Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-05-13
Letter from The Bar.
Rocky BAR, May 4, 1896.

place, the oldest mining camp il
Gilmore county, will say we ar
having a very late spring. Rail
and snow almost every day through
the month of April and last nigh
about four inches of the beautiful
fell. To-day 1t has been raining
steadily. Freight teams are ex
pected in here in about ten DAYS
and 1T is very necessary that they
should come as the supply Of pro-
visions is getting quite low. Times
are good here considering the many
disadvantages we have to contend
with. The mining outlook is indeed
good. All the mines are looking
well. The Gilmore, | am informed
never looked as well as at present.
The manager, Mr.. E. G. Koch, is
deserving Of much credit, as he has
developed the Gilmore into one of the
greatest mines on this coast. / am
also informed that the Ophir will
commence operations soon. This
will be great benefit to this section.
The Bear Creek Alluvial mining
Co., has started up with about ten
men. They will work larger force
as soon as supplies can be had.
Quite number of mines are being
worked at Red Warrior, on a small
scale. Gid Campbell has a good
mine and a fine lot of ore on the
dump ready to mill. Swanholm
and Malmburg also have several
tons of good ore from the Wide West
mine. Adam Gottsch has done well
this last winter, taking out ore from
his Richmond mine. Howard and
Doney at Bonapart district are
doing development by sinking on
the Newcomer mine, They are
down about 20 feet and the pros
poets are good. Howard and Mich
olson have commenced work on
their Shake creek mine at Bascom
ranch. | am informed that Niehol-
son and Van Setback have ordered
quartz mill from Capt. Baxter of
Boise, to be put up at the Climax
mine in Bascom district. Prospec-
tors are commencing to start for the
hills and in short time the sound
Of the pick and shovel will be heard
on every side.
Hon. Geo. Golden returned from
Chicago where he went to buy goods.
He purchased large stock which
will be here as soon as the tea ms
can get in.
John and William Tate have
leased the mail route between Rocky
Bar and Atlanta from ]. A. Nichol-
son. They take charge of the line
to-day. SUBcR1BER.
John Ross and wife are here from
Snake river.
Mrs. de Haven returned from
Boise Monday evening.
Born, in De Lamar, May 3, to the
wife of George McCabe, daughter
Frank McWilliams and Lon Lape
went to Dixie yesterday to remain
this summer.
John Pierce, one of the pioneers
of Rocky Bar, has been spending
several days in this place.
Mrs. and Miss Conley arrived
here from Haley last Thursday ano
will make this place their perma
nent home.
E. &. Burnet and son came in by
team from Big Camas last Thurs.
day-returning Saturday accom-
panied by his daughters, Mrs. Wat
kins and Miss Lille Burnet.
Chairman Ottenheimer issues cal
to-day for a meeting OF the Elmor'
County Democratic Central Commute
on Saturday, May Goth. The com
mittee is composed of the following
gentlemen: J. Ottenheimer, DIR. "
f. Smith, G. NJ Payne, J. J. Little, {
ID. Bell, Geo. w. Hill, David Ennis
r. S. Ehrett, Chas. Skipper, Il. A
Goodliffe, T. r. Stevenson, A. M. Hal
S. l. Galloway, Robt Griffith, A. v
More, w. II. Manion, Isaac F. Mann
J. Winklebaek, John Boyle, JOSEF
Pearson, Thos. Riley.
The Union Pacific will issue
, all delegates to the conventions b.
, low mentioned at the rate of OF
lowest first-class standard fare (n'
temporarily reduced rate) for tt
! round trip: The Republican conve
ton at st. Louis, June 16; the Dem
cratic convention at Chicago, Ju
7; the National convention of You
Peoples Societies of Christian Il
J deavor at Washington, D. G., Jul
q lib; the Annual meeting OF Ba
tist Young Peoples Union, Milwa
; kee, July 1919.
) Steve A. Oglesby returned 81
j day from a five weeks visit in n
= York and Boston. Mr.. Ogles
. feels highly elated at the result
: his trip east and is confident Il
:. the Big Lode Company at Allan
! of which he has been the manaI
i for several years, will resume We
&c on their mine and mill at an ca
"a date, the stockholders having a
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