The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

made it read: "Her dirty feet were en-
cased in shoes that might be taken for
ferry boats" The printer is dead and
the editor has gone to Alaska
Eugene Lorton and family accom-.
panied by his sister. Miss Mida, left
for Salubria yesterday morning. Salu-
bria is their old home and they have to
go over about every so often to visit old
friends. Miss Mida will BE- one Of the
teachers in the Salubria public schools
the coming term which opens in few
days.
When Isaac Wells was over from
Nampa last week he left small quanti-
~ Of peoples party literature with Z. c.
Blanchard for distribution. Among the
collection are the Seven Financial Con-
spiracies. - Ten Men of Money Island"
and points for Thinkers" Parties de-
string to look over any Of these works
can be supplied By calling on Mr.. Blan-
chard
"A. II. c. Kotelman, mining man
Of the Seven Devils, passed through
Emmett last week He is interested
principally in an excellent ledge Of free
milling gold ore just on the edge Of the
Seven Devils district proper. which will
make its mark in the world. so to speak.
The INDEX will keep Mr.. Kotelman and
ms partner, Mr.. Hilderbrant. posted on
this part Of Idaho in the future. They
are old Washington county acquaint-
ances Of the editor.
The parties who took the contract Of
hauling the large boilers TO Marsh and
lreion's ranch. where they VIII be used
on the dredger. experienced considerable
difficulty in pulling up the Willow creek
hill. II was necessary to use sixteen
horses and a force Of men to prepare
the road. The first boiler arrived al
Marsh and lreton's last Monday, it tax
ing one week to make the trip. The
balance Of the machinery was loade,
at the depot Thursday
Geo. Boon had pretty narrow es
cape on Wednesday Of this week whil'
shaking logs into the river above town
He and John Carter were working to
gether and George hooked the team ont
log and told John 10 start them up
The log fell few feet down the banl
and swerying to one side struck Georg
violently on one shoulder knocking hin
into the river. Had the water been
few feet further away it is likely Mr.
Boon wonld have been seriously if no
fatally injured. Even as it was he wa
pretty badly knocked out.
Hardly day goes by without som
one. who is interested in seeing the pro
lihcness Of the great upper Payette val
d ley fully demonstrated to the ouisid
S world. coming into the INDEx office witt
specimens Of fruit. grain. vegetables O
T something Of the kind John Moulto
n brought in a stalk Of sweet corn IN
e FIRST Of the week that had three grea
j. big fully developed ears Of corn on il
The next day Geo. Jones brought in
-- little twig about six inches long. froI
: a plum tree that had thirty three plum
II on it and 50 it goes on. The INDEX on
+ ce Is beginning TO look like the home {
n some crank horticulturisi Peache
pears. apples. nectarienes. plums. prun'
- and all kinds of vegetables galore.
N Eugene Parrott came down from
H. prospecting and placer mining tour 4,
re the upper Payette. Tuesday. He al
n- ten other men have been working {
ground the past few days about two mil
s this side Of Horseshoe Bend. Euge
M saws they are not making any gre
a sight but occasionally run on 10 rii
. bar and make pretty good clean u
For instance, he only worked half d
Monday with a rocker and cleaned
$3.50 alone. Some OF the other DO
'h have done much better occasionally. b
6 that was the best run he made. Euge
oi SAYS that ground that will go $3.50 al
as $500 a day 10 the man is pretty ri
IN diggings these times but most Of L
Emmett boys who have been work.
where he has. have been lucky enou
lie TO strike little bars along the river
IT. summer that average about 81. 80 a d
no TO the man. In some places large M
I'D gets Of gold have been found with quai
gh sticking to them which leads 10 the
ed lief that a good quartz ledge is not
away