Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-25
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the ineipie2t strike about Aug J. As
tine company employs about 400 Japa-
nese section men, this will make a
difference of about Sl,50o per mon tn in
the pay roll. The Japs now get 81. 20
per day and wood and water free.
DIR. Carver, the worlds famous shot,
has written 3he Idaho Intermountian
fair committee making proposition
to give exhibitions here during the
fair. In addition to the shooting en-
tertainments Carver has sensational
show in the way of two horses diving
from high tower head foremost into
water. If arrangements are made
with Carver to show here during the
fair large tank will be built on the
fair grounds for the horses to plunge
into.
Two Boise wheelman, while touring
the Wood River country, had the mis-
fortune to scare a cowboys horse.
The enraged vaquero took after the
bikers cursing and swinging his lariat
over his head, as If to lasso them. An
exciting chase ems ued, the wheelman
being scared almost out of their wits,
until finally one of them fell exhaust
ed blythe wayside. The cowboy was
merciful and permitted the prostrate
man to live, but the wheelmen will
ride home in the cars.
A special election will be held in
Canyon county Sept 1, at which time
the taxpayers will decide whether they
will pay the bridge and scalp warrants
outstanding against the county The
amount in question is SIG, ,S26.94, S3,-
032.94 being scalp warrants, 1874,
with Z per cent interest from January,
1895 for bridges, drawn in favor of the
Gillette Herzog company.
George w Ball the engineer, has
returned from Long valley, where he
has been inspecting United States sur
veys, Mr.. Ball reports that cattle are
scarce in the valley this year, and the
price high. Two-year-olds bring S32 a
head. A buyer whom he met there
had secured 300 head, but that seemed,
to clean the valley up. There are
large quantities of sheep In the coun-
try Mr.. Ball saw nu merous bands,
the smallest of which numbered $500
A. IL. Butler, the we'll known dredge
contractor, has been engaged for some
time in putting in a big dredge on the
Snake river near Nyssa for Baker &
Scott of Tacoma. The dredge is prac-
ticaly completed, and the intention is
to steam up soon. The plant is
one of the largest ever put on Snake
river. 1t has two 14-inch centrifugal
pumps and the barge itself is 5oxl1o
feet. The plant will handle ESQ yards
of dirt an hour. The ground has been
thoroughly prospected and will run for
s5 cents to SO cents yard. The Taco
ma people purchased the ground about
$50 acres, from Dan aud Arthur Rich
ards of Boise
A sad case of destitution and deser>
ton fioated into Pocatello in a rickety
old wagon and sorry old team one
day last week. 1t was Thomas Bla-
lock and his six children, the youngest
babe of two years and the Oldest
less than IA years. Blalocll told a
pitiful tale With his wife and
children he started out from Mont
pelier about ten days ago, heading for
Washington, where he hoped to build
home and wiring living from the
soil. The second day out his wife de-
serted him and the children and with
out a word, went off with Colxeville
sport. He tried to induce her to return,
but IN vain, and then came on. He
arrived here sick and destitute, his
children helpless and uncared for and
was compelled to appeal to the county
for aid. .IIe is being cared for.
Isaac w. Blake, the promoter of the
Seven Devils railroad, was in Weiser
last week. He stated that in order to
interest any one in building a railroad
to the camp it was first necessary to
get smelter at work, and turning out
product in order to practically de-
monstrate that the ores could be sue
cessfully and proftably treated They
had advanced in that direction so far
that the smelter was now in Weiser
The next question was location. He
was inclined to think it would be To-
Gated on the banks of the Snake, at
the foot of the Kleinschmidt grade,
about 90 miles from the mines, the
idea being that it would be down out
of the snow there, the coke supply
could be delivered cheaper, and the
Oregon ore field be also drawn frsm.
The Idaho railroad was organized to
buiied narrow gauge from the smell
ter to the mines.
Two boys of Boise were on Monday
declared not guilty of stealing water
melons from Chinaman's wagon, but
the jury recommended the boys to a
reprimand by the court, which was
promptly given in fatherly manner" ="