The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-05-27
Thunder and Rain Throughout
the Colorado Desert.
A Z. s. PAYMASTER ARRESTED.
Another Rich Strike in Gold at
Baker City - Damages for
False Imprisonment.

propflateU Sl,uNp tor 3 mineral eXhl bit
at the Worlds Fair.
The contract has been let for a new
opera-house at Pendle,on. Ii will have
seating capacity OF about so.
Another wonderfully rich strike in
gold is reported from Baker CITY, Or.
The people are much excited.
For the first time in more than q wear
Southern New Mexico has been visited
by a rainstorm OF some twenty hours
duration.
Riverside so Jar has shipped Ito car
loads OF orange-So more than last
season. About 500 carloads are vet 10
be shipped.
Forty acres OF ground have been To-
Gated Tor placer mining At the mouth OF
the Peshatin, Washington /, is expected
that the paw will be large.
Kid, the renegade Apache, has been
heard iron. He has just visited the
San Carlos reservation and supplied
himself with another squsw.
Old Chief John of the Saanich
Indians recently died at Saanieh Arm,
b. C.. where he had been quietly living
for many Years. He supposed he was
80 years old. The present chief is over
50.
Another irrigation and water-storaye
enterprise Is being surveyed on the ella,
twelve miles above Yuma, A. I. The
proposition Is 10 put sixty-fcot dam on
the river al point where it is crossed
by q natural ledge.
Grace Murphy has obtained verdict
at Fresno, Cal, for $4,000 against Mrs.
Johanna Smith of Golden Gate avenue.
San Francisco, who had charged the girl
with theft. The suit was for damages
for false imprisonment.
1t is reported that the Southern
Pacific will begin the construction OF
the Black Canon line, surveyed over a
year ago, TO connect the Maricopa and
Phoenix line with the Bullock road, q
distance OF ITO miles from Phoenix to
Prescott.
For several DAYS and nights thunde,
and rain have prevailed throughout the
Colorado Desert. The HarQua Hals
country in Arizona has met with heavy
rains extending towards Phoenix. and
on the Upper Ella il has amounted to
almost a Hood.
At Fresno suit Tor $4,000 damages
has been begun by Miss Grace Murphy
against Mrs. J. Smith. widow OF Captain
Smith, who died III san Francisco upon
his return from whaling expedition.
The suit was brought on the grounds OF
malicious prosecution.
Fuller and Warner, two st. Louis
gentlemen, with two men from san
Francisco, have chartered the iunks
Chrome and Alta at san Diego for a
trip to the Galapagos Islanes, off the
coast OF Peru, to search for treasure said
TO have been buried there wears ago bv
priests OF that country.
Upon Geographic orders from Wash
lngton Paymaster J. {. sullivan of the
receiving ship Independence at Mare
Island was placed under arrest and his
sword taken from him. 1t is reported
that there are some irregularities in the
paymasters accounts, but the officers
friends believe that he viii be able to
straighten out matters satisfactorily.
The proprietors OF the proposed
WOODEN mills at Bandon count on secur-
ing the wool of Coos and Curry counties
for their mill. They estimate there are
5000 sheep in these two counties, but
that ii the entire product OF these i
secured il will not De sufficient Tor the
purposes OF the new mill, and that wool
must he imported from Eastern Oregon.
At Boise City, Idaho, Judge Beatty in
the United States Court refused the
motion OF the Last Chance mine owners
for new trial in the case OF the Last
Chance v. Tyler and Others. The
verdict OF the jury, which was in favor
OF the Tyler men, viii stand unless
reversed by the Supreme Court If the
United States, TO which an appeal will
be taken.
The deep-water gold trap recently in
vented by elD='0n OF Cantao, b. c., and
proved successful in experiments, il this
season 70 be subj7ted TO the test OF
actual service, the scene OF operations
being the almost lnAcce.sible Nation
rlyer, ior which remote corner a Cariboo
party beaded by Simson and his
moneyed partner, Fls-ault, have alreadv
left. Ii the invention meets expecta-
tons, It viii revolutionize placer mining
everywhere.
The abundant water supply that is
promised by the melting SHOWS will
afford the means Of working many an
old gulch or rayine which wears ago
yielded handsome returns and which
have been practically abandoned await
ing season like the one that is now at
hand, and throughout Baker and adjoin-
ing counties there will be an activity
manifest tilat VIII result when the final
cleanup l. made in the fall in di-tribut-
ing many thousands OF dollars OF the
golden treasure into the channels of
trade.
There j. every indication OF an IN
preceiented flood along the valleys OF
the Columbia, Snake and tributary
rivers within the next few weeks. The
water is higher in the Willamette river
al Portland than at this date in anr
previous food year. Farmers along the
lowlands, and merchants whose business
houses are along the river front ar
greatly alarmed, for even il the water
rises slowly their entire stock must he
removed from the lower stories or he
completely ruined.
Harry Raymond, who represented
himself As an agent OF the Red Cedar
Shingie Company, secured from David
Ferris OF Portland, Or, manager OF the
Oregon and California Lumber Com
pany, a check for 81 .OO1 after giving a
bill OF sale for 5000 shingles. The
affair has not We, b--en settled up. Raw
mond, wherever he Is now. still has the
money, while the Seattle bank which
cashei the cheek still hangs 10 the check
in the hope that IL can either come back
on Ferris or the mill at Mt. Vernon for
the $1,000.