
AVALANCHE.
Two private schools are in operation at
Silver City.
Rich decomposcd quartz has been struck
in the Belle Peck mine.
Messrs. Douglass and Olson are taking
out some very rich rock from the Savage
mine on War Eagle mountain.
The owners of the Dubuque mine are
still taking out very fine ore, and occasion
ally find specimens that assay way up in
the thousands
w. B. Weaver, the deputy sheriff who
was killed in Tuscarora last week by w.
b. Hammond, was in business for many
years at Silver City.
The fremont mill, near Silver CITY, will
probably commence operations by the 2sth
inst. The completion of the work has
been delayed for want of lumber.
The owners of the War Eagle mine. in
Owyhee county, have purchased the build
ings and hoisting works OF the Illinois
Central mine and will set them up over
their property.
Tim Regain. Of Silver City, intends to
commence work in the Orc Elmo mine in
short time. The hosting works are in
good condition and if the water can be
kept out no doubt the mine will pay
handsomely:
A considerable amount of ore was
taken out of the Potosi mine last week
which assayed $3.50 per ton The mine is
looking well, and there are good indica-
tians that large body of high grade ore
has been struck.
1t is said that Catalow and Parks are
about to erect concentration works al
South Mountain for the purpose of con-
centrating the ore which does not contain
sufficient lead to smelt easily. There is an
abundance of ore in this camp that can
not be readily smelted but can be success
fully concentrated.
South Mountain, Owyhee county, has
made another starter The furnace has
been taken in, and there is an unwonted
travelling ofmen and teams into that once
deserted camp. Posey has re-opened his
boarding house, and quite number of
men are now in the camp and several loca-
lions have been made
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Placer mining in both Florence and
Warrens is now in successful operation,
having plenty of water. Most of the work
is being performed by Cinnamon.
The TELLER" is of the opinion that the
name of the county recently organized
must be Kootenai instead of Lab Toh,
as no authority exists for organizing The
latter.
The Lapwai Indian reservation EN-
braces upwards of 900 square miles. four
fifths of which is good tillable land, and
much the larger portion of it isthe pre-
MUM land of the country for wheat Less
than 1900 Indians hold this land.
John Carey has purchased what remains
of the Salmon river wire bridge-the ca
bles and some other portions not carried
away by the late high water He will
raise it far above the highest water mark
i ever known on the Salmon,
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