The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-04-11

stroction work about the 18th Of next
month. or before that date. and have
tho oannesy ready 70 receive Alb
June I.
Major Worden claims to have dis
covered q mistake in the governmeut
survey which located about I. 500 acres
Of good farming Land in Klamath
Lake.
One Of the claims of Crook county to
fame IL that there IL within il borders
. couple that waltsed cootinuously for
two hours and ten minutes ct q recent
country dance.
A Heppner man IL in Gillian county
for the purpose Of buying about 10. 900
bead Of yearling ewes, which be ey-
poets TO take 70 Wyoming this summer.
he Il paying 81. 10 bad.
Plaoer mining IL starting up in the
various camps surrounding Hunting.
ton, and the indications are favorable
for good mining SEASON. The late
rains will be productive Of much good
TO the miner.
Shearers are removing the deeoes
from the sheep Of . thousand hills.
and - soon a the roads are paaaabls.
Grant county will send about Z. 000. 900
pounds Of wool out TO clothe the world,
says the News
County Treasurer J. g. Gray. Of
Lane. has sent TO State Treasurer
Aetschan el5.000, . portion Of the
state taxes due from Lane county for
the year 1895. Lane county 10 always
among the first counties that settle
with the state.
The Grapde Ronde Lumbar Com
pany's mill at Perry started up on the
seasons run Last week. The saw mill
will be run to its full capacity. and
will turn ont between 80. 600 TO lO0,.
600 feet Of lumber daily.
There was q rush TO the sheriff
Office in The Dalles the first Of Last
week 70 pay taxes, TO prevent them
from going delinquent The receipts
were about $4,000. The taxes Of the
o. Z. 4 N. Co, amounting to g..
i6A97, were received.
The time for taking county warrants
for taxes has been extended in Douglas
county to April so. One per cent will
be added TO all taxes not paid before
May 1; per cent added for all taxes
not paid before June 1. and 8 per cent
for all taxes not paid before July l.
A meeting Of the Marion County
Horticultural Society viii be held at
Salem April IS. The subject of mar.
keting fruits will be handled by q gen.
tlemsn from the East. who has studied
the marketing problem, snd fruit.
growers are promised much benefit
from attending the meeting.
The case of J. l. Carter Va Miss
Nellie Stevens, involving the right Of
= woman 70 hold the Office Of school
superintendent, has been appealed Il
the supreme court, this time from Judge
Lowell's action in overriding the de-
murrer to the complaint for NO Gauss
Of action. The case viii now come mp
on its inertia
A I0-year-old daughter Of Richard
Brookhouse, who lives on Ten. Mile
ate bait OF poisoned wheat that wal
used for exterminating squirrelA Nj
Brookhouse, As soon a. he discovered
what had happened. started for TIT
Dslles with the child. and the hasty
ride, together with the poison. servet
as an emetic, the stomach being thu
relieved Of the greater part Of tn,
poison
Three Pendietonians are busy making
preparations % leave for the Columbi,
river on a mining expedition. The,
have a gold-eaving machine. and test
already made demonstrate that the ma
chine is practical and will save fiou
gold from the sands along the river
They will adapt the machine 10 tn
placer mining necessary to operation
along the Columbia. Starting in below
the Umatilla landing. the party vii
try different localities and operat
where the best results are attained.
. Idaho.
The promoters Of the Boise City Min
ing Exchange are planning an excur
sion Of Eastern people to that sectio
some time in May.
The state Of Idaho during 1895 Pre-
duced a total Of tIO,ll0.495 in miner
ala This was an increase Of &Sl6, 40
over that Of 1894. Shoshone is the bar
ner county, producing $S,576,Sla.
is estimated that the production fo
1896 will fully amount TO SIS, 200, O0(
Articles of incorporation Of the ldah
Chemical Gold Mining Company. OF
gsnized under the laws Of New Yorl
! have been filed with the secretary {
state. together with a notice Of Al
: pointment of II. II. Armstead as ageI
for the company in this state. II
. company owns property in Leml
> county.
I Squatters ON the Nes Perces reserv,
e tion, who have been frightened by n
ports that Indians would claim the
!, holdings a. unalloeed lands. have bee
, resssured by Special Agent Lane, VII
. says there is small probability of Ian
!, now occupied being given 20 the Ii
|. dians. There are fully 100 squattel
:, on this land. and the effort 10 dispo
!. sess them would end in serious con
: plicstions.
Montana.
The keystone mining property
the Yahk district, il 10 expected, vi
be equipped with small experiment,
6 five-stamp mill.