The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30
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Idaho.

Idaho.
The influx of immigrants into the Pay
cite country continues.
Sheep shearing is in progress along the
Wood River branch and Oregon Short
Line The clip will be heavier than here
tofore.
Acting Indian Agent Irwin has publish
ed a notice to stockmen that they can no
longer have the use of the grazing lands
on the Blackfeet reservation.
While excavating for the foundation for
cabin on the Ophir, at Florence, F. w.
Thornton uncovered four-foot ledge, up
on which he will sink Immediately
Another Idaho law is to be tested. 1t
is an action to recover $4,000 under the
mechanics lien law. and is against the
Owyhee Land and Irrigation Company.
The service performed for the defendant
was on the construction of the Bruneau
Valley canal.
Governor Steunenberg has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the secretary of war:
"Section 3, senate amendment TO volun-
teer army bill, authorizes enlistment of
plainsmen Idaho, in addition to the llth,
offers a regiment of mounted plainsmen,
experienced in the use of arms and hard
ened to fatigue The legislature is not in
session, so we have no means to purchase
horses and equipment If the offer is ac-
cepted, suggest the government pur-
chase Idaho range horses, as their breed
ing and manner of life prepares them for
immediate and constant use. The cost is
approximately $4,000. Can raise regi
ment in 10 days"
j. r. Jacobs of Payette is interested il
the great irrigation project for the recla
nation of some 10000 acres of land on thu
Oregon side just opposite Payette. Thu
plan is to raise the water by pumps rul
=. by water power An elevation of 46 fee
has to be overcome, but there is unlimit
ed water power, and it is estimated thu
water can be delivered in sufficient guam
tity to irigate all the land and at yer,
; low cost. Mr.. Jacobs states the compan.
D will begin construction work about tn
middle of May. Much of the land to b
covered by the system has been entered
t but the owners will surrender part o
0 their holdings in return for water.
!, There is an idea prevalent that enlist
:, ment of volunteers will begin here a
n soon as the national government call
for troops. This is a mistake. The ma
+ tional guard will be sufficient to fill tn
states quota under the first call, an
these will be sent. Governor Steiner
.. berg has received many applications fo
: commissions to organize companies, an
= many offers to enlist as privates. In tn
3 very nature of things the guard mus
y be given the first chance. and, beside
- the first call issued by the president, q
now understood, will be for the stat
= militia The men who have so patriotic
i ally offered to volunteer their service
will be obliged to wait until the wa
opens for putting additional troops
t, the field.
t c. H. Bradley, the prominent Dulut
l. lumberman, has gone on to the coast aft'
quite a careful inspection of the whit
pine belt. The inspection, owing to Il
Is season of the year, was not cOmplet
N though he went in as far as Collin
It coming out by the way of Juliaetta an
Lewiston. The special object of his tr
N was to ascertain the different routes
% which the timber can be taken out wht
Of cut. Much must be brought out by ra
i. if at all, and a considerable amount mu
be brought down the Clearwater. To a
complish either project a large capital
=. needed. A railroad would cost $4,000
~ while mill of the size required to c.
. the timber would cost $250,000 more. NJ
40 Bradley estimates that it will cost $25'
= 600 to dam and boom the Clearwatt
7 This investment would be valueless aft
!, the timber is exhausted. These figur
v" show the Importance and magnitude
90 the undertaking. 1t is understood that
~ determined effort will be made to indu
re the state land board to put 10000 acI
10 or more of the timber on the market
oil once The standing timber alone is
H. be sold, the land remaining state pre-
erty.