Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-09
Idaho City News.

Young hopefuls, which he surely
wonld, it might be said, ''thereby
hangs tale So, to while away a
few minutes is motive for prevent
ing idleness and let your readers know
what is going on in this section, with
few suggestions, how valuable | will
not say, on matters political to close
with.
AS a quartz mining section Boise
Basin is going to have boom this
year. There are several mills run
ming in the county at present, and ev-
eryone is making money Since last
December the EImira, at Banner, has
produced $500 pounds of fine silver
bullion. The Boulder, on Elk creek,
with only five stamps, is producing
over 800 per day; the Gold Hill
twenty-five stamp, at Quartzburg, gives
profit for each month; Plowman's
Mill, at Shaw's Mountain, is running
on Kessler ore. The Elkhorn i've
stamp, on Elk creek; the Queen of
the Mountains twenty-five stamp, at
Pioneer; the Iowa ten stamp, at
Quartzburg; the Blaine i've stamp
and Washington ten stamp, in Gam
brim's district; and the Goodwin eight
stamp, on Summit Flat, will start up
in q few weeks, besides two new mills,
one, 5 ten stamp, to be erected on
Summit Flat by Thomas Barry, and
prospecting mill on Rabbit creek By
H. V. Tinker. There are also rumors
of one or two more, but nothing GER
tain is known
Eaghl inches Of snow fell here last
Tuesday night, and thirteen at Quartz
burg
The roads are all in bad condition.
-Four new lodges Of Farmers Alli-
ance have been started IN Long Val
ley, and it is expected that several
more will be organized in the county
soon The leaders Of the orgauiza-
ton are arranging for State CON
yention to nominate a State ticket,
but | believe that the movement is
premature and that nothing can be
gained by such course. The Dem
ocratic party is the party of the PEG
pie 1t is for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver, for tariff that IS
of incalculable benefit to the farmer
and laborer; opposed to legislation
discriminating in favor of bankers
and monopolies; for protection OF
farmers against grinding canal com.
panies; for the development Of the
resources Of the State, which will fur.
nish employment Of alien cheap Ia.
bor, and many other good things toe
numerous to mention in a single CON.
municatiun. As the Alliance cannot
hope to secure the necessary votes ful
the election Of any ticket they could
present, does it not look as thOugk
the better course would be to look t.
the Democracy for help. 4 bod ag
gressiye campaign, with such JUS
principles to declare, would certainly
win. Under the Australian ballo
system Democrats working for rlci
companies and grinding corporations
cannot be forced 10 vote against theil
will By instructed superintendent
Womb it not be well for the Alliance
to pause aud reflect. That organize
ton advocates many souGd principles
but the same arc advocated hy tn,
Democracy Ascertain who il is tha
is urging he movement. ] think
you will find that the wiley Rcpubli
can office seekers are at the head d
il--not through any love for the Al
lance or it's principles, but to insure
themselves anutiIrr lease If two year.
~ the honors and tInouments Of tn,
State government Such things ltay'
plways been and they will continue
until tie industrial and tailoring
classes unite and present solid ant
bold front There must hr unity ant
perfect harmony 10 order to win, ant
snch can be brought about by lib