Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-23
STATE NEWS.
Cleaned From the Columns of Various
Idaho Exchanges.

A Montana company has been in
vesting few dollars in the copper
mines of the Seven Devils mining dis
trict, having paid A. Kleinschmidt
81 900, 900 for his interests in that Sec
ton Idaho Democrat.
Three leading insurance companies,
representing the greater part of the in
surance carried by Occur d'Alene mer-
chants in the recent fire, have sent
word to their special agent to cancel all
policies in that place, giving as reason
that the streets are too narrow and the
means at hand to successfully fight fire
are lacking.-Kootenai Courier.
P. Mcfarland, who owns a large
fruit ranch on Dry creek brought to
the Sun office ripe strawberries from
his vines. Mr.. FarlaLd has straw
berries now growing in all stages of de-
velopment from bud and blossom to
the ripe, delicious fruit. The berries
are large and of excellent flavor. Oh,
this wonderful climate of IdahoL
Boise Sun.
c. F. Finn, while quarrying build
ing stone here few days ago, found a
large section of come prehistoric ami
NAL. The animal was evidently about
the size of large OK. From the por-
tons found it would be impossible for
anything short of an expert geologist
and comparative anatomist to tell any,
thing as to what species it belonged.
-Weiser Leader.
A copper vein has been discovered
in the mountains back of Mineral King
by Marcus Lovello. Assays have
shown that the product assays IS to 30
per cent pure copper and $1O7 in
silver per ton. It is claimed that the
mine Is as rich as any of the famous
Lake Superior mines. Experts in San
Francisco say the ore is good quality.
Occur d'Alene Times.
A. L. Swingle, an employee on
Lemp's ranch near Boise City, dis
covered the remains of q man on
Eagle Island in the Boise river about
nine miles from the city. The man
had evidently been drowned during
highwater. Some of the skin on the
back had been preserved, as also por-
ton of the scalp, otherwise nothing
remained but the skeleton. No clue to
the mans identity was discovered.
Occur d'Alene Times.
Thursday afternoon Messrs. w. T.
Reeves and D. H. Bethan hired horse
and cart at the livery stable and drove
out for duck hunt on Blackfoot river.
Going several miles below town they
pond where ducks were
found and, dismounting from the cart,
and tied the horse near the
bank of the river. After shooting
some ducks they returned to hitch up
but found their horse in the river and
unable to get out. They made every
effort to save him but in vain. He
and the hunters walked to
town with a few ducks but no horse
Idaho News.
If there is terrestrial paradise any,
where on this old planet it is the Warm
Springs, on the Warrens trail, in this
county, and its its ministering angel is
Fred. Burgdorf, the proprietor thereof.
A plunge in the springs after long
and tiresome ride takes. out all the
and stiffness from the joints,
and as we drink a milk punch and
smoke one of Fred's fine cigars,
stretched at full length upon the
lounge, we experience satisfaction
and enjoyment of life that is well
worth the cost of travelling so far to
enjoy. When the state wagon road is
these springs will become
} great health and summer resort
Idaho Free Press.