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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19

John Mathison is in town from
the Hump, where he has beer
spending the past two months pros
pecting. He has made some prom
Using locations and reports the Big
Buffalo shaft as being down per-
pendicularly 30 feet from the sur
face and no sign of a wall on either
side. in sight. This would indicate
either vertical ledge or one OF
immense width.
The Idaho boys are having a
good time at Manila. A letter
published in the Oakland, Gala,
Tribune, says: "rhe Idahos have a
peach of commissary. Atop. m.
the night of the fight each man had
hot coffee. At ~ midnight each
officer had a quart of ice cold
Schlitz, and the next day canteen
was running on the firing line"
+. w. Oliver has purchased the
DIR. Shawley residence property of
five lots and residence for 81, 400.
This is the south half of the old
school block on Halls addition and
is in IA good state of Improvement.
The other half is owned by c. NJ.
Day, who recently erected the
residence in town.
The idea that residence property is
held at high prices is utter non
sense, but it is fact that it will |
never be cheaper than at present,
md now is the time to buy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19

From Saturdays Daily.
). f. Jameson, of Florence. j.
in Grangeville.
.. A. Margraf is in from Buffalo
Hump and registered at the Jer-
sey house.
j. o. Rhoades reached this cit,
last night from Golf, on the
Salmon river.
The Lemhi Republic, gold-bue
organ, published at Salmon CITY,
has yielded up the ghost.
ID. T. Mills has opened his COM
mission and secondhand store in
the building west of the Golden
Rule store.
W. W. Ralston is in town from
White Bird, taking in the sights
today. Mr.. Ralston formerly ran
the bar at the Palace.
BoRN.-Near Cottonwood, Idaho
May 8, 1899, to the wife of August
Won Bargen, son.
Jas. B. McGrane left this morn
ing on a protracted visit to Crook
Corral mines, limited, in which he
Is the heaviest stakeholder.
The windows of DR.. Sheaffer's
City drug store are decorated with
handsome hanging window orna-
ments, onered, the other green.
J. w. Shannon returned TODAY
from South fork of the Clearwater,
where he has been busy surveying
county roads. He was working
within sound of the blasting done
by the railroad crews laying the
Northern Pacific track.
Dancing was a feature of the
provided at the Cpur
a Alene theater yesterday after
noon, in which California Dick
participated. His partner added
several new features to the dance.
These novel figures are hardly
likely to become popular in fash
lonable circles.
Felix Warren, the veteran stage
iriver, and now superintendent for
he e., n. & ]. Stage Co., is in
own. Felix has been on a tour of
Inspection. The stage will in fu-
nre start from Grangeville at 6
'clock in the morning, giving it's
'atrons time to get breakfast. The
RIP is now made to Lewiston in
3 hours, SO that breakfast can be
lad in Grangeville and supper ,
n Lewiston.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19
Village Council Tonight.

| L.
From Saturdays Daily.
The village council will meet
tonight in the Hartman building.
Considerable business of import
ance is to come up, including the
fixing of business licenses and the
REIMBURSEMENT of saloon licenses.
Ordinances will be passed cover
ing these matters, and also fixing
the salaries of city officials upon
the basis decided at the last
meeting. Ordinances calling for
the construction Of sidewalks on
HAIL and Coon streets will also be
drawn up. 1t is probable the at
tentlon OF the council will be drawn
to the necessity of due process of
law being observed in the making
OF arrests and collecting fines
Grangeville is likely to make a hot
town this summer and steps taken
Tor the preservation of law and
order, besides being prompt and
efficient, mnst be in proper legal
form. Otherwise the city is in
constant jeopardy from heavy
damage suits.
Several other matters of nublic
will be brought before
the board.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19
6fTALs FROM DENVER.
Roseberg Review Prints Inter-
esting Items From the
Camas Prairie.

DENVER, Idaho, April 80, 1899.
Editor Review: Thinking PEI
haps a few words from this section
OF country would be of interest +
your readers, l will endeayor +
give some information as to tn
whereabouts and welfare of peopl
here who were once residents O
old Douglas.
After an. absence of many year,
my mind reverts back to Dougla.
county, the scene of my early boy
hood days. The earliest and fond
est recollections are of the frs,
warm sunshiny days of spring
when my upper lip turned skyward
and l could lay me down at the
south side of some fence or build.
ing in the lovely warm sunshine
and sweetly sleep.
This is good country and has
many advantages over old Doug
las.
Sam Hardy, once of Camas
Swale, confirmed and inveterate
prOspector, is one of the best farm
hands in the county. but only
works long enough to procure a
grub stake, and then he is off to
the mountains in search of the for.
tune he knows is hidden there
No better man lives than Sam.
Rev. E. A. Chase, of Upper
Calapooia, is merchant and post
master at Denver. His large fam
lily Of boys have grown to manhood
aud are in the farming business
lave Lewis, of SCOTS Valley,
lives Cd Salmon river and is an hon
Ored and respected citizen.
Jud. Ecles, who will be remem-
bered as a very pious and religious
democrat, is now staunch gold
standard republican. There is
little left of him to remind MS Of
our old time friend except his
walk.
Delos Carr, once a prominent
and wealthy citizen here, lately re-
moved to Arizona.
Rufus p. Castle, after buryinp
one wife and separating from an.
other, is now an inmate of the
Soldiers Home in Santa Monica
California.
Uncle Joe Bradley was resi-
dent here until few years AGO
when he went back to Missouri to
spend his last days with his family.
He died there year ago.
The Castle boys were here.
Jerome died a few years ago. Levi
is large land owner and is now a
captain of Idaho volunteers in the
Philippines.
4. w. Cowan is here farming
stock raising, and doing moderately
well.
JED. Turpin, for a long time a
isnd owner here, was lately
drowned in Salmon river.
Hull, John, Charley, Frank.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19
FLORENCE Notes.

The snow on the stage road be
tween Grangeville and Florence i.
fast disappearing.
j. M. Moore has leased his
placer ground on Mill creek, and i.
now operating his placers on Healy
creek.
The Florence people are much
pleased with their mail service.
Even with the breaking up of the
roads the stage arrives and departs
on time.
Hans. Hagen, proprietor of the
Miners hotel, has gone to Salmon
river to purchase beef cattle for his
hotel in anticipation that rush is
near at hand.
Florence is the best place to out
fit for the Mallick district and also
for the Buffalo Hump. Florence is
only % miles from the great Hump,
with almost a level trail to travel
over.
The stage leaving Grangeville
for Florence one day last week was
loaded with passengers, among
whom was Felix, better known as
"Bushhead Felix" At one point
on the road Felix was pointing
out the direction of the Buffalo
Hump to the other passengers
when the stage gave a lurch and he
was thrown over the dashboard
with the heels of one of
the horses squarely on his head.
His first remark was: "For Gods
sake stop the horses"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19

ON the trail where the !,
less than 3, 600 feet and
where i exceeds ZOO
ton. The road must ~ 'cs
como in via the Clearv.sssate
and Ten Mile creek, w Ss,ss =.
at the Hump. -ca ~
There arc 300 claim. :,
located i,: and recorded in thu ~ 9 q
district, and the camn ny. .ue ~
be a big thing. A con tr r'ual'ai
yesterday for work on ~. w Z n
Flush, owned in Lewiston NO m
foot shaft is being sunk !, : n
tract on the Concord, al.o 70 .. s. I
IN lewiston. The Big BufsSss 4
a crew of 21 men at Wort no
going down two feet a dav an ., n
are now down so feet. Tha. ~
about 60 miners here do;1 s'e y
tract assessment work on d;;I.se' -
properties, so there is on;,e a'ne "
activity here other than MN NY |!
ing. p.usped
d. 2. Lippman, yo,n, ,.S
from Butte, Mont, gave ON !, ~ "
rail one ", elk ago and was ~ ~. - !!
blankets by his companion =, 10y. !
our men could so out and oa+ 10y ~
He was found on the SNOW ~ a a'a
rom his blankets unconc;ons IVY y!
frosted. He is comple, sSe
recovered. j. G. FpAvr,ely
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19
CROOKS CORRAL CLAIMS


Inc attention of prospector
might well be called to a section q
the country that appears hithert,
10 have been in a measure over
looked. According to mining mel
thoroughly familiar with every sec
tlon OF the Bitter Root country
the richest mineral tract is vet tt
be discovered in the Race Greek
mountains. A large vein of quartz
Is known to exist on the top oil
the Race Creek mountains, eight
miles due south of Whitebird and
to continue in an almost unbroken
line between the Salmon and Snake
rivers clear into the Seven Devils
country, prospecting field of over
60 miles.
There are placer mines today on
Race creek, near Crooks corral
working day and night with hy-
draltlic power. Dennis Holland re-
lates that where he discovered
these placers seven years ago, he
was obliged to throw a quarter of
an ounce of gold in the grass roots
in order to induce men to work. as
everyone denied the existence of
gold in that locality.
The placer mine alluded to is
now controlled by the McGrane
Brothers and Frank Wyatt, while
Messrs. Eckert and Williams own
valuable copper mine seven miles
up the river. According to Mr..
Holland who has recently returned
from Washington and revisited the
Race creek country, this is the
finest mineral belt lying idle TODAY.
He declares that there are plenty ,
OF mines, both placer and quartz, to
be discovered in that locality fully I
as good as those, now working.
Mr.. Holland also draws attention
to the fact that when The FREE i
Press called attention to the dis i
coveries in this region about five v
years ago, the news was greeted
with indignant incredulity. l
1t is an interesting commentary a
IN the fortunes Of mining that the h
nan to whom Mr.. Holland turned
'ver the profitable placer property
sbove referred to, John Lamont,
'fter trying his hand with it for a h
couple OF years, finally sold it for A
y worth of grub. In early &
lays the men who first went into 3
hat section dead broke, seeking
old, were called "go-downers." b
BECAUSE they had to go down to A
he creeks or rivers and wash out T
little gold before they could raise d
he needful to buy provisions. b.
1t is understood that several W
rominent business men have grub 81
taxed an expedition of miners to IL
thoroughly prospect this promising
e slsif "a. y -. &c
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19

Russ and Jim Rice, sons of Unc
Jimmy Rice, of Upper Calapooii
are here, az is, also, their age
mother. All are doing as we'll a
majority of their neighbors. Rus
has the contract of keeping tn
county poor, and John is one q
our leading capitalists.
On Main street, in the village O
Grangeville, you can see a newl,
painted sign, Hogan, the Barber, )
behind plate glass front. Inside
in as nicely equipped tonsorial par
Tor as you will see this side o
Portland, are Will and Frank
Hogan doing a thriving business.
Henry s. Jones, once of Yon-
Gala, and ex-county commissioner
of this county, now a retired farm
er, owns a fine residence and lives
in Grangeville.
Walter E. Mckee il "a resident
and blacksmith Of Grangeville.
w. T. Fogle is real estate man
of Mt. Idaho.
Mart Van Wrinkle, formerly of
Drain and various other places, is
a blacksmith in Cottonwood.
George and Linn Smith are
saloon keepers in Grangeville.
Their brother, Lee, is here also.
He is one of Binger Herman's for
est rangers. The boys are doing
we'll.
James Upton and family are
'esldents of Denver. His neices.
'h@be and Katie, are married to
men.
owen krewson, once of Drain,
a saloon keeper in Denver.
William Stephens, son-in-law of
lr. Turpin, of Winchester, is the
wner of 800 acres of gold land
nd is doing moderately well.
There are others here from Doug
IS county but l haven't them
ned up so as to tell what they are
DING. Among them are Lem
of Lower Calapooia,
'me of Joe Kirtley's family,
ndrew Leslie and possibly Others.
would be glad to mention them
| knew of their whereabouts as
calls to mind old time friends
no have been lost track of and
Popped from our memories. II
ke to revive memories of the past, {
though | may be better situated
,re than was there. A. H..
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19
Mt. Idaho Matters.

FROM Fridays daily.
The court having called the cal.
endar, the Case of Maxey vs.. Ed
wards ct al referred to in yester-
days issue was taken up. The
trlal was in progress all day.
IL was anticipated that the d.
vorce suit of Sallee VS.. Sallee would
De called this afternoon, but un to
.lme OF going to press this had not
peen done. The plaintiff in this
actioh is represented by w. N.
scales, and the defendant bv
DeHaven, McNamee and Morgan
The divorce suit of Murphy VS..
Murphy will come up for hearing
afternoon. Scales for
plaintiff, Goodefor defendant.
All jury cases have been cont;n.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19

II new territory is absolutely
needed why not reclaim some O
u, the arid western land by irrigation
That will cost less money than 2
standing army Of 100, 900 men ana
there will be no bloodshed con-
nected with it. IS
Every effort is made to make
you comfortable at the Bridgeport
motel. Rates reasonable. % Ban
non u Clark, proprietors.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19
PAVED WITH PURE GOLD.
Rich PlacerS in the Middle Of Elk
City'S Main Street.

Paradise, we have been led I
+ believe, is paved with gold, an
' although the stampede to the hea,
, emily diggin's has been steady sine
e the birth of man, the reports fror
: that celestial camp have bee
+ meagre.
Central Idaho has paradise q
its own. The town of Elk City i
not making any big brag about it
pearly gates, but it's streets of gol,
are the real thing. Samples o
auriferous pavement from the mair
street can be seen at any time al
the Office Of the DAILY Press.
The following communication tells
its own story:
Elk City, May Give have had
quite a little excitement in Elk
today. The sun coming out bright
about 10 O'Clock in the morning,
after quite storm, we could see
some few Cinnamon setting in the
middle of the street closely exam
ing the race in which the water had
washed out everything but the
gravel. On making inquiries of
them we found that they were
picking up colors Of gold that had
been exposed by the rush of water
that had run down the main street
since the rain has cleared the snow
from the streets of Elk City. En-
closed you will find a package of
small nuggets and gold dust a
Chinaman PANIED out in one pan
after the discovery was made.
Respectfully, G. l.. RICE.
c. w. W1LLIG.
Another communication saws
that the valley of Elk is now bare
Of snow and the hillsides getting
green. There is good horse feed on
the Crooked river and the Red
river meadows. Buffers Bros.
have launched their big Red river
scow which is now ready to re-
ceive the dredging machinery. The
placer mines in that
district are working full blast.
The gold dust sent us as having
,ome from the main street of Elk
Jlty is sure-enough Elk City gold,
worth all of $3.50 per ounce. This
discovery does not surprise us in
he least. In fact, we once located
part of the townsite of Elk CITY
or placer mining purposes. The
own is located on gravel-covered
I'LL overlooking the beautiful Elk
alley, and the gravel has the same
characteristics as the wash on .
lmerican hill, Gold hill, Buffalo :
i'll, BlackfoOt hill and other placer
PROPOSITIONS in the camp. The old
lver channel, now being worked
n American hill will, in our judg-
lent, be found to continue on un-
err or near the hill on which Elk
ity stands.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19
Fom Fridays daily.

The horse racing season ha
opened in earnest. There ar,
races daily.
Some fine samples of ore from
the Big Buffalo dump are being
exhibited in town.
DIR. Brown has located with Geo.
Goode and will occupy the same
Office up stairs in the Grange block.
A second story has been added
to Ailshie's building on Main street,
with Fred Noyes in charge of the
work.
The history Of company c, pub
llshed in yesterdays issue, was
written by Forrest Collins to j..
A. Zuver, of Grangeville.
The public will take notice that
since the change in the stage
schedule, on Sundays the post Office
Will be open for one hour, viz: from
8 to 10 a. IN.
Both real estate and mining
properties are on the move again.
Prices of both, however, are far
more reasonable than was the case
two months ago.
Parties interested can see some
samples taken from the bottom of
the Big Buffalo shaft at w. p.
Murray's assay Office on Hall street.
They are alright.
A wagon load of hay upset out
side the FREE Press office this
morning, out of compliment, it
Is presumed, to the horse sense that
issues from the editorial sanctum.
Spokane Stocks says: Mr.. Meri-
vile OF Denver, Colo, is going
down to Grangeville this week to
some of the mines there
and test the ores, in the interest of
some Colorado capitalists.
Messrs. Ed. Nelson and F. Culver
OF Silverton, B. c., and Sherman
Ross, of Sandon, b. c., arrived
here yesterday with a pack outfit
bound for the mountains ON a sum-
mer's prospecting expedition. Mr..
Ross is an old friend Of II. w. Cone.
DIR. Leyden and NJ. Arnold are
N town. Both are friends of r.
:. Facer. The former is from
Leadville, Colo, and the latter
rom Philadelphia. They are
information regarding the
mineral belt of Central Idaho.
Mrs. Sophia Taylor desires the
,REss to thank the people of
irangeville for the kindness
howed to her boy, Fred Beck, at
he reception given him q few
yenings since upon his arrival ;
rom Manila. Fred also expresses
he same wish with tears in his ewes.
Henry Wax has laid in a supply
the finest canned fruits and veg
tables ever brought to Camas /;
rairie. They are called the :
Waldorf brand and outclass the
nported French and English ar :
cles UNNECESSARILY. Call at the /
tore and see the samples. !,
Mayor Wax escorted Colonel h
racket to various portions of our Il
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-19

L
| therefore the case of Leggett VI
Madge Kennedy which was set TO
this week, goes over with the rest
In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E. Requ'
From Saturdays daily.
This afternoon all that was NOR
tai of Mrs. w. II. Requa was lait
to rest. She was born in Machias
Maine. in 1860, and was married
to William H. Requa in Seattle
June %, 1888. Six children were
born to them, of whom only three
survive, aged respectively twelve
seven and four years. Her mother
and three married sisters reside in
Seattle. The young children are
being cared for temporarily at the
home of w. w. Brown.
Death comes in many shapes but
none more pitiful than when it
claims the dear mother Of young
and helpless children. Mrs. Requa
was universally loved and admired
as a true and noble woman, who
was indeed an ornament to society,
a stay and support to her family,
in the hour of dependency and
gloom ever ready to cheer, comfort
and console those in distress; a
true and faithful wife and mother,
ever standing as Il beacon light to
her children and Illuminating their
pathway by well ordered walk
and Cody conversation. and bring
ing them up in. the way they should
go. Like the model wife described
by Solomon her children will
'arise up and call her blessed;"
cher husband also, and he praiseth
her" None knew her but to love
and respect her.
Mrs. Requa had been in failing
health for some time. She was
never physically strong, and mrs
ing the three children through the
cough and other ailments
over-taxed her strength to such an
extent that nervous prostration set
in, ending in an attack of spinal
meningitis, from which she never
recovered.
The funeral services were held
1t the Baptist church, Rev. Knox
officiating. The ceremonies at the
grave were conducted by the
Knights of Pythias and Modern
Woodmen of America, to both of
which orders Bro. Requa belongs.
The two fire companies also
'araded in the funeral procession,
Mr.. Requa being the chief of the
ire department of the city. There
vas also a large concourse of people
If both sexes present to pay the
asst sad rites to the departed lady.
To the stricken family we extend {
he heartfelt sympathies of the 1
community.
mourn hernot for she is happy now,
since she hath left this world OF care and
sin;
he pearly gates have opened and with joy.
Whlle angels welcomed she hath entered
in.
mourn her not the desert now is passed,
Ana she hath gained the bright and sinless
land,
he was too pure for this dark, n.stained
world.
And God hath called her up to his right
mourn her not the victors fadeless wreath
Is pound upon her pure and spotless brow l,
Ia Is passed. aud on her bright reward,
l me one you mourned has gladly entered now.
'eh' strong In hope and trust, dry up your
IL you Is yours; and, o it will be sweet,
Around the throne of God above to meet