Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-15

Revnold from Chicago, under date
of July q, says; THE Fair is
perfect success and is Of such great
ness that no one should miss seeing
it, as there is not one chance in ten
thousand Of its ever being equaled
in our lifetime. The Idaho fruit
exhibit is receiving a great deal of
attention and is spoken Of by all as
the equal Of any in the fair. II it
was only possible for the public to
get taste so that they might find
out how superior the flavor is TO
that Of other places, the benefit de
rived would be increased an hun
dred fold"
Numerous parties this week
went up Canyon creek in search Of
fish and all returned we'll satisfied.
We are indebted TO A. l.. Walcott
for a liberal supply Of delicious
trout, which was but small por-
ton of the great number he caught.
George Ninder came down from
Dixie yesterday. He reports the
new quartz mill running smoothly
and the plates showing the yellow
stuff TO the satisfaction Of all part
les concerned.
Bob Burns meat market is un-
dergoing a change of appearance by
the deft hand of James Carroll, the
reliable painter and paper-hanger.
John Howard of Rocky Bar, ho
has been in Missouri for the past
six or eight months, returned here
Thursday.
Five or six North Idaho news
papers have already succumbed to
the hard times, and the C9ur
d'Alene Miner has been reduced to
one-half its former size.
There is a greater demand for
gold mines now than ever before
They are .he best Of all properties
when they pay, and failure to pay
is the exception, when judiciously
managed.
The Statesman says within a few
days Governor Mcconnell will issue
call for silver convention to be
held in ketchum on August 18th
1t is not what local newspaper
says, but what it don't say, which
most interests some people. But
the editor is seldom thanked for his
mprcifui fnrhaaranca
Forty firemen lost their lives in
Chicago on the 10th by the burning
Of what is known as the cold storage
warehouse on the Worlds Fair
grounds.
The non-paI tisan ticket at Boise
with Peter Soma for Mayor at its
head, was elected last Monday.
HALEY held rousing free coin
age meeting a few days ago.
Notwithstanding the fact thai
thousands Of mines all over the
West must remain idle for som,
time to come, owing to the decreas,
in value Of silver and lead, the Law
requires that annual expenditur,
shall be made on all of them
whether worked or not, unless Gov
eminent patent has been granted
A correspondent Of the Minin,
Press makes the suggestion that al
effort be made TO have this pro
vision of the mining laws suspended
for the present, in view Of the sitna
ton. Ifmen of prominence in tn,
mining industry would make an eff
fort in this direction they would b,
benefited themselves, and tn,
smaller mine owners would b,
grateful for their help. IL is no
only the mere actual outlay Of tn,
mine itself, but the cost of the as
sessment work is greatly added L
in many cases by the distance from
the railroad. Under present condi
tons there is no earthly use doinl
anything on these mining claims
yet the work has to be done else tn,
claim and all expenditure on it ~
to date is lost. II must be con
fessed il is very difficult to max,
Congress pay much attention to tn,
mining laws. or force upon it {
knowledge of any evils which may
exist in them; yet, if united etfor
be made under the present circum
stances, there may be some hope o
accomplishing this.
The editor Of the Linn County Clar
+ ion sareastieally says he wants TO bn,
sack Of flour, pair Of shoes and I
straw hat and is ready TO receive low
est bids for the same. That is tn,
way the merchants do him when they
want ~ worth Of job printing
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