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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

from the property last spring The ore
is in the nature of galena and carbon
ates The principal work is on the
Aetna, a tunnel being driven in on the
vein about 200 feet, and a short dis
lance from the face a shaft has been
sunk some eighty, feet. all this being
in ore. which. however. is. for this re-
gion. somewhat lower in grade than
ordinary ores here. Still. the values
are good. As depth is encountered in
the shaft the ore is of a better grade,
kidneys of solid galena being encoun-
tered and values in gold increasing ma
terially
1t is the idea of the management to
sink the shaft about sixty feet further.
to determine the values and extent of
the ore body, and then drive a tunnel
TO connect, thus leaving an immense
body of ground for stopping. Consider
ing the work done. the property makes
an excellent showing.
The Parnell I'D Nellie Bly,. leased by
Pat Egan, are on Deer creek. and are
showing up well, the leaser having re-
Gently struck good showing of ore.
Stanley Basis Placers-
in Custer county, company of that
name has this summer operated a
steam dredging machine and has taken
out considerable money, although it
was late in the season when they were
ready 20 operate. This company owns
large and rich tract of placer ground
in the basin.
Numerous other parties have claims
there and are making preparations for
active working in the spring. The
ground is known to be rich. but it has
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taken capital to get the water to the
ground.
The Fisher-Born claim. near Stanley
basin, has spent considerable money
this season in. developing the property.
with good results. A mill will be built
in the spring TO treat the ore, of which
there is large amount in sight.
South Boise District.
There has been considerable activity
in the South Boise district, about sixty
miles west of here, in this county, in
placer mining. The South Boise river
has been located for upward OF eight
miles above its confux with the Big
Smoky. Your correspondent visited the
district, and from tests made along
the bars the result cannot be other than
satisfactory. This was mined as far
back as 1873 by Joe Jones, an old pio-
neer, who was run out by Indians at
that time, after changing up quite a
little sum with a small ditch run on
one of the bars and hewn boxes. Your
correspondent pulled up one of the old
logs where Jones and his successors
had worked, panneG painful Of gravel
and obtained piece of amalgam worth
over 81. Every pan of dirt showed
good colors. both at this place and up
and down the stream.
Wood Rivers Record.
From twenty-nine of the prominent
silver mines in this vicinity, from the
partial record at hand, we find a total
shipment to the 18th of November, SO,
of 244,S43,764 pounds, with a value Of
S14, 375, 09S.02, or over Sill per ton. A
great deal of this ore was, however,
shipped in the SOS, when silver was
higher by 90 per cent than at present.
Some twenty-five mineral applications
have been approved for patent in this
county before the United States land
office at this point.
Farming and Stock Raising.
And, in this necessarily brief resume
of the years progress the farming and
stock raising industries must not be
overlooked. These, in this section of
Idaho, at least, go hand in hand with
mining. The mines furnish ready
market for the produce, while the farm
ers, in return, enable the mines to OPP
crate much more economically than
where everything has to be shipped in
Mines, in time, in western parlance,
"play out" Farms and agricultural
communities may have setbacks, but
apparently, after all hope is gone and
the country desolate. they spring to
life, phoenix-like, from the ashes.
While this climate is too severe. save
for hardy fruits, it is, without doubt,
where practical farming is carried on.
the best hay and grain country in
Idaho.
Water has been scarce the past sea-
son, exceptionally so, but this has been
more than offset by the higher prices
received for products, especially hay,
and this is not entirely caused by the
smallness of the crops, but by increased
demand for feeding stock and sheep.
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company is differed as follows: SAM
uel Peterson, jr., president; NJ. E.
Whitney, secretary and treasurer; ".
c. Kerr, manager of the Boise house.
Peter Soma has added another story
to the west end of his large block,
which now is one of the finest business
blocks in the west.
A new school house, costing $500.
has been built in the Locust Grove adj
dition, to accommodate the increasing
number of school children of the city.
Boise now has four large. commodious
and wel1-equipped school buildings, and
school population of 1000. ]. w. Dan
iels is the superintendent, assisted by
thirty-two teachers.
A new telephone company was or
ganized this year known as the Idaho
Independent Telephone company, linn
tied, with a capitalization of 100000,
and $4,000 stock sold and paid up 1t
has secured a franchise from the city,
1900 poles, and will be operating by
the LIST of March, 1900. The officers of
this company are: George D. Ellis.
president; E. H. Beggs, vice president;
H. E. Neal, treasurer; H. W. Clement,
secretary.
The fruit trade of Boise has been
larger this year than any other year
in her history. Marcellus & Riggs of
this city, who are the largest fruit
dealers in Idaho. in the shipping line,
stated to your correspondent that the
prune belt of this part of Idaho last
year, which, extends from Weiser to
Mountain Home, shipped 100 cars of
prunes forty cars of pears to eastern
points and twenty-five cars of apples
to Montana points, at a net yield to
the grower of $500 to the car, netting
to the fruit men of this district over
$50, 900.
The outlook for Boise for the coming
year is extremely bright. Subscrip-
tons aggregating 100000 out of a nee
essary $4,000 have already been Sc
cured to bring the main line into the
city, and a final roundup will soon be
made so that work on this important
proposition will be commenced early
in 1900. The Catholics will build on
their valuable church property in the
heart of the city a handsome new
cathedral costing SIS, 600. the coming
year; a large S65, 900 hotel building will
go up; the new federal building, the
foundations of which are now complete,
will be built; narrow gauge road, the
company to build which has already
been organized, will be built into the
Boise basin to bring the ores of that
section to Boise for reduction, which
will involve the construction of reduc-
ton works here; and with increased
railroad facilities will come increased
population and business, SO that Boise
people face the new year gladly and
await with pleasing anticipations the
evident prosperity in store for them.
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this and Little Wood river were liti-
gated to supposedly an end some years
since. Watermasters this year endeav-
ored TO distribute water in accord
ance with the decree entered and there
has been not a little ill feeling. There
is no doubt but that if the water was
properly husbanded it would be ample.
but until the matter is systematized
by experience this question will rise
for some time in low water seasons.
The crops have been, however, better
than would be considered, as a good
deal of the land is meadow.
At Carey, on Little Wood river. they
have formed a mercantile company
among themselves and have a good
stock of merchandise. They have also
formed cooperative canal company
to take out a large canal to supply the
subscribers NEARLY all there), thus
economizing in expenses and in water.
The data from Lost River is limited,
as most of this trade goes to Black
foot, owing to the long distance from
this. the county seat NINETY TO 100
miles). The crops there have been good
and from the land Office records, many
new entries have been made.
A Bright Outlook.
AS a general resume, the outlook is
very bright for the farming industry.
While on this subject, an instance
may be cited of practical progressive
farming here, and that, too, by one OF
the gentler sex. Last spring, II. E. Mil
Ter, heavily interested in mining prop
erty and the owner of several farms
here. left for a protracted stay in Ne
vada on mining business, turning the
entire management of the property over
to his wife. This lady entered into the
spirit of the business, leased numerous
tracts on shares to other farmers
farming the greater acreage, however.
herself She attended to the entire
overseeing, hiring and discharging of
hands. harvesting crops. divisions Of
crops with leasers, etc, and she has
the largest crop of any one in the
county without exception This. too.
from properties that have heretofore
been operated more or less at an ex-
pense. There are more than 700 tons
of hay on the farms, besides grain
stock raising and the portions belong
ing to leasers.
Town of HALEY.
Haley is the same old. energetic
rustiing town as of yore. The town Is
building up slowly, several new resi-
dences being in course of construction.
There is not a vacant dwelling in town.
Her schools are run on a broad basis,
six teachers being constantly employed.
The merchants are apparently prosper
Gus. The spiritual welfare is carefully
looked after by clergymen of the
Methodist, Episcopal and Catholic de-
nominations The fraternal organiza-
tons are all well represented. There
are two splendid society halls. a neat
and cozy theatre, one Of the best hotels
in the state and last 'ut not least, the
finest climate on Gods foot-stool.
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over 100 men. There are three miles
already built near the canyon and wa
ter will be running in the canal from it's
head to Five Mile by the LIST of Nay.
This canal will irrigate 10000 acres of
excellent land. 1t will reach what is
known as the Bluff. just above Boise,
and here will be the residences of the
elite Of the coming great city. 1t is
one of the biggest irrigation PROPOSE
tons ever undertaken in this part of
Idaho and is certain of success.
Quite a number of prominent Salt
Lake people are interested in this
great enterprise. The officers of the
company are: w. c. Annett, president;
George L. Cole. vice president; Fay D.
Young. treasurer; Ed Smith, secretary;
Charles Fifer. general manager; o. Z.
Jackson. general counsel; George l..
Cole, general colonization agent.
sBoise the Beautiful"
Boise. the commercial, political and
social metropolis of Idaho, has made
rapid strides in all lines during the
past year. Her population may be
safely put down at 10000. The assessed
valuation of the city is, in round num-
bers, $3,000,000. while that of Ada coun-
ty, Of which Boise is the county seat,
is S., 191, 271. During the year Boise has
assumed metropolitan airs. The city
mas paved streets, nne cement Walks,
elegant public buildings, commodious
and well-equipped stores and business
houses. elegant residences. a first-class
water system, good electric light and
telephone systems, electric cars, and is
in every respect model modern city.
Her public buildings have been so
often written up that further notice is
unnecessary. During the year, build
ings of various kinds have been con-
structed here, valued by competent
men at a quarter of a million dollars.
These include many fine residences
that add to Bosses reputation as city
of homes.
The new federal building will go up
in the spring. The foundations are al
ready completed. The Episcopalians
are building a new church that will
cost when completed $4,000 Improve
ments at the penitentiary in the way
of building have been made at a cost
of $4,000. The Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company, owned largely by
Salt Lake parties, completed one of
the finest buildings for their offices and
business in the west at cost of 81, 900.
1t occupies the place of the famous
''Stone Jug" building built by E. ]:
Curtis, for many years acting gov
ernor and secretary of state of
Idaho, on Main street. 1t is now ready
for occupancy.
The Idaho Implement company, also
owned by Salt Lake people, has COM
pleted q mammoth one-story building
on the lower end of Main street, into
which they have moved their big stock.
The fine structure cost $4,000. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

The year just closing has been one of
no one year of her history has she
mounted with such rapid strides along
all the lines of improvement. With her
wonderful natural resources, her WON
derful climate, her rich soil. her mines
and fruit, Idaho could not long be kept
in the background Her present popu-
lation is small, not exceeding 5000,
but as the story of her wonderful re-
sources and the rare opportunities Of
fered home-seekers in this state are
told around the world, the tide of i'm
migration is being turned this way and
the next decade will witness vast adj
dition to her population.
Taking the state as a whole, it is ma
turally divided into what is called
north and south Idaho. In the north
ern counties, especially in NeZ Perez,
the increase of population during the
past year has been larger than in the
southeastern part The discovery of
the rich gold quartz camps in Idaho
county at Buffalo Hump, together with
the large amount of railroad building
in the north part of the state. drew
the floating crowds that way, and most
of them will remain to build up this
growing and important commonwealth.
The southeastern portion of Idaho
has developed TO a gratifying extent.
Weiser, in Washington county, has
taken on metropolitan airs and is
growing rapidly. A railroad is now
building from that place to tap the
rich copper regions of the Seven Devils
district. and this road will no doubt
be extended through Camas prairie and
on towards Lewiston.
st. Anthony Branch.
The st. Anthony branch of the Ore
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lho'S Year Of Growth.

Lamar are live mining towns and the
mines employ a large number of men.
Placer Mining.
The Twin Springs Placer company
has opened up big proposition near
Boise. They own 1000 acres of good
placer ground along the Boise river.
They have a fiune nine miles long,
with capacity of 10000 miners inches.
The company is a West Virginia cor
poration and is capitalized for $780,
600. They are reticent concerning the
results of their work, but all HANDS
seem satisfied with it.
The Upper Boise Hydraulic Mining
company, of which Major Fred Reed
is manager has expended $4,000 in de-
which include 1,300 acres of good placer
ground.
The Black Hornet mine, near Boise,
is being worked now and will make a
good showing the coming year.
At Neal, active work has been 60
ing on all summer. The Homestake
and Hidden Treasure have kept up
their record as profitable producers.
The former is now down 400 feet, where
the ledge is over five feet in width.
Concentrates from this mine are worth
$50 to the ton. There is an eight-inch
streak running the full length of this
ledge. which goes from $50 to $3.50 per
ton. The Hidden Treasure has three
foot vein which goes $50 to the ton.
The Boise Basin has been active the
past year, more so than it has been
for years The feature of mining in
the basin recently is the large number
of old properties that have been over
hauled and are now being worked with
profit. The new processes of handling
ore are proving of great value to these
mines, and the basin will keep step
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The whole of southeastern Idaho has
witnessed such an era of prosperity
during the year 1899 that it will go
down in history as the best year for
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The Tip Top group of mines On the
gold belt. about twelve miles southwest
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The st. Anthony branch of the Ore.
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The Aetna group, in Greenhorn
gulch, about eight miles from HALEY.
consists of FIVE claims and is owned
by the Aetna Mining & Milling compa-
ny of Salt Lake. some stock being held
locally This property was purchased
last May from the locator, Joseph
Skier, who located last fall and Janu-
airy. Skier shipped several lots Of ore
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-05
CONCERT IN WEST SCRANTON.
Conservatory of Music Pupils Will
Give Recital Tomorrow Evening.

ulVe u IetClldl IOLuuIIOW INeuluS.
The concert to be given at the First
Welsh Baptist church, West Scranton,
tomorrow evening for the benefit of the
First Baptist church by the pianoforte,
voice culture and elocution departments
of the Scranton Conservatory of Music,
under the direction of Prof. j. Alfre
Pennington, will be treat in every
respect. The programme will be as fol-
lows:
Allegro, from Pianoforte Concerto in
T. rat OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mozart
Orchestra Accompaniment Arranged for
Second Piano)
Miss Louise Slocum and j. Alfred Pen
nington.
Dance of the Goblins piano),
Mengewein
Miss Edith Houser.
May Morning" (vocaD ......... .Denza
Miss Mary Davies.
Bolero, In Major, Opus 10 (piano),
Chopin
Miss Clara Browning.
''The Better Land" (vocaD .......Cowen
Miss Lavia Jones.
Palacca Brilliantc, opus ~ Cpiano),
c. NJ. Won Weber
Mrs. Annie L. w. Price.
(a) "Du Bist Vie Fine Blume" (vocaD,
Cantor
(b) Spring Song (voCaD ..,....,.......WGil
Miss Edith James.
Transcription of Polish Song (piano),
Chopin-L Lisz:
Mrs. Edward Carlton Dean.
| Reading ............Miss Marie Van Creft
Cortege de Noce (Wedding Procession)
Arranged for Two Pianos, Eight
| Hands .........................R .RublnSteln
| Misses Louise Slocum, Edith Houser,
Clara Browning, Marion Hutchinson.
when the Heart Is Young (vocaD.
Dudley Buck
Miss Anna Salmon.
Rondo Brilliante, Opus GO (piano),
| c. NJ. Won Weber
Miss Marion Hutchinson.
| Spanish Renamed vocaD ........Sawyer
Miss Edith Martin.
Nalse Arabesque (piano) ......Theo Lack
Miss Louise Slocum.
| 30 Milo Fernando (vocaD ........Doni;ett
| Miss Grace Spencer
Impromptu in A Flat (piano). .Schuberi
| Miss Emma Bone.
| SeXtette, 90 Blest Redeemer" (vocaD,
| with Piano and Organ Martin
| Miss Elizabeth Thomas, Edith James
Edith Martin, katherine Timberman,
| Isabelle Clarke, Grace Spencer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-05
THOMAS BROKE A RECORD
Arrested, Tried and Punished for
Two offenses in One Day.
How 1t All Happened.

Jack" Thomas, we'll known through
out the central city enjoyed the dis
tinction yesterday of being arrested,
tried and punished for two separate
and distinct offenses all within a per-
iod of six hours.
Friday night William Smallbridge,
Fred Steinhauser, Ed Horn and Jack
Thomas engaged in a fight on the cor
ner of Washington and Lackawanna
avenues. Smallbridge and Steinhauser,
the principal belligerents, were taken
into custody, but the other two, on ac-
count of their being so we'll known and
of the secondary part they played in
the melee, were notified simply to ap-
pear at police court in the morning.
They d!d not show up and Mayor
Moir issued a warrant for them direct
ing Patrolman Iona Day to serve it.
Horn wLs brought in and made a de-
posit as security for his appearance at
yesterdays hearing. Thomas could not
be found and the police were much
chagrinnd that he had given them the
slip.
But it was not to be that he should
evade the law.
Yesterday morning at o'clock Cora
Thieps 210 Center street resort, made
a murderous assault on one of her as
sistants, Lillian Davenport. Patrolmen
Day, Karius, Neuls and Detective Sill
verberg swooped down on the place
and arrested everybody in the house,
three women and two men.
To the intense satisfaction of Patrol
man Day and the officers in general
8 tNtrp 90 ha q To oh
| Thomas. He was marched to head
| quarters at the fore front OF the pro-
cession and arrangements We're per-
| fected with the aid of a paddock which
| insured his appearance in the morn
| ing.
He paid s. for his participation in the
early morning affair and then was ar
rested and tried forthwith on the
drunk and fighting" charge Of Friday
| night. Another So was demanded and
| paid for this offense.
Miss Birmingham was fined s25, Miss
| Davenport, s., and the third woman,
Miss Anna Brown, also IS. The Sec
ond man, George Archibald, was like
| wise called upon for a FLYER. All paid,
excepting Miss Davenport, the one who
was assaulted. Manager Thiel, who
furnished the wherewith for the others,
would not grant her request to advancs
money, and she was compelled to re-
main in durance vile.
Miss Sampson. her daughter, Cassie
and William Smith, all colored, of 3lf
| Raymond court, We're arrested Satur-
day night for disorderly conduct by
| Patrolmen Peuster and Karius and
Mounted officer Block They paid s.
fines in the morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-05
PERSONAL.

Mrs. LeGrand Wright is visiting relta-
tives in Newark, n. j.
Miss Jean Gulick, of North Main ave-
nue., is visiting in Williamsport.
II. l.. Burdick, of Green Ridge, has re-
turned from a visit at Waverly.
Mrs. G. d. Stuart, of New York city,
is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. w. q. Full
ton.
Edmund Bartl left yesterday for a trip
to Mexico. He expects to be gone 1,
month.
John Ladwig and family spent yester-
day with Mr. Ladwig's parents in Shen-
andoah.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Hedley and children are in
New York city for the benefit of the lat
ter's health.
Major Cragie, of Philadelphia, is in the
city and the guest of Captain Goodwin,
at the Jermyn.
Attorney Richard j. Bourke, of this
city, will deliver an Grafton at Archibald
on the Fourth of July.
Mrs. DR.. w. A. Rowlands and daughter,
of Utica, are the guests of Mrs. Aria
Williams, of Madison avenue.
Mrs. Edward Mnich and son, Roy, OF
St. Claire. Schuylkill county, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoffman at
the HAMPTON.
Miss Name Walsh, of Parsons, and
Miss Margaret Mayock, of Miners Mills,
were the guests of Miss Mary Gilligan, of
Dunmore, yesterday.
Cards ARE out announcing the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Sarah Camp
bell, of Bloom avenue, to Charles Nc.
Gee, also of this city.
Miss Julia and Clara Mercereau. of
Los Angeles, Cal, who are spending the
summer in the east. are visiting their
friend, Mrs. w. w. Brandow.
Harry Pratt, of Green Ridge street, left
Saturday for Denver, Col, where he Will
act as travelling superintendent for the
International School of Mines of this
city.
Miss Lilly L. Cavelle, of Green Ridge
street and John Charles Tucker. OF
Wilkes Barre, will be married Wednes-
day at the home of Mrs. E. b. Cavelle
of Green Ridge street.
Thomas Webster, of Theodore street
who for several years has been employed
in The Tribune press room. left yesterday
for Wilmington Del, where he has ac.
cepted position as pressman on the
Wilmington Daily News.
Fred Watrous Of 300 Madison avenue
VIII" been dangerously i'll with pneu.
%, has passed the crisis and hopes
are now entertained for his ultimate re,
covery. His mother, Mrs Watrous, OF
Montrose, is at his bedside.
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DRAGGED BY A TRAIN.
Andrew Hetfron Narrowly Escapes
Death on the Railroad.

Andrew Heffron, aged IA years, son
of John Heffron, of Twenty second
street, had miraculous escape from
death at 7.30 o'clock Saturday evening
ON the Keyser Valley branch Of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad.
a trip of loaded cars was being taken
from the Hampton mine to the Notch,
where the trains are made up, and
young Heffron jumped on one of the
cars. to ride toward hls home. He
missed his grip and his clothing caught
in some manner in the car, and he was
dragged over the ties for a distance Of
100 yards before he was discovered.
His face, arm and body was badly
bruised and when released by some
men Heffron was unconscious He was
removed to his home on a stretcher and
medical aid summoned. His injuries
are not fatal, and he recovered con-
sciousness yesterday.