The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-16
THE IDAHO CAMPAIGN.
THE BATTLE IS GETTING WARMER
AND WARMER.
bors-The Newly Elected Omcers
Instal1ed-The Reservation Lands.

Boise, Ida, Sept. 15-[Special.]- IA
more balmy and invigorating air pre-
walls about here than when [ last wrote
the Herald, and it's effects can be no
ticed in politics, even, as the political
leaders step about with more springy
and elastic footsteps and an air which
plainly says-"It hasn' yet showed for
u.s. But it will snow after time, and
many will be caught in the still and
biting blasts that accompany SHOWS Of
that order. Both the Republicans. and
Populists have opened up expensive
headquarters on Main street, and as yet
| the Democrats have not done so. All
the same, l understand that they have
headquarters, = and Chairman Hays,
with his usual foresight, is doing some
work that would make the other fell
lows turn green with envy, did they
realize tits brilliant!
| l yesterday called upon Surveyor
General Spraughn, and in a pleasant
and lengthy interview learned much on
the question of surveys, as now being
prosecuted in the state of Idaho. He
said in part:
steadily and satisfactorily, and we will
shortly be buster, especially in office
work, than at present. Moneys
awarded for Idaho surveys in past two
years amounted to $4,000, and the en-
/ tire appropriations made by Congress
| for sundry civil surveys is 275,OO0.
That will be apportioned out to sixteen
= of the states and territories, and we will
shortly be appraised of the, amount
allotted to this state. Reports are now
| in from twelve contract surveys, and
field work is going on in five others"
| What can you say in reference to
| the Fort Hall reservation, and how soon
is the work likely to be completed?"
1.-The corrections now being made by
Deputy Miller will very soon be filed
in this office. I have heard from Mr.
Miller and from his report l should say
they would reach here by the first OF
next week Immediately on arrival,
shall put the entire office force at work
plating and mapping. and send for an
examiner to come on and pass upon the
work as it progresses. This, with q
view of pushing it to speedy completion
realizing that the people of Pocatellt
are very anxious for these lands to be
thrown open to settlement. Situated
as Pocatello is, in the midst of the res
ervation, the question is one of vita
Importance to the people, and they
should benefit from opening these LANDS
at as early day as possible. Wner
the work of plating and mapping /:
! commenced, 1 think it will all be nm
ished up in a month, or in SIX weeks
at the latest. I shall specially recon-
mend to the commissioner of the lane
department at Washington an early
acceptance of the work, and [ have NJ
doubt but all will be found satlstac
tory. at that end. | recently asked
for special examiners to be sent gu
on some northern surveys, ana nav
received a telegram saying they had al
ready left Washington enroute mere.
understand that Deputy Miller mas peer
working hard and faithfully on the cor
rectionS, and the people give hlln iluci
credit about these"
From the foregoing it is safe to
infer that Surveyor-General Straughl
will lend every effort to get the sur
] vey through, and at as early DAY d
possible. This will be cheering new
to the good people of Pocateiio: AM
will add at once to the increase OF pus
mess in that already lively place.
idaho Masons Complete Their Labor
The grand lodge of Idaho Mason
lclosed it's 1894 session last Thursda.
evening installing the newly electe
officers:
Grand Master A. B. Clark, o
4 Mountain Home.
81 Grand senior w oil OOAi " 4'A' w 1SOA
house, of Weiser.
Grand Junior Warden-Charles Doar
4 lof Shoshone.
4 Boise.
Grand Treasurer-Charles HimroC
of Boise.
Grand Lecturer-F. G. Mock, c
In comforting upon Mr.. Clark tn
most exalted position within it's gift
1.-THE grand lodge paid fitting tribut
4 Ito one who has devoted a great POI
ltion of his life to the advancement {
his beloved order, at the same tim
lgiving proper recognition to the yount
4 Ter element of the order. Mr.. Clark i
A perhaps, the youngest man ever chose
Ito fill this high position in the Mason
lgrand lodge of Idaho. He was Dor
81 Inear the village of Manlius N. Y, c
a February Z, 1856. At an early age /
y left home and was forced to DEEPER
81 lon his own exertions for his liveliho5
q land education. He went to Chicai