The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-02-22

suooeA The machine IN ~ Va Co
struetsd ct Albina.
| TREASURER Kern. of Uamtilla county
has received $500. mousy oollsoosd
foe tayes. from Sheriff Housss. and hi
rsmittsd q. 500 Of that sum 10 Ststs
Treasures Aetschan.
The LawlsR syndicats, owning and
developing tie Quastsvtlls mine in IL
J 6antiam district, paid out 10 thoss IN
- employ and for supplies over &c..
600 during January.
A petition for he pardon Of Frank
Kelley. oonvicesd Of having dese NEAT
In hfs pcasession during the closed ~.
con. has been forwarded 70 0ovsEnos
Lord from Pendlstou.
| The Bandon Coal Company q %.
lively operating il mines at Rivsrton
and expects In tie near future 10 kssp
two steamers plying between The Co
guile and San Francsco.
A young lady On Catching Creek, in
Coos county. maintains that abs NV
Sam Brown since his alleged drowning,
and talked with him for moro than
hour. and he IL still . very lively
corpse.
The president Of the Douglas County
Pioneer Society will call q meeting
some time in March OF April for the
purpose Of electiDg olnoess. and dscid-
ing upon the time and placs for tbe
next reunion.
The telephone line between Canyon
vile and John Day Il finished. and Tie
next work will b IT. extension 10
Prairis City and Long Creek. A move.
ment IL On foot 10 extend the line On
to Baker City.
Two Of the four prisoner in the Eu-
gene Jail cut through the board wall
recently and made their escape. Ths
Jail has several iron cells, but it Wa
not thought neoesaaxy 70 oouAne tbs
prisoners therein.
In Astoria. Ofncer A. Eeafeldt stuck
. key in the keyhole Of . nre-alaxm
box to turn in an alarm, 6Dd was
knocked almost senseleaA The boz
was heavily charged with electricity
By the wires having become crossed.
THE farmers Of Sherman county feel
elated over crop prospeceA More
moisture 10 in the ground than there
has been for years. which Il IN aasur-
anoe that an abundant harvest will re-
suit. There IL large demand for
wheat land 70 rent in the county.
The White Swan Mining Company,
composed Of Iowa capitalists, has sent
ont two representatives, who are busy
adjusting the Affairs Of the company.
They cay all indebtedness viii be paid
and the mine will sovn take il place
among Baker oounty's bullion pro-
ducerA.
Iaahs.
The Potlatch Horticultural Apocia.
ton held its meeting last week. There
was brought out some interesting data
concerning the condition and prospects
Of the orchards Of the Potlatch empire.
The state board Of land commission
ers At Boise, on the 18th inst took
favorable action on the application of
the American Falls canal and power
company, for the reclamation. under
the Carey act, Of $4,000 acres Of arid
lands in Idaoh.
Ii Is said that the prospects for
operating the mines Of the Occur
d'Alenes, in Idaho. are fairly good for
the coming season. The price Of lead
il NOT hovrovov voew os,rcrr>~s~ 49,
it can not keep closed such mines a.
the Standard. the Gem, Frisco. Poor. |
man and othera These and other
properties are well equipped with the |
latest reduction plants and the product |
can be handled economically. Il 10
expected from this time On nearly |
every mine in this rich country will be |
operated to in fullest capacity.
The new mining exchange Of Boise |
will soon be opened for business This
will not Be stock exchange, but viii
be an association devoid Of brokerage
or other concerns, where the miner and
prospector will congregate, securing
correct aasay returns Of their mines,
etc. A description OF the merits Of all
such properties will Be conspicuously
posted and filed with the officers, and
which will at all tirues be open to the
inspection Of investorA The work Of
the association 10 not confined TO any
one section Of Idaho. but will take in
the entire state.
Montana.
The classification Of the min.
er>l land ruounmi .uson>S~ vnsA> l~s& Can,