Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-08-12
BANNER LETTER.
August 8, 1892.

ed to surprise you ny lurhish"s
few items from this camp.
The Banner mill, after undergoing
thorough repair, is now pounding
away on Crown Point ore. The ore
is high grade and no doubt this run
will prove highly remunerative to the
company. All the old hands are
back at work IN their usual places.
Mr. McAfee is mill-wright, Chas.
Seekins has charge of the chloridlz-
ing department, and this makes the
twelfth season he has filed that posi-
ton for the Emra Silver Mining
company. Work is progressing rap
idly ia the Crown Point shaft, to be
sunk 100 feet. When finished the
shaft viii have attained the depth OF
900 feet. Very rich rock is coming
out Of the mine on the 9th level.
WIN. Gibbs & Co. have thrown up
the contract on the Banner tunnel.
The contractors completed 24l feet
OF the 1000 foot contract,
Warren Taylor has built "A large
tank for the electric light plant
Grading has commenced for the dy-
namo.
James White and nephew are
making many improvements on their
Archie creek homestead; have put IN
twenty acres Of wheat hay for then
stock. They have some fine quartz
prospects on Archie, which they will
work this winter.
VIM. Hopkins, banners Isaac
Walton) supplies this camp with trout
from Payettc Lakes. He leaves there
in the evening and arrives here IN the
morning. The distance is thirty five
miles. One hundred aad fifty pounds
is what be packs, and reta'ls at 70
cents per pound.
Beaver district is exciting great
deal OF interest in this camp aud all
over the country. The size Of the
veins, the formation in which they ex-
ist and the richness Of the surface
rock all indicate permanent mines
and bright future for Beaver. Matt
Graham, Jr., has thrown up the con
tract on the Bella shaft. Superinten-
dent John Henry will sink it by days
pay. The Edna mine, new location
of Henry's, promises a bonanza. They
are down twenty feet and have
three feet of ore that averages $50
ounces silver to the ton. In the Ban.
ner mines, from water level, where
depth is gained, the ore increases in
richness. The same may also be said
OF the Cmur d'Alene mines, and why
not Of those OF Beaverg
In the issue Of the WoRLD of Aug
Cd the point is we'll taken that the
coming Legislature this winter should
amend the constitution so as TO IN.
crease the county Offices We al
know there are not enough offices tc
90 around for the number of aspi
rants, aud no doubt you will agre,
with me that BOISE county afford,
more able bodied talent, men glttet
mentally aud physically aud endowed
by nature with every attribute that il
necessary for an office holder; more
in this county than IN the rest of tn,
State. agree with you--more OH
ces and men TO ill them is what tn,
burning question Of the hour Shout,
be until election day More Office
would silence dark rumors of corner
in county offices, Of certain clique
running both parties. The more of
hcers We have the more widely will
the tax payers money be circulate,
where il will do the most good. A
look at il, would It not be an out
rage ON these gifted men, throug
lack of office, to have TO join the over
crowded army of laborers aud so
their hands by such pleblan tools a
hammers, drills. picks aud shovel
Any member of the Legislature {
County Commissioner who will flu,
Their the good cause along will q,
my vote. More Offices for us talen
ed ones. 1t is sad to announce III
fact, but the majority of the Dem,
Gratis and Republicans In Banner wi
vote the Third party ticket this rsl
and spoil the calculations of par,
manipnlators. | hate to admit TIN
but II this thing should keep up a
over the country, what an agonizin
thing it would be TO see so mar
statesmen out of job,
Yours,
GATH.
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