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, 1890-04-10
RICH NORTH IDAHO
A Visitor From That Section Who
Is Enthusiastic over It's
Resources.
Camas Prairie-Vast Areas of
Agricultural Lands-Minerals
Immigration.

Hon. J. II. Forney, district attor-
ney of Idaho county, Idaho, is visit
ing the city on professional business.
Mr.. Forney Il enthusiastic In his
praises of the great Clearwater conn
try and pronounces II To be highly
desirable locality for immigrants
seeking homes. 1t possesses great
areas Of agricultural, pastoral and
mineral lands. The principal agri-
cultural section Of the county Is
Camas Prairie, containing about fif-
teen sections Of splendid farming
lands, gently sloplng rom the foot.
hills of the Salmon river mountains
toward the Clearwater river.
Its soil IL similar to the Palouse
country, with less severe climate,
but owing to the lack of transporta-
ton facilities the people have not
pursued the production of grain
beyond their immediate wants. The
country Is slightly rolling, and the
valleys Of the Salmon river and
Clearwater, with their temperate
climate, afford excellent winter
range for stock.
There was "a large immigration
last year, and the prospects are that
that 1t will largely increase
during the coming sum
mer. A great deal Of i'm
proved lands have changed
hands of late. A majority of those
who come are so delighted with the
fertile soil and genial climate that
they invariably remain and become
permanent settlers.
,.sa - I..L H.,
county are still In an embryotic
state, but are fast assuming import
ance. A number of promi nent
Cnur d'Alene men are already in
terested In some good mining prop
erty.
The building Of IA terminal wagon
road between Northern and south
ern Idaho will be begun this sum
mer. This will open to wagon
transportation many mining
districts heretofore handicapped by
pack train freight rates, and leading
to the development of new districts
hitherto idle from the same cause.
The Northern Pacific will no doubt
reach Lewiston this summer
through the extension of the Spo-
kane * Palouse system, afiording
an outlet for the products of IA large
area OF the very best lands in Idaho
territory, which are now isolated
and unproductivc.
Lewiston possesses natural adj
vantHges that can not be compared
with. In addition to our almost
semi-tropical climate, the city is sit
uated ut the junction of the Snake
and Clearwa rivers, both of which
ARE destined to be Of great CONNER
cial importance.
The trade OF this country will be
lasting and permanent, and will be
of great Importance To Spokane
Falls.
, 1890-04-10
NOT QUITE KILLED
Two Farmers Engage In a San
culinary Contest Over
Some Land.
John Wilson, Aged so Years, AS
saults Charles Keevey-Both
Of 5pangle.

What came near resulting In a
fatal quarrel occurred on Thursday
afternoon, about four miles north
east of Spangle. John Wilson and
Charles keevey are ncighbors, and
zach has u large ranch. Keevey
has fortyacre tract near some
land owned by Wilson, and was at
work ON II when Wilson came up
and wanted to buy IL.
Kcevey refused To sell the land,
telling him that he wished 1t for his
own use.
with that, Wilson began abusing
Keevey by throwing up old business
transactions, which Keevey sup
posed had long been forgotten.
Some remark by Keovey made
Wilson hot-hea6ed, and picking up
large rock he brought II down up
on the head Of Keevey, causing a
compound fracture of the skull.
Keevey arose, and going over TO
Wilson swept up the ground with
him, 30 TO speak, briiising hind up
so badly that he had TO be put to
bed.
Keevey then went TO Spangle,
and had his wounds dressed by the
Drs. Hoxsey.
In addition to fractured skull,
Keevey had IA severe cut on the
right arm and ley.
Wilson'S injuries are of such a ma
ture that 1t Is feared he will not re-
cover. His head and face are badly
bruised, besides his left arm being
broken, and he Is also injured in-
ternally.
The men had been the best Of
friends, say those who are best ne
quaint ted with them, and the out
burst OF passion on the part Of Will
son IL severely condemned by the
citizens of the neighborhood.
Wilson Is u man 80 years of age,
and Keeney 35, and both bear ex-
cellent regulations. Keevey says
he did not give Wilson the least
cause to assault him, and when he
(I<eevey) struck ut him In return II
was done In self-defense.
The f'racas caused considerable ex-
element In Spangle. As YET no ar
rests have been made, although
Keevey says that he intends TO have
Wilson arrested.
, 1890-04-10
NEWS OF THE MINES
A Gentleman Who Has Just Come
in From Kootenai
Lake.
All the Mines Developing Rich
Veins-Two Steamers Have
Been Put ON.

From n gentleman who IL just In
from Kootonal lake II Is learned
that the kootenai rlVerls at last free
from ice, and the steamers are now
making their regular trips. The
Idaho left on her first trip of the
season on the "a instant and the
Gnlena on the Sd. The latter will
leave again on Monday next.
The news from the mines Is of the
most ilnttering cha ractcr. A large
body of galena ore was struck in the
Blue Bell mine last week, owned by
HendryX Il Co, The strike was made
In the tunnel nearly 900 feet from
its mouth, The mine IL penetrated
to n distance of twelve feet, showing
solid ore, and all indications point
to its being n wide at this depth ~
1t was found last summer at an up
per level, namely, cighty-six feet.
DIR. HendryN came out on the
steamer Galena, and yesterday
morning started for Chicago TO ut
tend u meeting OF his company.
This vein of galena II now known
To exceed in width any other exist
ing in this part Of the country, not
even excepting the famous Bunker
Hin and sullivan ut Wnrdncr
The Skyline, owned by Wheeler
Il Mckam. Is down nearly 200 feet
on the incline, aud the ledge retains
/ It's size and richness. Assays of the
lowest ore, made last week, ran
rom 100 To 5000 ounces of silver to
the ton. This mine has n large dump
of ore for shipment, which will prob
ably average over 800 ounces to the
/ ton.
The Spokane mine, belonging to
the Pacific Bullion Company, de
velops more ore and 10 larger proper.
tion of galena as they get farther in
| to the hill.
BETTER TRANSFORMATIONS.
The Columbia River Navigation
Company has bought the steamer
Kootenai, now lying AT the Little
Dalles, and will begin regular trips
as soon a. the water rises little.
The company Is building now
steamer at Revclstoke for the same
trade and will run them both from
Revelstoke to Sproaps Landing
Eventually they will extend their
trip to the Little Dallcs, to connect
with the Spokane & Northern, Civ
ing through route from Spokane
to the Canadian Pacific. This com.
pany will begin the construction of
the road from Sproat's Landing TO
Kootenai lake at once, and will have
II open for tralllc during the present
scilson. They yet a grant of 200, 600
acres of land for doing this, and are
asked to deposit $4,000 with the
the government of British Colum bia
~ u guarantee that the work will he
finished In the time agreed upon.
II Is rumofed that the Northern
Pacific will soon begin u branch
from Kootenai station to Bonners
Ferry.
A great many men are on their
way In the mines. The snow Is still
very deep In the mountains, and no
prospecting can he done for some
time yet, but parties who have or
ganized campaigns are preparing for
the summers development.
At Ainsworth the proprietOrs of
the town are building an extensive
wharf and hreakwnter, and building
will soon be going ON at Rapid lake.
n wagon road Will he constructed
connecting the principal mines with
the steamer landing ut the hot
springs.
, 1890-04-10

REVIEW reporter yesterday DIR.
Kelley said; "f .ewiston alone will
send 1000, 900 bushels Of wheat over
the road this season. We will sup
ply Spokane Falls with all the fruits
and vegetables 10 can consume, and
have plenty left for shipment to
Montana and elsewhere. All we
ask from the people of Spokane
Falls in this matter Ia their en-
couragcment, and when the road IL
built II will prove of almost incal-
culablc benefit toboth Spokane Falls
and Low istOu,p
, 1890-04-10
A CONTESTED CLAIM.
The Contest Case Over the Bur-
nett Homestead Ends in
Compromise.
An Old Indian Who Made a Widow
Lady a Large Amount OF
Trouble,

For a long time Mrs. Burnett,
widow of the late DIR. &. G. Burnett,
has been pestered with u contest
against the family homestead al
the mouth of the Little Spokane.
The dispute has at last been com
promised and amicably settled.
The land had been settled upon az
u prc-emption claim by Mr.. Green,
who sold his claim 10 DR.. Burnetti
hut lin the course Of time AN old
Indian, named Sami'askin Solo,
mon, came upon the scene and
claimed the right 10 enter the land,
undcr the Indian homestead law.
II appears that the old Siwash
had for II great many years made .
sort of camping-placo there az some
seasons of the year, but had never
asserted a claim under the land
laws. AS all claimants are required
to make their filings within three
mon ths from the date Of settlement,
and makes no distinction In favor OF
Indians, Register Adams rejected
his application to contest the Bur
nett entry.
IL was held that II the Indian ever
had a right TO the land, he had slept
upon his rights for seve'al years
and could claim no superior pI1Vi-
ileges because he was an Indian.
The land department at Washing,
ton reviewed the opinion rendered
by the register and ordered a hear.
Ing to enable the indian to asseri.
his claim. In the meantime the Old
Indian took up his residence ON the
reservation.
On the day set for hearing Of the
case friday a son of tho old IN,
dian came to the Office, accompanied
by Indian Agent Cole and Hon. >
g. Hyde, and the case was compro,,
missed by payment to the Indian oi
II good round sum of hard cash 10 re-
linquish his claim.
, 1890-04-10
GREAT NORTHERN.
Work Will Bo Begun In the
Course of the Next Few
Days.
Spokane Falls Stands Ready to
Give All the Help
Asked.
The Road Will Bring a Fine
Quality of Coal Here for
IS a Ton.

Word was received yesterday
from the officials ofthe Great North
ern railroad TO the effect that sur
veyors would be sent here as soon
as possible to lay out two or three
different lines into the city. The
people of this city stand ready to
give the road the right of way 1t
asks for, and everything is working
toward the early commencement
of active operations.
The Great Northern manage.
mcnt, realizing the future impor.
tance that Spokane Falls will as
sumo rs u great smelling point, have
decided to come west from Great
Falls by the northern route, by the
way of Flathcad lake, and will
thus sde-track Mlssoula and not
come through the Bitter Root and
Blackfoot country.
The reason the northern route
has been taken Is because the Great
Northern people own extensive coal
fields near Flathead lake, which as
yet are undeveloped. This coal Is
of very fine quality and Is known as
coking coal, and exists In vast
quantities. One vein Ia fourteen
feet through. The road will bring
this coal to the Spokane smelters,
and 1t IL claimed that II can lie laid
down in this city at S. and So per
ton.
After the surveyors have done
their work here property owners
through whose land the lines run
will be appointed by the right Of
way committee.
The citizens should leave no stone
unturned to help the road and hast
en- its advent into the city.
When work IL once commenced Ii
will he begun along the entire line.
and graders will he distributed
through IA great section of country.
II will bc built IA fastas money can
do IL, and will be the greatest feat Of
rapid railroad building the world
has yet seen.
The Post-Intelligencer, of Seattle,
yesterday contained the following:
The work of building the Seattle
Il Montana railroad will be lnaugu-
ralcd next week, when engineers
will arrive from the Great Northern
| To take charge of the surveys. Judge
/ Burke yesterday received notice
that these engineers are on their
way, and also the following dispatch
from Vice President Clough of the
Great Northern:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 3.
Hon Thomas Burke; Locating par
! ties will cover the entire line from Mon
tnna TO the sound as fast AS weather
Several parties nre already in the field
! The parry to work from Seattle east will
| be on the ground in u few days.
| W. r. CLOUGH,
President Gilman, of the Seattle
| x Montana, II in receipt Of the fol-
| lowing dispatch from Chief End-
nerr Becker of the Great Northern.
| HELESA, April .
| u. II. Gilman My engineer will he
on the ground and at work by the first
ofncNt week. T.. II BECkLER.
Work will be rushed ~ rapidly ~
possible from the moment these
engineers arrive.
Officials OF the local company are
confident that 100 miles of road will
he constructed before next winter,
aud 1t Is known that the Great
I Northern Intends to outdo its
former record In railroad building.
, 1890-04-10
STILL uNABATEp.
The Disease Breeder Getting in Its
work-The Inspector Talks.

The Disease Breeder Getting in Its
Work-The Inspector Talks.
a REVIEW reporter yesterday
boarded an electric car and rode out
TO Ross Park. The sight that met
his eyes along the river bank was u
sickening one. No less than five
dead bodies of cattle We're seen lying
on the ground. How the people OF
Ross Park have stood the use of the
water as long as they have is ques-
tion hard to answer. The method
used In getting water for house use
Is as follows: "A wagon loaded
with large denliohns is driven down
to the waters edge. The team Is
backed into the river until the
wheel hubs are covered, and the
driver then proceeds to fill the
demijohns with water. Each bottle
is covered with kind of sieve for
the purpose OF preventing the In tro-
duction of foreign bodies. The
greatest difficulty In this antiquated
way of procuring water Is the man
ner used in getting the team and
filled bottles on terra firma.
Sanitary Inspector Hargrove
stated to a REVIEW reporter that
the dead cattle were fast being
taken out of the river.
$50 far we have taken out the
bodies of fifteen dead cattle" he
said, "and there are yet number
to be removed. A few days ago
went out to Heath's addition and In
the vicinity | found no less than
twenty dead cattle lying on the
ground. l am doing all that Is In
my power to abate this nuisance,
but there is one thing certain, un-
tess something Is done before long 1t
will cause an epidemic
, 1890-04-10
OFF FOR KooTENAI.

John G. Davenport Goes to Start the
Poorman Mill.
John G. Davenport, who has sew
eral valuable mining properties In
the Kootenai district, including the
Poorman gold property, left for that
section yesterday to begin active OPP
crations.
The tenstamp mill for the Poor
man, which has been put up during
the winter, is ready for operation,
and Mr.. Davenport will start 1t up
as soon as no arrives at the camp,
He will also push work on his va
rious silver-lead properties.
, 1890-04-10
READY FOR A CENSUS
Supervisor Hill Has Subdivided
the County and City Into
Districts.
Spokane Falls Has Outgrown Her
Four Wards, and Should
Have More.

Hon. j. NJ. Hill, census super.
visor, In conversation with RE-
VIEW reporter yesterday said:
81 feel very grateful to the city
officials and also to the county Of
ticials for favors shown me In lay
ing out my census work. have
been treated handsomely and have
nothing to complain Of Since !
arrived have subdivided the
county into districts and also the
city. The county l divided into
ten districts and the city into five
districts. was In hopes that as
tie city was divided into four
wards to make each ward n district,
but yesterday when went over
the field | found II impossible to do
this as Ward Four was too large,
and accordingly divided this ward
into two districts, taking Adams
street IA the dividing line. | am
well pleased with my work so far"
The districts divided are rs fol-
lows:
COUNTY.
District No. 1-Twps. 81 and %,
ranges "A and 45; twp. 90, range "A,
and also two rows of sections In the
south side of twp. %, range -.
District No. 2-The four north
tiers of twp. 23, range 45; twp.
"A, ranges "A and 45; also that
portion Of twp. 25, ranges A and 45,
being south Of the Spokane river
District No. 3-All of twp. 25,
ranges 10 and 40, lying north of the
Spokane river; all of twp. ~, ranges
48, "A and 40, and that portion of
twp. ~, and range AZ, lying east of
the Spokane river.
District No. 4-All Of that portion
of the county lying north Of the
north line of twp. 20, east of the
Spokane reservation.
District No. 5-All of twps. 81 and
90, ranges AZ and 43, and twp. n,
range Al.
District No. 6-Twps. % and %,
mnge Al; twps. 2l, 22 and %, and
the south halfo twp. "a, range 40.
District No. 7-Twps, % and "A,
range AZ, and twp. "a, range Al.
District No. S-Twps. % and 20,
and all of that portion of twp. ~
lying south of the Spokane river in
ranges Al and ~; all of that portion
Of twp, 20, range ~, lying west of
the Spokane river, and the north
half of twp. 81, range 40.
District No. 9-All of twp. %,
range AZ, not included in the cor
porative limits of the city of Spo-
kane Falls.
District No. 1O-All of twp. 25,
range Az, not included in the cor
poratlye limits of the city of Spo-
kane Falls.
CITY DISTRICTS.
District No. ALI of ward ].
District No. 2--All of ward 9.
District No. 3-All of ward 3.
District No. All of ward lying
west of Adams street.
District No. 5-All of ward lying
east of Adams street.
THE ENUMERAToRs.
Mr.. Hill has nominated enumera-
tors AZ follows;
County District No. IA. T.. To-
aler.
District No. Wv. II. Cornell.
District No. 3-W. j. Appelquist.
District No. 4--Judge a. A.
Smith.
District No. lO-J. n. Butler.
City District No. George Holl.
way.
District No. 3--E. G.. Houston.
Continuing Mr., Hill said:
''Eor certain reasons | have been
unable To appoint the enumerators
in county districts 3, @, Z, S aud {
and in city districts ., and o."
, 1890-04-10

Walla Walla Statesman; Street fskirs
are beginning to appear rs good weather
advances. They take u position during
the early evening ON street corners with
a fine carriage, accompanied by music
AS long as poor foolish humanity will
constitute themselves the victims OF
these bilks, just 50 long will they Hour
ish, and not much sympathy can come
from sensible people. For the past two
evenings long haired individual OF
this class has held forth OH Main and
Third streets and attracted large crowds.
lie sells medicine that will cure ali
ills OF the flesh and soul, too, according
to the speech of the yender.
, 1890-04-10
EXCHANGE CULLINGS.
Unexplored Regions of the Cour
d'Alenes-The Wallace
Road.
A Lady Assaulted-W Welcome to
Hon. w. j. Mcconnell
General Notes.

Mullan Tribune: About the widest
part of the Coeur d Alones can be found
over the ST. Joe range south and south
never been ex plored. IL is covered with
a dense forest and the highest peaks are
continually covered with snow. IL Is
believed that fine mineral ledges eau be
found there, butHs there are but two
months in the year, August and Sep
tember, when prospecting can bo done,
the country has been left without oN-
ploratiOn.
, 1890-04-10
The Noble siwask.


10 EDITOR VI hLNltWs
lam a journalist, lately arrived from
Chicago. Believing that the greatest
blot ON the fair escutcheon of this glo-
rious nation is its treatment OF the
noble red man, l naturally feel deep
interest IN that race, and intend dovot-
ing oil my energies in the direction
above indicated. Had you, Mr. Editor,
resided in Chicago us long as did. and
had access to the free libraries as did,
you would have obtained a better un-
derstanding ol the magnificent charac-
ter of this pcrsecuted people.
am particularly interested in tho
siwashes, as they appear TO be
quite numerous In this section.
AS the REVIEW has been
here n long time, and naturally possesses
a valuable store oi Information concern.
ing the country and its people, and
although am aware that II does not
cherish the same lofty admiration for
the Indian character that thrills my
breast. | take the liberty OF requesting
YOU to lnform me, through the columns
of your otherwise esteemed paper. upon
what reservation the Siwash tribe Is
located. And greatly oblige.
IiIsroRtcus.
fThe REVIEW is too busy to-day,
| gathering and compiling all tile news oi
| the world, TO comply with the request ol
Is Chicago friend. Perhaps some mag
unanimous reader may nnd time 10
! answer his question. --ED.
, 1890-04-10
FROM THE OKANOGAN
Rich Silver ORC Taken From the
Famous Fourth OF July
Mines.
The Arlington Company VIII Soon
Complete Their Milling
Plant.


Tho people OF Spokane Fails may
well and Justly claim fR this city
the distinction of its being not only
a ci,v no,ed for ,ts proat natural
...a,r -, ,,a, o,,I,, n cjt,. that Ia
W"'c' Po",', "o. o",y
surr0uhuou oy huhureos o sIua'
miles OF grazing, agricui'urai anu
timber lands, but n city that II des-
tined to become tho Denver of
WosI,jnpton. the commercial. rail-
roaJ and n,Inin, center of tho great
'o' ,..''i n.,on ~ ,hj. ,root
eso inIneI"' ice'o' vi WIS
Northwest.
Though the city suffered severely
from the late fire, when millions or
dollars went 10 the clouds In smoke
In , few boura vet the onfidence of
hor h,s,nosa mo-, ,yos rot sb,lson I'm
,o' o"',''eoo , "a i a.,a...
'he i'ast' nnu WIN roicWe' o'e,sS
and Nlgor larger ana more cohiho-
dlous business blocks are fast near
ing completion, anu the ,ouho,n',ol
OF great metropois u mere oc'hB
lald
mining lntcrests tributary 10 rpo-
- ,..i i..i.,. ~ ,,.st af,,n,
ure neglected curing the past eIgn.
months. Many mining enterprises
lay dormant, not Tor want o, im,h
IN their ultiInatc success Du. .i'e
lack OF the necessary iun1s l1r ue-
veiopinH the mines hiu phhelhs
them where they belong, on u pars
win the great hinerl proNucers o'
Colorndo, otah' iuaho anu hon-
tana'
Ihe territory OF washington nav
ing Joined ,he sisterloou o' s,n,Ss,
ioreign capitni that nere,o,orc gn',,e
no iufther west tilan ooiornuo ~
seek mining ihvestinenls u pounu
70 come thls way. Moh,ana y W, NJ
, 1890-04-10

Wallace Free Press; John Donnelly,
an old man, died ON Wednesday evening
as the result of fall from the side wal K
ON lower sixth street. Coroner Brion
was summoned. but when lie arrived
the man was dead. The fall was onl y
four feet. Donncily was very feeble
old man. lie at one time kept a bakery
at Murray. His son-in-law, Thomas l..
Hogan, OF Mullan, was notified of the
accident, and he came to Wallace on
Thursday and provided for the funeral.
Besides Mrs. Hogan, deceased had an
other married daughter At Mullan, Mrs.
James Conners. He also leaves wife.
three sons and two daughters in the
East. lie was a native of the north oi
Ireland. and was buried in Canyon
Creek cemetery yesterday.
, 1890-04-10
uNsErrLNp CLAIMS.

-Four Hundred Ssttiers WIN Now Have
Their Land Cases Decided.
y The suspense OF those settlers re-
siding In four townships north OF
here on the Columbia will doubtless
soon be relieved. The surveys were
made some time ago, but under tho
, 1890-04-10

PARIS, April At is reported that the
government has ordered a census of the
Germans residing Ia the suburbs of the
city. IL Is Understood that steps have
been taken SO that German residents
be sent TO Germany.
, 1890-04-10

in Norwalk, wis. He had no
money, and his parents have been
informed by wire of his request. He
was % years of age. The remains
are now at Hall 4 Mobiles under.
taking rooms
, 1890-04-10

The following notice has been is
sued by Register l. NJ. krutz, Of the
North Yakima land office, under
date Of March 81:
Notice is hereby given that the follow
inS official township pluts have been
filed In this office under date of March
81. 1890:
Township % north, range % east.
Township p north, range - cast.
Township 81 north, range - east.
FILINGS will be- received ON lands om-
brnced in these townships on and after
the 18th day of May, 1890.
All applications 10 file reaching this
office Tor lands embraced In said town
ships prior TO said i2th day OF May, iS0D,
will he returned tn the claimants.
sianlcy's reception by the Royal
, 1890-04-10

Wallace Free Press; II is very un-
usual for respectable woman to be mo.
Tested on the streets OF Wallace. Yet
we have TO chronicle AN instance which
and 0 O'Clock ON Cedar street. There
ought to bc "a rope ready for such "a
scoundrel, and he should be hung up
without any mercy. Ii has been the
boast of the West that no such crimes as
are committed ia the East were per
pcirated out here, and IL some imported
monste eIideayors to introduce the hor-
riple outragcs so frequent east OF the
Rockies he should be dealt with In short
order