Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-06
STATE NEWS.
Cleaned From the Columns of Various
Idaho Exchanges.

Cleaned From the Columns Of Various
Idaho Exchanges.
Grain is being delivered at the ware
houses of the city at the rate of eight
to ten thousand bushels per day. Re
ceivers consider the rush to be past and
think that the receipts will continue
about the same rs at present for some
time.-Moscow Mirror.
The Secretary Of the Interior has
signed certificates for the amount Of
$4,000 each, appropriated under the
act of Congress and approved August
80, 1850, the present fiscal year, in aid
Ct agricultural and mechanical colleges
to be built in Oregon and Idaho and
a number of other states.-C@ur
d'Alene Times.
Some excellent specimens of coal
have recently been taken from the
Beaver Greek coal mines, situated up
the Santiam between Scio and Lee
banOn. A we'll defined vein has been
found, and experts pronounce the coal
equal to any on the coast. There is
talk of building railroad to these
mines.-Kootenai Courier.
John Morgan, who was serving ten
year sentence for attempt at murder,
having been convicted in Shoshone
county, in July, 1889, escaped Monday
morning from the penitentiary by some
unknown method and is yet at large.
A reward has been offered for his cap
ture. His persona escription is as
follows: Joseph Md kgsd a years;
height feet liz inches; complexion
fair; weight 1T pounds; light brown
hair and blue eyes; smooth shaven;
wears No. 8 boot, and has small
pimple or mole on right cheek near
mouth.-Statesman.
The town of Wallace is beseiged by
a gang of tough and worthless charac-
tiers who refuse to work, and live by
stealing and holding people up. The
citizens Of that town are discussing
the best and quickest means of Kidding
the town of the disreputable gang.
The famous sign In Montana, "3-7-77,"
which has brought terror to the heart
Of many a worthless character and
caused him to hurriedly leave the
towns of that State, would doubtless
have q good effect in Wallace, and If
the gang does not thin out soon we
would not be surprised to see this plan
adopted. d'Alenes Times.
A Herald special from Bellevue,
Idaho, says: A cablegram has been
received from London to the effect
that the money for the Atlantic Lode
mining property will be paid over on
October "a, and the transfer made on
that day. The Atlanta Lode has pro-
duced over three million dollars and
was considered one of the richest mines
in Idaho when work was suspended
several years ago. Every claim is
secured by United States patent, and
the price paid is $500, 600. The news
from London is gratifying to those
who have stayed by the old camp Of
Atlanta throug the past several years
of gloom.-Malad City Enterprise.
Assayer Mobley has just completed
an assay of ores Of the Sunlight mine
owned by Ole Noren, George Sufiiate
and Mrs. George Dunnigan, situated
near the halfway house on the Idaho
road. No l, went $727 Of silver to the
ton and S2.O7 gold; No. 8, $553 silver.
The mines on the Idaho road are loom
ing into prominence.-Boisie Sun
A party returning from up South
Fork about 90 miles report that they
found three distinct kinds of granite
blue, pink and gray. They claim that
It is capable of receiving high polish,
and that there is any amount Of It
there. This may be worth looking into.
1t is close to the river, and can be
RATED down with little expense. What
Is there to hinder q few granite build
ings grazing Idaho Falls, the Gem city
Of the Rockies?