Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-04-09

Capt. Baughman was commits
stoned by the O. r. & N. Co. to
explore the Snake river, and left
on his mission last week. His
work will be to determine the
feasibility of placing steamboats, on
the river from Big Canyon to a
point near Huntington.
The Caldwell Record says sew
eral of their citizens contemplate
moving to Mexico in order to bet
ter enjoy the pleasures of life,
where they will not be hampered
with Sunday and anti-gambling
laws, and where bull fight and hot
tamalies flourish.
J. p. Fitzgerald came up from
Lewiston Sunday. He sent in q
wagon load of freight to Florence,
and will himself 60 as in as soon as
the snow leaves SO that work can
be done on his mines; meanwhile
he will put in his time prospecting
along Salmon river. His son
accompanies him.
A. Bowen came in from the
Short mine this week after a wagon
load of supplies. He says that
piping will be commenced in very
short time. A ditch has been dug
from lake situated near the top
of the mountain, and q large sup
ply of water will be brought on
| this bar. A. z. Bowen, of ofChicago,
is the man in charge.
William Moore, alias "Lousy
BILL" was committed to the asy-
lum by Judge Storkey of Nez
Perce county. The commission ol
physicians pronounced him insane
This eccentric character has in
turns been run out of almost every
town in the northwest, and has
been arrested many times on the
same charge that holds him now
! We are in receipt of the frs
COPY of the Florence Miner. The
Miner starts out with good sub
scription list, as well as consider
able advertising. The advent of {
paper in the camp will do mucl
toward bringing in capital and de
veloping the resources of that sec
ton, and Mr.. Boyd seems to b.
the right man in the right place.
Moscow is to have a branch rail
road to the white pine belt. Thi
acquisition to the town, inspired
by local capitalists, will mean tn
upbuilding of Moscow, and the set
tlement of a large area of countr,
east of that place, the commerc
and traffic from which will reacl
to no small amount in a short time
We congratulate Moscow on he
natural resources and on her en-
| terprise in taking this matter il
r hand.
Encouraging reports have bee
: received D. W. Eaves who wen
to Elk City to close UP minin
deal for a Lewiston company, say
a the Teller. He has purchased a
: interest in the five claims know
: as the Gold Hill Placer grouI
r These claims cover a part of th
t, same gravel deposit now bein
worked under modern methods b
the American Hill Co. under til
- management of Mr.. Juessen; tt
!, Buffalo Hill Co. who cleaned u
= $4,000 last summer on the first ru
- and the Henry Ternon claims sol
: last season to Butte syndicate fl
. $4,000. The old channel of
d river is clearly defined thrOue
N this gravel deposit, and as it W;
) all being worked by Chinese a fe
<. years ago in the most primiti'
IS manner, it will certainly ps
a, handsomely when handled wit
modern appliances. Of the Go
ia Hill Group the richest ground
o. fat and will be worked with h
IN draulic elevators as the Americ'
O. Hill claims are. There is also co
* siderable high ground which t
al company expects to get to work
NJ this summer. 1t will only
be necessary to clear out and enlar
the old ditch and put in pipe a
giant to do this. The company
ng pect to take out enough from Il
h ground the coming season to put
w. an elevator plant to work
e. e. richer ground. The other Lew
Us ton parties interested are Mess
'es =: Wilkinsan, Knepper and E.