Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-03-31

ny 0iaTsnal NICHOLSON. immediately
on committing the robbery he left, and
as his mother resides at Boise, the Off
GERS were notified and kept watch.
They saw him go into the postoffice
and when letter was handed him he
was arrested. The letter is proof con-
elusive Of his guilt. He is held in iail
awaiting the arrival of an officer from
Cheyenne.
George w. Woolwine, one of the own
ers of the Paymaster mine, which ia
now under bond toa coast syndicate.
returned home recently from visit to
his old home in North Carolina, where
he has been spending the winter. Mr..
Woolwine says that eastern capitalists
are seeking Investments in western
mines for the reason that they believe
1t is n safe investment and paws a lar.
ger profit than first mortgage real es-
tate in eastern states. There will be
quite an influx of eastern capital to the
Occur 'dAlene during the coming sum-
mer.
A special tain bearing officials of the
Northern Pacific system recently Wis
tied Osburn, they looked over the Min
eral point and Nellie mines with a
view to constructing spurs to these
properties. Colonel Muncey, the rep
resentative of the St. Paul syndicate,
who have secured control of the Min
eral Point aud Nellie, induced Che Off
Gals to make the examination, as large
quantities of ore will be shipped dur
ing the coming season from those prop
critics. The Union Pacific officials will
also visit that place and look into the
matter.
On Big creek, a Tributary of the south
fork Of the Occur d'Alene river, two
miles east of Wardner, strike has
been made in the Eclcher, of high glade
gray copper, but the extent of it is not
known. The strike has caused excite
ment in that direction and number of
men have made locations in the vicin-
ity. The locality is between the Ward
ner belt and the dry ore belt at Osbuin
and has heretofore been neglected, eX-
cept what work prospectors were able
to do although considerable good ore
has been brought from there, mostly
gray copper. The strike will do much
to clear up these doubts, and will at
tract attention to that section.-Mullin
Tribune.
! Eugene, the two-year-old son of MI.
and Mrs. Con Sullivan, met with "A pc.
culiar fatal accident on Tuesday, Feb.
%, at Sullivan Hot Springs The Clay
ton Messenger gives the following ac'
count of his death Eugene and his
brothers older than himself, and father
and mother and some friends were
standing in front of their residence
hen the father noticed Eugene had 8
sharp knife in bis hand, and the Older
son, Jerry, being nearer the little one
than himself he requested jerry to take
it. When jerry Went to take it thu
little boy ran laughingly away, but il
few steps fell, plunging the knife int
his mouth running it so deeply as tt
sever the jugular vein and causing al
most instant death"
) Patrick Clark, general manager o
J the poorman mine, and one OF III
most attractive members of the Coeu
d'Alene Mine-cWners Association
brings The cheering news from the cas-
: that in all probability the Poormai
and other mines will resume operation
> March 18th. He says the concession
obtained from the railroad cohipanie
will result in saving of about S3o,oo
, wear to the Poorman company an
other companies in like proportions
, There are some minor details to be al
f ranged yet, and it is understood the
: will be completed in few days. VIM
:, in the east MIR. Clark and Mr. B. {
a Kinrsbury sold q large interest in tn
! Hecla mine, Occur d'Alene property
! 10 Milwaukee people, and work on tn
Hec!a win be started on an extensiN
scale within short timc-Mulii
Tribune.
d c,
The Miners association of the Coe,
: ,dAlene, at IA meeting at Wallace, d
a cided to resume work through TN
y section. The Occur 'dAlene productio
q il factor in fixing the prices OF ie;
. and silver, and when the mines cios'
o few months ago, the smelters all ov
% the country were at loss to M
>. enough ores to run their plants. II
railroads have restored the old rates
ore shipments to the east, beng Il
Of duction of two dollars on ton. Wo
he will be resumed about The first oi APP
d if enough miners can I've had. w IN
s. the mines closed down in the WINK
y 1000 miners left. A similar nnmp
y must return before operations VIII
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