Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
LEWISTON. IDEH0 FEBRUARY 27 1895.

Private letters from Pierce City in
dicate very prosperous future for that
camp. \ number of the old lodges
have been developed within the past
year and they nave turned out better
than was ever hoped of them. There
are ut least halfa dozen lodges that
will justify the placing of mill upon
them. The success of the experiment
made by Dunn Bros, has given cour-
aye to the other mine owners and some
of them will take steps to have their
ore treated. The snow In Pierce Is four
feet deep and very solid. The water
supply tor the placer camp is all that
could he expected. The placer min-
ing company, in which our townsmen
Madgwick and Sutherland are largely
Interested, has u force of men ut work
| on Orc Fino creek. They have eN-
! pended 5000 ON this enterprise and
will complete the big Hume in May.
This is the most important undertake.
ing In placer mining that is underway
! in the Northwest. Pierce may safely
he classed with the great camps of 1896
Mr.. Parrish and other enterprising
farmers upon .Asotin fiat have under
taken an Independent irrigation scheme
They secured water rights from Mill
creek. near Anatone, and are now con.
structing ditch to their ranches some
fifteen miles distant. The farmers to be
mutually benefited are prosecuting
the labor by the use of teams aud ap.
propriate machi merry, aud they are
making good headway, sometimes
make mile of ditch in one day. This
lenterprise demonstrates the impor.
tance eofco.operation. of The farmers on
Asotin fiat have been great sufferers foI
the want of water. There Is no doubt
about the success of the scheme to water
the land. Land that has been farmed
at Il loss will now become very protita.
bic. There are some fine farms on the
line of this ditch. In the future they
will he land marks of prosperity.
The Lewiston Reading Room con
, tinues to be Il favOrite resort for IA gooC
: class of citizens, eve,, after business
! has revived aud everybody Is at work
/ Every day and far into the night ,
, got,dly number of contented, intelli
) gent people may be seen going owe
, with zeal the latest paper and period
zeal and studying the works of scienc'
e and history that are upon the shelve
2 cess of the enterprise has been beyon.
, the hopes of the most sangnine of tn
e promoters There is no act of chart,
, more noble than the mite that is givel
: to promote general intelligence in TN
G land
The Normal School entertainment
in honor of the Washington and Lin
coin anniversaries were very interest
/, ing. The program was short one h,l
it was very p:aiseworthy. The essay
:. are highly commended for evidence q
: research in their prcraration, and fo
:, the literary merit displayed. The sui
ject matter of these exercises ncve
grows old. Washington, and I.incol
are sublime characters of history abov
all others and the incidents of !h"I
lives inspire the yonng people 10 hight
aims In life. There wcr., none prcscn
at the entertainment last Ftiday VIII
were not made better by the lessor
= taught.
'e Many farmers from the surroundin
q country are greatly benefited by tn
Is cash received for produce from nj
markets. Every day all kinds of "
e hicles drawn by all kinds Of teams al
= upon the streets with every kind of pr'
y duce known to the country, from II
'i louise to Grand Ronde for sale. y tarm'
J. dressed in burlap cloth aud deer ski
"a came with mixed load of eggs, bu
y ter, potatoes, ruttabagas and chicken
ST drawn upon n cart improvlscd froi
ie the two hind wheels of "A wagon, IA
p the way from Paradise in Oregon. II
ii said the few dollars he received wei
fr the first money he had seen in yea
o. A bicyle club will be organized
~ Lewiston. Several enthusiastic bic.
>. clists have taken up the matter an
es the club Will be organized in fe
rs days. Already arrangement are hein
II made for IA tournament to take pla'
es at the Willows track early IN Apri
Prominent among the "Sl@edy" bic>
Id Louis R"Os, VIM. kettenbach, q. i.
le Kjos, II. Gaut, Dave Powell, T.. Aran
rs &. Robinett, DIR. Rey, Ralph Bento'
,n A. Coburu T. ROWlsV. j Wingil