Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-25

ApR1L Fl. 1893,

A0 "Os suou8ut IL ml&nt inter- |
est some Of your readers to hear from
US In this snowed-in burg.
l am told that the 600 foot level Of
the Crown Point is now pretty we'll
opened, and that the indications are
that it will equal if not excel the 9TH
er levels in quality as we'll as quanti-
ty of ore. The company is now we'll
prepared to handle the already large
amount of water, which usually in
creases considerably in the spring of
the year, by replacing two small
pumps with one large 7-inch column
Knowles pump that is able to handle
twice the amount of water now flow
ing into the workings Of the mine.
1t is taken care Of by the regular
pump man, David Mclean. The
long tunnel, which is running to tap
the Banner, is in about 1850 feet.
The machine drill works to good ad-
vantage. The tunnel is now driven
three times as fast as when the drill
ing was done by hand. A fan, to
convey fresh air into the tunnel, will
be brought in as soon as the road
opens.
The many engineers this place is
supplied with are getting very unea-
sy for fear Mr.. Gundaker, the newly
appointed State Boiler Inspector,
will make his appearance here pretty
soon and compel them to submit to
an examination to determine their
competency. If the examination is
satisfactory license is granted, but
without license an engineer will not
be allowed to run an engine, accord
ing to an act passed by the last Leg
lslature.
Quite a number of the Banner
stockholders of the Boise County
Mining Company have been contem-
plating trip to the Worlds Fair this
summer and depended on the bed
rock shaft for financial aid, in the
way of returns for their investments;
but alas! they are al! very much dis.
appointed, and some of them (tbe
light headed ones) think the directors
deserve the blame, claiming that they
(the dlrectors) don't want to sink anc
strike pay until towards fall, so tina
the dividends will be spent in Idaho
City instead of being carried away t.
' Chicago.
Mrs. Wentworth, who has been il
poor health all winter, Is very mucl
improved and has assumed her dutie
b as manager of the company's board
: ing house.
. The saloon business, | am told, /
now very dull in Banner, owing t
" the disappointment of Bannerites, a
/" l have stated, regarding the expeota
J ton of having dividends from share
10 in the bedrock shaft to pay their wa
" to Chicago and see the big shov
70 They are now compelled to say
10 enough from their wages for that pu
i' nose. and as most of them wish
IL have not less than $500, the salooI
70 lists will have to sit back for TO,
81 months before they can come in for
i dividend; but in spite of the abo'
20 facts good year is prophesied II
y the saloons, as Banner has been S
u lected as the starting point for II
10 State wagon road to be constructf
this summer. As road agents a
,o generally thirsty class of men, II
M saloonists will reap harvest fro
m them.
We Our mail service has been exec
rs, lent the past winter. The carrie
ir- Nose Kempner and his assistant, M
ad Altman. have not, to the best OF n
We knowledge, missed more than o
ull trip, and that was when Moses nol
ed got caught in snow slide, Mo
ler fortunate as ever, was not on
LA borse's back at the time. he SAID
lso was not ready to bid the world go
ow bve vet, as he wanted to take IN
18th Worlds Fair, and besides he ,hous
his Creator was not ready to take
OF just then.
The postoffice here has been CT
MS ducted in an excellent manner by
Inc P Bowler, P. NJ, and during his
es- sence by E. w. Barry, his ass'sta
on Mr.. Wanamaker, before his reslg
10 ton, remembered our postmaster "
lrs' q letter of thanks for the interest
ms. had taken in postal matters dur
dio his CWanamaker's) term as Postu
ing tar General. Mr.. Maxwell, the For
as Assistant Postmaster General