Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-05
BANSEs LErTEIs.
January 81, 1892.

lence, but not so easy to write an in
teresting letter on uninterestinc sub.
Jects. ! was waiting for some start
ling news-a marriage or murder or
: bonanza strike. Something, how
ever, has startled the people Of Ban
ner out OF their usual peace of mind
and that is the reduction of the mail
service from six times per week to
once week, and this after they have
been to SO much trouble to get dai-
" mail is rather unjust, to say the
least, to the residents here. A strong,
healthy petition has been forwarded
from here to Washington, signed by
lO7 residents of Banner and 81 names
from Idaho City. petitioning for re-
turn of mail service to sly. times :
week. The people here do not at
tribute the failure OF the mail to ar
rive on time to the elements or bad
snow country. Every one knows the
road from Idaho City to Banner is =
comparatively easy one to keep open
-as easy as the Owyhse, Challis,
Custer, Sawtooth, Warrens, Rocky
Bar and other mountain routes. But
what they do think is the reason is
this: "The dog in the mar ger poll
cy" of parties bidding for govern
ment contracts for nothing and then
hope to get their unearned salaries
and impose on the kind -heartedness
OF postmasters to mark them on time.
This has been done in years gone by,
but now new order Of things will
be the rule here, so the knowing ones
tell me. The above lines are the sem
timent of ninety-five out Of one hun
dred people in Banner.
So far this winter has been regu-
lar ebay and wheat camp for unin-
teresting news. Every one we'll.
Our new Superintendent, 0. p Bo-
vier, seems to be quite rustler and
takes up the position left by John
Brown in the same business and en-
ergetic manner.
The Crown Point mine looks fine.
The output is double the capacity OF
reduction. The ore is getting very
rich and ore bodies are being struck
in places in the mine where it was
unexpected. The mill will be run
until the salt and wood gives out
which will be in June. The compa.
ny has thorough and efficient mine
foreman in Jas. Mckay.
The past fall and this winter many
improvements were made IN Banner
particularly by Thos. Graney. He
has put up another building. Jas
Freeman was the architect, and it i.
a credit to the burg. Mckay & Nc
Lean have also made many improve
ments in their place of business since
they purchased it from R. A. Good
life. 1t now presents cheerful ane
neat appearance; looks like the boy
are fixed up to stay in Banner, not tt
camp over night.
Our saloon men say business j
dull; nothing doing. Cause-miner
saving their money.
A, w. Dunn has secured contrae
to run a cross-cut ono hundred ant
forty feet, from the main big Banne
tunnel to the Panamint ledge. Th
consideration is not known. MI
Dunn has some promising propert
in Beaver district. The main tunns
IS in now $40 feet. Leonidas Whit
and James F. F. V. Lafferty are run
ming a drift to make connection wit
a cross-cut in the Panamint for an al
course to ventilate the tunnel. Thl
air course will bring the air in 65
feet. They are in now 70 feet an
the rock is very hard. They are tn
right men for tough ground.
Next summer will no doubt wor
many improvements in this caml
t Electricity will be the motive powe
, 1t is fraction under four miles frol
} Banner to Payette river, where ther
5 is unlimited water power for the d,
5 namos. 1t is about time for electric
A ity. Wood is getting to be a scare
: and expensive fuel, and Its use is d.
: nuding these grand old mountains
all verdure and vegetation, causln
: climatic changes for the worse. Th
o electric business will work wonder
Two miners here, not to be behir
the times in the onward march OF II
y provement in Banner, are expeI
It menting on smokelsss powder +
s. mining, not military purposes. Th'
,r claim they will make success al