The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-10-18
IDAHO NEWS.

been made in quartz on Jacobs
ditch, and another on Poison gulch
-When=a county as large and
prosperous as Owyhee can get along
with one very short session of Dis.
trict Court per year, and even then
find no necessity for summoning a
trial jury, and have its grand jury
adjourn after a very short sitting
without finding a bill or any occa.
sion for reporting against any Off
Ger, it shows a condition of affairs
of which our citizens have every
reason to be proud. At least one
portion of the wild and woolly
West with its Ignorant miners and
murderous cowboys" as a distin-
guished Eastern Senator chose to
classify our people, at the very hour
a candidate for governor in his own
State was travelling and canvassing
the State with .body-guard of a
hundred men, can show a record of
law and order of which the most
staid and settled rural county in
the East might do we'll to emulate.
The evidence before the grand
jury concerning the affray in which
James Ray lost his life, established
so plain case of self-defense that
that body found no bill against
him.-Quite number of old Sill
verites are now growing up with
the prosperous town of Weiser.
Mr.. Hays, on his recent visit, met
VIM. Stacy, G. H. Tracy, &c. Hill,
J. H. McGregor, J. B. Coaklev,
John Matthews and John Ennor.
Matthews and Ennor are running a
livery business and building a new
stable.
Idaho Free Press: The semi
weekly mail service to Warrens was
ordered from the department to
commence October 6.-Mr. c. f.
Bayard, the special agent who has
been taking testimony in the Indi-
an spoliation claims here for some
time past, will take his departure
tomorrow for his home at The
Dalles. During the winter months
he will visit the Puget Sound and
Webfoot countries to take testimo-
ny in claims that have been pend
ing for more than thirty years. Our
people who have had business with
him have found him efficient, &C.
commodating and agreeable in the
extreme, and he has done all in his
power to facilitate the business of
claimants. He will return in the
spring to complete his unfinished
labors here.
Eagle Rock Register: The Int
rior Land and Canal Company have
inaugurated big canal scheme.
They propose to take large canal
from Snake river on the east side
of the river near Crater Butte, about
ten miles above Market Lake, and
running along that side cross the
river above Market Lake station and
covering the entire country on that
side of the river to the highest points
just west of town. The cost is es-
timated at $500, 900, and work will
be commenced on it very soon as it
is to be completed next year.
Statesman The American Min
ing Company, of Helena, Montana,
have bought out A. Kleinschmidt's
interest in the Seven Devils copper
mines for 81 600, 900 and capitalized
their company at 100000. Con-
tracts are now being let for hauling
to Weiser ore for Shipment to Belle
vile, Illinois, Smelling Company.
Next season a railroad will be built
and the greatest mining camp in
America, if not in the whole world,
will be started.
Cassia County Times: The sa-
looms at Albion were closed on
election day, Notwithstanding the
absence of any law requiring it.
Idaho Recorder: Two demo
Gratis were elected in Lemhi county,
viz: John Clark, commissioner and
Hal. H. Chase, Assessor and Col
lector. The latter's majority lis.