Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-07-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

7s0 gallons Of straw berries, which paid
him about 500 per acre
John Ahlfors 81 Ketchum wants Ia
sell his mower lie returned from
doing assessment work on his mines,
intending to cut his hay, but found 600
head OF cattle in his field.
The Soldiers Home board has APP
pointed Charles A. Clark Of Boise SUI
perintendent OF the Idaho soldiers
Home vice Mr.. J. A. McGinty who re.
signed
A party OF Quakcrs have arrived IN
Boise from the east 10 investigate that
section Of the state aud report 10 their
feilows in the east They number
eleven.
John Boggs has purchased the inter-
est of Thomas Mcmahon IN the lease OF
the Bullion, Mayhower aud Jay Gould
group Of mines at Bullion. Considern-
tion 5000
tnrney Rutherford a boy about 1.
of Pocatelo, attempted 10 board
moving train in the yards and got his
right foot under the wheels and all
the toes, except the great toe, were cut
of.
One % Mr. Berry's teams loaded
with giant powder was climbing the
hill 10 the De La Mar mine and when
part way upthc load capsized, rolling a
distance OF 100 yards. Fortunately
the ldngpin came out, uncoupling the
front wheels. which freed the horses
from the wreck, and only one OF them
was slightly hurt. The driver escaped
without injury.
Willie Chambers OF Lewiston, with
other children, was attempting &c
drive wildcat from its lair. which /
was in the face OF high cliff over
hanging George creek, when he lost his
footing and fell backward lie rolled
several feet in fruitless effort TO regain
his footing. and plunged helplessly
over the edge Of the cliff badly dis
figured The unfortunate boy fell
over 100 feet and struck on his head
The newly discovered ore "a. Black.
bird Is creating quite sensation. The
new camp is situated about thirty
eight miles from salmon City. The
ores are copper, carrying gold. Nearly
all varieties Of copper ore are found
except metallic copper Experts who
have visited the camp speak in the
highest terms OF the formation and
mineral showing. The values appear
20 run from S. 10 SO in gold and to
80 per cent copper.
Al oxford. an alteration arose be.
tween Matthew Gooch aud Charles
Walker, the disagreement arising over
the division Of some water for irriga-
ton purposes Words led TO blows,
and as near as can be learned they
struck each other with shovels and
tiooch was getting the best
90 the fracas when Walker pulled his
knife and stabbed hmm four times, one
hut being Ia the abdomen. Gooch is
In dangerous condition and Walker
has skipped. Both men have families
their hou,es being IN Cottonwood val ,
lev. near oxford.
l.ce Ramey. Of salmon City, was bit n
en by o rattlesnalSe lie was walking
mp the trail by the side OF the noun D,
ain. when. without the slightest 3
warming, the snake sprang out and
.cixed him BY the left hand between
he thumb and fore-hnger. Rames
ouid not shake il loose, So he shot tn IS
cptile just below the head with his ei
ix.shooter This caused il Ia loosen il
Is hold. hut IL sprang again quick as IA
lash and sank It's fnngs into his leath- re
, coat and wound itself around his "a
~ az the same time In vain did the 81
Dung men try 20 shake II Off. After b,
heotiug il 10 several places he finally T.
rasped Il by the neck and SHOT it, te
cad on lu
Trapprrs ARE returning from the +. ~
lountains 60 Kendricls with the re. =
ait 81 their winters work, some ~
ringing In valuable lselts. A trapper W
rived from TIE Isabella Creek dis.
-ict about eightS miles from Ken -
rick in the Bitter Is,0t mountains with ~
,me exreilent marten and two galua- ~
a. bear hides-oue Of brown color ~
nd the other az silver-tip. The sea ~
~ has not proved AS profitable a. as. -
al. tle cause being the early disap. !"
sarance of the now, which gave ~
le game plenty OF vegetation and took 30