, 1884-02-23

freight and passengers. II is the worst
time in the year to attempt the trip, but
men will try it in the face Of all draw
backs.
It is now generally understood that a
lodge Of the Knights Of Pythias is about
to be established in this city. All Of the
necessary paraphernalia has been received
and the organization will probably take
place next week.
District Attorney Hyde is now at Eagle
City. He has promised us an extensive
description OF that country on his return
and we look forward to one Of the most
accurate reports Of the mining region,
shorn Of all prejudice, yet published.
There has been trouble on the railroad
this week, and the trains have made no
effort to run on time. -Four engines and
a mammoth snow plow attached few
through town very early Wednesday
morning bound eastward to succor the
trains shOwed in.
Charley Smiley enjoyed the thrilling
pastime OF cleaning the snow off the roof
Of the California House Wednesday. He
did his work with a rope around his
waste, so that in case Of a slip he could not
fall and unJoint the complicated oss,ous
formations Of his body.
Among the first Of the substantial
buildings to be located here this coming
season will be a twO-story brick block on
the corner Of Main and Mil streets, front
ing sixty feet on NIL street. The build
ing will be the property Of J. n. Squiers,
Eugene Germond and I. T. Benham.
That feather weight, Felix Berg, is
happy as he has all Of his new buildings
rented and is now sorry that he was not
able to strecth the block down to the cor
ner Of Riverside avenue and around the
north side Of that thoroughfare to Mill
street. He could have leased them just
the same.
Regular preaching services at the Con-
gTegational church tomorrow at II A. NJ.
and p. NJ. Sabbath school after the
morning service. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening al o'' lock. All are invited
TO attend these services. Strangers will
be cordially welcomed. James d. Rem
shaw, Pastor.
Scores Of people leave the train at this
station every day with the aim in view Of
visiting the mines. 1t is a very signifi-
cant fact that most Of these prospectors
are coming from the east. Fully $50 men
disembarked here Saturday last, nine
tenths Of whom were suffering from the
mining fever.
Arrangements have been made for Miss
Addie Belknap to teach in the Methodist
church pupils Of the primary depart
ment, Of Spokane College, who find it in
convenient to cross the river. She will
begin Monday, February 25th. Mrs.
Libby will have charge Of the primary
department at the college.
Almost the entire kit Of tools stolen from
Mr.. Squires last Thursday night was found
under the Post street bridge Thursday Of
this week by an urchin who was nosing
around that locality. 1t is presumed that
the thieves hid the stuff there to wait until
the affair had blown over when they could
have got away with the plunder.
The City Council met last Monday even
ing, but on account Of the absence Of s. c.
Hyde, who is in the mines, the Board ad-
journed TO Monday evening next without
transacting any business. IL Mr.. Hyde
returns in time it is expected that several
new ordinances will be passed and fran
chise be granted for lighting the city with
the electric light.
The NorthOeSt, f. V. Smalley's paper
published in New York City, very plainly
hints that the object Of the visit Of A. NJ.
Cannon and J. J. Browne to the East is to
secure a railroad from Spokane Falls into
the mines. We have suspicioned all
along that that was the aim Of the trip,
and would not at all be surprised II the
gentlemen succeeded in their undertaking.
We direct attention to the card Of Site
Ter & Morrow, Abstractors, in another
column. These young gentlemen come
to our country highly recommended, and
propose TO make a complete abstract Of
titles to Lands in this country. They are
now at work at Cheney, and in a short
time one Of the parties will open an Office
here. They are competent men and are
doing work that has long been needed
in this country.
The people Of this place, have been cut
of from their eastern mail for four or FIVE
days this week, much to their annoyance.
There has not been a mail train in from
up to the hour Of going to press, and we
may not get one for several days to come.
The trains have been stuck in the snow
between here and Missoula, which Is
another strong argument against trusting
the trails into the mines at any point
embroglo is raised we are liable TO be
cut off in our communications with the
outside world with slides and washouts.
There has been a number Of maps Is
sued purpOrting to be truthful represen-
tations OF the Cpur d'Alene mining fields,
but some Of them are so fearfully inaccu-
rate that they must have been drawn by
parties who never saw the country. The
one published by a party named Brown,
at Portland, Is entirely and wholly er-
roneous. We do not know the draughts-
man and do not desire to do him an in
lunAAN1f buh "N NAaAiAlAou NhO
day with man who has made a dozen
trips into the mines and he pointed out so
many errors that the work would pass
| Just as well for a map Of New York City
as the Ceur d'Alene country.
We met a party Wednesday who left
the mines last Saturday The late storm
had just reached that section and 1t was
showing when he left. He informs us
that people are turning their attention
principally to house building. OF course
no mining is going ON and there is eonsid-
cradle uncertainty as to when that inter
esting business will commence. The in
dications point to very high water in the
spring, which will interfere materially
with working the ground. Some attempts
are made at prospecting but nothing Of
that kind is carried on very extensively.