The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-04-28
state News.

murderer or murderers of Hugh
Fleming, who was foully murdered
near American Falls on April 9Th.
Three men were arrested, charged
with the crime, but the evidence
was insufficient to hold them.
Statesman: Argument Was COM
menced Monday in the supreme
court in the case of Elmore, Logan
and Bingham counties vs. Alturas
county. The PLAINTIFF were rep
resented by s. B. Kingsbury and
r. q. Johnson, and Alturas by F.
E. Ensign and R. L. Butler.
In this case it is sought to pro-
cure writ of mandate compelling
Alturas county to appoint account
ants, as provided by law, to meet
with accountants from the other
counties to apportion the indebted
ness of old Alturas. Alturas coun-
ty claims the apportionment law is
unjust and attacks it's constitution
atty. When the division bill was
passed it was provided the debt Of
the old county be apportioned upon
the basis of the assessment of 1883.
At that time the valuation of the
soon to be Elmore county was only
about $50, 600, while Immediately
upon the passage of the division
bill it sprung up to over a million
dollars. Similar conditions, it is
claimed, prevailed in Logan county.
Under the apportionment bill as it
now stands Alturas would have to
pay over 100000, while, under
what Alturas calls a fair appor-
tionment, her portion would only
be about SIS, 900.
Paris Post: A telegram from Mr..
James H. Wallis, at Grants Pass,
Oregon, to his wife. brings the in
formation that he has found the
body of her brother, Henry Todd.
The remains were found at the
mouth of Rogue river, on the Pa
cific coast, at Gold Beach, Curry
Co., Oregon. There is no railroad
connection with this place, and Mr..
Wallis had to go to San Francisco,
from which place he will take the
steamer, requiring a week to make
the return journey. A metallic
casket was shipped from Ogden,
into which the remains will be
placed, and brought back by Mr..
Wallis. They will be inferred in
the Ogden cemetery. An inquest
was held over the remains, but
there being no evidences Of foul
play verdict of accidental death
was returned. From where Mr..
Todd was drowned, to where his
remains were found, is distance
of $50 miles. He drowned in Deer
creek, which empties into Illinois
river, and this empties into Rogue
river, flowing into the Pacific ocean.
Gilmore Bulletin: A few days ago
Arthur Pence sold 1000 sheep to
J. w. Blake of Condor, Oregon, at
3 cents per pound, live weight.
Major Frank Cavanah informs US
that just as soon as the roads are
in good travelling condition he will
proceed to Rocky Bar with big
lot of mining supplies and immedi-
ately renew operations on his eel
ebrated Mountain Goat property.
Just keep your eye on good old
Rocky Bar this summer.
Harry Thompson was welcomed
back here last Sunday from Scot
land. Mr.. Thompson is manager
of the placer and quartz mines pur-
chased last fall at Rocky Bar by a
Scotch syndicate, and as soon as
the roads will permit the hauling
of supplies he will proceed to the
Bar and commence active mining
operation.
Joe Taylor and Owyhee Johnny
came in Thursday from the new
placer diggings on the west fork OF
the Bruneau river, about 100 miles
from this place. They came fol
their summers supplies. Mr.. Tay-
lor is an old stock raiser of that
section and has lately turned his
attention to placer mining. He says
there are good gold mines over
there and are extensive, and that
prospectors are arriving daily. He
predicts that camp Enright will
contain 500 miners this summer.
A special from Salmon City April
10 to the Statesman says: A. c.
Gibson, representing company Of
Salt Lake gentlemen, purchased q
short time ago what is known az
the "Italian" group of mines situa'
ted several miles west of Salmon
City in the Leesburg range Of
mountains. The property was
bonded two years ago to some par,
ties who went to work and gouged
| the mine, and took out severa!
thousand dollars, leaving it in bad
shape and reporting it as worked
out. The owners, however, sci
about to place the mine in con
dition again, and in a few months
! had it looking better than ever, and
recently sold it to the Salt Lake
gentlemen who are now putting up
a ten-stamp mill. About Is tons o.