Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-06-19

Ben Mcconnell, of the state land
bureau was in town this week.
The rivers at Lewiston are high
but not raising and no danger of
high water is apprehended.
II. G. Newman left for Elk City
and Dixie districts Tuesday and
will likely remain a couple of
weeks looking into the resources
of the Bitter root region.
Surveyor j. w. Shannon arrived
Sunday from Relief creek where
he has been engaged the past three
weeks in surveying the quartz
claims of the Cleveland Mining
Co. and Relief Milling Co.
Presiding Elder w. w. van
Dusen will preach at the M. +.
church Sunday evening, June 81,
and also the following Monday
and Tuesday evenings. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Warren d. Robbins left for
Florence Monday where he will
engage in the mining brokerage,
conveyancing and notarial busi-
ness. He went in equipped with a
full stock of blanks of all kinds.
Henry Adams, of Portland, a
brOther-in-laW of III. f.. Heppner
of Moose creek, arrived here last
week and left for Florence Mon
day to look over that camp with a
view of investing in gold quartz.
VIM. II. Phelps, of Chicago, ar
rived on Tuesdays stage and
loaded pack train with a COM
plete mining equipment from
Henry Wax's, and left next day
for Dixie to do development on
the Comstock lode which he has
purchased from Thompson &
Youngberg.
Religious services Sunday even
ing at 6.30 p. m, open air meet
ings. Regular services from to 8
p. m, closing before dark, every
Sunday evening. Will preach at
Mt. Idaho, Sunday, June 81 at II
a. M, and at Atkison school house
June %, at 4 p. NV. N. KNOX,
Pastor First Baptist Church.
Richard A. Perkins, of Hotel
Perkins, in Portland. arrived here
Wednesday en- route to Florence
to engage in mining. He is
young man Of energy and enter
prise and we hope by fall he will
have money to burn, for the money
is there if he is lucky enough to
strike it.
Hon. I. S. Weller, ex-senator
from Idaho county, to the first
state legislature arrived here Tues
day on a visit to the Masonic
lodge, by whom he was royalty en-
tertained. Mr.. Weller is now in
business in Boise and is grand
master of the Masonic fraternity
in this state. He was looking the
same old Sam we used to know
lang sine.
j. l.. Gross was in town from
Columbus Saturday. He reports
the outlook for an immense crop
in that locality. Columbus has a
large area of the best agricultural
country on both sides of Cotton
wood creek directly tributary to
it, and with the development OF
the reservation lands on the Buttes
it will make a prosperous trade
center.
+. j. Boyer, owner of the quartz
mill in Florence, was in town this
week and reports the mill crush.
ing ore night and day from several
of the producing properties in the
camp. Mr.. Boyer "builded better
than he knew when he put il
that mill, for it has made Florence
the cynosure of all eyes and laid 6
substantial foundation for further
growth and development in the fl-
nous old camp.
Messrs. Robt. D. Leggett ant
John Stewart, of Butte, Montana
returned Sunday from a visit tt
the Baffalo Hill placer mine il
Elk City district, in which they
are interested, and were highly
pleased with what they saw. A
T. Carter, the superintendent, ac-
companied them from Elk and re
turned Wednesday. The company
have made one successful cleanup
and expect to make anothe
shortly.
A. II. Cummings, of Elk City
who came out last week to consul
DIR. Turner, of Cottonwood, fo
treatment of sore eyes, has beel
advised that he is suffering from
granulated lids caused by snow
blind, and is now confined to ;
dark room, with a prospect of be
ing practically deprived of the us'
of his eyesight for a year to come
He leaves next week for his OLE
home in Iowa. We sympathyz
with Bert in his distressing af
fiction and trust that he will
speedily be restored.