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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02
OUR WARRENS LETTER.
Mining Matters Railroad Devel-
Opment III the Salmon River
Country, Etc. Etc.


EDITOR FREE PREss:-In extending
friendly greetings to the FREE PRESS we
hope not to be considered too fresh.
We could not help under any circum.
stances feeling a regard for the first
paper ever published in Idaho county
We don't know its politics or its religion
or whether it has either, but we do
know its editor is CHEEKY fellow quite
competent to run paper without
advice from any one. We wish it
many long years of usefulness and
prosperity and that its founder may
marry and leave his grand children his
blessing and-and well wealth is hardly
to be expected unless he quits country
paper. Warrens has little of local inter-
est to note. mining matters are not
materially different from other years,
though there have been some heavy
failures of mining claims that exercise
temporarily depressing influence
Some other mines however are per-
haps paying better than usual. We are
taking lively interest in nearer rail-
road facilities. 1t cannot be stated as a
positive fact but as more than proba-
bility that the o. S. l.. will build up the
Weiser and down Little Salmon and
main Salmon. Then if practicable
route can be found they will cross the
Prairie and go down Clearwater. If
not, they will build down Salmon river
and Snake to Lewiston. Not only are
parties of surveyors in the field but
there is certain stir among the insiders
indicating that plans are matured.
The very great advantages of this
route over the direct route down Snake
river are very obvious to those ac-
quainted with the country. 1t will be
longer it is true but the engineering
difficulties will not be as great and per-
maps 1t will not be more expensive. 1t
runs the entire length OF Washington
county. A good agricultural country
all The way. 1t secures the entire BUSH
ness of Warrens and Florence and all
adjacent mining camps. Even II 1t
does not come nearer than White BIRD
or Rocky Canyon it furnishes an outlet
for all the prairie can produce at
remunerative rates. Ii it should cross
the prairie it would also promote the
! development of the southern part OF
Shoshone county. 1t becomes every
one, because it is for his interest, to
help an enterprise of this kind. No
individual can do much but he can at
all events bid it God-speed. A rail-
road helps a country. There was a
time when Boise City could have secured
a railroad but most narrow minded
spirit prevailed and she was left out in
the cold to grow up at her leisure
However there is no danger that Idaho
or Nez Perce counties will follow in hei
footsteps. They appreciate tn e situation
too keenly. N. b. w.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02

WARRENs MAIL.-The mail route be.
tween Mt. Idaho and Warrens was
changed recently to make through
route from Mt. Idaho to Little Salmon
meadows, leaving Warrens to be sup
piled from Little Salmon exclusively
Timely exertion, however, succeeded in
having the route changed back to it's
old status, which will be much more
convenient for Lewiston. Camas prairie
and Warrens than the proposed change.
as the camp will be served weekly from
Mt. Idaho and semi-weekly fiom Little
Salmon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02
THE FREE PRESS.
A. F. PARKER, Editor.
FRIDAY, JULY g, 1886.

THE FIRST DRIvE.-W Woods and Fock.
Ter will start either tomorrow or Sun
day the first band of horses driven from
Idaho county this year to the eastern
markets. They have been swimming
them across the Salmon above John Day
all the week. with the intention of
taking the Little Salmon and Boise trail
to the Black Hills, where they expect to
dispose of them. The band numbers
about FIVE hundred head, mostly Amer
lean horses.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02

MINING SALE.-Quartz properties in
the new Alton district, thirty miles
southeast of Warrens are looking up.
Auditor Ri odes received for record last
week, deeds from parties who had each
purchased one-third interest in the
"Mounrain View" mine paying therefor
the sum of $1,000 each. The original
proprietors, J. A. Gowan and Dave
Sterritt still retain one-third interest
in the mine. The parties who pur-
chased the other two-thirds are Timothy
Kennedy and Hugh Flood. When a
two-thirds interest in a prospect clai m
in a new camp sells for $4,000 it is safe
to say that there are some big things in
sight. There is quartz country in
there we'll worth looking after.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02
NUMBER III.
BROKE JAIL.
Daring Escape of the Horse
Thieves-HOw they Made
their Exit-ParficuIars Of
the Pursuit. Etc, Etc.


On Sunday night the community were
startled by the news that Swift and
Lewis, the horse thieves recently
captured on the Wee-ipe, had escaped
from the county Jail. Fifteen minutes
had elapsed before the di scovery was
made, and In all haste the sheriff had
men mounted and armed and sent hem
In pursuit and to block all the avenues
OF escape from the prairie. Geo. Smith
started to kamiah, Eddy left for the
Clearwater bridge, Tom Aram secuted
the Cove. the Florence trail was guard ed
and messengers dispatched all over the
prairie. The escape was made about
seven O'Clock, through the roof of an
Office newly constructed on the south
side of the Jail, access to which was
had through door opening from the
co rriGor outside the cells. This door
is usually kept locked by an inadver-
tence the key remained in the lock, and
the prisoners took advantage of the
opportunity afforded by the Temporary
""'eeo VI Ihe sherlH 10 make
their escape. All Sunday night
and Monday the prairie was thor.
oughly secuted but not a trace of the
birds could be found. 1t was first
thought that they would be quickly re.
captured as both men are unacd'uainted
with the country, but it is presumed
that they had been hiding grub with
the contingency Of escape in view. and
That having slowed away sufficient to
last them they made for the timber and
are lying low until the excitement has
abated. 1t 10 not known that thew were
ever in this county before, and as thev
came across the prairie late at night
when they were brought to Jail it is not
possible for them to have more than n
general knowledge of the geography of
the prairie, and therefore look for their
recapture at any hour, although they
may not be taken alive. They are both
young men and fully realized the fact
that II they escaped the Montana vipi-
iahtes they would assuredly be sent nm
for long term in the penitentiary. and
IL Is not surprising that in their despera-
tion they resorted to these daring meas
u'es Tor liberty, and as it were, escaped
through rat-hole. AS it is only a
dozen jumps from the JUL into the brush
It Is probable that they were soon under
cover and that they will lay low until
'he excitement attending the escape
has abated. There seems to be an
epidemic of these escapes at present, as
1t was only recently that some broke
out from the Boise pen, which has been
regarded as the most secure "iug" in
the territory. There was an outbreak
from the Colfax Jail recently, all of
which goes to show that no amount of
vigilance can guaranty security against
desperate men with halter around
their necks.
RECAPTURED.
The horse thieves were recaptured at
sheriff Talkington's ranch on Cottonwood
creek, at o'clock, Wednesday evening.
'hey called at the house to get supper
and made no resistance. We saw them
in Jail last evening and they told us
they lay in the brush all Sunday night,
camped in the foothills above Grange
vile Monday at an old barn near the
lake and Tuesday at COTTONWOOD
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02

QUARTZ PRosPEcTs.-Wilson Nell
bourne, w. G. Knighten and w. F.
Magill started down to their newly
discovered quartz mines on Salmon
river last Friday with the intention of
putting up an arrastra Immediately.
They had just received reports from the
assayers to whom rock was sent for
assay, and the returns were encourag-
ing enough to justify the excitement
under which they labored, as the assays
went from $500 to $500 in gold from the
main ledge, which is called the "Grand
Chief" Another promising ledege is
the Betty" ore from which ASSAYS
Sl20 10 the ton in gold. In the "Blue
Bird" lode antimonisl silver is found
with trace of gold. The ledges are on
Salmon river about thirteen miles from
Grangeville. The formation is gray
granite. with some lime. There is
plenty of timber mile up strea m and
the lodges are favorably 81 tuatcd for
working. John Crooks has q two foo
ledge of $50 gold bearing rock in the
same belt.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02

Last Saturday and Sunday were live
ly days in Grangeville. with runaways,
dog fights and two pair of fisticuff en-
counters. The boys evidently thought
they were celebrating the galorions
festivities of the genuine occasion. to-
morrow,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02

pect to drive about five hundred head
of horses to the Black Hills this
summer, via the Boise trail, following
in the wake of the Woods and Fock ler
band. i. p. Brown will also driye
three hundred head to Montana over
the Nez Perce trail some time during
the month. Crooks and Reynolds
intend starting nearly two hundred.
and Mr.. Galbraith will drive an equal
number. Thus it will be seen that
Idaho county is building up an immense
trade and deriving heavy revenues from
its horse and cattle raising industries
Verify. bunch grass is king
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02

ANOTHER OUTRAGE.-Indian Dick ar
rived at Mt. Idaho Wednesday morning
from Lapwai and said that he had broke
out of the agency Jail, where he had
been confined by order OF agent Mon
teith. He WAS kept two days without
water and finally broke his shackles
which he still wears, and came to the
prairie tor protection. He says tina;
Monteith told him that he would keep
him in Jail one year because Tom Hill
had been in Jail one year, and also be-
cause he testified against Tom Hill in
the recent trial. This is the Indians
version, and we give it for what it is
worth. 1t will be day ofjubilee for
the Indians when Mr.. Monteith's sue
cessor arrives.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-02

Ono FINo QUARrz.-The "Democrat"
ledge twenty miles east of Pierce city,
is to be further developed this summer
by the sinking of an additional one
hundred feet on the prospect shaft
previously put down. The mine is
owned by Chicago company who put
in one stamp prospecting battery
three years ago, and it is hoped that
with better management the mine will
be made produc tive and paying pro.
perty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16

ITSADTANTAGE TO FORT WORTH.
In Thursdays GAZETTE was recorded
the initial steps TO the establishment in
this city of large cotton yard. This en-
terprise originated with the farmers who
belong to the alliance and to them It
must prove OF incalculable benefit. HAY
ing yard for storage purposes, the
farmers will be liberated from the
Intervention Of any third party
In sale between the producer
and consumer, and the yard receipt will
be negotiable paper equivalent TO an adj
vance on the cotton until the farmer is
willing to sell. Controlled by officers of
their own selection, the farmers will be
assured that the weights and classified
ton will be satisfactory, and his product
from the day it is ready for market until
sold will be virtually in mis- own
hands. with a yard thus managed
by his own agent and with the
facility for obtaining advances, the farmer
can sell his cotton when he desires to do
so and need not deprive himself in hold.
ing his crop from an unfsvorable market.
The advantages TO the cotton producer
must be obvious to every farmer who has
been heretofore forced TO sell regardless
OF the ruling quotations, or who has been
worried with the persistency OF local spec
ulators, and Il seems to THE GAZETTE that
the benefit conferred by this enterprise
on members Of the alliance would attract
to the orderall who are not now members
OF it.
To Fort Worth the advantages of cot
ton-yard, organized, managed and con-
trolled in the manner designed, would be
iar-reaehing, Such yard would not
only attract the product OF Tarrant
county, but of other counties that
do not now either sell their
produce or buy their goods In
Fort Worth, a serrelationship would
inevitably be established between city
and country, between merchant and
farmer, and every man who felt that in
Fort Worth he had been paid the full
value OF his products, would not only
make his own purchases here but would
become dissemination of the advantages
offered by this city. THE GAZETTE shall
allude to this subject again, and in the
the business men OF the city
should encourage and promote the kindly
feeling of the alliance for Fort Worth,
and let this encouragement be OF such
material character that it would admit of
no doubt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16

RAILWAY securities are steadily going
up since the strike is felt to be over. The
sensitiyeness Of capital is shown in the
circumstance that the bonds of roads that
were not in any way affectedby the strike
were greatly depressed by IT, and arenow
rising as the danger passes away. Fort
worth.& Denver bonds, that at the out
break of the troubles were at ~ TO 90,
dropped TO S.. They have in the last two
or three days advanced to 90, and are
still moving upward.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16

against, for, by concentrating the convict
labor Of the country IN one branch Of In
dustry, It would drive the men out o.
work who depend for their living upon
that trade. Under the existing system
where conyicts are employed In dozen
different branches Of work, their compe-
tltion With any single one Is not pressing
enough TO be felt.
There are about 10000 penal convicts
in this country, and more than 100000
free workmen. The productions of the
10000 have not percephble influence
upon the wages OF the 5000, 900. II those
10000 are put 10 work on single line Of
manufacture, It viii bankrupt the men en-
gagged in that business, and leave their
employees without work. II the labor
unions cannot suggest scheme with a
better promise than this, they had better
stop tinkering with reforms
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16
THE GAZETTE ABROAD.

THE GAZETTE will be found for sale a. the
places named In the following cities;
CHICAGO, ILL.-W Is. siker, lb2 Dearborn
ttroet and l.. SchAEner, Grand Pacinc hotel.
sT LOUIS, Mo.--Phlllip ROeder, e2Z owe
street and Jas. OvertoD, southern hotel
HOT SPRINGS, ARB.-J. II, Davis q co.,
Homer L. Bull, H. Hirsh6eld and z. II. Greene.
oates of Advertising Furnished ON Apph-
cation
Rsu,sttances bs drdn, postoaee money order or
IN registered Letter al Sisk OF Office.
CoTreIpondebes q solicited apon all neios sub
isfs,
Pvonps Information OF epents and ussos happen
tsyG Of general tntereSt tolicited, and VII Be
properly compensated.
Al communications irtepded Tor publication
snusf BE- accompanied by The toTiter's name md ad
areis-nof for publication, bat az an evidence Of
good Jnsth.
psrsonn! % Themselves totl please slcloss sap jon
Yspiv
al letters relating 10 business Of any kind should
b addFested 20 THE GAZETTE Fort Worth Ter,
DESOCRAI PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16

THE thing we want now is road 10 Grape.
vine Prairie. The distance IL short, and II we
throw a line In that direction we might get a
bite.-fDallas Times.
BY all means get thee branch TO the
new trdnk line to Fort Worth. But what
was the need Of committee going all the
way to Kansas City to get Drsnchi The
railroad center vs. Branchtown the race
will be ended speedily now. The gans
are in, dearly beloved, with forty shufles
IN tha fly
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16
70 TIE "LMBECILITY'
WHERE

WHERE THE "LMBECILITY'
RESTS.
The critics of Gov. Ireland who cen.
sure his "ofllcial imbecility," which con.
sists, as alleged, OF failure to send state
troops TO Fort Worth before he was
asked, will have 70 look for a deeper
cause for the unfortunate affair here. II
was not official but popular imbecillty
that needs to be condemned. The laissez-
faire policy, the easy feeling of content
ment which satisfies i,gelf with inaction
so long as a catastrophe Is not at hand,
is responsible for the calamity at Fort
Worth and at East st. Louis. The peo-
pie at large did not think there would be
anybody hurt, therefore no action was
taken to prevent anybody being hurt.
Had there been a closer diagnosis OF the
case there could have been no installing
the symptoms Of danger. But popular
imbecility, If you wish to call 1t imbecll-
ity, let things take their course un-
checked, and, reposing in fancied safety,
was awakened to a sense Of the actual
danger by the crack of the Winchester.
This form of imbecility is responsible
not only for our extraordinary misfor-
tunes, but for the ordinary Ills. 1t makes
men stay at home, in their Offices and
stores and shops, on election day, while
the mob goes TO the polls and elects the
men who are TO have the control of cities
and counties and states. If the mob
elects the peoples rulers, the men elected
will be Of the class to whom they owed
their elevation. 1t viii not do to com
plain OF the conduct OF these men in
office. Their corruption and ignorance
and rapacity are not TO be condemned.
They might have been defeated and better
men put in their places, had citizens but
done their duty. Men who shirk duty
must pay Tor their carelessness. Their
misfortune sprang from "lmbecility." 1t
Is very good thing, indeed, to have
scape-goat TO bear the blame of every mis-
fortune, but "oflcial imbecility" will not
do. 1t is public imbecllity, and nothing
else
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16
GAZETTE BRANOH oFFICEs.

DALLAs--T. o. Mckee, manager
DENfgor--Dick Chamberlain, manager
WACo-.A. IS. O'Neill, manager.
sHERMAN--J. II. Dills, manager.
WEATHBRFoRD--H. u. Dorsey, manager
PARIB--O. ID. Maxey, manager.
JEFFERsor---J. ID. Kitchens, manager
MARsHALf.--Robt. Kennedy, MANAGER
ABTLENB--W, Il. Powell, manager.
OLEBURFE--W. II. Byrd, manager
EL PAso--S. X. Lyons, manager.
gIIrEsyILLE--E.p z. Hlll and J. l.. Hickson
managers,
BoNHAM--O. X. johnson, manager.
HONEY GRovE--L. o. Hill, manager
BAIgD--FrAnk Dorsey, manager
eREEsvILLE-W. r. Wheeler, manager
OoLoRADO-w. b, Nawkirk, manager
MfNEoLA-V. HufmAster, manager.
OIsoo--w. T.. Pulley, manager
WHIrEsuoRo--J. q. Glenn, manager
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16
A REMEDY THAT'S WORSE THAN
DISEASE.

Opposition to convict labor is one OF
the central principles of the knights Of
Labor as well as of most other labor
organizations. They deny the right
of governments TO bring con.
victs in competition with the
services of honest and free men,
holding that, in so far as the convic,s
produce fabrics, the demand is lessened
for the productions and the labor of free
laborcfs.
On the other side of the prison-labor
question Is the disinclination of the pub
lie to submit to taxation for the support
OF idle and unproduc,ive convicts. Men
whose misdeeds have brought them to the
penitontiary are not released from tho
obligation to earn their bread by the
sweat OF their brows. They must be put
to work at something TO relieve the pub
lie from the burden of their support.
There is no branch of In.
dustry in which they will not
come in competition with free artisan
engaged In that industry. They must
work, as well for their own good as for
the good of the state, for idleness en-
conrages yiclousness In the peuitentiary
as well as out Of it. AS reform.
atory institution prisons lose all
OF their effectiveness when their
inmates are unemployed, so that
moral as well as economical reasons
weigh in favor of Keeping convlcts at
work. Their competition is too trivial to
be felt in the great world Of industry.
Suppose the $500 effective conylcts in the
Texas penitentiary were put to work. saw
at raising cotton, Does anyone suppose
that the product of their labor would De.
press the price OF that article? They
might raise 1900 bales. What figure
would that number cut in total pro
duo.lon Of Ave or six million bales2
Representative Swinburne has intro.
duced bin in congress dealing with this
subject Of convict labor, which is under,
stood to have the approval Of the labor
organizations, Mr. Swinburne's plan Ia
to have couyicts employed in the making
OF such articles as are required by the
army and navy, such as blankets, fabrics
for clothing, saddles, harness, and so
forth This is what the labor organiza-
tons ask. One cannot see how ii lessons
competition with the fabricators of the
articles that the government now pur
chases for the equipment of the army.
These goods are purchased from manu-
faeiarers who employ thousands OF work.
men. II the government goes to making
lhem at penltentlaries the men now at
work on the army contracts will
'e deprived Of work-unless they can
get In the penitentlary In fact, the
proposed plan is worse than that
which the workingmen so strongly protest
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16
Fine Lnuds for sals

Bids will be received by The en-
court of Houston county up 10 IA
the 10th day of May, 1885, for he \
leagues OF Houston county acANl
mated In Polk and Trinity coallI
Trinity Tap and East Texas slil
railroads, IA leagues In one 81
leagues In thc other, and bids VII
for either survey or both togethtE !
third cash, one third In fge yeiii j
IN ton years, with approved perez
Tor deferred payments, with llis 4
lanu and notes TO draw yer csl'|
Bids Will also be received FOR ne 2
land, on the same terms rs apo's
ilege of cutting all trees ten lnc.|
eter. The railroads run throusl n
and they are c'assed among the w
long leaf pine In Eastern Icxas., n
serves the right 10 reject any ena i
County Judge Of Houston ceil
Crockett, Tex Anrii Z. 1851