Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-05-29
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Cleaned From the Columns Of Various
Territorial Exchanges.

| AOII1tOI4A4 GXCu6USeS.
The new steamboat, to he run on
Snake river between Huntington and
the Seven Devils, will he launched at
Huntington about June 1.-Caldwell
Tribune.
One Of the men who 60 down inside
the tubulars in u diving suit ut the
bridge stayed five hours under the
water yesterday without rising, which
is said to be All extraordinary feat
Statesman.
The ranchers on Silver creek are
afraid the grasshoppers will cause them
much trouble this summer. Many
farmers are already flooding portions
of their land with the hope of Destroy
ing the eggs.-News-NIiner.
The foundation walls for the addi-
ton to the penitentiary addition has
been completed. Plenty of stone has
been gotten out and the contractor, Mr..
Culver, is pushing the mason work as
fast as possible. -Statesman
The high fence in the rear of the
Statesman Office that has been for so
many years a landmark, was taken
down yesterday to give way for the
brick additions to the rear of the old
building soon to go up.-Statesman.
The corner stone of the Masonic
Temple will be laid on June eth. The
ceremonies will be in charge of Gov.
Shoup, the Territorial Grand Master.
A large attendance of members of the
Order from abroad is expected.
well Tribune.
Snake River is now as high as it gen.
orally gets at its highest and there is
still month that it rises in ordinary
years, the highest being the middle of
June; so we must expect to see the
high water mark raised several feet yet.
|-Caldwall Tribune.
There were several cloud-bursts in
the hills back of town one day last
week. Water came tumbling down
the gulches from the penitentiary to
Cranes gulch below town. A few sheep
were washed down one of the gulches,
but none ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A gold bar valued at Sls75 was
brought in from the Camas No. 2, YES
terday. It was the product of eight
days. run, cleaned up from the plates.
AS the concentrates saved are worth
about as much as that saved on the
plates, this makes good showing
News-Miner.
We learn that Bishop Talbot will
visit Custer county some time in July.
Our citizens have an opportunity of
hearing the word of the Lord expound-
ed only once every year, which does
not speak very well, taking it in re-
ligious sense, for Custer county.-Chal-
lis Messenger.
From 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 vege.
table crops are giving promise of a
bountiful harvest, while the trees in
our orchards are literally hanging full
of young fruit.-Weiser Leader.
A great amount of freight has been
shipped from this place to Silver City
and De Lamar, most of it consisting of
machinery for the quartz mills of that
section in the past week. Not less than
800, 200 pounds of freight have been
sent from our different forwarding
houses, and the different canals have
been crowded to their fullest capacity.
Nampa is doubling her business each
month.-Nampa Times.
Idaho is just beginning to attract the
attention of the financial world, and
now that statehood is assured us, the
amount of money that will be invested
in her rich agricultural lands, irriga.
ton, mining, railroads and various en-
terprises will in the next few DAYS be
enormous. An eastern syndicate has
already about completed arrangements
to handle one of the largest irrigation
enterprises in Idaho and will be out in
about ten days to close the deal.-Boise
Statesman.
c. H. Thompkins Jr., engineer of
the Phyllis canal, called at the States
man office yesterday and upon inquiry
gave the information that water would
he turned into the canal in about ten
days and that it was completed almost
to the town of Nampa. The water for
this canal is taken out of the Boise
river about fourteen miles below town.
The canal will he completed all the
way to the Snake river. Three miles