Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-11-25
The beautiful mud /

S. J. Roberts, Frank Berkstresser and
l.. r. Lommasson have located the Cop
per King. mineral lode above Wild
Goose island. The assay values from
samples of the ore sent In amount to
ffooo per ton. A. G. Williams has also
located some claims In the same dis.
trict.
The fall wheat stand In the Tammany
district is the best ever known. The
fields are as green as meadow IN May.
MANY Of the farmers are pasturing their
wheat fields to check the rapid growth Of
the plant which In some instances is ten
inches high and II IL feared that 1t will
Joint" and become susceptible to dam
age from winter freezing
The established fact that Lewiston val
ley Is an aftesan belt is encouraging
fruit culture among the highland farm.
ers. A number Of wells will be drilled
this winter. The success Of we'll drilling
on the Dowd farm, where three gushers
have been secured, Is an inspiring exam
pie. With the hope OF water for irriga.
tion comes calculations for mixed farm.
ing generally, with | $ variety Of crops
and fine stock.
A miner must always look for all the
pecularities and irregularities occurring
in his vein or ore deposit, says the Min.
| ing and Scientific Press. Sometimes a
| small seam, IL followed, leads to large
and valuable ore body. The greatest and
| richest mass of ore kuown---the Big 10,
nanza OF the Comsiock lode--was found
by persistently following small stream
containing little ore. A seam leading
out from an ore body Of the Copper
Queen mine, Bisbee, Ariz., was noticed
but was not followed until years later
when il led to a much larger and richer
deposit than that previously worked.
Today Idaho apples are selling in Mon
tana for $I.7s and $2 box as agains
flas for Utah apples. In Portland Idabs
apples are selling for S2.25 box. Tha
market has never before been open t.
Idaho fruit growers to any extent
This year Portland cannot get enough
Idaho fruit, the demand for our prune
and apples being very active. As a mat
ter Of fact there are very few good apple
left. They have been sold long age
leaving the local market very short.
would not surprise me to see comtno
apples go at fancy prices this winter
The best varieti 80 I at present at SIS
per box. This year Idaho has had th
advantage of short fruit crops elsewher,
but the demand would have been goo
anyway, for the superiority Of the Idah
prune and the Idaho apple is very gene
ally recognised Statesman.
!, The death Of President Hobart
n not surprise. for IL had been apparei
4 that he was in very precarious eond
!, tion. But, while the pub,ic will not
;, shocked by the news, it will be deep
lgrieved, for Mr.. Hobart had won a his
. place with the people. He came in
!. prominence as one unknown to the cou
). try at large. Those who did know hi
\, recognized him as man of fine bnsine
+, ability and high character. He provt
:. well adapted to the delicate duties whit
he was called upon to perform as the pr
I siding officer Of the Senate, and by
fairness he won, first. the confidence al
= then the affection of Senators of all pa
A ties. While he bad no conspicuous pa
Z to perform, he came TO be recognized
,e the entire people as one Of our most u
"A right public men. and he will be 81
II cereiy mourned throughout the eountr
ii He displayed in Official position 4
traits OF character that made him 81
cessfui in business and caused him TO
n loved among those Of his own comm
ie nifty, and discriminating public was n
h long In arriving at true estimate Of
sehsraetts ant' lIs wss :: : .s.e nn.i.