The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-02-13

OF tnem VIII no doubt reach Silver
City.
The Grand Lodge of the Knight:
Of .Pythias meets in Odgcn next
Tuesday morning. Delegates and
other members of the order left hy
to-day's train for Ogden TO be il
attendance.
Nearly six feet Of beautiful Snow
fell upon a slippery spot on Main
street Wednesday morning, but
soon arose under the genial influ.
ence of warm sun-dry selection
Of English.
The editor took a run to Boise
on Wednesday in the interests OF
the KEYSTONE and returned this
morning. He was accompanied to
the Capital by l. l. Lewis and Miss
Gertie Lewis.
"A letter received by the KEY
STONE from Lea Mckee at Starrh's
Ferry states that all the horses
taken out by Mckee & Foster are
doing well. There is no snow on
the range and feed is good.
The road up Warm Springs Creek
is broken several miles above the
springs and we expect in few days
to note the usual shipments from
the Irving, West Fork, Tenbroke
and other mines to the smelters.
The smelters closed down last
evening, having run out of ore. The
recent storm blockaded the roads
and hauling ore was suspended for
the time being. The roads are
about all open again, however, and
ore hauling resumed as usual.
Ed King, who was with the first
party that went to the Summit in
search of Dad Freeman, and who
subsequently reached Riverside at
great hazard, has finally returned
home. He came in on shoes, having
been two days making the trip and
campcd at Summit.
The Atlanta News gets way off
its base in charge upon the KEY
STONE. Its editor doesn't know
where to strike when he is losing a
publication and acts much like a
blind snake. Wen still in sist that
we are entitled To Vienna Mining
District publications.
Owing to the effects of n snow
slide which carried away the hot
water fumes at the Guyer Hot
Springs there was no baths at that
place until last Thursday when the
fumes were replaced and hot
water pipes relaid. The baths are
now in good condition and the
road thither is well broken.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has declared that the taxa
ton of drummers is d" a discrimil :
alton against other States that il
usurps the prerogatives of the
National Legislative; that it is
repugnant to the constitution, and
therefore void" The case decided
has been in the courts of Michigan
since May, 1888.
All indications point to pros
porous season the coming spring
and summer in Washington county
and Weiser, says the Leader. Quite
number of public improvements
will soon be commenced. More
development work has been done
on the mines ut Mineral during
the past fall and to date than in
any other like time in the history
of the camp.
One of G.. McPcters' team horses
broke leg last Wednesday, while
coming down with a load of ore
from the North Star mine TO the
concentration. The roughlock failed
to hold the sleigh, which came
down against the horses leg. The
animal was shot to put if out of its
misery. This is the second horse
that Mr.. McPeters has lost at this
place within three months.
The large teams that were haul
ing ore between Viola AMI Camas
on the Utah Northern have been
drawn off and demand higher rates.
They arc owned by the X. +. II.
and /. T. Co. of ketchum, both of
which concerns concur in the move