Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-10-14
IDAHO NEWS.

10 pIOfiutd iDis
The Idaho intermountain fair is now
an event Of the past 1t was grand
success throughout. After the fair
had ended, two carloads OF fruit was
loaded and sent to the Omaho Expos
ition, to be displayed on Idaho day,
October H. The race meet In connec-
ton with the fair was most successful.
Many of the horsemen pronounced the
track the best Ia the northwest.
The Populists have finally gotten
their state ticket in shape, and II has
been filled with the secretary OF state.
The ticket as finally arranged is; Con-
Rress, James Gum; Governor, j. H.
Anderson; Northumberland, Tan
mis- T.. Miller; Secretary OF State, j. ).
Bonham Attorney I. l..
Glenn; Auditor. A. G.. Whittier; Treas
urer, Lucus c. Rice; Superintendent
OF schools, Miss Permeal French;
Mine Inspector. David Farmer.
Indian Commissioner Jones devotes
a considerable portion of his annual
report TO the financial difficulties OF the
Idaho Canal company, contractors for
the construction of canal at the Fort
Hall reservation. Chief Inspector
Graves, In charge OF irrigation work,
has been directed TO make report.
The commissioner expresses the opin-
ion that legal proceedings will proba-
ably be necessary to protect the inter
ests OF the government.
In the case OF the Tyler Mining com
pany against the Last Chance Mining
company, it was ordered remanded to
the lower court and judgment for
damages modified. The companies
disputed the right to certain land in
the Shoshone mining district In Idaho,
and considerable litigation followed
In the State. Federal and United States
Supreme courts The present action
was over certain amounts allowed for |
damages 10 the Last Chance Mining |
the Tyler company having
filed bond pending the hearing Of
an injunction suit fn-rsstrain the Last
Chance fror. continuing work on the
mine
John Storer, a prominent farmer liv-
ing about eleven miles northeast OF
Idaho Falls, and brother Of G.. ii.
Storer, state treasurer, committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the head. He attempted to shoot one
George Smith a neighbor, thinking
that IL was his brother, Robert Smith,
one OF the commissioners OF that county.
II is reported that Storer was accused
II burning, or causing to be burned,
he wheat stacks of Grin Lee, and also
he property OF Commissioners Smith
hat was myseriously destroyed by fire
recently. and I'M fit OF desperation,
excited by drink, made the attack on
seorge Smith and afterward destroyed
Ms own life.
The II. j. Reiling company OF Chi
ago is building the largest gold dredg-
ng plant that has ever been con
tructed on fine tract of placer
round purchased from David McNutt,
4 Boise. last spring for si5o,0oo. The
liant is OF the New Zealand type, with
II the heavy parts annealed steel, and
as a daily capacity of 4, 500 cubic Yards.
he boat was floated last month and
he machinery is all on the ground and
eing rapidly put in place. The COM
any expects 10 have IL completed aud ;
e able 20 make test run this fall be-
pre- the ground freezes up. This prop
rty is situated on Moose creek, four !
zen miles west of salmon City. and ,
as been worked by Mr. McNutt for /
ne past twenty years by hydarnlicing Q
-om one to three months each year, q
) the irregular water supply per- 1
lifted, during which time he took out =
like $4,000. This mine pro- n
uces what is probably the purest gold Il
rat has been found in the state Of :
iaho; II is worth slo.75 per ounce MS
comes from the ground. The pay
reals Is 200 TO 800 feet wide, and
velve TO twenty feet deep, and aver l
res 90 cents per cubic yard The Z
ravel is 6ne and the bedrock soft, y
-umbly granite. There Is several miles =
the ground on the creek still un- q
'uched. This enterprise is being per- Ia
'nally managed by II. j. Reiling, who n
the father Of successful gold dredge Z
ming This gentleman built the T. "
Gravea and A T. Grader boats on o