The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-21
Result of Low Silver.

A dispatch was received in thi
city Saturday evening to the effec
that . seduction had been made il
the wages Of the BuNion-Reck an
. Caroline employees, Manager Hyde
stating in an address to the miner
that the company had been losing
money for some time, and it woult
: be necessary to reduce wages al
around. A meeting of the miner
was held, resulting in an agreemen
to accept no less than 50 for min
ers and $3.50 for laborers, and /.
committee was appointed to &C
quaint the management With tn.
result. The Bullion Beck and Car
oline mines are closed down, and i,
is very probable it will not star
up soon, as the men are firm in the
decision.
! A reporter called at the Office oil
the company to-day, but Mr.. Hyde
was not in. A gentleman connected
with the company said, however
that the company was forced to
the step, az they had been running
at a loss for some time and could
do so no longer.
| IT. Harrington, Eureka miner,
who came up this morning, said
that a committee, Of which he was
a member, waited on Mr.. Hyde and
asked should the reduction be ac-
cepted if the wages would be re-
stored when silver reached 80 cents
and that Mr.. Hyde was unable to
give positive answer one way
or the other. The miners then
decided to oppose the reduction
from the first. He said it was the
opinion among the miners that the
property would remain idle long.
A business man who is up from
the camp said that in his opinion
the cut was too big; the miners
should not stand all the loss. Still
it would be hard on the camp, as
we'll as some of the men, who were
compelled to work to support their
families.
Parties unconnected with the
mine, said that the company had
been operating at a profit, and
could do so still if they desired.
The company, however, are posi-.
tive in their assertion to the con-
trary.-Salt LAX Stock and Mining
Journal, Jan. 10Th.
THE success of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in effecting speedy
cure of colds, Group and whooping
cough has brought it into great de-
mand. Messrs. Pontius & Son, of
Cameron, Ohio, say that it has
gained reputation second to none
in that vicinity. Jas. NJ. Queen, of
Johnston, w. Va. says it is the
best he ever used. B.F. Jones, drug
gist, Winona, Miss, says: "Cham-
berlain's Cough Remedy is perfect
ly reliable. have always warrant
ed it and it never failed to give the
most perfect satisfaction" so cent
bottles for sale by Frank J. Stone,
druggist.
Owing to the extreme cold wealth
er complete bridge of ice covers
what is known as the "Big Kettle"
at Niagara Falls, extending from
distance of about 100 feet below
the Suspension Bridge to within so
feet of the front of the falls. The
bridge is composed of frozen foam,
heaped to height of six or eight
feet, so solid that several persons
have crossed it. 1t is the first time
in a hundred years that these boil
ing waters have frozen over.
JAKE HORN, of the Nampa Leader
exhibited in the Democrat Office on
Monday an ant hill diamond about
The size and shape of a Belgian
peasants wooden shoe. It is trans
lucent, opaque, and irridescent, al
ternately, just as you happen to
turn it in your hand. Jake intends
20 have composing stick sculped
out of it which he will offer in a
;ypesetting Observation-Disclosures.
SINCE Saturday Idaho has re-
;eived $4,000 from the general
government for educational pur-
poses. State Treasurer Hill re-
:eived a check for $4,000 and R.
!. Johnson, vice-president of the
BOARD of regents, received one for
e, 900. State Auditor Ramsey has
'sked the attorney general what to .
10 with the $18,OOO.-Statesman.
A HORRIBLE tragedy was enacted
n Chester, Pa, Jan. 14th. A young
nan named Thomas Rodgers after
icing reprimanded by his father for
aziness, secured a gun and fred
wo shots into him, then turned