Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-25
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
Oregon's Excellent Display at
the Worlds Fair.
FLATTERTyG EASTERN COMMENT
A Model Hydraulic Placer Mine
Attracts the Attention of the
Immense Throng.

will b. abani 40 cue eases, l75,0u0 shor
OF last year.
An international irrigation convention
= esisd 10 meet 1T Deming, n. NJ, oil
November :.
A colony OF thi,ty families IL reported
travelling with its teams overland from
Nebraska 10 the vicinity OF Olympia.
The Indians in some parta Of Oregon,
notably al Grant. have been Offering POI
nice ior sale 1T from s2.50 10 81 apiece.
A. ID. Childress, manager OF the clear
Ing house al los Angeles. has resigned
al the solicitation of the clearing house
banks.
The deposiiors in the Los Angeles CITY
HANK. II Is said, will not get 20 cents on
the dollar. owing TO the loose methods OF
business employed.
The Spokane Bar Association is urging
the claims OF Montana. Idaho and last
ern Washington 20 a sitting of the
United states Circuit Court OF Appeals
and the location OF Spokane as desirable
Tor all concerned.
Charles johnson, a member OF an ex-
tensive gang of freight-car thieves work
ing between San Francisco and sacra-
meiito, has been arrested at the latter
city. The other thieves will probably be
taken in few DAYS.
The scarcity OF salmon in the Coium-
biA this season il more marked than ever
before, and has led TO the belief in many
quarters that the river il tished out, and
that tish wheels, traps and seines must
be abolished IN future il the industry is
~ he revived.
Ling Sing. q Christianizci Chinese
who has bcen employed on the revenue
cutter Oliver Wolcott for ten years A.
the Captains private steward, has been
arrested on board that vessel ut Port
Townsend for smuggling opium into the
United Stated from British Columbia,
When the mans apartments were
searrhed, eighteen five-tAcl cans Of pre-.
pared opium were found concealed be-
meath his bunk.
The people OF Yuma and vicinity held |
mass meeting recently, aud unani- |
mcusly agreed 10 request United States |
Attorney General oiney not io appeal 10 |
the United States Supreme Court the |
Algodones land-grant ease. recently de-. |
csded ia favor Of the claimants by the |
United States Land Court of Private
t!aifDs, The reasons given are that the
y
hed with tho decision.
A fisherman on the Lower Columbia
had his net Ia tbs river, aud was max.
Ing DRIFT, when the steamer T. ]. Pot
ter passed on her way TO Astoria. The
captain did not see the net, and in pass.
ing one VI the vessels big wheels picked
IL up and wound il around the shat,
taking the fisherman and part of his
boat with Il. Fortunately he was SO
tangled in the ne, that he
wxs held tirmly in one place and carried
around, and escaped being dashed TO
pireeS, His outcfies for help were heard
ana the steamer was stopped, and he
was released
In speaking OF Oregon being unrepre-
rcnted In the National Board the Chica.
(" Tribune 0t late date remarks: "Or- :
sgon ~ without representation In the ,
DELIBERATIONS OF tiIe National Commits.
dohi ami ~ this Incident there il an
'ther feature Of the old Cleveland. Pen.
soyef isud. One OF Oreaou's National !
commissioners is III, and his alternate v
'csigned. To this resignation the tioy. v
'inor PAID 10 heed. Otegon's other v
commissioner is not in the citv, and the c
Governor . refusal 10 notify the presi.
lent Oh the vacancy in the commission q
caves Oregon without spokesman. n
lrcgonians are fearful that they will =
are ih IN the apportionment OF Jurors ,
J awards, and have asked the National a
commission to take such action as will @
esuit IN Oregon having n voice In The
'oiy's deliberations. +" r
One OF the most important features q
resented To visitors Is the magnificent a
aneationai exhibit, now fully open and V,
ompiete, in the department OF hberal ir
its. Nearly ell of the States and Ter 4,
tories are creditably represented. Par.
culafly are tlse most distant States we'll "A
epresented, from the Atlantic Ia ~, a.
aeine, and Of these no exhibit is mora a,
itfaetive than that presented by rho cs
tate OF Oregon. It's specific Character. n,
tics are numerous and many OF them No.
nique, and at once hold the attention ~,
the paSeer-by. In the department. al
there is magnificent dis. T.,
ay oil all the game binds Of Oregon al. ~,
'aniiy mounted. There are fre,,-hand ~
vi mechanical drawings and photo. \
sph work illustrating all features ~ 40,
iblic-sehool work through the several a,
adcs. OF the higher Institutions az -
Arnihg the State University. the STATE
sfienltural College and the Willamette
hlYcfsity lead IN their exhibits. The eol
sire exhibit = tribute 10 the enter oO''
iss' skiii and ability OF the teachers VI
- schools VI The Nob-foot STATE. u,S
liesgo Inter Ocean. OF
One u the most attractive exhibits q, ms
:, Puhsic IA the mines and mining CA
aiding y The model or miniature nv
anie piAser mine in the Oregon SEQ tro
"a. which A. drawing card 10 The eee
hefAi pabs's Is only surpassed by the OF
yer statue Of Justice The placer ext
ne consists Of a bed OF gravel abont the
zen ieei hong aud six feet vide. viii, ess
ieesas through the middle. A small ser
irauiae ram throAs a vigorous stnpam h
y ater against the gravel bank. carry. 10 /
The dirt down IN the -luiee wbere t6e is !
y caught by the rides placed cross. han
9 ia the hox. A number Of Orscon cou
eef- ndning properties gave the gravel MOI
saeks OF $50 pounds eurh COMING ra.i
- me following properties: ingram put
, -, centennial aud Willow springs lees
|. ilios Springs district, Davenport Ia q
davenport district; on the opening Son
sotiit gravel irom the Basin mine ,ba
Pt"iSf'y OF captain Ciough OF Port. 800
= NAs ""rksi over cleanup was lire
!" Siie' each Dag was worked, bat the the
-, -. 81 l'iaaih "a the boxes Their
s,s,,.,,s 80 ,i-iloIr an insight into care
system OF placer mining. A final h,v.
q pup was made late in the afternoon. fron
"a nsited about one ounce OF FOLD the
ana TWO nuggets weighing about 10 Z
eikpth OF an ounce each. This sp.- brir
attraction u n charge of T. II. Rove. olov,
y. Of the Oregon mining born
nlI-LAew fork Engineering and bran
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