The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-11-25
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
The Cold Snap Shuts OF the Water
Supply.
A Pump Will be put in-Large Guam
titles Of Ground Being Leased--A Big
Offer on One Nine General interest
Running High.

One thing seems at last to be defini-
tely settled, which is that the Raber
Amalgamator will save the flour gold
of Snake river. This is the opinion vf
every man who has personally inspected
the process. The TRIBUNE has made
every effort to ascertain the truth with
respect to this business and gives, not
only its own opinion but the judgment
of large number of experienced men
who ought to be able to form correct
conclusions. The only expressed doubt
is on the point of economy. But those
who have made the most complete in
designations seem to be best satisfied
on that score. The unusually cold spell,
which has passed over the country in
the past few days has unfortunately
necessitated suspension of operations
at :Lannan's Spur, which has been a
source of disappointment to a great
many who went down to see the prom
Used clean up last Wednesday. How
ever, the accident was unavoidable. 1t
should be known that the only avail.
able wateI is that from the Sebree irri-
eating ditch which runs at slight
grade for some Is or 20 miles, counting
windings and detours, and which is
tapped by small ditch, mile or more
In length, which conducted the water to
the amalgamator. Two or three nights
of heavy frost closes the Sebree ditch
and necessarily the small lateral, so
that it is impossible to conduct water
through them. However, a pump is
being constructed al rapidly as possible
which it is hoped will do away with
further serious interruption.
The mining excitement is running
pretty high and great many locations
are being made. Mr.. Raber, on behalf
of his company and Individually is
leasing dozens of claims and has con-
troll of several hundred acres of placer
ground. He offered Golden and Dun
ken, who own ground near this city,
one hundred and twenty five dollars per
day rental for working their claim
which they refused. We desire to point
out one thing which might not have
been made clear in our article of last
week. There are two distinct processes,
the chemical, and the electrical. The
former is best adapted for operating
single machines, the latter whore q to
80 machines can be operated at once.
Any one who has placer claim on
Snake, OF any other river, can procure
one of those machines. The claim, ii
any good, will be taken a. collateral &C.
curity. As vet the exact price of ma
chimes can not be given, because the
exact cost 10 not known. Only few
having been constructed and those ex-
perimentally, the cost has been greatly
in excess of what 1t will be when the
manufacture Is conducted on an extern.
sive scale. Mr.. Raber win go east very
shortly and arrange for the manufac-
ture of the machines in large quanti-
ties and expects that by the middle OF
February they will be turned out ut the
rate Of 60 to 100 per week. The first
two or three hundred machines will be
operated oy the company and they will
be put on the ground just as rapidly AZ
possible. In order to facilitate the
handling of immense quantities Of
gravel, concentration, the invention Of
Portland gentleman, win probably bt
worked in connection with Mr.. Raber'.
amalgamators where the business il
conducted on large scale. Mr.. Rabel
and Mr.. G. X. Clarke, of the firm, hav,
, gone mp to Shoshone Falls to look a
some placer grounds and take samples
from that locality. In fact, the gentle
men are making thorough prospect o
the whole country and will probabl,
fellow the river as far up as American
Falls or Blackfoot. They are leasing
ground wherever it appears to be wort
. working. Many people have been her
!; during the demonstration from Port
land, Spokane. Denver and Salt LAX
!. City and a. far a. we can learn, are Q