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age of 25 cents a yard. With a mini
mum capacity of 1000 yards day,
these dredges will resolve themselves
into veritable minis, and there is
enough ground to keep them running
day and night for fifty years.
The Idaho City dredge, while not so
pretentious as the others, has quite a
production to its credit for the season
of 1898. It is understood during the
thirty to forty days this dredge was in
actual operation it cleaned up in the
neighborhood of $3.50 a day.
TWIN SPRINGS ENTERPRISE.
There are some extensive placer de-
velopments on the Boise river, about
fifty miles above this city. Two wealthy
companies are operating there. One is
known as the Twin Springs Placer
company, of which r. j. Anderson is
manager. The scope of the enterprise
will be realized when ii is stated that
over $500, 000 was expended in the pur-
chase of ground, the building of ca
nails and the placing of hydraulic ma
chinery before q dollar was taken out.
The company's ground is composed or
high bars, which, though rich, have de-
fed the ingenuity of individual effort.
The Anderson company ascertained
that there was plenty of gold there,
but that it would require the expendi-
ture of a great deal of gold to extract
it. But they went after it and have
met with splendid success. One item
alone of the expense of opening up
this company's property was $1,000 for
a steel syphon to conduct water for
the giants across the Boise river.
The other company that has assault
ed the hidden wealth of these high bars
is the Upper Boise Hydraulic company,
of which Fred r. Reed is manager.
This company has also expended thou
sands of dollars in opening up its prop
erty, and is now in position to realize
dividends.
To tell of all the placer operations in
the state would fill volumes; there is
not a stream in all this vast domain
that is not muddied by the operations
of the tireless gold dust seeker, but the
enterprises of which l speak give an
index to the immense volume.
QUARTZ MINING.
And what of the quartz mines? Up
in the Occur d'AleneS hundreds of
miners are delving in the earth's bow
els for gold, silver and lead. The pro-
duction of that section is something
enormous, representing in lead alone
over a third of the entire production
of that mineral of the United States.
In the southern part Of the state, and
particularly in the vicinity of Boise,
the quartz operations during the year
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mountains to the level.
In these early-day operations, bed
rock was not reached, and it is the
mission of these dredges to scrape
away the waste dirt, the dumps of the
mines that made the Boise basin ia
nous, and raise, ton at a time, the
gravel beneath and send it whirling
over the plates that will hold in their
grasp the precious gold.
The Centerville dredges have not yet
commenced active operations, but
everything is in readiness for the new
year. These giants, now locked in
winters icy embrace, will soon throw
of their white mantle, and, digging
down into natures storehouse bring to
light the hidden treasures that will
swell the gold production of the state.
Thousands of dollars have been ex-
pended in the construction of these
dredges, which will be operated by
electricity, and the investors are too
shrewd to throw their money away.
have it from a reliable source that the
ground on which these Centerville
dredges are located, prospects an aver
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ore. running from $50 to 500 ton,
have been opened up. True, m0Se of
the ore is refractory, but the ingenu
ity of man long since solved the prob
lem of the successful treatment of base
ores, and their existence once shown,
it is only question of installing the
proper plant TO extract the values
In the Boise basin country the same
development has been under way For
years the quartz mines of that section
operated by residents paid handsome
returns; but it was the result of "goug-
ing' about in the most unmethodical
and reckless manner imaginable. When
it became necessary, in order to secure
adequate returns, that scientific meth
DDS must be applied and modern ma
chinery installed. the local operators
fell down. They had enough in the
bank to supply their wants, why ex-
pend it in what might be fruitless eff
fort to swell their wealth? So they
have bonded their properties to eastern
men, many of whom have wiped out
the bonds with clear titles planking
down the purchase price, after brief ex-
ploitation; and the new man is doing
business on an extensive scale. Hence
quartz properties that a short time ago
were given up as worked out are now
paying and, by actual count, $50 per
cent more stamps are dropping today
IN BOISE DaSlu IMAM lnSr6 were d year
ago. The estimated production of gold
of the basin for 1898 is over a. million
dollars.
OWYHEE OPERATIONS.
Let us turn to the Owyhees. where in
the early days millions OF dollars were
produced. That section is the standard
mining locality of southern Idaho. The
experimental stage with respect to new
properties has passed, and the bullion
goes out on every stage, while in all the
old properties that have been re-opened
the most satisfactory returns are being
obtained. The Owyhee country re-
ceived a black eye in the seventies,
when the financial crash came that
shook old California to its foundations.
All the prominent operators in that
section were California men, and when
the crisis struck that state they were
forced to discontinue their operations
in OWyhee. The mines We're abandoned
and allowed to fill with water. During
the past year several of these old prop
critics have been relieved of water and
from depths of 500 to l, 400 feet splendid
ore is being taken out. The production
of Owyhee is, however, largely due to
the operations of new properties.
| will cite a few instances to show
how old Owyhee is maintaining its rec
ord. The Trade Dollar mine, with ten
stamps, made a record of production in
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WOOD RIVER MINES.
Good Showing Made By Some of the
Old Producers.
Especial Correspondence.)

HALEY, Ida, Dec. 29.-The mines of
this vicinity are naturally the first Of
mention. being, to a great extent. the
standby" of the business men of the
town of HALEY, the metropolis Of south
central Idaho.
On Deer creek, under the efficient
management of H. K. Thurber. the
Narrow Gauge and. Pass groups Of
mines are fast developing into produc-
ers of good rank. In the Narrow Gauge
Operated by Mr.. Thurber and others
under a Lease, before any work on
ore could be done, an immense amount
of preliminary work was necessary In
cleaning out old shafts. and the debris
of the snowslide at the mines years ago,
which killed Henry Bloss. At times
some of the Ieasers were well nigh dis
heartened, but, through the ''Sticktolt-
iveneSs" of MIR. Thurber. they have en-
countered a splendid body of ore. and
are so keeping their Slopes ahead that
from the outlook, il will eclipse any or
the Deer Greek mines as a producer.
The Pass mine, operated by Mr.. Thur
Der for the company Of that name. has
been doing considerable development
work, and, am told. as soon as spring
opens the mill in connection with II
will be run steadily on this and Marrow
Gauge ores. 1t was hoped that when
the litigation in which the old-time Red
Cloud Was involved was settled. the
new owners, who formed majority OF
the old company. would commence ex-
tensive developments; they are. how
ever, proceeding cautiously, only three
or four men being at work. drivin=
ahead the cross-cut tunnel.
The Farrell and RENDER claim, near
the Pass. has been operated by the
owners with good results, the owners
having done considerable development
work. shipping enough to pay good
wages
The Wolftone, one of the heaviest
producers of the country in the early
SOS. lies idle. Several crews of Ieasers
worked there until July, when their
leases expired; and, as the ore found
by them was of so low a grade that
they could not operate proftably, they
did not apply for a renewal. 1t is
stated that Mr.. S.. Borman (who, with
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shine of investment has given enter
prise a healthy growth. The conditions
socially have also witnessed an I'M
provement, and visitors who are sent
here by the various homeSeekerS' aSSo
Citations that flourish in the east no
longer style Idaho the rotten borough
OF the west" but give her full credit
as the gem of the mountains. with the
emphasis on the gem; and Boise, the
beautiful, no longer stands clouded by
the title, Boise the Bad. With all these
betterments the people Of this state.
one OF the latest OF the stars that nave
been added to Uncle Sans bright gal
axy, standing on the threshold Of the
new year, look back with pardonable
pride over the record Of 1898. then turn
with stout hearts and freShened hopes
to the labOrS Of '99.
Idaho has gained whatever reputa-
ton she enjoys as one of the producers
of the west under many discouraging
conditions. Everything has gone
against her, and her pathway Of prog
resS has been literally StreWn with
thorns. And her own people have been
largely responsible for her miSfor-
tunes. While they have labOred with
might and main, by individual effort.
to build u the various industries of
the state and line their pockets with
lucre, they have failed to properly i'm
press the outside world with the fact
that Idaho is on the map. In other
words, the advertising department has
been neglected.
The pressing necessity of advertising
the state is aecentuated by the fact
that the only railroad line that runs
through the southern part of the state
traverses a section as barren as a
board, presenting to the traveller
most unprepossessing picture. Few OF
the fertile valleys are touched. and
none of the great mining camps. and
the tourist feels like taking a dose Of
morphine Of sufficient proportions to
render him obliyious to his surround
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made to much more than meet the ex-
penses, an investigation proved how the
once great property had been abused.
The new management has expended the
small profits during the past year in
sinking, but with very discouraging re-
suits.
In the Neal, Willow Creek, Dixie,
South Mountain, Florence, Warrens
and other quartz districts, the record
for 1898 has been fiattering. All of them
have felt he magic touch of outside
capital, and all have leaped into new
life.
The following is a comparative state
ment of the mineral production of this
state for 1897 and 1898. based on infor-
nation furnished by. the United States
assay office in this city:
1897 1885
Actual. Estimated.
Gold .... ..........$ 2125.333 5 1855 ~
Silver ..-... ........ 7,103,S21 S,S79, Isl
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IDAHO AND HER PEOPLE.
AND HOW THEY PROSPER
A Year Of Growth and Improvement In Every
Branch Of Industry.
Important Developments In the Mines-RalWay Projects
That VIII Open Up New Felds-Her Population.

their infancy, the operations of the past
year merely placing them in position
10 produce during 1898.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
Of 1daho's mining development for the
year has been in connection with the
dredging operations. In the Boise ba-
sin three large dredging plants have
been installed, one at Idaho City and
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Especial Correspondence

Boise, Ida, Dec. 29.-Idaho's improve
ment in the year 1898 has run the gamut
from prunes TO population. There is
not single thing in Idaho that is not
better than it was a year ago. 1t has
been an era OF advancement; the fnan-
cial skies have cleared and the sun
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ings until the train reaches a more
pleasing spot to look upon.
Still Notwithstanding these unfortu-
nate conditions, the state. during the
past year, and during the past five
years, has advanced with giant strides.
glowing proof Of her inherent strength.
Let those who have the power to intro
duce a system of advertising and to
tell the world what we are. and what
we have ponder for a moment on the
results if that information had been
disseminated.
MINING DEVELOPMENT.
Essentially Idaho is a mining state,
adding millions a year to the country s
store of gold and silver. The past year
the mining industry has received great
impetus, especially along the lines OF
placer mining The old stand-bys. the
Occur d'Alenes and the Owyhees. have
added about % per cent to their produc-
ton of 1897 which will just about
represent the increase in the total pro-
duction of the state. as the new placer
enterprises are, for the most part, in
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two at Centerville. The ground it is
intended they shall work was all turned
over in the early SOS. when, according
to Wells Fargo reports, the basin pro-
duced over $500, 100000 in gold dust.
Only the surface ground was worked,
but so completely was the contour of
the country changed that it presents
the appearance of having been trav-
ersed by a million mighty plows, held
by Herculean hands, furrOwing valleys
where before were plateaus, and razing
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RAILROAD BUILDING.

=
10, ZOO, 600 pounds.
RAILROAD BUILDING.
The closing months of the old year
were marked by the elimination of a
number of railroad enterprises of the
highest Importance to the state, and in
at least three cases the work OF grading
and laying rails has been commenced.
The desire of those who are back of
these schemes is to connect the north
ern and, southern parts of the state,
now almost as greatly isolated as
though one was in the antipodes and
the other the home of the polar bear.
With this connection completed an i'm
mense new territory, and one of the
greatest production possibilities, will be
opened up.
In this territory lies the Seven Devils
copper belt, containing some of the
richest copper deposits in the world and
needing only transportation facilities to
make it the equal of the lake copper
district. All the projected roads con-
template stations in the Seven Devils,
which is regarded as one OF the most
important feeders for the enterprise.
The Northern Pacific and the Oregon
Railway & Navigation companies have
already started lines south from Lew
iston and two companies, each of which
is backed by one or the other of these
big systems, have commenced opera
tons at the southern end and are build
ing north.
One of these, commonly called the
Blake road, has commenced building
from Huntington, having its line pro-
jected along the Snake river, with a
water grade the entire distance. The
other is known as the Boise, Nampa &
Owyhee road, which has already built
out to Snake river from Nampa, dis
lance of thirty miles. The surveys are
complete for the northern extension of
the road, which Will run from Nampa,
via the Payette river route, to Lcng
Valley and the Seven Devils, taking in
an immense stretch of country not
touched by the Blake road, but meet
ing the latter at the all important po.nt,
the Seven Devils and forming the
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just closed have been of the most in
tereSting character. The result has
been to prove conclusively that the
mines "go down." as the prospector
would say. The continuity of the
veins has been demonstrated, a process
that has required the expenditure of
large sums of money; but the ends
have more than justified the means.
In the Willow Creek district this de-
velopment has been striking. At the
depths Of 100 to 200 feet large bodies of
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6,626,521
4,01,2S1
Total 49,. ........s1S, 72s. SS5
S1S.162,4

The states total lead production in
1897 represented 2S,606. 800 pounds. This
year. as estimated. it will be nearly
10, 000, 600 pounds.
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Na6 mebreren Sabren seldditli6er
Gbdti9teit in ieiner eigenen Sanf 81
Ropalton fam 6err @auill 1892
mad ct. Glouo uno orsaniiirte nit
Serrn &. Sertis Die Wer6ants Nas
tionalbanf, in welder er Suerlt ais
&aiiirer ieine Sanffenntniiie perper;
tbete, bann bic Stelle bes Sice Frdiis
benten betleibete uno nit leetem Wai
benz umiansrei6en Santsel6dit ais
Frdiibent porltebt. 6err 9auia lit
Yrdiibent Der ct. Glouo Street. Sairz
a%iiociation, unb bat ii9 UNI bielelbe
1ebr perbient 9ema9t.
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4. 81. Smitb.

Der seaenwdrtise Frdiioent Der
Grlten National Sanf lit Serr s. @.
Smitb, wel4er 80 LANCE Sabre in
Sanfsel9diten gu ct. GlouS bel6di;
tist mar unb babel bic Steue ais Gals
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lung bes Sanf- FrdiiSenten inne bat,
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Gritsn Nat. Sant felt brei Sabre
galiirer unb beiien 8ruber @eors
Eat bic SteQe ala .TeQer.1
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item. Sn Saut Hapios blieb CT bis
1859, fam oann mad ct. Gloub, be-
tleioete ~ Sabre bas R%esiltrarsamt
pom StearnS County unb itebt iest
Der !3app Sanf uno ~geibanitalt nor.
IN leinem aussebebnten @elddfte un=
terltilpen ben Batter beiien Sobne
,Sobn uno Gouarb.
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Jpbn 3app.

gu ben dlteiten unb eriten aniieb:
Tern ct. CLOUDS sebOrt Der ausemein
bodseadtete unb seebrte 9err .3app.
Sn 1854 fam er in bieies eanb, uers
blieb abme9ielnb swei Sabre in ben
Staaten New gort unS Suinois. Sn
1855 aoa eS ibn mad benz Norbme:
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ct. Soiepb'S aIcrludrts beliebte Muittfapelle.

gu ven rnm &Hmagn w6e bic NtW6upS Ct Glh 6de ShmWn NMrf @f Sdu4u nit lid bWbN
Ih9n dtw Wgb Sic utter bW 2W8 b5E rf EHS NOmbUue RbmheM uiNopUe BON st. &op) BEL , lie
r a~ds mm@e bd6m" n"t8sn 4HnWt GOmet Der S@dn tnS @ommt ln &@HLmafo 9d4 9@
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GOOD CROPS IN CANADA.
Farmers Leave Coed Lands in Minneso.
ta for Western Canada.


tn for Western Canada.
Delegates representing a number of
neighboring farmers in Clay county.
Minnesota, who visited the Edmonton
district of Western Canada last sum
mer are evidently very well satisfied
with the result Of their trip. They
think SO well of the country that in
addition to the privilege of obtaining
a free homestead of l6o acres Of land
they have also purchased land In a
recent interview on the subject Messrs.
c. f. and A. Hughes of GAINESVILLE,
Clay Co.. say:
1--WE are well pleased with Western
Canada. 1t is far ahead of what we
expected We find the climate to be
warmer than we expected. AS for the
crops we have never seen anything
that can compete with them. We have
lived in Minnesota and have farmed
some of what they count the best lands
in the Red River Valley for ten years
and have done very well in that part
Of the country, and have farms there
at present free of all circumference,
but believe that this country tWestern
Canada is so much better that we
have bought from the Canadian Pa
ciflc Railway Company one section OF
land northeast of Edmonton in the
Beaver Hill district. We have trav-
eled through that part of the country
and have seen the grain in the gran
a;ies and the amount of land that 1t
was taken off and find that they have
grown as much as fifty bushels and
over to the acre, and they say that this
has not been a good year, and very
little if any grain had been touched
by the frost Hay seems to be plenti-
full, and IL you wish to put up log
buildings you can get the logs within
a few miles. Coal can be had at the
mines for Is cents per ton, or you can
dig it yourself Nearly all kinds of
garden truck can be grown in abund
ance. We find everything that can be
grown In good demand. The farmers
tell us that they can get four and a
half live weight per hundred for hogs.
and for three year old steers from fifty
to sixty dollars per head, providing
they are good. We will move into that
part of the country next summer. All
the people in that part Of the country
seem satisfied, and we do not see any
reason why they should not be So"
| The Messrs. Hughes also stated that
they would be very glad to afford any
one desiring particulars about the
I country they had visited the fullest
/ information, on receiving enquiries at
GAINESVILLE, Clay Co., before the LIST
! of June next. when ii is understood
/ they propose to return to the Edmon-
ton district.
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PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
NOrthMestern Inventors.

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Leroy s. Burlington, Minneapolis
Mimi, apparatus for generating acety
lene gas; George A. prackett. Mime.
apOlis, Mimi, mess chest; RienZi l,
Cleveland. Devils Lake, N. D., tension
device; Maguns +. Elgen, ST. Paul
Mimi, rotary engine; Andrew II. Eos.
sum, Cottonwood, Mimi, cigar cutter
and match safe: Franklin A. Gordon
Flora, Mimi, lifting apparatus; Ar
thur l.. Hawkesworth, ElkhOrn, Mont.
metallic packing for piston rods; Al
fred j. Krank, st. Paul, Mimi, shears
Michael Schlachter, Laurel, S. d.. corn
harvester; Elias A. Smith, Anaconda,
Mont, electrolyctic refining of copper
Merwin. Lothrop Johnson, Patcnt Attor.
oeys. vlv Pioneer Press Building. ST. Pad.
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The National CanitnI.

The eyes Of the world are now cen.
tered on Washington. The best line
between Chicago and the National cap
ital is the Monon Route, c., III. 81 d.
Ry., b. & o. S. W. and Il. & O.
Through sleepers leave Chicago daily
at 2:45 a. m. (ready in Dearborn station
at $50 p. NJ. arriving at Cincinnati at
IL 90 a. m, Washington at CAT a. m.
and Baltimore 7:5O a. m. This is the
most comfortable and convenient train
for the East running out Of Chicago.
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Drifting Ashore.

Astoria, Or, Jan. GA special mes
senger from Canon Beach reports n
four-masted ship going ashore at Sill
yer Cliff, below Seaside. There Is no
wind and it is supposed she is being
taken in by the current. Cannon are
being fired and the crew is about to
abandon the vessel.
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Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford most amusing study, and
will put you In the way Of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver-
tise.
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Romcro,, succe..or.

Mexico City, Jan. %. President
Diaz has appointed Manuel Aspiraz,
assistant secretary of foreign rcla-
tons, to be ambassador to Washing
ton. He knows all the details of the
relations Of Mexico with the United
States.
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The After-ThOught.

You took me for better or fOl
worsev' cried Henry Peck.
"Oh, no, my dear" replied Mrs Peck
sweetly. You took me for better and
l took you for worse. '-PhiladeIphia
North American.
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Reward of $4,000 offered

n wealthy lady lost n satchel con-
taihlng jewels worth $4,000, and Of
iered 2 reward of $4,000. The loss of
health Is far mere serious, and yet il
can easily be recovered. A little mon
ey invested In Hostetters Stomach
i'itters will restore strength, purify the
Diood. regulate the bowels, and help
tue stomach to properly digest food.