Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-11
Experimental Station!
AE"1SIONS BILL WILL PROB.
ABLY BE THE WINNER.
The Artesian Well.
everything Clear for the Railroad
Almost a Blaze.-The
Prize Drill,

This week, Agent w. d. Robbins ia
IN receipt of a letter from the Indian
department, stating that the Spokane
d Palouse Railroad Co. has complied
with all the requirements of the recent
Indian treaty, and is now to be per-
mitted to begin work on the reservation
as soon as it wishes. Mr.. Robbins il
instructed by the letter to notify the
company that the permission had been
granted. All instructions being thus
removed, it now lies wholly with the
company when the road will be fin
ished. Many rumors are at hand but
nothing definate upon which to base
hopes, or ground dispair.
Billy Whitman, who lives out of
town, had rather serious accident to
occur at his place recently. A mirror,
suspended above the place where the
lamp is placed during the night, took
occasion to leave its moorings and
descending on the lamp shattered it to
fragments, and fired the carpet. Billy
awakened from his slumbers, imagined
he had departed this life and was
about to enjoy the fire works. He
succeeded in comprehending the diff
ference and put out the fire. He says
that he was terribly scared, but didn't
state whether it was on account of the
fire Or the idea Of being in hades.
Owing to mistake the account of
the prize drill was omitted in our last
issue. The prize medals given by Geo.
Lake have been the means of stimula-
ting the company to exactness in drill
ing and materially aided Sergeant
Kitsmiller in effective work. The drill
was witnessed last Saturday night by
quite a crowd of ladies and gentlemen,
who seemed to thoroughly enjoy the
event. After spirited contest the
medals were awarded to Sergeant Co
burn and Private Arant, they receiv-
ing first and second in the order
named. As long AS Go. 81" has its eff
cent drill sergeant the company will
continue to improve, and passes for
Company 81" to the Worlds Fair
might as well be made out.
The Lewiston Board of Trade have
taken action in the matter of securing
the agricultural experiment station
and have presented bid to the regents
to he considered at their next meeting
On account of the severe illness Of some
of the members the board meeting has
been postponed for nearly a month
This will give ample time to get Lew
iston's proposition in due and proper
shape to meet the requirements. Witt
all the material advantages in her favol
Lewiston ought to be chosen as tht
spot eminently fitted for the location o
an experiment station. 1t lies contigu
Gus to belt of semi-arid lands and at ,
point easily accessible because of thu
. varying attitudes, to every condition o
soil found in the state. Lewiston il
the best fitted point in the north o
Idaho for the work in hand, and he
case properly presented will win he
the location.
We are glad to learn that the ques
ton of artesian well boring is Onl,
alternating and not dead in the shell
The committee are now in correspon
dence with eastern firms for the pun
chase of machinery, necessary ant
suitable to work in the peculiar forms
ton found in boring through the sol
here. Ordinary well boring machir
ery will be of no service in pushin
through the strata found in this loca
itv. This was clearly demonstrated b
the failures made by the Texas man o
Camas Prairie last year. The mai
difficulty to contend against is tn
loose and gravelly condition of tn
, drift formation that fills in the vale
,, at this locality. There is constar
taving in of the loose drift rocks, rel
dering progress with ordinary niachil
cry impossible. Experts have, how
ever, contrived machinery to overcon
, such difficulties and such an outfit wi
, be necessary to make any atteml
, worth the labor expended upon it. A
parties who have knowledge of tt
, location and condition of the soil an
, strata here are confident that the e.
, pertinent will prove successful. On
, expert confidently asserts that wat
) will be found just as the boring ente
; the granite and this idea seems pc
, fectly PLAUSIBLE, for the loose formatiC
, would let all the moisture settle to Il
line of the granite formation, which
would follow into the basin of the riv
valleys. The experimental well W
be costly one TO the company, b
: the vast value to accrue to this and Il
surrounding country from the succes
I ful borinp will auplv renay the Oresel