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, 1886-09-23
An Open Letter.
To Hon. G.. S. VOORHEES,.

10 HON u. y. VOORHEES,:
Sir-I desire, if it can be SO ar.
ranged, to discuss the issues of the
political campaign, in which we are
now engaged, with you before the
public, IN joint debate. Owing to the
limited time within which 1 have to
make canvass of the Territory, and
as you have some advantage over me
IN this regard, l find that the onIv
dates at my disposal for the purpose
are October Both and November LIST
next, at which times I solicit meet
ings with you for such discussion. at
Tacoma and Seattle.
Respectfully,
DATED: q. NJ. BRADSHAW.
Dalles, Or. Sept. 15, 1886.
, 1886-09-23

-Four years ago. while returning
from the territorial republican con,
yention held at Vancouver, and when
some distance east of The Dalles, our
train ran over skunk and killed it.
the etfiuvia of the dying animal pen
etratlng every corner OF every car.
Brents was elected. While return.
ing from the Tacoma convention this
week, the skunk experience was re-
peated IN almost the same locality as
before. Is this an 1axaap of Voor-
hees' defeat at?-Columbia Chronicle
, 1886-09-23
NOTICE..

There will be meeting OF the Stock
holders OF the proposed Port Townsend
Electric Light Co., this (Thursday)
evening, at 7330 sharp, at the Court
House, to discuss the subject OF the in.
tended construction of the plant. The
citizens in general are respectfully in
vited to attend.
, 1886-09-23
NOTICE.

At the next meeting OF the City Council. Oct
/, 1886. ] will recommend borrowing about SJ0JJ
10 be used in raying on present Indebtedness,
drawing " per cent. inerest, providing we can
borrow at u rate OF interest enough below ~ per
cent. to make II an object
Any .erson desiring this loan may deliver to
me sealed proposals srEcIYIIsG LOWEST RATE
OF INTEREST. Further information will be
given on application. TO me.
ID. W. SMILH,
Mayor City Of Port Townsend
Sent fSsS
, 1886-09-23
FOR SALE.

| Horses, cattle and sheep for sale. Also a irsl
class sloOp. Address: A. BAR ow,
Lopez Island, San Juan County, W. 7.
, 1886-09-23
Notice.

To THE PuBLLc:-My wife, Elizabeth Seery,
having left my bed and board without cause, this
Ia to notify the public not 10 trust hsr on my
account, As will pay no deb's of her contract
ing on or after this date
PETER SEERY,
Lopez Island, San Juan County. w. T., Sept
cmber IL, 1886
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

Tom Tague is running his pack
train over the trail where the road
is TO be located, and with its pres
ent bad condition, says he prefers
it to going around by the Rock
Greek wagon road.
The County Commissioners are
doing a great deal for the develop
ment Of both the agricultural sec
tons by constructing good wagon
roads. There is nothing which is
more conductive to the public we'll
fare than free and easy roads. and
we hope the good work will be
kept up.
Last year this section spcIt
$3.50 and the county $500 on the
wagon road up Warm Spring Creek
to the Little Smoky mines, when
work was discontinued on account
of the rough fall weather. Work
will again commence on or about
July 9Th and prosecuted vigorously
until The road is completed. The
county will pay one-third Of the
expenses and the remaining two
thirds raised by subscription. This
will save fifteen miles of teaming
which will prove of great benefit to
Ketchum, as well as the numerous
miners in that section of the rich
mineral belt, rs ores can be trans
ported at much less expense. When
the miners make money the coun-
try in general ilourishcs. The
advantage will not be to ketchum
alone but to the HALEY teamste:s,
who will have a nearer and better
route by comming over the new
road.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

Fifteen tons of ore received from
Bayhorse last evening were put
drought to-day.
Charles Weaver, Superintendent
Of the Ketchum Sampling works,
to-day furnished a KEYSTONE re-
porter with the following items:
For the week fortv-fve tons We're
sampled, and as the roads and
trails are improving, the amount
for next week will be considerable
larger.
Last Thursday the rock breaker
was broken, and pieces of machin-
cry were sent to the Haley Iron
Works. Yesterday about noon
they were put in place and fifteen
tons of ore run through
Twenty-Five tons of ore is expect
ed from the Wellington mine, near
Galena, next week; % from the
King of the West, on Little Smoky,
will arrive Wednesday; 20 from
Boulder, and a few wagon loads
from Bayhorse.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

Mining machinery for Sawtooth
II. q VI. Co. received on the 2ith.
Three ears of Salt for Custer
were received during the past week,
p. L. Williams, of Williams q
Young, Salt Lake, paid us a call
on the 23d inst.
Arthur Brown came in on Mon
day, the Dist. He goes to Challis
to prosecute the Charles Dickens
suit.
Prof. J. T.. Clayton and Prof. "
p. Jenny went to Clayton on the
22d as experts on the Charles
Dickens suit.
Shipments for week ending Jnns
23d: One car bullion; two ears
ore from Clayton; three cars ore
from Sampler.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

w. +. Peek, of this place, has
just completed a new steam wash
err, for which he has applied for a
patent. 1t will do more washing
with less labor than any other
washer yet invented. 1t removes
all dirt without the use of the
vashboard and no crank to turn
All those desiring a washer will do
we'll to examine this before pu :
chasing. 1t can be seen at Coffin
Bros. store building any time after
Tuesday, or at the residence of W.
e. Peek. Parties wishing can try
the washer before purchasing. II
will be sold at the low price Of IS.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

Rev. Matthias eyes being very
sore. there will be no services In
the Catholic Church tomorrow.
The Rev. j. W. Maxwell, Of
HALEY will hold services in the NJ
4. Church tomorrow at III a. M
and s p. m.
Rev. G. Richie will hold servi-
cies in Union Church tomorrow al
the usual hours. Sunday School,
at 2 o'clock p. IL.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

Ketchum will have horse racing
on July Sd and 4th, and as there is
nothing going on at any of the
other towns on that day, all will
have an opportunity to attend.
They are to be we'll conduced, those
who 90 to see them will have no
cause to regret being present See
posters.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

About 4 o'clock Thursday morn
ing L. S. Yocum, after lighting u
fuse which failed TO fire blast, at
the Idahoan mine, went to it just
in time to receive the explosion.
His left arm, left side and the left
side Of his skull were smashed into
a Jelly. Drs. Brown and Mckay
were sent for, but arrived too late
to render assistance. The unfor-
tunate man only lived an hour and
q half.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

TRaINs:
,.,i,. at sAsr. s n, Depart at ':'' p ;"
o.a5p. m. Dep. 3:i5 p. m
hr,'' northern, $50 p. NJ m
HALEY. 5. p. m "
posrorrrcE HOURS:
t,om ia. m. osp;, M Meek and da J =
Open , iro,ff from a. N. to loa- H. anu . =
:" :" tor. NJ. dor or registry business tran
No mon yyn o' or on week days between
.rcred on on 9 II II m. and PIP. IN.
lie hours o. TELEPHONE r. HOURS: >,
onen on week days from ~
EXCHANGE op'o on Sundays from a. ~, IN
tosP Rates to all parts OUTSIDE 1n "a o u .'
to I'm .,s 70 subscribers anu ~ ~ 0'''N
city, ~" CHURCHES:
c,nob-Rev. Geo. Ritehie' pastor
Union c eRery sunday at IL a. IN. a"'
SIP. NAL church.-Rev. |; 7; os ~ en-
Episcop a,.ices at II a. IN. ana F. H. '''
Eecior..,fss r sunday in each month. pev w
ih sse9tod;t Episcopal seryices on the third
sai,nJay in each lhoh'N'
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

In the matter of James Moore
VS.. Jennie Hardee ct al; District
Court dissolved the injunction
Thursday evening, after a full
hearing.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

The steamer Yukon arrived At
Juneau May 9th.
The new steamer Alaska is on
her maiden trip up the Stickeca
river.
The schooner Leo landed about
one hundred gallons of whisky on
her last trip to Alaska.
Henry, U. s. Commis6iener at
Juneau, has been ARRESTED and u
OH trial for not making prcpAf
returns Of his om,c
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

In Ketchum, the 14-months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Strange died, last Thursday morn
ing, of consumption. The family,
in their sad affection, have the
sympathy of the entire community.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

In Ketchum, this morning, June
26th, to the wife of George Nj.
Snow, a son. Mother and child
doing well, and the attending ply
stefan says George will be conva-
lescent in few days.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26


Ed. KEYSTONE: Really it makes
me think it is foolish for me to
Quit here. where the climate is so
fine and everything so pleasant
Your fine summers represent the
weather the year round here. This
is now the middle of winter, yet
the thermometer has not been
lower than IS above, and during
the warmer part of the day it. gets
up to 20, and last summer our
warmest day it only went up to
ST, so you may may judge of the
salubrious climate. There are not
over five rainy days in the year,
and very few cloudy ones. During
the winter a heavy dew falls, but
very little in the summer.
The mining company, in whose
employ | am, consists of 10000
shares, which are on the Valparai-
so board and sell at an average of
SS5 per share. They have paid
100000 in dividends, besides, on
reorganization, deposited $4,000
with the government as a security,
which all incorporated companies
are Obliged to do. That also came
from the profits. They now in
tend paying two per cent. per
month dividends, and machinery
| for charging the mill and roasting
capacity has been ordered. Fifty
tons Of ore per month that will
average about 200 ounces per ton
are being taken from the mine.
The free milling ore averages $50
) per ton. Another mine in the
same district is turning out big.
They have more ore than we have,
but it is not as rich, and yesterday
the report came down that the ex-
tension had been struck and
showed an assay of 1856 ounces
per ton. | think they must have
. assayed choice piece. Specimens
| of our ore will 90 that much, but
: they are scarce and far between.
There is a great gold excitement
: in the north of Chill. 1t is claimed
that ore is being shipped which is
g worth from three to twenty ounces
: per ton, in lots of 10 to 100 sacks
! at a time. This country wants cap
: ital and little Yankee push
which would soon make it IA
!. NOUS mining section. The copper
: interests are pretty well developed
: but are worked by primitive ant
0 slow processes. The market being
; low more attention is paid to golc
: and silver: and as | write this ;
: 10-stamp silver mill is the hos:
I works Of the country. | have we
/ to hear Of the first roasting mill IL
f the country. A good 20-stamI
: roasting mill would knock all The
n one-horse outfits cold and make
plenty Of money, but | fear it vii
, be long time before any of thes'
. people will show sand enough t.
= venture into such an outfit. / have
] spent a year trying to talk this
: company into the changes tina
] are to be made here. They lost
f enough every two months to pa
for the change. A few bankers o
Q Valparaiso and the president of th'
@ company were instrumental il
bringing the change about.
ri Bolivia is far ahead of Chilli fo
p rich silver mines. For an easy life
with good chances to make none.
with a little ready cash, this coun
try cannot be beat, bat a poor mar
: who has TO work for a living haC
: better keep away. 1t is no place
. for an American laboring man.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26
Read the Philadelphia NJ. & S.
Cos adj in to-day's paper.


Splendid reports from all sec
tons of the great mineral belt.
Pat. Mcmahon is daily receiving
fresh fruits, which he sells cheap.
Ketchum was visited by pretty
good blow and some rain last
evening.
Rising Star Lodge No. 10, I. 90.
f., held an interesting meeting in
the Rebekah Degree last evening
Rumor says that a good body of
ore was struck in the Ontario mine,
on Warm Spring Creek, a few days
ago.
f. /. Rooms, Of Bellevue, after
spending few days among old
friends here, RETURNED home last
Thursday.
A force Of miners are at work in
the Homestalle mine, on Lake
creek She will yield considerable
ore this year.
Some repairs have been made on
the second bridge across Wood
River above Ketchum, and it is
now in good shape.
There will soon be two saw
mills running on Little Smoky,
one owned by Alex. Siiers and
the other by J. O. Swift.
The Ketchum and HALEY bands
are both engaged TO play at HALEY
on the 9TH of July. Bellevue has
secured the Caldwell band.
Go into Geo. j. Lewis's drug
drug store and try one of those
new cigars. They are dandies, and
we know whereof we speak.
s.. Goldman, travelling for the
Columbia River Paper Company,
was in town two or three days this
week on business for the firm.
James Reagers, who had his arm
dislocated last week coming down
Elkhorn Hill, is getting along first
rate and is on the streets again.
The Custer mill, at Custer, above
Bonanza, on the Yankee Fork, is
running on ore from the Badger
mine. Chris. Mohler is superin-
tendent.
1t is reported that Palmer, the
former Superintendent of the Min
ME Moore mine, has fallen heir to
his fathers vast estates in England
and America.
Homer Bounds, Of the Summit
House, informs a KEYSTONE re-
porter that travel to Challis, Bay
horse. Houston and other points
is increasing.
The roads throughout the whole
upper country are getting in splen-
did condition BOW, and ore hauling
will be vigorously carried on in q
very short time.
Mike Carey, who has lease on
the ireland mine, Warm Spring
. Creek. has struck some ore. The
mine is looking we'll, and improv.
ing with each days work.
Vim. Toole, Of Challis, WAS il
town a day or two this week, taking
look to ascertain the value ofoul
section as mining country, ano
shaking" with old friends.
All members of Altaras Lodge
No. 13. /. O. O. f., are requested
to be on hand next Thursday eve
ming. as the officers elected for the
ensuing term will be installed.
A female hard case from Belle
vuc, who located on Smoky, nea1
the King Of the West mine, a few
days ago, was escorted out a couple
of evenings ago, by the miners, anc
tolk to "git." She got"
Cal. C. Clawson, former publIshe
of the KEYSTONE, is candidate
for Auditor and Recorder OF Custe
County. Cal is a good man, anc
: will undoubtedly gel the support o
, the Democrats of that county.
Harry Hills teams, with tw'
wagons, left the Ketchum Forward
ing House last Thursday with ma
chinery for the new hosting work
in course of con struction at TN
Beaver mine, Sawtooth.
Jabez Chase, of HALEY, has re
l n.,a I'ro.l- rnnn
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26

Sc n. ~
c.. seed at the Lewis drug
Take your girl to signOr B0sc0's
tonight.
shipping tags printed at the
KrYsrogE Office.
What has become Of the ketch-
nm rifle club?
Splendid grass for stock IN the
mountains now.
Fine. delicate sachet powders at
,bc Lewis drug store.
Get your summers printing done
bv the KEYSTONE.
The days have commenced 10
cet shorter again.
TIE rains of the past few days
have laid the dust.
Billy Duckdale came IN from
Challis few days ago.
Our air was cooled by several
thunder showers this week.
Bishop futile will hold Episco-
nal services here on July 18th.
DR.. Jones, of Bellevue paid
Ketehum a visit last Thursday.
Ifyou want genuine cashmere
suit 90 to Pinkham q Comstocks.
The Intcr-Idaho says that Mike
Rose has really gone to "Sawteet.
Dave Teachnor reports the mines
on independence hill looking first
rate.
I'd. Harrington, of Bellevue
spent several days in town this
week
Ketchum sports have fine times
catching troute in Warm Spring
Creek.
Furnishing goods of every de
scription at Pinkham & Com
stocks.
Thanks to United States Senator
John II. Mitchell for public docu
ments.
Baxter's parrot is sure to be
heard, AMI never fills to salute {
passcr by.
Evc.thing will by done by
Kctchum on July 81 and 4th for ;
grand success.
lycurgus Nienyard was in town
Yesterday and to-day on a little
legal business.
N. ORourk, Of the firm Of Frank
lin, NcNcigh d Co., grocers, Chi
cago, is in town.
7. VI. Cummins, of Cassia coun
ty, has been spending few day
in town this week.
The Ketchum musicians ar,
practicing band music to be playc,
at HALEY on July 9Th.
VIM. J. Kenney has opened sa
loon in the building formerly occu
ped ly Jerome Jacobs.
Bob Warren is in Custer count,
IN tie interests of Gillette & Evan
and the Academy of Music.
Fifty suits of the latest styles-o
gentlemen : clothing just receives
az Pmkham & Comstock's.
IL. o Brewer, who has the yer
pest OF references rs a piano-tunel
came up from HALEY last Monda,
John Eply, of Lava Creek, sfte
examining the mines in the Yanke
FORK District, has gone to Sal
Lake
The KEYSTONE of the 10Th,
me best number sent out from tia
oIllce for long, long time-Haile
Times.
frank Peed, Deputy Asseaso
has got through with his work
.ne upper country and returned
Bellevue.
remember that the reportt
Knows nothing till somebody il
iorihs him. He can't see throug
a brick wall.
John Wallace, the brick nasol
oaihe IN from Boise City last Tue
nay, and has commenced the brio
nolA on the new school house
Haley.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-26


Governor Stevenson has return
ed from the Payettc to Boise City.
Hon. James III. Hawley has de-
cided to make Boise City his home.
The War Eagle mill, at Silver
City, is running on Black Jack
ore.
The road from Silver City to
War Eagle Mountain is in very
bad condition.
Leonard's mill, at Silver City,
will soon start up on ore from the
Sullivan mine.
T. III. Brew left HALEY for Ore
gon. where he will reside with his
family last Wednesday.
The Eagle will scream and every
body get patriotic at Idaho City on
the glorious Fourth.
The Mountain View made ship
ment of two lots of ore this week
to the HALEY sampler.
Mr.. Carmichael, Superintendent
of the Minnie Moore, has returned
to Bellevue from Salt Lake.
Eli Nebro a son of Mrs. Judge
Auburv, of Bellevue, died at Los
Angeles, California, few days ago.
Mrs. Mary Ann Slator, sister of
Mrs. S. NJ. Tucker, died on Indian
Creek, above HALEY, last Tuesday.
The HALEY base ball boys are
practicing for the contest between
themselves and the Shoshone tos-
sers.
About two feet Of snow fell
on the summit between b Jnanza
and Challis during the recent
storm.
DR.. Zipf, who spent few days
on Wood River, speaks in high
terms of the "Creek " to the idaho
World.
Sheriff Newcomb, of Owyhee
county, has gone to Salem, Oregon
with an insane man, but will be
back next week.
Building continues at Era, but
money will be scarce until there Is
a payday or two.
THEODORE Warlikc, for the killing
of Henry c. Savage, in January
2Sth last, was hanged at Mount
Idaho on the 9th inst.
Bishop futile is in Idaho City,
where he will hold services to-mor-
row. He has accepted the position
as Bisop of the State of Missouri.
Superintendent Ravens, of the
\ Idahoan, took all of the men he
could spare from the mine down to
HALEY to- attend the funeral OF
their late fellow workmen, +. c.
Yocum. He treated them TO q din
ner after the funeral.
The lessees of The Empire mine,
commenced hosting ore and water
on Monday last, preparatory to
commence running a drift from
the bottom of the 9TH level north.
1t will probably take two weeks to
to drain the mine, and two or three
months to reach the cross-course
north Of the shaft, where it is
thought a rich chute Of ore will be
encountered.
Mr. E. C. Thompson, the super
intendent and part owner of the
Tahoma mine, at Atlanta, has
returned from New York with his
English expert, to close the sale
and give possession ofthe property
This sale has been under negotia.
ton for more than a year in Lon
don, and now finally brought to a
close. The price paid for the prop
erty, as we learn, is 100000
Inter-Idaho.
The Overland mine, in Minnie
Moore gulch, is fast coming to the
, front as one of the first mines Of
, the Wood River country. The out
: look in the lower levels il better
) now than ever before, and the own
ers are very happy in possessing
such a good ore-producer. Worl
, is being pushed right ahead, ane
ore shipments are being made Will
a good deal of regularity. Will
r another such property or so as tht
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
Drawing With q Hot Pen.

An ingenious little instrument called the
"hyalolyphotype." or tmore sensiblyl hot pen,
has been invented, by means Of which draw
ings can be made on glass or CLASSY substances
with a waxy composition, which is solid and
somewhat hard at ordinary temperatures
The pen can be heated by gas or electricity and
when heated the wa1y material flows easily
from it, setting so quickly Oh the glass that
cross patching can be done more rapidly than
with ordinary pen and ink, without risk of
blocking up the angles. Corrections can be
made with penknife. After the drawing
has been made, the plate is etched by fiuoric
acid, and when complete it can be either
electrotyped, stereotyped, used directly, or
applied to any purpose for which engraved
surfaces gre required. Transcript.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
Advantages of Staying In Town.

Assuredly, one of the advantages of
staying In town lies in the fact that you
have not to come back. II the act of start
ing is depressing, that of returning is
equally so. And is so, not only that the
process Of unpacking is about as tedious
as its contrary, but because one Is no
sooner in ones favorite chair than one
realizes how futile has been ones alb
sence from it. Those who stay at home
have at least this sat.sfaction-that they
have no regrets, that they have been pur
suing the even tenor of their way. They
have been enjoying themselves after their
own fashion. But, on the other hand,
how transient Is the impression made
upon the holiday takerl There is moth
ing more doleful in the annual flight
from the home than the rapidity with
which it leaves the memory.
No sooner has one set ones foot within
ones own doorway than one drops at
once into the old habits both OF act and
thought. The interval since we left ap-
pears dream. We can scarcely believe
we have been away. II seems only yes
terday since we set out on our pilgrim
age. And now all is over 1t Is sad re-
fection. 1t may be said, AT least We
have had the change, and will be better
for it." And physically we may, though
not much. 1t is both singular and melan-
choly that when we resume our ordinary
course Of life it should be with so little
recollection Of the immediate past-so
small sense of permanent Refreshments
Globe
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19
A Rich Clean Up" in Prospect.

Frequent and heavy fines, inflicted upon
those who violate the regulation prohibiting
hydraulic mining, has resulted in the virtual
closing Of this business. One effect of this l.
the noticeable clearness of the Feather,
American, Yuba and Sacramento rivers,
which used to be red and muddy For
twenty-five years these rivers haven't been so
clear as during this season. For several
years work has been carried on in the big
tunnel intended to divert the waters Of the
Feather river so that the bed Of the river
could be worked for gold Recently water
was turned in, but it was found that the tun-
mel was net large enough to carry all the
water Of the river. 1t will take several
months TO enlarge the tunnel, but when this
is done there is no doubt that a rich @clean
up" will be made-New York Tribune.