Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-18
STATE NEWS.
Cleaned From the Columns of Various
Idaho Exchanges.

o. G. Fairchild, q telegraphic oper-
ator Of Montpelier, Idaho, was pas
sing between two cars on tn. 1st inst,
when they were started, crushing him
and killing him almost instantly.
Fairchild was from Trenton, Mo-
Idaho World.
Yesterday the syndicate closed deals
on city property to the amount of
100000. They will, if possible, begin
operations on the west side canal yet
this winter. We will give particulars
of what this company intend doing for
Idaho Falls, in our next issue.-Eagle
Rock Times.
Shoshone was visited on Wednesday
with a snowstoam which began at in
the morning and lasted until after 10
o'clock, covering the ground with
about three inches of snow. 1t was
rather sudden change from the ex-
ceptionally fine weather we have been
having of late.-Shoshone Journal.
Grangeville, Idaho county, offers to
give building and farm for the state
agricultural college, provided the col
lege be located at Grangeville. The
building is known "a the Columbia
River Conference Academy and is
valued at 5000. Grangeville people,
however, do not tell by what noun
tain route student could reach the
college. Idaho News.
The Statesman says articles of in
corporation of the Sierra Mining and
Milling company of Mullen, Shoshone
county, have been filed with the Secre-
tary of State. The object of the COM
pany is the mining and milling of sill.
yer, lead, gold, copper and other prec-
ious metals, and the operation of mills
and smelters. The capital stock is
$500, OOO.-Idaho World.
Some wonderful discoveries of coal
have been made near Jerusalem,
Boise county, on the ranch of one
Arson. Samples Of the coal have
been tested in the blacksmith shops
Of this city, and it is pronounced to
be first class. The owner says he has
three-foot ledge Of the coal, even
better than the samples, as they were
taken from point on the ledge only
three feet from the croppings.-Hornet.
There is now lying in the DeLamar
Office silver nugget which will be
seen by good many million people
two years from now, for it is proposed
to place it in the Idaho exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. 1t Is q chunk of silver
glance with masses of ruby silver run.
ming through it, and weighs three hun.
dred and sixty pounds. Millions Of
people will give it q mere passing not
ice at the Worlds Fair and then turn
away to wonder at some other speci.
men not one hundreth part as valuable,
for this nugget Is not handsome and
few will consider that it is one of the
biggest nuggets taken from what Is to.
day the richest discovered silver mine
In America.-Idaho Avalanche.
The work Of tunneling Ruby hill
has been going on just two weeks, and
In that time so feet of earth and rock
has been penetrated. At present the
nature Of the ground is such that five
feet day Is being made and timbers
put In up to the face of the tunnel.
What miners call q ''reef' Is now being
cut and it Is nothing more or Less
than the bed Of some prehistoric
stream. Boulders and stones worn
round and smooth by the constant &C.
ton Of waters are being taken out, and
,bt thought tn that go,d may s1 Dc found
old channel. Bed rock will be reached
| in the next few feet and In the sOlid