Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12

5 Brace up, spring is coming.
Sunday is st. Valentines day.
Japanese ball this, Friday, even
: ing.
The backbone of winter is bro
: ken square in half.
{ 1000 bu. grain wanted. Casl
paid for oats and barley.-Jos
PFEuFER. @aA. l.aal
III A letter from Mr.. Fulton mr..
rived from Boise last night, toe
late for insertion this week.
The talk of building the railroad
north from Weiser into the Seven
Devils country has revived.
i The commissioners adjourned
their special session last Monday
until the regular April term.
| The Ella, Cleopatra and Belle
claims, owned by Cone & Wells,
in Florence, have been bonded to
iGeo. X. Reed.
/ Cards are out announcing the
marriage on Wednesday, February
-, OF Miss Helen III. Newman and
Hon. w. N. Scales. BeAi
/ r. Y. Huston, of Butte, came
IN Wednesday and left for Elk
Caty today to look after his inter-
ests on Ternan hill. =
Two mining men from Wash
eapgton came in on Tuesdays stage
md went to White Bird, to inves-
agate the recent discoveries there.
Hogan, the barber, is awaiting
the advent of spring to build a
new shop on the vacant lot be-
tween Exchange saloon and DAVIS
livery stable.
z Walter Hovey Hill has issued
new maps of Central Idaho, Elk
City and Florence. They are on
sale at the postoffice book store at
81. 90 each.
A rich strike has been made in
this county ON Snake river, near
Pittsburg Landing. Ore ASSAYS
WOO ounces silver, $50 gold and 20 ,
per cent. lead.
The. Poorman group of mines at
has been incorporated by
Geo. X. Reed, Ezra Baird, Chas.
Wood, M. Green, Chas. Phillips
and J. A. Wood. The officers 9
who shall serve the first term are !
SEQ. K Reed, president; @. B. q
wood, vice-president; John Nor !!
wood, secretary and treasurer. =
Various reports have been made !
n this section that the Blue 1
Dragon mine at Elk City had !
oinched out and was closed down.
lhe account just received that Mr..
'ilverman is working three eight l
lour shifts and sinking on said Q
nine, is refutation ofsaid report. Il
We understand that the shaft has n
low reached depth of 14O feet 6.
md the quality and quantity of II
re is perfectly satisfactory to the N
'perators. Work will be contin- n
led right along. It is understood p
hat another contract has been let II
n the Homestake and Badger. al
nd will be pushed through with W
IL possible speed. Keep your p'
ye on Elk City for the next two m
ears and you will see wonderful m
hanges made by the magic touch
capital. fr
M. l. Murray arrived from Flor 81
nee last Saturday and gives us US
ne following items concerning OF
ne camp. Glenn King and Mr.. tn
etherow, of Spokane, have bond in
1 the Hi-u for $4,000, and are now TO
ranging to put in hoist and ~
nix on the old shaft, which is al OF
lady down 100 feet. The same w
arties are also working four men
the Oregon, running an open On
1t. +. E. Mix has 75 tons Of $50 he
e on the dump taken from the W.
ed Bird. Taylor and Jones have wi
big showing on the Free Coinage, is
leir vein showing 81 feet of solid m,
iartz. Jack Hamlin is working fai
ght men running 460-foot cross Fl
It tunnel on the Tiptop. A. VIC
'alker, the big tunnel promoter, no
working small crew on the Of
lark. The Banner crew are still wi
living the tunnel ahead and a in
ntract for additional depth of the
aft has been let. All hands in
mn are e0nuuino fhok Elo~ n