Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-11-27
MINING. SOCIETY AND oruru
ITEMS. tsraCILY WRITTEN.
CENTEsyi.Ln. Nov. "a. 1901


giving us pointers on the MANY
changes of weather that will occur
during the coming winter. We are
to have, according to their prognosti-
cations, an abundance of rain between
now and the holidays; after that more
or less snow and ram until late in
January; in February short spell Of
moderately cold weather, ard, to top
on with, an early, very early, spring.
These are the predictions Of some Of
the mossback miners, for it is just as
they would will it, had they the
power.
Henry Whitney, superintendent of
the Mountain Queen mine, has made
extensive preparations for winter
work.
VIM. Sweet, superintendent of the
Big Muddy group, is running tun-
mel on the Morning Star. The tunnel
is in nearly 100 feet; dimensions, 81
feet high and Al wide. 7 rails will
be used and cars of ton capacity.
The tunnel, by actual measurement,
is something over 10000 feet from
South Fork of Payette-perpendicu-
lar height, 1900 feet, and to top of
mountain between 1900 and 1900
feet. Mr.. Sweet has built comforta-
BILE houses for winter, and has also
laid in supplies to last until the road
opens in the spring. An excellent
wagon road has been built to the
mine, and with very little labor can
be connected with the Carpenter
boys logging road, making a very
fair route from Pioneer to South Fork
of Payette, about mile and a half
above Carpenters ranch.
Joe Snively has cut mile ditch
from Clay gulch to rich placer ground
on the renowned hummer Hill. He
has also opened blacksmith shop
aud is doing considerable work.
The residence of Holly Oakes was
broken into short time ago by bur
glars. Nothing of value stolen.
Goldtrap & Bowen have crew o
men at work on their bedrock fiumt
property. They are digging 1000
inch ditch, which will cover severa
thousand feet of pay ground. Th
ditch will also be used to carry sur
plus water while the fume is being
constructed.
, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Oakes will pas
the winter at the Morning Star mine
Mr.. O. S. McHenry has rented thei
, residence and will spend the winte
+ here. Mrs. O. 5. is east and will nc
8 return until after the closing of tn
t W orld's Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs H. G. Granger ar
guests at Meffert's hotel.
Q The Lung Yam Chinese compan.
s who purchased the water rights an
placer ground of Mr.. Dempsey i
e June last have repaired the Crime
e Creek ditch as far as Lewis gulcl
IF and have Lewis gulch ditch in fin
l. running order to bar about mil
" below the head dam, upon which the
worked a short time last summe
paving them something over sl,O0
. The Chinese medicine man, Sin
u gum, who gave exhibitions in yo'
. city some time ago, gave US KIN
N of an entertainment shortly atte
II The sword or spear exercise was we
Is enough, but the iron bar busine
J. was a base delusion. He applies
= black substance of some kind to Il
T. bar before using, and when he strlk
y his arm a blow with it, it very naturi
lv leaves a black mark. His met
- cine being a liquid, of course
= black mark washes off with very ilt'
- rubbing. One of the boys in t
10 audience offered to purchase ;
!. worth of the truck, provided the &c
IL tor would allow him to hit him o
:, gentle tap with the bar on the sunni
-. of the Uranium. The doctor object
III to the proposition with gruif
Ia. sabe."
At our club room several mig
aoo half a dozen crusty old bachel
met and pronounced those quiet
wn fair weddings that have taken pl
ID. here so frequently during the P
er, summer as uncomfortable. Yea, e'
YER exasperating to certun extent
eet uncalled for.
nd Rumor says the next wedding
ter are to have here will take place ea
9th in December, and promises to p'