Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
IDAHO NEWS.

the Philippines and the annexation o.
Cuba
Portland and Boise papers now
assert thai Che EXTENSION of the Oregon
Railway 4 Navigation company is to
be built across Idaho from Lewiston TO
Billings, the latter being the western
terminus OF the Burlington
New steel rails for the Oregon Short
Lines Idaho division are arriving daily
and the work Of laying them is being
vigorously prosecuted. The entire
order amounts TO something like 10000
tons. and most OF them will be used
west OF Glcnns Ferry. The new rails
that are being put down are much
heavier than the old ones.
Dr. Garrett. well-known veterin-
AIRY surgeon. Is in Salt Lake City,
Utah. on visit, and in n recent
interview concerning Idaho, says;
Idaho. especially as regards stock and
agriculture, is fast coming TO the front
and Is progressing at n rate consider
ably faster than most people are aware
of He further says that the grain
shipments OF Idaho this year will
double those OF any previous season.
The crocsus group OF mines near
HALEY, Is not sold ns many persons
suppose. But company or syndicatc
OF capitalists Of Nebraska, Spokane
and other places that have experts out
In the mining regions has taken an
option upon It, after thorough exam
ination and sampling- required
weeks Of tine-and shipment of Il
carload of ore to Salt Lake for work
ing test
Colonel j. S. Andrews, ex-United
States Indian agent at Lemhi agency,
Idaho, was taken before United States
Commissioner Capron at Dcnveron the
e5th inst, for preliminary examina-
tion on the charge OF having embez-
zled Indian funds to the amount OF
s32e. lie was bound over in the sum
OF $1,000 TO appear for trial at the next
term OF the federal court in Idaho.
Andrews was captured in Idaho
Springs.
The United States assay Office at
Boise has 100 pounds OF bullets and
shot taken out by gold mining dredges
working at Bannorh City, Mont The
bullets are OF every pattern known for
forty years. II is mystery how such
mass OF missiles could have collected
during seasons work. Most of them
are battered, but some OF them retain !
their original shape. The mass of
material is supposed to have little
gold In II and for that reason was sent |
to Boise, but IL will have to go to a
refinery.
A. w. Barber is In Boise from Wash
ington, d. c., on an important mission.
For number OF years lands OF Ida
hoans near the Canadian border have
been inundated because of the dam
ming OF rivers by Canadian corpora
tion. The settlers filed claims, which
have just been laid before the Ameri-
can British joint commission, IL having
been decided IL was an international
question. Mr. Barber was sent out by
the commission TO report on the mat
ter. The claims run up into the hun
dreds OF thousands
Willie Hall, aged ;, was killed by
locomotive at Nampa, on the Goth ult
The engine passed over his body, roll
ing II 10 shapeless mass He, with
two companions, WAS playing in a
cloud OF steam escaping from a locomo-
tive on n siding track. Hearing an
other engine approaching. they |
started to cross. aud as they were. as
enshrouded In the steam. the .
engineer did not see them. Robert !
was knocked TO one side, sus- /
tanning a bad scalp wound The .
steam story is told by the railroad
men. but others say the accident WINS
due TO carclessness on the part OF the :
engineer, aud the coroner will make a !
searching investigation. /
Interest ia the Seven Devils railroad ,
project has again been revived by the
presence ia Idaho of Thomas Hart. |
president OF the company which Is To 4
build from Bridgeport to Helena, in &
The Seven Devils country. and which J
was incorporated some time ago under ]
he name OF the bridgeport q Helena I
Railway company The latter has {
surveys and announces that \
estimates on the construction il now I