Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

Lewiston 1rult justly so famous, Is eN-
ceeding itself in this years yield. We
have been handsomely treated to some
of the finest specimens this week. Z.
II. Howe brought in a single bunch of
grapes of the LACK Hamburg variety
that was one of the finest ever seer, or
tasted. 1t weighed two and one fourth
pounds. Later Lincoln Fordyce sup
piled us with nice bucket of Ponds
Seeding plums, mammoth in size, six
weighing one pound, and delicious in
flavor.
The best of reports come In from the
work on the Asotin stone quarry.
, Foreman Powers, who was in Lewiston
few days since reported that the new
quarry opened fine. An immense body
of the finest rock is in sight. \ face of
the rock one hundred by fifty feet has
been stripped of the everything debris
of earth and floating boulders and the
prospect is indeed tlattering. The rock
lies upon its natural bed and is not
:
blocked out in pieces of any size desira-
ble for building purposes. The rock is
fine in grain and solid in texture. Mr..
Keenan,, contractor for the new Lew
iston National bank building is enthu-
siastic over the prospect. Magnesia
rock will, he predicts, take precedence
over any building stone in the market.
1t is light, durable, easily worked and
perfectly reliable in every respect. Mr..
Keenan, reasserts an opinion made by
him when the quarry was first known.
city of lewiston" In it's development
a permanent and profitable industry
will be built up, and its owners will
reap large returns on the capital in
vested. Mr.. Powers and family and
force of men went up to the quarry
with full company outfit. The rock
for the new bank building will be
blocked out at once, and brought down.
One weeks work on new grade from
the quarry to the top of the hill will
complete the road ready for hauling the
rock, and from eight to twelve teams
will be put on the road to draw the
stone here. The building completed
will be the finest advertisement the
rock can have, and an attractive and
far reaching one.
At half past seven O'clock last Mon
day morning the citizens were again
startled by the continued Changing of
the fire bell, This time it proved to be
no Chinese fake, but the interior of the
O. r. & N. saloon was mass of flames.
|. The Tiger hose company from the first
ward arrived quickly on the scene and
. directed stream of water in through
the windows, succeeded in driving the
fire forward 80 that an entrance could
be made with the hose. Once on the
inside the we'll directed efforts of the
nozzlemen quench- d the flames in the
: lower floor. Smoke was still issueine
\ from the roof Of the building, however,
r and the assistance of the Hook Il Lad
der company was called into play; d
! ladder was placed against the side OF
e the burning building and scaling this
s the firemen tore the roof fopen and flood
e ing everything with water they sue
ceeded IN saving the building. Th'
= promptness and efficiency of the fir
= depar. ment cannot be spoken of to'
q highly. Members of the End ware
D company were on the ground and ren
n dered valuable assistance. Mr.. Oar
e especially aided in directing affairs
d The origin of the fire was in the rea
It room of the building, where Mr.. Boic
was engaged in filling and changin,
n the wicks of the large LAMPS. He fille'
r. one and after trimming the wick lef
, it burning for short time to see if
=. was even. On attempting to turn
:. down he found it impossible to do sc
and then tried to blow it ut, failin
], in that he tried to smother it with
" towel and in an attempt to secure tn
- billiard table cover, the lamp was Ovel
- turned. The flaming oil quickl
" caught the woodwork and ceiling an
'r in moment the room was mass {
o. flames and smoke, that the prompt a
10 rival of the fire department alone pr
Is vented from destroying not only tn
ia building, but the entire block. I'll
N loss is estimated at $1O0 or more. n
hs insurance.
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