The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-07-13
mancnt home and the headquarters Of
the judicial district hereafter.

mancnt home and the headquarters O
the judicial district hereafter.
The Murray wagon road is receiving
about the first and only work that ha.
been done on it for the past four years
Road overseers Creedon and Whelar
are doing good work and putting the
road in tirst-class condition, saws The
Wallace Tribune.
Jim Robinson has returned to Geneses
from the different mining camps of the
middle and southern portions of the
state, and reports money plentiful
where he visited. At Gibbonville, Vel
low Jacket and one or two other mines
much work is being done and good wages
are paid
A mysterious surveying party is in
these parts at present, operating on the
north side OF the river mp towards
Black canyon, says the Emmett Index.
They intinated to some parties who in
terviewed them tina, their object is to
take out ditch to cover the bench land
across the river.
Crops look better on the Big Potlach
this year than in years past, and the
work OF harvesting will soon begin.
There is already some hay cut. Work
hands will he fewer than ever before,
on account OF SO many going to the
mines, and it is thought that wages will
be As good or better than last year.
Governor Mcconnell has received the
report OF the viewers ON the Elk CITY
branch of the state wagon road. The
report stated that the work wa. COM
pleted according TO contract. The gov
e'nor tiel authorized the issuance
OF a warrant for 81 ,666.65 in favor OF
Cameron x Lynch. the contractors, in
final payment Tor the work.
Tie Weiser Signal reports that the
cherry crop in that vicinity was de-
stroycd by the orchard oriole. The same
trouble was experienced in Boise, saws
the Statesman. Sweet cherries we're all
taken by these birds. For three wears
1t least no such damage has been done.
This year tie birds came in tiocks and
in few days stripped the trees, leay ing
nothing bat bare pits.
p. II. McEntee has sold his placer
claims on Crooked river to w. II. Nor.
rill OF Wardner for $4,000. The same
gentleman has put up cash forfeit, and
taken working bond on NJ. l.. Murrav's
Denver quartz claim, and has contracted
10 have 100 feet OF sinking done ilnmed.
lately. Price, $4,000. The Denver
Joins the Blue Dragon on the east, saws
The Grangeviile Free Press.
The Emmett Index says: Harry Ii.
.us brought i'll the champion strawber-
~ a few DAYS ago. \ single branch had
10 perfect berries, the largest OF which
exactly 10 inches around and
another five and one half inches" And
this is not all. Mis-, Emma Barrett lett
a sample OF these big berries in the In
lex office. They measured from seven
and hall TO eight inches in cirrumisr
ance.
The Trade Dollar mine, situated near
y mile west OF Silver CITY, on Florida
mountain, was first made permanent
y paying proposition last year. Since
hen 1t has been steady and active
producer. 1t. l0-stalnp mill treats from
. to 80 tons OF ore per day. One hun
tred AID ten men are employed in the
nine and mill together, making the
Trade Dollar the largest employer OF
abor IN the camp, with payroll OF
,yer 5000 month.
Major w. W. Wood, as voluntary OBJ
erver OF the weather bureau at the
Boise barracks, furnishes the report for
une, which shows the hottest DAYS to
ave been the 2Glh and 2Sth, at % de-
rees; the coolest az the 10th. when a
filing frost was had at 81 degrees: on
he 10th and 18th it registered 81 and -
egrees, respectively, and light frosts
Tere had. There was no rain IN June
nth p clear days and five partly cloudy.
he mean high temperature was 10. 20
nd the low was 1893.
DIR. Woodburn, accompanied BY his
ather-in-law, J. ". Parker. was in St. !
nthony the other day. Mr.. Parker
rst crossed the North fork at WHAT i.
nown as Eagle Nest ford, below St. :
nthony, in 1864, he being the second
hite settler in this section Of the /
ocky mountains. Mr.. Parker will be |
,tter known to old mountaineers by his |
all name, Tex" SAYS the Silver t
ammer. For q number OF years he a
I'd Beaver Lick" were the only white a
en- in these mountains. At that time d
ey followed trapping exclusively.
Ptoueep'. a.