Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-21
JOTTINGS.

For pleasant ride and bath. 90 to
bottoms Hot Mineral Springs, Deer
Greek, tomorrow.
J. 0. Swift, who came in night be.
fore last. says that he will remain un-
til July, if the people treat him well.
A. l.. Teele, prominent attorney
OF Dakota, is in town, CONSIDERING
the business outlook, with the view Of
locating here, if suited.
Bullion Block is full as tick. with
county officials. The locality so long
deserted is the nucleus for county Of
hcers and attorneys.
John NJ. Banfeld intends to start a
regular bus to and from Deer Creek
Hot Springs, making frequent trips,
as soon as the railroad is completed to
Haley.
Miss Gussie Dilley, neice of ex.
Probate Judge S. B. Dilley, of this
city, has succeeded Miss Kimball as
teacher in the public school at Boise
City.
Lew. Dorsey has gone to the sea-
side to pilot several capitalists into
Wood River, and will endeavor to
have few places ready where they
may catch on.
Quantrell is about ready to supply
the demands of builders for lumber, as
he expects soon to cut half million
feet-more or less-daily, as soon as
his sawmill is reset.
The price Of mutton is about the
same as beef, but at this season of the
year is preferable, owing to the fact
that the sheep are in much better con-
dition than cattle.
Cliff & Mckay yesterday loaded
10000 pounds more of MayAower ore
on teams for the railroad, and ship
ment to Omaha. Every team going
out is loaded with ore.
Superintendent Ravens of the May
flower Company, of Bullion, was in
town to-day anxiously inquiring the
date when the railroad would reach
Haley, so that he could increase his
shipment of ore.
Probate Judge Parsons sold his safe
to the County Commissioners, and this
morning Postmaster Fuld is arrang.
ing to have the Postof1ice box part.
ton taken down at the end to have
the safe moved out for delivery.
There are $4,000 pounds of ore
now awaiting teams at the MayAower
mine, Bullion, and contracts are Of
fered to teamsters to carry it from Gill
man City to Shoshone at $1l per ton.
The rate from Haley is $40.
Peter Robertson is now hauling and
delivering the planking for the county
bridge, and will have it all on the
ground tomorrow. The builders will
complete the work by Thursday next,
and the grade will be finished soon af-
ter.
The hotel arrivals do not give the
list of newcomers complete, as the no.
tells are full and the lodging-houses
are also pretty we'll filled up, while
many find private accommodations.
The stage waybills were sent on to
ketchum, and the list Of passengers
is therefore not obtainsblc.
Frank Taylor returned Yesterday
morning from the Montana mine, on
Deer Creek. He started men at work
clearing out the levels and drifts, and
in few days will be ready to employ
larger force. The Montana is on
the same mountain as the Davitt, and
gives evidence of considerable value,
so far as developed.
d. p. B. Pride, of Boise, and Jacob
Phillips, of Idaho City, are playing a
game of chess, each in his own town,
the medium of communication being
the mail. The game has reached a
point, says the Statesman, where it is
almost certain that if the stages con-
tinue to run, one or the other of these
gentlemen must ultimately be victor.
Superintendent Miller, of the Phil
adelphia Company, Warm Springs
Creek, came to town this morning in
his private carriage and with his 500
team, which trots in 2 minutes. The
company's mines are in good shape
for supplying the smelters and en-
ploying large number of men. The
entire Warm Springs District will be
developed in a systematic manner this
season.
There are evidences that the system
adopted by certain men in mining
camps for securing money by black
mail or "back- capping" is to be pur-
sued again this season, and there are
evidences, also, that in future any par
ties following this questionable system
for obtaining a living, and resorting
to variety of funny business, will be
caught between the better classes OF
the community and totally squashed.