Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-03-31
Clippings from shoshone sourna,

have decided that it must come to an
end. A day. or two ago S. f. P.a
Briggs, who is an old resident Of
Snake river above Salmon Falls, and
well known in this section, was taken
in the act Of killing fat steer be-
longing to Ehe ssShoesole' herd of
Sparks & Tinnan, whose range is on
Snake river and the Little Salmon.
The facts, as they came to the Jour- /.
nal, are as follows: Steps have been
taken to ferret out the persons WHO
have been killing beef on the range.
for the past few years, and suspicious
led cattle men to regard the section .
from Shoshone Falls to Glenn's ferry ,
as needing attention. 4 reliable de- .
tective has lately been working the
range, and hired out as help to Briggs.
1t was agreed between them that they
could kill fat beef, and lay in their
summer supply without being found
out. So Briggs was to station him.
self at certain point in ravine.
while the cowboy cut out some Gna
steers and drove them down the pulchL
just as they passed the spot, Briggs
shot fine animal, and was in the act
Iof cleaning 1t, when, 10 and behold
there rose up half a dozen stockmen,
who were secreted near bv, and wit
messed the killing. Briggs gave hlm-
self up. When asked what he was
Y doing, he said, ''You can see for vonr-
selves. As the courts require eattln
men to swear they either saw the cat
tie taken, or know of their own ssper-
sonal and positive knowledge" that
their stock was stolen, they now pro-
pose to furnish "positive proof" and
this is to notify all stock thieves in;
Idaho that the Idaho Cattle Growers
; Association will swear spurs from
now on.
The Shoshone machine shops arc
steadily increasing the force of work.
men, and are now recognized as thp
largest and most important shops:
outside of Omaha, on the entire line.
If the addition of new car works is
: made, as has been rumored would be
done, their capacity would then equa3
zoo or 500 men. At. present the car
repairing is done in the main machine
! building. Steps will soon be taken
we understand, to put the blacksmith
shop, with it's forty-eight mammoth
FORCES, in order. Work is accumulate
ing, and will increase as the traffic of
the Short Line grows. The stone
shops give solidity to the growth of
the town, and during the last month.
: about sixty lots have been sold t.,
new residents.
A party of railroad engineers and
f surveyors visited the great Shoshonh
: falls this week, and it is rumored that
n their visit has some bearing upon a
n preliminary survey of the proposed
e Shoshone and Idaho Central railway,
n via the great scenic attraction which
d his world renowned cataract affords.t
r The stakes have been placed and
surveys made from the Falls to a point
on the Central Pacific railroad, and
the project is considered one Of the
most practicable and desirable routes
s for railway in the northwest. The
S rich agricultural regions of southern
1t Idaho, the numerous stock ranges,
e and the availability of the Snake river
:. crossing at the Falls, together will.
q the noted Sawtooth and Wood rives
/ mining regions as an objective point,
e makes the proposed road very in
d viting field for railway investors.
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