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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
Banner Mill Burned.


A messenger arrived here from
Florence today bringing the bat
news that the mill building of the
Banner Gold Mining and MILLING
CoassOne and y hall. miles from,
forence, was totally DESTROYED by
nre on Sundaylas
AS near a. can be learned The
engineer had gone to town, leaving
the plncs in charge of an assistant,
and the fire is supposed to have
Originated in the roof, cstehinS
iIDm the smokestck 81 the boiler
The fire had gained such headwav
before it was discovered that it was
Impossible to save nything. The
o foot Huntington mill, sWilflev
tanner, rock crusher, 3O-horse en-
gne and boiler tools, etc, etc. Is
agtOtal loss. - 'Asst III -
Our Florence CORRESPONDENT will
aSubtiess send us fuller particulars
y next mail. The messenger was
snt opt By jake Rice. ss.S
- VI p a 7azzfN
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
Nuisance Case Decided.

Judge Steele has rendered his
decision in the case of A. Maxey
VS.. Geo. K. Reed, James Edwards
and the Village of Grangeville,
which was a suit instituted bv
Maxey to abate nuisance in the
form of a sewer from the Jersey
House into Three-Mile creek, and
asking damages of Reed and Ed
wards in the sum of $500.
The decision finds no Judgment
against Edwards, but awards
Maxey 500 damages against Reed,
and requires the sewer to be SO CON
strncted as to empty into the water
OF the creek, and not to permit the
sewerage to seep through the
gravel. faisH- lft /
Il. F. Fulton appeared for all the
defendants and w. N. Scales for
defendant Edwards. Plaintiff was
represented by j. f.. Ailshie. a
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
is the Steam Locomo.,.
DOOmed2

Men who know say that in the next to,
steam locomotives viii: disappear and a,a 'aa
motors will supplant them. They .l.o .ss ., m
with the new motive power trains Nh, m us
along at minimum speed of 100 mill. =. ~
TINS VIII prove blessing to those who ~ /.
go quickly from one point to another h, sA .
more 20 than Hostetters Stomach R',s ="
proved blessing to those who wish On = .., y
~ from sickness to health. The Ritz. s u''
once upon stubborn cases OF dyspen.,s !. -. IVY
ton, 0iliousness and liver complaint' na X
improve the appetite, quiet the nerve. u', =. intl
auce sound. sefreshihg sleep The ~, III y \
4os.,e WIN AFFORD convincing proof scS - \
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
Denver Items

:
Born, to the wife of AL. Chase
June 10th, girl.
Sam Jones has gone to Salmo,
river to buy cattle. .a.e.,.5s /.
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Sheaffer. o
Grangeville, were visitors Sunday
~ Miss Leila Sheaffer, of Grange
lille, is q guest of Mrs. Pulse thi.
~1poek.ye l4 -45a.G4. :
4eC. NJ. .Stearns, of the syndicat,
Mining Co., of Spokane, was visit.
ing in Denver this week.
j. s. Parker has received a con.
tract to furnish one thousand bar.
rels of flour per month to the rail
road contractors. IA.
Z. Greenough is buying all the
oats, hay and feed in sight here
aboats and hauling same to KAN
iah. Our farmers are getting a bi Q
dividend out Of this.
The teachers Institute Saturday
at the NJ. E. church was well at
tended and proved very entertain.
ing and instructive. They meet in
Cottonwood again the last Satur-
day in July next.
Chief Engineer VanArsdale and
Right-of-way Agent Mr.. King, of
the Northern Pacific railroad, ar
rived in town Sunday and are in
speeding the survey from here to
the mouth of Cottonwood. 's1
Mr.. Dixon, of the locating party
here, informs your correspondent
his party leaves soon, to be re.
placed this week by the cross-sec-
taoning party, who will remain
here until the road is completed.
= Our town has been full of rail
road contractors the past week
nguring on the construction of this
feeder of the Clearwater. Nelson
Bennett and other big contractors
are at present going over the line.
and we feel safe in saving their
presence indicates that there is
going to be something done here
soon. We expect to ride to Lewis
ton in q Pullman to spend the holi.
days this year or know the reason
why not. .1,a .a7,i
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

productive quartz MIN.
seqnently placer minis -
credited with practical !!
gold production Of III ~
These placers are .s soaas
over the vast extent !:
embraced in the boe y ss
loano county, and the oatas
year proves their valns s'petss
years new properties a. ;, y
tho big hydraulic p rp, ae
American hill and KY
Deadwood, Ternan h nSu, Y
creek placers, Newsoma y. Vns
Moose creek placers in y ne
Root country; while in W.
adjacent as!s: camps in the sslnossa :
section some mammoth sasa
involving the expendito ea's.
dreds Of thousands Of ~. 81
equipment, installation a ~U''a '
opment are under way. s"s q
finally made productive, ~ ~SS
augment the yield of plaoa a W
In this connection the r''I Rs, sl
dredge should not be- o o, neg in
The promoters feel conss S.lootl
enterprise will prove h;"s,t
cessful, as they have h sS y
ence in the dredges wh; S sSps''
satisfactorily and yield h.a,ss
incomes at Bannock, Mont aaosaa
Moose creek in Lemhi con =
that this form of enterpriss aa !. !
new experiment. aos
But speaking Of our MINI.
rally, it must be said that ~. sea .
the main represent ind;v;d, ney
terprise, and with the limitsSr ~ =
at the command of the OWN. me-
sometimes takes years to os, 4
in shape for production. T SSs .a Z
probably five hundred mso y
Idaho county who are worI; su
piacers in the gulches and strs.'
OF Idaho county through the a Al, J
brief water season, and their - oo'
bined product aggregates s5oo nv "
annually. '''0'
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
: CRANCRvILLR IDAHO.
rklDAY, JUNE g. 1900.
Hump to be Excluded

special agent Schwartz of the
general land Office, is in town and
1t is learned from him that he has
recommended to the interior de-
partment that Buffalo Hump dis
trlct be excluded from the restric-
lions OF the Bitter Root forest re.
serve. As we understand it the
report recommending this action,
signed by Supt. Glendenning and
special Agent Schartz, has already
been forwarded to Washington and
now is simply awaiting the sigma
ture OF President Mckinley to 20
into immediate effect.
gentlemen, you have done a
good work and we thank you for
your kind services.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

Uuus OF our floating population into
the mountains for the past ten
days. The warm rains have played
smash with the snow, and the high.
est attitudes are now pretty nearly
bare.
I. X. McClelland's stock OF
merchandise is arriving for install.
lation in the room between the
Wiltse house and the Right drug
store. Nee. himself arrived last
night to boss the job.
Miles +. Reed has returned from
Moscow university for a few days
for visit to his friends. He will
return again shortly to teach a
summer term of school in Latah
county. He reports the university
as improving steadily all the time.
c. H. Harvey starts for Spo.
kane with specimens of rock from
Newsome creek claims upon which,
he has a bond. Much of the ore
carries free gold. visible to the
naked eye. Like all who have Wis
tied that country he has the high
est opinion of it's future.
Four employees of the Inland
Telephone Company arrived last
night and are staying at the Moser
house. They have been sent here
to establish an exchange and make
other improvements to the COM
pany's newly acquired property
here.
MARRIED.-In Boise, Idaho. June
7, 1899, at the home Of the BRIDE s
sister, Mrs. +. A. Williams, on
Tenth street, John A. Pearson of
Warrens and Miss Jennie l.. Mickle
of Boise, Rev. r: B. Wright of
Boise officiating. The couple left
on Thursdays train for Warrens.
The firing of prospectors' blasts
down the Clearwater can be heard
distinctly in Grangeville these fine
days. Small white clouds of smoke
hang over the hills at various
points. This shows that there is
great activity. Many strikes will
be made. and another result of the
frequent firing of blasts will be
constant showers of rain all
through the summer. e
Yesterday Mr.. +. w. Oliver
happened to mention that he was
moving his residence back from it's
present location to another site.
Mr.. Fogg says this is a mistake,
that the building in question is his
property as well as the lots upon
which it stands. He adds that it
is being moved to the rear of the
Main street lots, and that he is
paying for the work.
This community was greatly
surprised this morning to learn
that Walter L. Brown, the Cotton
wood merchant, was married at
the residence of w. w. Brown last
evening, June IA, 1899, to Miss
AIDA Cable. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. w. N. Knox. |
NO guests were present and the |
natter was kept very quiet. Both
bride and groom are well known to |
our people and a host of good |
wishes for their happiness and |
prosperity are extended to them. |
The Grangeville band serenaded
he happy couple at the residence |
If W. W. Brown last night.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE


Yon Or your Representatives and sue
cessors In interest, are hereby notified
that the undersigned, your co.ow,sr IN
accordance with the laws of the Uu, a
States, has expended for labor the sum
OF one hundred dollars ($Ioo), upon M
w. J. Bryan quartz mining claim for N.
year 1898; said w. ]. Bryan claim !,
situated on the West Fork Of Rand
river, near the mouth Of said West Forl
in the Rapid River mining district
Idaho county, Idaho; and unless you
contribute your proportion of said e,.
Penditure, as follows: One-half interest
IN w. ]. Bryan claim for one wear
amounting to fifty dollars $50, together
with interest, and cost of this publics.
ton. within the statutory time as spes.
ned in Section 2374, Revised Statutes Of
the United States, your interest in said
claim will become the property Of The
Undersigned. w. A. IRWIN.
Pollock. Idaho, March aS, 1899.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Once Mt Iew;.,o, -,

Notice 10 hereby given that fhs to ~ iS9
named settler has filed notice Of hi. y;,.oxinl
20 make final proof In support of hi iia.satol
that said proof will be made beior S"i ~. ana
Haven, U. 8. Commissioner at 'C G,sn 'as ~
Idaho, Oh June "a, 1899, Wig: ''"nse'lle
Robert r. Douglas,
He names the following Witnesses >.
OF said land, viz: "N 'ua'a'lou
oe For the nel4 swl VIZ seq, and neL ,n -,
Clearwater, Idaho: nGiIbert II. Fs rpi.ept, q
Wimpy, Of Harpster, Idaho. ''' 'o'epl'
ol-a J. b. WEST. Rsvs,..
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

The indications are very ia
vorable that England and tn,
Iransvaal republic will mex
have a scrap.
The Press erred in stating
that the Dixon. Beede contes,
tor the land adjoining Bridge
port had been decided in favor
OF Dixon. The register and
receiver of the land office a,
Lewiston decided in favor OF
Beede.
The klondike country will
produce $4,000 900 worth of
gold this season. Good enough.
A plentiful money supply
makes. good times and the in.
creased gold production is do.
ing what free coinage of silver
would have accomplished.
The stage road descends
the Cottonwood Butte into the
Camas prairie, a magnificent
farming domain, we'll worthy
a separate folder for the benefit
OF incoming settlers. The
Camas prairie is a rolling
prairie; the soil is rich, black |
and deep. All crops grow
irrigation. Timothy
grows more luxuriantly there
than in the Eastern states.
The black soil has a sub.soil
II clay; under this is basalt.
y olcanic ashes have enriched
he soil and given it immense
'irility.
The fact that the Northern
'aclhc railroad Company has
|ecided to build to Camas ,
rairie is evidence that the D..
lyalry of the o. r. and N. is
till recognized. The North.
IN would not be compelled to =
lllld the Cottonwood spur to = =
old the trade of that region if =
'ere was no probability of II
ompetition in the district be. !.
ond Craig's mountain. The =
,tenslon of one road to the =.
neat belt of the interior com. -,
rs the other to build or :,
'andon the field. The North. J.
n G extension will compel the g. 3,
. X. 4 N. to build or aban. ,. ?.
m all of the Clearwater =. ~
sin. w
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

George Erb, s. Hauser and Fred
noos, OF Lewiston, QUILTED here
saturday Tor q prolonged prospect
ing trip to the Hump country.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

very tnrIVingc1ty OF the west
We then travelled south
through the greatest wheat
country in the world, known
as the Palouse country, where
they raise as much. wheat as
either Of the Dakotas.
We arrived at Lewiston
Idaho, at 3 p. M, and at 4
o'clock next morning we start
ed for Grangeville, u miles
away by stage. The stage was
a Concord coach drawn by six
stout horses. We travelled for
IS miles to the foot of Craig's
mountain, where we changed
our conveyance for a long,
wide.geared Democrat wagon
and began the ascent of tn,
mountain, driving along be.
side a deep canyon which
caused us to shudder as we
looked down into the yawning
chasm far below us.
We soon reached the sum.
NIT or plateau of Craig's noun
tain, and it was a most beauti.
full sight, with fine groves Of
great giant pines left yet un-
disturbed on the prairie or
farming lands of Craig's noun.
tain already settled We
soon arrived at the mountain
town of Westlake, where we
had dinner and changed horses.
From Westlake it is drive of
IS miles to the eastern slope of
Craig's mountain. AS the
stage slowly descended toiCot.
tonwood a magnificent PIANO.
rama opened to view in the
east; the snowy crest of the
Bitter Root range might be
seen glittering in the evening
sun and Gustifying ithe Nez
Perez name of "Idaho," or
"Gem of the Mountains"
Below was seen the fertile
plains and farm lands of rich,
black soil on the Camas prairie.
Off to the, southeast snow.
white curiously shaped noun.
tain crest rises above the foot
hills, slowly reddening under
the last rays of the setting sun
1t is shaped exactly like the
hump of a giant buffalo, and is
$500 feet above the sea level,
and towers 1000 feet above
any of its neighbors. 1t is
plainly seen for 50 miles in any
direction, and it has been from
the days of the earliest explor.
alton landmark to the hunt.
ers, trappers and miners of
northern Idaho. ,-..-.
The old-time frontiersmen
christened it Buffalo Hump
1t is now known by fame and
reputation in every mining
center, whether of workers or
capitalists, in the world. It'll
will be known to the whole
people of the United States be.
tore next winters SHOWS fall
upon its arched peak. Surely
It is a rough and rugged noun.
tain, but unless all signs fail
the chink of gold that is to
come from its pine.clad slopes
will make its name melodious
10 many ears during the first
decade OF the dawning TWEEN.
tieth century.
Every ambitious young
armer should strike out and
get a farm on Camas prairie in
IDAHO, which will be close to
becoming the greatest mining
egion of America. Fine home
markets, with good prices for
verything that can be raised j.!
n a farm, will be found. close
t hand. The soils rich, black
nd deep, like that of Iowa .
nd Illinois, and all crops are j
alsed without irrigation. v
here are 100000 acres of A
God land on Camas prairie. Q
nd these lands can be Dur. ''
'ased at prices ranging from "
7 to $2o per acre. Another 4
ear and these prices will be B
'ubled and trebied. st
20 west, young man, to the &c
4 /
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
Activity on South Fork.

| - 7" va siiC olCtthS vi tuc SOuUI
fork OF Clearwater work is activel,
progressing on the recently dis
covered quartz mines. Thirty fee
OF tunnel has been run on the St
Patrick, showing up 90 inches O
high grade rock. A 45-foot tunne
has also been run on the Evergreen
and last week the Anaconda tun,
mel was extended IA feet.
w. L. Fogle has completed his
assessment work on the General
Lee and Monitor, and on the latter
claim he has exposed a clean 10
foot ledge, while the work on the
Gen. Lee also reveals "A mammoth
body of quartz of unknown width
at present. The camp is visited by
large numbers of people daily,
about fifty from Grangeville hav-
ing gone down yesterday to look at
the situation, and ali returning
well satisfied that a sure-enough
camp exists there. "
We also hear that an effort is
being made by certain parties to
gather five of the claims into a
group for bonding purposes, and if
the several owners can all be got
ten together on "a reasonable promo
sitlon the parties taking up the
bond will inaugurate some mighty
lively development work at once.
From Fridays daily.
Walter II. Hill has returned
from the Big Buffalo.
}. l.. Wilson, of Washington, d
T., arrived ON the stage last night.
). X. Woods, of Sheridan, Wyom-
ing, was an arrival on last nights
stage.
A number of the boys were out
hunting rotten eggs last night.
We wonder why?
Idaho is booming from one end
to the other. She will make a good
state and no mistake.
The summer of 100 for Idaho
will be no longer than a bathing
suit and not half so hot.
j. W. Merrill, of Hastings, Neb
IS in the city to look over the field
With the view of locating.
All the bridges in the Fairv;ew
district that were washed out in the
ate rains have been replaced.
Joe Abingdon came up from Sal.
non river yesterday and left for
VT. Idaho today ON court business
Robt. Walker and family will
cave for an extended visit to rel.
tlves and their old home in Mis-
ouri.
Alderman Sweet is over from
'etersburg and says he is shipping
1000 feet of lumber from his mill |
very day for Grangeyille.
M. +. Baltimore and j. W. H;y.
ms have returned from Colfax and .
0 to Rapid river today to open up :
1eir quartz properties in that +.
,ctiOn.
IL. f. Wetherby, who has been G
opping at the Moser house for
me time past, started for Lewis t
m today to bring up his family y
~ permanently locate here.
Constable Byron and George
rown made flying trip to Stuart F
"a back yesterday. They report d
llroad graders at work four niles ;,
low Stuart, also the streams are 7.
ny high. ri
An old time prospector. known 81
Whiskey Jack. is reported 10 el
We pegged out and died on tho b.
III between Buffalo HUMP and h,
e Mallick district. Mountain II
'er is given as the cause of death :"
A man named NJ. Scott. who y.
es near iarpster, was splitting ye
od Chinaman style-that il eA
lding the block with one hand w
d using the axe with the other be
en he made IA bad shot and snlif ok
left hand in place of the wood, ~
ignoors drove him into town and el'
rs now at the Moser house under. -.
deal care, but very weak from do
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
From Mondays Daily.

Spokane.
Strawberry vines hereabouts are
loaded with fruit.
The base-ballists are practicine
Sundays and evenings.
Two stages arrived hero last
night, both full of passengers.
Mrs Frank Brown ia still lvino
in a very critical condition at M
Idaho.
Alaormon ps,.+ shor; .,a co.,
have gone cast on a visit to rel
atiyes.
Tha o,t,oo, f,r f.u;. =, +hor
;s,a,' ,.o,,on :; ~; !, :. - ~ ny -ow
,S.'" 49, 20 '"~ " W '''0 Poo'
Mr.. Ia " R;oe h.s ~.+,,.o,,
froro on on v;n+ar r;s;. - s'".a"t.
=. n.a;n nr.aa~ ~ - P' ~ -
-
FRANK Lenmlcne rs lnsti.ating q
60 ac,.s.s mar nonvar " ''" "
~
cohh ?. REQ ana :. Welis
smith, ,n'' o. o.. o .';1n. were passen-
gers on last nights stage.
AsS'yer w. +. Murray ls expect
ing the arrival OF MS wife from
SPOKANE tomorrow lor permanent
'es,uo".e
4. M. Sherman arrived from
SPOKANE l"sG h'en5 on route 10 NAL
a mnelo ne ID lnteres'eo III tne
nrse discoveries ever made In that
cAuP'
George Harrington had a horse
la'l on nm wnlie hunting cattle
near i.'N oity lasC week, resulting
III a severe fracture OF one OF his
ankles
The Gem City in the Buffalo
nump camp was located last Sep
.ennoer anu IN January aaa the lucky
omme,s io'useu ~'o'oV ior the
properly
AS a protection against snow
DRIFTS over two million trees have
been planted in North Dakota on
s., ~, me ols 'ne INortherns Pacific
"'.ro'"
Allen Miller, an attorney of
montpelier, county seat of Bear
Lake county, has arrived,,here with
the intention OF locating in the
practice OF his profession.
II. l.. Chamberlain, revenue
ofhcii'l, came up last night on Off
ciai business: AS the result of his
visit Reynolds brothers' distillery
started up again this morning.
The inventor of wireless tele-
graphy, seedless raisins and other
things with the true inwardness
le't, could make a ten-strike by in
venting an exhaustless woodpile.
o. s. Adhesion, of Lewiston. is
in town looking over the county
for the Louisville Courier Journal
of which he is CORRESPONDENT. He
was all through the Chinese-1an.
anese war and tells some interest,"
i"s "reminiscences.
The Wallace grand jury has in
dicted forty individuals by name
and more by fictitious names. AL
blanket Indictment was also re-
ported which includes all who par.
ticipated in the riot without at
tempting to identify them.
The Tallahassee, which laws
about mile and half from the
Big Buffalo, has a ledge sixteen feet
wide, which is said to be literally |
sprinkled with gold. 1t has given |
assays as high as SIS, 600 to the ton.
The owners do not care to sell.
Jas. Witt leaves for his Dead.
wooa placers tomorrow. The prop
s. , - under bond to Mr.. Hackett,
VINO W., Is operating for Montana peo-
PIC, Du. meanwhile Mr.. Witt con-
. l work on the claims right
.long with Christ. Nicholson in
'n"ree'
James L. Buskett, a mining
engineer of worldwide reputation.
Who recently returned from India.
lAGgQ0 fhrAv,.1,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

good land on Camas prairie
and these lands can be Dur
chased c at prices ranging from
~ to Sac per acre. Another
year and these prices will be
doubled and trebied.
90 west, young man, to the
great Canlas prairie of Idaho.
watered by the Clearwater
river and its many affluents.
You will find a good climate.
good neighbors, good churches.
and good schools. Don't wait
too long, as you will soon notl
be able to buy at those prices.
lor the coming IF the railroads
viii cause them to be doubled
md trebled in value. The
Northern Pacific railroad com.
'any have now 1000 men
on their line running !
'p to the Clearwater pines !
nd the road is now nearly /,
,raded to Stuart, only a.
niles from Grangeville, the a
lty OF Camas prairie. Now 5
the time to go and see this =
eautiful land before harvest. /
GEO. O. FARRELL.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23
sT. JoHN.s AssocIAT1oN.

Round Rock. Texas, July 2l.--The st.
Johns association opened this morning
with quite u large delegation Divine
service was conducted by Rev. j. Jack
son of Taylor.
The welcome address on behalf OF the
church was delivered by NJ. V. Warren It
was responded to by Rev. +. G. Lotion and
Dr. l.. l.. Campbell. after which the in
troductory sermon was preached by Rev.
S. NJ. Clark.
A collection of s23 was taken for foreign
missions.
The topic. THE Relation of the Deacon
to the Pastor" was discussed. The meet
ing adjourned.
At 2 p. m. divine services were con-
Quoted by Rev H. S. Black of Austin,
Drs. Magee, Highland (white), Revs. Y.
Digs and Brooks were Introduced
Sermon on The Doctrine of the Blood"
was delivered by Rev. r. Banks of Web
bervllle The sermon was pointed and
full OF instructiveness.
liberal collection was taken, after
which adjournment was had.
AT p. IN. praise service was conducted
by Rev. S, NJ. Clark for thirty minutes,
after which Rev, p, Digs of Calvert,
president of the State Sunday school con-
vention, was introduced to delegation