The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-10-08

oregon, with a car of the CUNNINGHAM
bucks, being a fine assortment of grades
and thoroughbreds.
The hremen intend giving a grand
ball ON Columbus Day, October 81.
Ihey intend to have a time that will
make the bones of old Chris turn over
with approval. Program next week.
Hon. II. G. Riggs, the old democratic
war horse OF the Payette, was in town
Monday. The TRIBUNE imposes upon
him fine of $35O,OOO for not calling.
Please remit by check or money order.
This Office was honored by a call
from Hon. John Lemp, of Boise City,
last Saturday. Mr.. Lemp is one of the
leading capitalists of the state and his
enterprise has done much to ward build
ing up Boise City.
And now comes q Kansas paper
which claims that the hand of God Is
visible in the nomination of all candi-
dates on the three national tickets.
Bob lngerson never said anything half
that mean.
Mrs. S. B. Mann, of Caldwell, and
Miss Cary Blair, of Emmett, have been
recently appointed by Judge Ryals
assistant examiners for the next quar-
terly examination of teachers to be
held November 3, 1892.-Boise Demo-
crat.
A large delegation of the Masonic
fraternity went to Nampa last Monday
night to assist at the installation of
the new Lodge at that place. They
say they had royal time and that
Capt. Bernard fairly outdid himself in
the matter of magnificent banquet.
We have incidentally heard that
j. IL. Wickersham, better known as
"Wick," the democratic candidate for
secretary of state, was in town this
week. Some one must have told him
of THE TR1BUNE's famous bouncing
stool, as he failed to call around.
Fine 81. Please remit.
John J. Zehner, who has been work
ing in the d. NJ. & B. Co.'S store all
summer and who has made everybody
his friend by his obliging and polite
manner, left with his family this morl-
ing for Caldwell. Sorry to have you
leave us, John. Come back next sum-
mer.-De Lamar Nugget.
Arrangements are in progress to
properly celebrate October 2lst- Column
bus Day. The principal participants
will be the public schools and g. A. r..
veterans. The features of the celebra-
ton will consist of exercises of
historic and patriotic nature by the
schools, raising and saluting the flag,
and such other additions as are proper
and appropriate. The citizens of the
town, secret societies, and fire depart
ment will doubtless participate in the
parade.
The opal fields on Snake river near
Caldwell are causing considerable ex-
element and comment about town and
nearly every day parties are going over
to investigate the same and make
locations. Since the announcement of
the discovery, sone two months ago,
the following have made locations and
are developing the same: Tim Shirley
and others, four locations; Dan Levan
and J. p. johnson, three; True 4 Nc
Coy, four; Jack Anderson and w. c.
Dunbar. three. The Rothschilds firm
Of leading jewelers. in New York have
written that the specimens forwarded
are genuine opal-of both fire and
milky class. The specimens so far
exhibited are mostly float" and no
systematic way of mining has as yet
been followed. The fire opals are
found Embedded at intervals in a well.
defined ledge of dark blue granulated
rock having saline Gaping. The
opals also are encrusted with deposit
of a like nature. The ledge is appar-
emily about SO feet wide and has been
traced from Squaw creek to a point in
the hills opposite the Hot springs, a
distance Of three miles. The milk
opals are found in yellow graduated
sand stone. Several fine fire opals have
been found imbedded in these lodges,
but have been destroyed in attempting
to remove them, Tut it is thought that
with ordinary care other finds can be
saved. We await developments with
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