Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
THE FREE PRESS.
GRANGEVILLE. IDAHO.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS. 1890
EDITORIAL CORRESPOND
.ENCE.
,yhdt the Editor hes to Sag ia
Regard to Rdiirodd Pros
poets, and Other Matters
Of Interest TO Cdn0s
Prairie.
WALLA WALLA, Feb. II, 80.

'h"h iihS' ONihS w nun,
rain and snow, it is difficult
and unpleasant travelling trav-
cling about the town.
| shall call on Hunt to-mor-
row and ascertain if he has
designs" on our county. |
saw Gen'l manager Smith, Of
the Union Pacific while in
Portland, and was informed
that they fully intended build
ing to Camas Prairie when
money was cheaper. That the
lowest rate ofinterest at which
they can borrow money now is
Z per cent, and 1t don't pay to
build railroads at that rate.
The Camas Prairie extension is
now before the Board Of Direct
ors for consideration, and it is
possible that they may author
Use its construction Immediate
ly, in view of the fact that the
Northern Pacific is equally de
sirous of extending its system
into the Clearwater country.
On the whole, while there is
no prospect of immediate con-
struction, yet the railroad sit
uation presents more hopeful
symptoms than / have ever
before experienced, and it may
be said now that the period of
hope deferred is passed, and
that a railroad to Camas
Prairie in the very near future
is q fixed and certain fact.
While in Portland | was
overwhelmed with inquiries
about Warrens and Alton dis
tricts, and the opportunities
they presented for investment
IN quartz mining properties.
1t seems that the mule loads of
bullion which were shipped
from Warrens IL the last two
years have been the best adj
vertisement the camp ever
had, and the messy backs in
the Webfoot metropolis have
at last realised that what |
have been telling them for the
last five years about the wealth
of the camp is the literal and
exact truth. The Mayhower
mine is incorporated for $780,
900, and its shares are selling
readily at 60 cents, with a par
value of one dollar a share.
Mr.. G. z. Church, who owns
one half of the Esmond hotel
building, and the Morrison
street wharf and other proper
ties in Portland, owns an en-
tire third interest in the mine
and will visit the camp this
summer to inspect the proper
ty. Other parties consulted
me as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
erecting a complete reduction
mill in Warrens for custom
work, and it is probable that
this enterprise may materialise
during the coming season into
an accomplished fact. If Del
egate Dubois would only per-
nit the wagon read bill to be
ratified by Congress, feel GER
tain that could place 100000
worth of Warrens mining
property in PORTLAND alone.
AS it is, the men who have the
money and enterprise to take
a little flyer in quartz are
scared out by the idea of hav-
ing to eXpend a fortune in
frcighting machinery and sup
plies to the point corporations.
If Mr.. Dubois were a demo
Graf, the FREE PRESS would go
for his back hair with a sharp
scalping knife for neglecting
SO simple a thing as the pas
sage of the wagon road bill,
which will do SO much to de-
velope central Idaho, but as
we are supposed to be editing
non-partisan paper we have
to concur in the opinion that
the enemy can do no wrong,
and so we are prevented from
exposing the incapacity of our
delegate in Congress. If there
were personal advantages to
be gained by the passage of
this bill it would go through
as slick as the bill to divide