Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-01-03

mine near the cove well equipped
for hydraulic work the coming
spring. He has brought in water
from three streams and the claims
have 900 feet Of dump.
The wagon road is still open as
far as the top of Big Baldy and the
mail carriers will endeavor to run
their sleighs that far all winter.
Down timber and drifts on Little
Baldy impede navigation beyond
the big summit.
r. f. Fulton has leased the
books of the Idaho County Alb
stract Company and will hereafter
devote all his time to his personal
business. For eight years lie has
been with the FREE Press, but his
growing legal business now takes
his entire time. Office in upstairs
of the Grange hall building.
A man named Chamberlain is
camped at White Bird on the Flor
ence road for the winter. He was
going into Florence with load of
grub, but was blockaded by the
snow, so rather than return he
made comfortable winter quarters
and will put in his time hunting
and trapping.
The flagstaff in front of Co. C's
armory blew down in the gale last
Friday. The donble- decker erect
ed by the democrats at the Jersey
house corner in the last presi-
dental campaign is still intact,
although the rooster with which it
is surmounted looks the worse for
wear.
The teams which started for
Florence with baled hay last
week only succeeded in getting as
far as Adams camp, and they
dumped their loads there and re-
turned to town. The snow was
drifted badly and packed on top,
50 that the horses broke through
the crust and went belly deep into
the soft snow underneath.
Messrs Ezra Baird Gritman and
Marx left here Sunday in sleigh
for Florence. They got as far as
White Bird and camped for the
night. Mr.. Baird returned the
same day with the team, and the
others went into camp on snow
shoes. Mr.. Marx is an expert
from Butte who is gone in to in
spect the Poorman mine and other
properties for outside parties.
James +. Graham, of New York
arrived in town Monday and re-
turned to New York next day.
Mr.. Graham is secretary of the
Kamiah Mining Company, and has
bonded several valuable properties
on the south fork of the Clear
water river. He has appointed
Walter II. Hill general manager OF
the company and work will be
commenced on ditch construction
etc, about March /.
J. B. Chamberlain came out
from Warrens Tuesday. He re-
ports work progressing on the
Rescue mine that has been sold to
Boston parties. In the west drift
a body of fine free milling quartz
has been found. Mr.. w. II. Hill
made report on this property
last fall, and urged the necessity
of work in this drift, with proba-
bility of striking rich ore body
in "A short distance, and such has
been proven.
There was patented in the State
of Idaho during the year, 9S9:
acres of land in aid of the State
Agricultural college, SOB for In
sane Asylum, 1884 acres fol
penitentiary, 1920 for Public build.
ings, 22,3S3 for Scientific School
SO. .492 for Charitable Institutions
5,607 for the Normal School. O.
public lands in Idaho there were
SUI NNytN dul my elN .NOui fcO,co.
acres. The Northern Pacific Com
pany received patents for 81 Al
acres of Idaho land during tht
year.
Gen. II. G. Rollins, of Lo
Angeles, Cal, accompanied by hi
expert, Geo. Marx, of Butte
Montana, arrived in this city last
week on their way to Florence
The weather of late has been 81
stormy that the Florence road il
5 closed, and the Gen. has been un
able to get in. His expert, how
ever, went in last Sunday OIL
, snowshoes. The Gen. is very vel
pleased with this section of tn,
country and believes it has grea
future as a mining country. III
will await the result of his exper
examination, and will probabl
; take hold of some of the Florenc
: mines. The FREE Press hopes +