Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-01
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE
Torrents Of Rain Fall Upon the
Nevada Ranges.
THE SUNSET IRRIGATION COMPANY.
Work Begun on the Big Mining Tunnel
Near Wardner--A Faith Cure
D0ctor--Other News.

The Yuma militia is to build an
armory.
The turquoise beds In Arizona are At
tracing much attention.
A sealing expedition has gone from
San Diego to the Cedros Islands.
San Diego il to have line Of steamers
to run to Central American ports.
Torrents OF rain have fallen on the
Nevada ranges, and ranchers and cattle-
men are greatly benefited.
The owners OF sealing vessels are
alarmed, and have sent courier vessel
to warn the feet not TO enter Behring
Sea.
The new mineral discovery sixty miles
north Of Kingman, A. T., is attracting
great attention. The ore veins appear
TO DO permanent.
The Arizona Sheep Company has es-
tablinhed big wool and meat head
quarters at Flagstaff, A. T. The capital
comes from Boston.
A yellow fish called Alaskan mackerel,
and fully equal to the mackerel Of the
Atlantic coast, Is found at the west end
OF the Alaskan Islands. They move in
large schools and are finely favored.
Through the peculiar attentions Of
faith-cure doctor named Elliott at Santa
Barbara, young man named Fred
nant. They propose to prosecute Elliott.
0. p. Miller Is charged with forgery at
San Diego. He deposited false check
for $S76 on the California National Bank
and proceeded to draw money on 1t. He
victimixed several merchants before he
was arrested.
The uprising OF the Mayo Indians In
Sonora, Mexico Is attributed to the inn
prisonment and Punishment OF the Saint
OF Coborca, Teresa Urea, now in exile
at Nogales, A. I.
The "Tuscarora Society" OF Utah
sends 100 members TO Chicago to accom-
pany the Gentle delegation from that
Territory. A drum corps Of twenty
pieces Was taken along with them.
County business at San Diego Is repre-
scented to be at standstill, owing to the
absence OF services OF deputies needed
In the various dep srtmenta, This 10 the
result Of the recent decision OF the Su-
preme Court.
The Bradstreet mercantile agency re-
ports twenty-tbree failures In the Pacific
Coast States and Territories for the past
week, az compared with ten for the pre-
vious week and fifteen for the CORE
spending week Oh 1891.
The litigation over the Sunset Irriga-
ton Company at Fresno has ended and
the interest Of the company has been
surrendered to parties who have secured
a right-oi-way through the Laguna de
Tache, and will organize the largest
single irrigation district in the world.
AT meeting OF the creditors Of Alfred
Greenbaum, the insolvent liquor mer-
chant OF San Francisco, 1t was ascer-
tanned that his liabilities were 1900, 900
and his assets only $37 900. The credit
ors claim that Greenbaum bought large
quantities OF goods out OF his line OF bus
mess and hypothecated them.
A decision by the United States Su-
preme Court against the Benson, A. T.,
Sme.ting and Reduction Company In
favor OF the Alta Mining Company OF
Harshaw il considered n test case and
the granting OF rights long claimed by
miners. The smelter was accused OF the
illegitimate rating Of ores.
Work has been begun on mining
tunnel near Wardner, Idaho, which will
be over two miles long, and will tap sew
eral OF the principal mines in the C1ur
d'Alene district The tunnel will take
the place Of tramways and railroads In
transporting ore TO concentrating plant.
It win cut the Sullivan, Bunker Hill,
Stemwinder, Last Chance, Tyler and
Sierra Nevada mines over 1000 feet be-
low their present workings.
Complete returns have been received
from all but four counties in Oregon,
which give the following pluralities OF
Congresmen First district, Herman
tRep.1, 5,2i2, Second district, Ellis
tRep.), 3.04S. Chamberlain tDem.l has
1897 majority for Attorney, General, and
the Legislature now stands Senate
pies party, /. House-Republicans 80;
Democrats, 26; Peoples party,2.
Governor Toole has issued a proclama-
ton forbidding the bringing OF sheep
into Montana from Oregon, Nevada, Cal
ifornia, Washington, Idaho or Utah.
The proclamation was made on show
ing made by Veterinary Surgeon Hollo-
way that sheep from the States named
were infected with scab. From 1000 to
5000 sheep from outside points are held
by Holloway at Butte. Montana sheep
have not been affected with scab or
other disease, and it is the intention of
the authorities to keep up good record.
Private advices from Japan say that
the steamship Palmas OF the Upton line
sailed from Yokohama for Portland, Or.
via Honolulu on June TO- The steam
ship Mascot will follow on June so, and
the Zambes on July 20. Large ship
ments OF flour will be made by these
steamers. The Chinese flour buyers of
Portland, who ship all the -four sent to
China, held q meeting lately, and agreed
they would not ship one sack OF flour or
passenger by the new line OF steamers
from Tacoma. This is in retaliation for
the driving out Of Chinese from that
city few years ago.
The Captain of the Norwegian bark
Ellora, which has just arrived at Port
Townsend, reports calling at Ocean
leland in the South Pacific Ocean, almost
due south OF Hawaii. The island is
marked on the charts as uninhabited.
He says when he stopped there fifteen
natives came off to the ship in small
canoes They were OF Malay type, not
less than five feet eight inches in height,
robust and very fair complexion. One
native greeted the visitors with good
morning." and another asked for to-
bacco, which was the extent OF their
knowledge of the English language.
Two or three wore small mats as breech
cloths, and the others were attired in
brand new smiles. They had no imple-
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