Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-11-18
IDAHO NEWS.

written on it. "a dam hard pill
A Nelson Oh. c.. dispatch says james
J. Hill is 10 begin work at once on his
new British Columbia railroad from
Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, TO Nelson. The
contract was let November le to Fol
lict & Guthrie The line will be known
as the Nelson g. Bedlington. IL will be
about sixty miles long. This viii give
the Great Northern a second artery
into British Columbia
A reward OF $3.50 has been offered for
the arrest of the parties who, on No
vember 2, attempted to blow up with
dynamite the diamond drill of the
Junction Bar Mining and Development
company at Mountain Home. The drill
is very expensive piece Of machinery,
and was taken in there by this com
pany for the purpose of prospecting
placer bars owned by them.
From the Golden Eagle mine, near
Albion, comes report that rich
strike has been made in that property
in the bottom OF forty-foot shaft.
The character Of the new ore is galena
that carries big per cent of gold. No
assay has yet been made Of the new
find, but it is thought the ore will pay
10 ship. Work will be continued on
the property and the ore body thor
oughly developed.
Gus Enz, night clerk, and John
Moore, waiter in the New York Kitch-
en-, at Wallace, had narrow escape
in fire in the Idaho hotel They oc-
cupied rooms in the hotel. The hotel
and livery stable adjoining, owned by
Glen Mcdonald. and John Cameron's
saloon and lodging house, Tom Rey-
nold's saloon and lodging house, all
two-story buildings, were entirely con
sumed by fire. The Fuller hotel,
three-story brick adjoining, was saved.
Fred Gaylor the Spalding butcher,
and $. A. EsliclS were held up on the
road between Lewiston and Lapwai
one night last week and robbed of SIT
and s744 respectively. They had
started 10 descend the hill about three
miles from Spalding. when three men
confronted them and commanded them
To halt and deliver their valuables.
One held the horses while the other
two went through the pockets of the
victims. They were armed with re-
volvers and wore masks.
w. T.. Pierce has returned from the
Bason to Boise. where he went in com
pany with one of Captain De Lamar's
experts To look ut some mining proper
ties on Gaines creek, short distance
from Idaho City. Among other prop
critics examined by the expert, were
those of the stevens brothers and
Jake Welch of Boise and others. The
former have two claims and they hold
them at sac, 900. Mr. Welcb and his
partners have two claims which they
hold at SCI, 900
The long distance telephone line con-
meeting Boise with all the cities of the
coast as well as those of eastern Wash
ington and British Columbia was finish
ed on the 10th inst, in the presence Of a
large company of Bosses prominent
citizens and President George Y. Wal
lace of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company. The line is perfect
success. the voices coming over the wire
rs distinctly as on any short circuit.
II is the intention of the company to
build from Boise to Pocatello, which
win give connection with u tab, Mon
tana aud all southeastern Idaho.
Idaho people in the vicinity of Lew
ston are elated over the prospects of
IN extension of the Oregon Railway 4
Navigation to the Columbia river, ms :
we'll as the rumored extension of the /,
Northern Pacific from Butte To Lewis n
on. Contractors went over the pro-
route one day last week, pre- /,
barring toestimate and bid on the work.
There are now three surveyed pos
idle routes from Anaconda or Mis- t,
oula tothe terminal point. all through
he Bitter Root valley-one up the Lo
20 and down the north fork of the n
'learwater 10 Lewiston; one up Lost :
lorse creek and down the Lo Lo fork y
o the same place, and the third up the q
vest fork of the Bitter Root and down !,
he South fork of the Clearwater. All \
4 these routes are said to be practical n
lie and will tap the richest undevel- 4
ned mineral ralrina In ihn Irni4aa