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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
s,srEns,rLLx OFT NEWS
Remarkable Development on the ohio
side ot the River.
Sn<rfnf J<,<orae. - "a. E.,..s-


StsrERSvu.LE. w. VA, January ss.-
The Ohio River Oil Company was char
tered last week and will begin opera
lions In the lower part OF this field at
oaee- The ineorporators are all Pitts
bargers.
the Victor OH COMPANY got a rusher
on one OF their leases four miles below
town on Wednesday. The well Is fully
n mile ahead OF development, and opens
large field. most OF which Is held by
the Victor people. The well is reported
as having done an average OF 600 bar
rels daily since the sand was pierced
-Four wells are drilling on one farm
four miles east OF town under a lease
owned by Charles Benneman.
James Eisman, who Is drilling a we'll
on the Josiah Shook farm. four miles
east OF town, struck the sand on Tues.
day, aud has we'll which opens the de.
velopment two miles further to the
west IL Is not gusher, but promises
TO be steady at fair production.
The Mccormick & Morrison farm was
one OF the first drilled in the field. Ii
has held out its production remarkably.
and is = regular forest OF derricks, the
holes being punched almost as close rs
they can be placed. Ludwig & Mooney,
Who hold a high-priced lease on a small
part OF II. began three new wells this
week.
The remarkable development acros:
the river is being pushed as RAPIDLY as
possible. Twenty-Five new wells have
been started this wesk, aud rs many
more will be cotton TO work next week.
j. X. Nissan, tho lucky preacher. IL
putting down his eighteenth well,
George Shook his sixth, Cass Colvin his
nth, III. Bonfeld his seventh. and Theo
dore Mcknight his fifth. There are a
great many other wells located and
started, but they are all single venture.
OF individuals. The production OF this
new addition OF the field keeps up re
msrkaoly, and IL promises To De tn,
wonder OF the age.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
LIVE srooK.

CHICAGO, January 25.-Cattle receipts.
$4,000 head; shipments. 1000 head market
slow top sales 81 l0a5 30; mediums 81 IOa
30. others e. 2Ja3 50; Texans 50 40a3 90
HOgs-Receipts, $4,000 head shipments.
1000 mead: market 5al0c higher; rough
and heavy g. l5a5 30; packers and mixed
s. 30; prime heavy s. 4Oa5 45; light s5 40
AZ -.
Sheep-Receipts. II. 900 head shipments
1000 head: market slow aud ljR25c lower I;
natives e. O0a3 Go; westerns e. 00a3 40 .
lambs a. JOa4 s..
East LIBERTY. Pa, January 25.-Cattle
Receipts, 900 lead shipments. 400 head !;
market slow and unchanged.
Hogs Receipts, 2,lJ0 head shipments,
l,2iD head market slow: all grades e. Boa
. Co.
Sheop-Recoipts, COO head: shipments,
900 head; marke. steady and unchanged.
CfNclNSATI, o., January 2j.-Hogs.
steady ~ e. s5a5 co; receipts, 6.O00 head !;
900 head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
Railroad Directors Elected.
ST. sclsI Isl<0rdfa 20 ths Ksylsfs-

ZANEsvILLE, o., January e5.-The
Newark, Straitsville aud Somerset rail
way held its annual meeting Yesterday
and elected the following directors for
the next year: X. Il. Devries and ]. ID.
Cnlbertson, of Wheeling; David Les and
w. Churchill, OF Zanesville; w. w. Pea
body, OF Cincinnati; j. II. Collins, OF
Columbus; j. M. Graham. OF Newark;
Franklin Ames, OF Chicago. AID John
Reed, OF Mansfield. The directors or
ganized by electIng the following Off
GERS: David Lee. President, and l.. e.
Sneed, OF Garrett, Ind, Secretary and
Treasurer,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Daily Chronicle of the Movement of
Individuals.
snI

Daily Chronicle of the Movement of
Individuals.
speaaI 7eIsoram 10 me RsyIuer
NEW YoRK. January 25.-N. +. Whita
ker, of Wheeling, is at the st. Denis Hotel
A. NJ. Alloh. of GAINESVILLE, o., is in the
city.
A. S. Carr, of Zanesville, o., is in the
city.
G.. Y. White, OF Massillon, o., is at the
Windsor.
RIM. Sheets Of Grafton, was in the city
yesterday.
Part Of the BLACK Crook" Company is
at the Behler.
Mrs. Julia Mcclure, OF GA Main street,
is dangerously i'll.
E. L. McMillen, of St Clairsville, is reg
istered at the Mcclure.
3. T. Stewart, OF Anthem, w. Va, is
registered at the ST. Charles
J. c. Russell, OF East Liverpool, o., is
registered at the Stamm Hotel.
J. Il. Provance, of Lore City. o., mill
machinery man, IS at the St. Charles
George Sisson, OF North Wheeling. is III
OF grip. He is well known cigar maker
&. l.. Foreman, r. w Brown and F.. 3.
Ford, OF Steubenville, are at the Mcclure
Hotel.
James Hudson, OF Huntington. this
State, is registered among ST. Charles
guests.
John Aul, Of Nashville, Tenn. is in the
city called here by the illness OF his
father.
w. A. Wilson, OF the firm Of Wilson &
Chapman, Is at work again after siege of
R week OF grip
James McGrege J. H. McCloy and ]
G.. Dunlap. Sistersyile, and w. 9. Gray.
field, Conway.
Miss Mary Brown, of Ohio, is a guest al
the residence OF DR.. l.. 5. Riggs, Of South
Chapline street.
Joseph Korn, the North Wheeling
saloonist, is out after being laid up for
Eve weeks with the grip.
McLURE-Mrs G.. II. Boles and daugb.
ter, Monongah, and John A. Hough and
Harry b. Crane, FairmOnt.
Mr. and Mrs T.. f. French, OF Cold Wa
ter. Mich, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Jas GiTen, Of No 1921 Jacob street
Jas. Gihen, formerly with J.. s. Della
plain Sons & Co, has accepted position
with Il. G.. Thompson & Co, philadelphia
Messrs r. T.. Maloy and Laurence
Wheat, OF Wash.Jen College, were down
during the past few days calling on friends
George = Morgan, the accommodating
book. keeper at Wilson e. Chapman's
planning mills, is OF duty with bad attack
Of grip.
WfSnson. William NJ Cox. Parlsers.
burg; j. NJ Allen. Grafton; a. S. Mccoy.
r. d. Mccoy, and r. Tai D0tt, Sistersvilie.
and j. +. Stuck, Grafton.
g. Aul, Of Fourteenth street. was crit.
icaily ill last night Miss Minnie Peters,
OF Canton. O., and John Aul, OF Nashville.
Tenn. relatives, are at the sick mans bed
side
j. G.. Leasure, Of the printing house of
Wills d Leasure. South Chapline street,
left on the midnight train last night for
business trip 90 Cincinnati lie will return
on next Saturday.
BEuLgR. Thomas Burchers, New Mar
tinsville: W. w Mcfarland, Cameron;
G.. 3 Slender, Sistersville; John SCham-
ria, St. Mary's, and G.. W. Trier and r.
McCook, Sistersville.
j. ~ Buruap. Of Maquoketa, L., is n
guest Of frienos on the south Side. tic
states that there. has been excellent sleigh
ing at his home for the last three weeks,
with the mercury below zero most Of the
time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
HAT TRIMMING CLIMBS DOWNWARD.

Theatre bats are becoming TO resem-
bic the late housewives girdle. from
which all sorts OF wonderful things are
suspended. The proper thing is now a
band that encirclss the head. and from
which hangs at intervals roses, bows or
feather tips. ALI these things hang.
Erstwhile they STOOD up, but that will
not do now. III one actually needs the
relief. single something may stand
high In front, as a butterfly mounted
high on slender wire. But there
must be no branching or thick effect of
massing close 10 the baud. unless the
direction Of the ornamentatlon is down
ward.
A daring example OF this sort OF hat
consisted OF nothing but gold snake
shout as thick as the first finger At the
thickest part. 1t was flexible. set with
Z spring like bracelet, and the whole
surface was brilliant with ieweled
scales. A brunette with masses of
dusky hair piled high on her head wore
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
For over FIny Years.

An OLD AND WEIrTRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over hfty years by mill
Ions OF mothers for their children while
teethlng, with perfect success. IL
sooths the child, softens the gums. al
lays all pain, cures Wind collie, and Is
the best remedy for diarrhma. Is pleas
ant TO the taste. Sold by druggists In
every part Of tho world. Twenty-Five
cents bottle. It's value is incalculable.
BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
n,sessr DEED EVER x.ooKpkp.
nc Covers q. Immense cssi Deal In
Harrises ceontv.
n T<.s

Nperia Jeecraa % tas Hssas<-.
CLAnKsBvRo, W. VA. January ss.-
Today the lsrges; deed loeing on nine
ty-eisht pages Of legal capl ever record
ed In this county was admitted TO record
IL completed great coal deal. IL was
male oy & II. Carney, trustee. of Fair
mont. 10 J. NJ. Hustled. j. n. Beason, G.
10 Oarney, e. '. Thompson. :. l.. Mes
TREAT, II. c. Huston and +. A. HUI. OF
Pennsylvania. and conveyed the coal
underlying hity-three tracts OF land sit
. uAte on Binganoa Greek. this county.
containing In the aggregate 2. SO acres
by this and other deals near a third OF
the coal In this county has passed into
the hands OF Foreigners
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OIney may Resign.

BosroN, MASS, January 25.-An In
innate friend OF Attorney-Gener Olney
to-day stated that the rumored resigna-
tion OF the attorney general will become
fact very soon. He intlmates that the
present trip OF Hon. Josiah Quincy to
Washington was at the request OF the
President and that Mr.. Quincy will
either accept the postmaster general
ship, which will be vacated by BIsselrs
promotion TO Olney's position or else
urge Hon. j. +. Russell to accept.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
Arrested for Barn Burninr.
8pfe'al Iel|oraa 70 ~ Re0ists-.

PHILirPI, w. VA, January 95.-AI.
oert Parsons IS in jail here, charged
YIN setting FIRE 20 the barn OF George
Male which was burned some weeks
ago. Parsons was caught In Richie
county waived examination and was
heid 70 await the action Of the grand
jury. u is thought several fro bugs
nave been at work, as Eve or six barns
20 the county have been mysterlouslv
set on FIRE this winter.
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Another GOOD paper Come. In.

WASHINGTON, d. c., January 25.-
The Washington Evening star, recog-
nized as one of the most successful and
Influential afternoon papers In the
United States, has Joined the Asso-
ciated Press and at the same time has
given notice OF the severance OF its re-
lations with the United Press.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

ST.. LOUIS, Mo, January 25.-Fire
which started at 1890 this morning In
the elevator shaft OF the four-story
brick building corner Main and Walnut
streets, occupied by the Thsadler-Gol
man Hide ana Commission Company,
completely destroyed the building and
contents. The loss will reach Sf25. 600.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
OHIO, RECKLESS eovEnSMrSr
a sweeping Measure 10 Purity the Man
aEsmsst of state Ins,ttptioas
St<rfal IL ssr rEa 70 fa< Ksusr.-

COLUMBUS, O., January s5.-Senator
Phillips introduced bill today proyid.
Ing for q Board OF Control OF three
members 10 have supervision OF all
State institutions aud dopart.
ments, TO audit every State war
rant, and with power 10 grade
salaries aud TO DISCHARGE supernuous
employees. IL IL one OF the most sweep
ing measures ever proposed. and IL cali
ed out by the roeklessness OF the stats
government.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
DRY GOODS.

NEW YoRE, January 25.-Business in
the dry goods district is being helped some
what by rather better weather so far as
the residents is concerned. Prints and
printed fabrics show more activity al fairly
sustained prices Ginghams and wash
goods are more active and very steady.
WOOicus are neglected and easier. For
cigu dry goods quiet but steady.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
Crushed Under n Car.
,ectdf TSl<1ra,u Ia fks R<o,sr

PHIIIPPI, w. VA, January IS. ALVIN
Criss, while boarding a car near Laurel.
this county, on the West Virginia Cen.
trail Railroad. slipped under a car and
had one foot crushed so badly IL will
probably have TO be amputated. He
has been engaged In the lumber busl-
ness
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
EOLEUh

on CRY. Pa, January 25 Petroleum.
opened soc highest sOkc lowest 7gJ<c.
closed SOC salas, 1900 barrels: clearances
o. coo barrels shipments. 100, ifg barrels
runs. o3.osi barrels.
PirrsHrHo, Pa January % Petroleum.
opened, closed aud lowest soc; highest
sUiEc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
ROBBED or aeIO.
Two sstersviiis Men FIud sponge OF
kther In Their Bed.
sssasi 5sl>srafa 20 fas Register

sysasi telegram 10 fas Register.
SisrERsSIILE, w. VA, January 25.-
This morning Frank Berry and William
Diohl, two young men who have n room
10 a. IL. Wilson's residence, In the up
per part OF town, were surprised TO Ind
n sponge Ia the bed with them, which
smelled very strongly OF ether. A
further examination showed that their
clothing had been robbed OF all the val
uaoles they contained, including two
watches aud S2iO la money. The police
were notified, but have been unable TO
hnd any clew so TAR. Tn tow il over
run with thieves and gamblers who fol-
low tho oil men, aud Council will be
called upon TO take heroic measures TO
clear the place OF all who have no Wis
IDLE means OF support at once. There
have been numerous small Tobberies
within the past ten days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
,ar aaa Lake Erie la,. 90. pretorred,

Il
Mining StocSs-Band b. -. Cholor. IS;
Crown Point IS: Consolidated California
ana NirSinia sS0s DeadwoOd 50: Gould
ana Curry. o.; Hale and Norcross. IS;
lean, ~; North Star. -; Ontario soo.
0pnir, 100; Plymouth, 10; Sierra Nevada
%; Standard. isS. Union Con. 6s; Vol,
low Jacket, 90; Iron Silver, 10. Quick
Silver l6s do preferred. l2l2; Bulwer .OS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
West Virginia Postal Analr.
sp,etal J,i.oram 20 "A, R.st,,--

WAsHINGToY, ID. c., January Is
The postofiice at Wesley, Wood coun-
~, has been ordered moved one mile
west and the name changed to Harris
Ferry, with John G. Harris as post.
master.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
FINANCE AND TRADE.


Money. 1 Per Cent Governments, Quiet
Stocks, Lower Flour. Lower-Whoat
Lowor.
NEW YORK, January 25.-Money on cal
easy at per cent last loan at per cent.
closed at / per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 3i4a416 per cent Sterling exchange
dull at IS394A4S7.
GOvERSMESTs-Quiet
Fours Registered. ......... 1i3Il
FOGr.Snd- SIn Registered. ...... 49, S
Pacific Skies OF yj................ l03
SrATEs-Qulet
kAuRoADs-Eirm.
SrocKs This was very quiet aud IN
eventful day on the Stock Exchange. ST.
Paul receded "A az the opening aud thor
advanced -, fiuctuatlng between these ex.
tremes until the publication OF the net
earnings Tor Deem Der was made which,
showing a heavier decrease than was an
tcipated, precipitatod sharp selling
movement which brought out heavy
blocks Of the stock. a break or ~
resulted, the last being the lowest
price OF tbs day. Sugar closed ~ yester-
days hnal figures. Chicago, Burlington,
Northwestern aud Rock Island were prom.
inent In the dealings, and all show de-
cliues. Some few shares show "a advance
on the days TRANSACTIONS, notably Man
haitian and some Of the spccisltlos. The
hAAfhrh NANHFA hHAHH a. A0WiAN fNNNfiII NiIINE4
OF the day. sales $4,000 shares. Quota
lions closed bid
Atohinson. li5i Adams Express. 40:
American Express, no: baltimore and
Ohio, 20; Canada Pacific, 90; Central
Pacific, -; Chesapeake and Ohio. l5 .
Chicago and Alton. 1885, Chicago. Bur
lington. aud Quincy. f65(. Chicago
Gas, CO; Delaware aud HUDSON. 1879;
Delaware. Lackawanna aud Western.
io5; Denver and RIO Grande pro.
ferred, aiA; Distiliors and Cattle Feed.
ers Co. 265f Erie. i45s; 40. preferred,
32k; Fort Wayne. 100: Illinois Cen.
trai. %. Lake Shore, f564 Michigan
Central, "a: Missouri Pacific, l8:
Norfolk aud Western preferred lgt<
Northern Pacific. ~; do. preferred. 1857
Northwestern, 1895; DO. preferred. i8l.
New YORK Central, l0J3f; New IurE
and New Englsnd. u. Pacific Mail.
1Gjt Peoria. Decatur aad Evansville. .
Pittsburg. 1872. Pullman Palace. iGg.
Reading, 1875. Rock isisnd. G7il 81 Louie
and san Francisco lrst preferred. -. ST.
Paul s. do. preferred. li7lf Tennessee
Coal and Iron. i6: Texas Pacific. stt.
Union Pacific. iYts; United Stafce ~.
press, 90; Wostern Union. - Wheel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

Nav YoEE. January % Pig iron.
steady; American So OJal5 o. Copper.
dull Jake Joe Load steady az g. 10. Tin
duil. atraIEnfs ale Oh.
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Awards TO Berkeley Farmer.

MARriNsnuRo, w. Va. January Is.
.. L. Sperow, OF the State Board OF
agriculture, has prepared list OF the
wards made to West Virginia agrlcuI-
luIal exhibitors at the Worlds Fair.
~ tne 30 awards, 10 we're granted 20
exhibitors from Berkeley cOuaty.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

~ you wish 10 nave the boat local AMI
s.ietrsphtc paper Ia the city lott az voor
~, - suisriy every morning. subscrfb~
y. ne Daily ma Sunday edltions Of to-
Nekister. 10 cents per week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

THE West Virginia Sand Company
sells clean coal al 81 cents per bushel.
ONCE 1918 Water street. Telephone sol.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

Next Monday night at her home on
Seventeenth street, Miss Orphena
Shannon, a popular young lady, will
give a party in celebration OF her six
tcenth birthday. Cards are out inviting
fifty guests, and pleasant time is an
ticipated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

Last night the Alert Club gave one OF
its enjoyable dances at its hall on South
Jacob street. A large crowd attended
and Killmeyer gave the music.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
for infants and Children.

"Castoria iszovcl aiarfe,i to children fisf
Trecommend 90 a. superior toany p-eacflpf.a
known % me- If a Anrura. ~ IT,
III So. oxford &C.. brooklyn. N S..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

Prof. McClelland and his orchestra
went to the home OF Henry Serlg, on
North Main street, last night, and an
enjoyable evening was spent. A num-
Der OF young folks had been invited,
and good music and excellent refresh
meDts were the delights of the evening.
-
The North Wheeling Literary and
Athletic Association gave one of its en-
Joyable dances last night at its head
quarters in North Wheeling, A large
crowd attended, and a general good
time was enjoyed all evening. Bach
mans orchestra furnished the music.
Already the club has secured Mozart
Park for Decoration Day, when a big
picnic will be held. Preparations are
already begun for this event.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
IN SOCIETY.

Some Past aud Prospective Events In the
Gay World.
Last night the Central View Club
gave well attended AID enjoyable
dance at Menge 81 Howley's hall, on the
South Side.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

General Freight and Passenger e. rf. Agent.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

This office not being provided
with the paraphernalia for sub
marine printing, the HERALD has
been forced to suspend publication
for four weeks. In other words,
we have been experiencing some of
the stern realities of the Kootenai
Valley flood, our presses having
been under as much as 7 feet of
water. But the waters having sub
sided, we again greet our readers,
our faith in the Kootenai country
unshattered by the calamity which
the Kootenai Valley, in common
with every other valley in the
Northwest, has suffered.
Many of our readers know the
story of the flood here. In fact
there are unmistakable evidences Of
it about town which speak the story
in for more positive language than
we could assert il, yet few words
on the subject in this, our first
issue since the substance of the
water, will not be out Of place.
To begain with we have had the
worst flood in the knowledge Of the
oldest white or red man in the val
ley. Chief Isaac, Of the Kootenais,
figures it out that 50 years ago the
water arose high enough to drive
the Indians out of the valley to the
high lands. But as he describes
it the water was not so high tina
year as this.
About the Goth Of May the bank
J of the river began to get dangerous
ly full, and on the 22nd it was owe
flowing. Since that date we hav
> not had passenger train.
The water continued to raise a
the rate of about foot day unit
the entire business portion of th
town was submerged, the water rails
ing from 3 to 5 feet over the bank
from the foot of Main street in Boz
nerport down to the postoffice. A
had to move out except the Kaist
: House people, and they had to col
duct the hotel on the second flo"
The water was Z to s feet in tt
Yankee Kitchen and the Hunn'
building, in the Great Northel
Addition.
r. In the Eaton Addition, betweC
the railroad and the river, the W
ter was above the caves of t
houses in the lower places, whiC
appeared to be from the site of t
Y. city Jail through towards Ureeh
Cooks place on Main street, al
w several houses were floated off thu
M foundations The only dry lal
III insthat part of town was the |
N tie knob at the east end. This
n cality and at Eaton's store a
n u Cottage Avenue were the only pC
i tions on the south side not unc
I y water. Not foot Of dry land q
:. - peared in Bonnerport or the Gre
ers Northern Addition.
Us When the water first came oN
IS the banks at Bonnerport, it ha'
dangerously swift current a
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

Gradually but certainly the fact
is dawning upon the minds of our
rancher friends that the bench lands
are almost as productive as our
famous valley lands, far easier to
put in state of cultivation and as
certain as the season itself to raise
a good crop. In proof of these
statements there are number of
ranches in the vicinity of Bonner's
Ferry that demonstrate their truth.
1t was to take look at some of
these ranches that the editor of this
paper accompanied Mr.. S. B.
Wright and Mr.. VIM Van Gasken
few days ago. Our objective
point in particular was to look over
some ranches that party Of young
men from Wisconsin took up this
spring. About two miles back from
town we found them at work max
ing veritable Eden out of what,
eft alone, is a wilderness. There
are five of them in the colony. They
located in May and already have
good houses built, a good many
acres cleared, good wells dug
splendid water at from to 25 feet
and nice gardens set out. Every
thing indicated luxuriant growth
Of garden products
Upon inquiry we find that there
are quite a number of bench-land
ranches close to Bonner's Ferry
where it has been demonstrated
that they will produce a yield Of
crops as great as could be asked fol
in any mans land.
Mr.. Wright informs US that there
: are many thousand acres O
land laying back between the
Kootenai and the Moyea just al
: good as those taken up by the Wis
consin colony. If this be true, th'
: lands will be eagerly sought afte
and soon settled up, and there vii
= be hundreds of ranchers located ol
7 the benches adjacent to Bonner
Ferry.