The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-11-01
IDAHO NEWS.

| fever at Boise City.-lsaac Phil
lips and John Sullivan of Owyhee
delivered 1000 pounds of silver II,
the assay office, Oct. 23d, valued al
| 500, OOO.-Ten cases of uniforms
have been received at the capitol fol
the use of the Idaho Guards
President Harrison has reappointed
U. S. Marshal Joe Wilson.-Boise
City is in the midst Of a building
craze-Parties from Colorado arc
in the city looking for a location
for sash and door factory.-Twc
silver bars received from Banner
weigh 100 pounds each.
Idaho Nail: The survey Of the
Gold Belt Railroad has been com,
| pleted to junction Bar, and the
average grade found to be about sc
feet to the niile.-The Alturas
Land & Irrigation Company is the
name of company of Idaho and
Salt Lake capitalists organized last
April to construct a dam across
Snake river about twenty-five miles
below American Falls, and convey
the water of Snake river onto desert
lands in Cassia and Logan counties.
1t is estimated that there are
100000 acres under the proposed
work. The capital stock of the COM
pany is 81 100000, most of which
is paid in. 1t is estimated that the
scheme involves the expenditure of
100000. Valuable placer mines
can be worked by water from the
ditch. The company has been de-
laycd in their work by the decision
of the Interior Department. with
drawing the arid lands from settle
ment, but as that has been reversed
they will resume work. This is a
gigantic enterprise, but one that is
considered practicable. 1t will be
watched with much interest. If it
is a success, all the water Of Snake
river could be turned onto the
plains and there would be sufficient
to reach even to Mountain Home
Half million pounds Of freight
will be forwarded from Mountain
Home to Rocky Bar this fall
Stock Inspector Moore says stock
is looking better than it has for the
past four years, and feed on the
winter range is fine.
Avalanche The Poorman group
of mines has been sold to an Eng
lish stock company price not men,
toned Mr.. Norton has dis
covered and located a ledge north
west of Wagontown which shows
assays from $3.50 to $3.50 per ton.
~ man by the name of Thomas
Williams died of pneumonia he
was q stranger in, camp.
Statesman The Artesian Water
Company will have their system of
pipes and mains completed in
few days. In less than 100 days
from the organization of the CON-
pany water was developed by the
drilling of eight wells, piped II 900
feet through six-inch main, and
by test made by the fire company
throws water through a 1-inch noz-
zle 100 feet high, thus solving the
problem of water for Boise City.
Caldwell Tribune: VIM. Hamil-
ton, son of Robert Hamilton, wac
arrested last week, taken to Boise
City, adjuged insane and taken to
Blackfoot.--There is not an empty
house in Caldwell.-Judge Beat
ty's Darkroom was broken into by
burglars last week. Stiles q Dun
bars cellar was also burglarized
and considerable amounts of goods
taken.
Ceur d'Alene Times: An old
prospector named John Allen made
his camp near China Bend in Ste
vens county, not long ago. He had
started FIRE and was boiling some
coffee, when suddenly terrific
blast tore up the earth and he was