The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-31
IDAHO NEWS.

from PROVIDENCE, II. L., arrived IN
Challis last Tuesday, and are rela-
tives of the late H. A. Parsons.
They came here to settle up the
Pearsons mining estate at Bonanza,
for which place they departed one
day last week.-Correspondents
from Sawtooth in the HALEY papers
still keep kicking" about the Clay
ton dam stopping fish from reach
ing their town. The "Salmon-eat-
ers" up at Sawtooth have evidently
become somewhat Salmon-hungry
by the way they still keep writing.
The dam in question went out over
three weeks ago by high water, and
we can see no cause for the Saw
tooth people at this date to COM
plain. We are not able to say of
our own knowledge whether fish
managed to pass by the dam or not,
but are informed that they did.
Avalanche: A gentleman up from
Succor creek, who has examined
the coal mine opened up by
John Mcmahon, says there is no
doubt about this being very i'm
portant discovery, in it's bearing
upon the industries of this country.
Two veins of a very good quality
of Ignite have been developed, only
three feet apart, with strata of
sandstone between them. These
veins are respectively twelve and
twenty inches thick, and, from their
pitch, indicate that they will run
together and become one vein in
less than 100 feet in. The coal in
these veins is free from the gypsum
and other foreign substances which
are found in other veins of Ignite
hereabouts, and in use in black
smith shops in Jordan Valley and
elsewhere, and for heating and cook
ing, it has proven quite satisfactory.
A shipment of load to Caldwell
has elected an order from there of
twenty tons. These two small veins,
however, appear to be but small
portion of the deposit. The use of
drill on the same hill, higher up,
has proven that there are other and
larger veins. behring's have been
made through stratum eight feet
thick, and have proven this stratum
up for width of four hundred and
fifty feet. As far as can be deter
mined by the borings this coal is
fully equal in quality to the smaller
veins. When it is remembered that
this deposit of coal lies in the only
pass now considered practicable for
the railroad line now being surveyed
to reach the rich mining districts of
DeLamar and South Mountain, Mr..
Mcmahon, their discoverer and
owner, cannot be considered far out
of the way in claiming that his
mines are as valuable as some of
the rich silver mines they seem des
tined to supply with fuel.-The
town is now in a condition Of pros
porous dullness. It's winter popu-
lation of miners and prospectors
have nearly all packed their blank
cts to hunt for hidden treasure in
the mountains hereabouts, and the
rattle of poker chips and clink Of
coin in the saloons has SO nearly
ceased, that the few old stagers left
have little else to do than play solo
sixty" with the bar-keepers for the
drinks.-Mr D. H. Spencer, who
has horse ranch in the jumpers,
found one of his animals suspended
in one of those trees this spring. 1t
is not known whether the animal
intended to commit suicide or climb
out Of the snow, or into the tree to
get something to eat. It is proba
BILE, however, that it was in search
of food and went over the snow to
nibble the top Of the tree, when it
broke through the snow and lodged
in the branches of the tree, where
it was found when the snow had
melted away.
Idaho Register: A remarkable
and singular circumstance hap
pened on Thursday evening during
a thunder storm at Kaintuck. The
lightning struck Neil McMillan's
house, badly damaging it, passing
through the open door and room
where three persons were sitting
without injuring any of them but
instantly killing large dog lying
in the door way. Passing out it
passed to the wire fence where two
horses were hitched doing them no
harm.
Weiser Leader: The boat which
left Salubria a few days ago and
navigated the waters of the Weiser
and Snake rivers as far as the Seven
Devils made the through trip in
twenty-six hours running time and
arrived safe and sound Prom
present indications this will be the
most fruitful season that Washing
ton county has known for many
years. Hay and every sort of grain
and vegetable crops are giving
promise Of a bountiful harvest,
while the trees in our orchards are
literally hanging full of young fruit.
Gilmore Bulletin While coming
from Atlanta last Monday, Ed.