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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
Immense Quarry OF Gray Granite

A. Vinson, until recently, junior men,
Der of the firm of Niles x Ninsou, monu-
ment dealers of Walla Walla, is the
owner of a large quarry of dark
gray granite situated on Corral Greek,
six miles from the mouth of the Grande
Rondc river, in this county. He has
had several tests made of the stone it
withstands a high polish and can be
used for monuments.
Mr.. Vinson is enthusiastic over the
prospect of his new find and has bad a
stripping the ledge and putting face
upon the same which is about sixty feet
wide.
Negotiations are now pending fol
transporting the stone which can easily
be accomplished by steamer plying
Snake river as the quarry is only r2oC
feet from where boat can effect land
| ing
Niles & Vinson are interested il
/ "ii'Nh~i SA"''N~ f'''''C "i''N'A " - N'S
covered some time ago in Wallowi
county, Oregon, but as it was inac
cessible for transportation they abandon
ed it. Mr.. Vinson is of the opinion tina
the Corral Creek quarry is on the sam
lead as the Oregon quarry.
If this new discovery turns out will
the expectations of the owners it augur
we'll for heretofore unknown industr
to be developed i'll this section by whicl
the country will be benefited in man
ways. Nearly all Of the granite used O
the coast for monuments is shipped froi
the large quarrys of Massachusetts, an
Vermont and the TRANSPORTATION charge
across the continent necessarily make
the product expensive when laid dow
here
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
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Mr.. Libby Objects

The action taken at the council Mon.
| day night to secure franchise for street
railway bids fair to bring on contest
with the Lewiston Water < Power Com
pany, who claim priority of right under
the franchise granted to +. H. Libby last
year. The council will have to pass
upon phase of the question which NAV
involve some legal complications. Mr..
l.ibDy's view of the situation can be seen
from the following interview. He says:
The city council is a body of honorable
gentlemen, and have not the slightest
doubt that they will fully live up to the
spirit as well rs the letter of my franchise
for street railway in Lewiston. Some
of the present members were in the coun.
Gil when applied for the street railway
franchise and they will remember that
the franchise was requested at that time
particularly because of its relations to the
proposed bridge. The bridge was duly
authorized by congress to carry street
railway. As told the council, the fran
chise was necessary III order to warrant
MS iii putting the extra cost into the
bridge for the heavier construction re-
quired to support the street cars The
franchise was granted with that under.
standing. The bridge was built Just as
promised; its structure is unusually heavy
Tor wagon bridge, solely on account OF
the railway. In fact, as was seen by every
observer, all of the floor beams were fitted
with irons, which support heavy timbers.
both being integral parts of the street
railway itself In word, we have al
ready expended fully $4,000 to 100000
in actual street railway construction,
more than would be the total cost of all
the road proposed to be built in two wears
by President Morris of the Light COM
pany in his request for franchise The
members of the council are business men,
and il is not the least doubtful that they
will decline to lend the city's aid to any
scheme for blocking our operations for
Interior purposes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
Land Office Notes.

George +. Mcbride has filed a contest
against the homestead entry made by
Miss Ellen Maynihan of $50 acres of
land situated near Fraser Shoshonc
county. The contestant alleges fradu-
lent entry also abandonment upon the
part of contestee.
The contest case of Lilly Sam Wits-wa-
win-my, by her heirs at law vs.. Vim.
Black was TO have been heard Monday
but was continued by stipulation until
October goth. THIS contest involves 100
acres of land situated near Leland. The
contestants who are represented by At
torneys Lane & Mcdonald, alleges that
their allotment is erroneous. Morris
& Kroutinger are attending TO the con.
testee side of the case, 1t is possible
that this case will be settled amicably
before it comes to an issue.
Rasmus Ramussen has filed a confess
against the homestead entry of Thos
Moriarty involving 100 acres of land nea
Fletcher. The contestant alleges tina
the contcstee is only on the land once
every six months and then not for owe
three days at any one time and that Ii,
has only abandoned said claim for tn,
past six months prior to the filing o
this contest.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
Nez Perez Gets a Place.

Marcus A Barnett on Monday received
through Senator Shoup blank APP
plication rendering him au appointment
to a clerkship in the Cencus Bureau at
Washington city at an annual salary OF
$500, He was instructed 10 execute
the blank application and return same
at once and later he would be called
upon to stand a non-completltive eN-
animation receiving not less than IS
per cent rating upon the following sub
jects: Letter writing Penmanshlp
English language, arithmetic, orthog-
rapphy, geography, copying, govern
ment of the United States and practical
tests. The appointment will be made
! Jnnc /, 1900 and expire June I. 1902.
1t came as a complete surprise to Mr.
Barnett but just right as he leaves th'
the 18th Of next month to take TIVE
year law course at the Columbian Law
College
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
Court House Happenings.

Filed for record in county recorders
office since our last issue;
Edward Holee to Gertrude Florence
warranty deed 10 r29.45 acres
of land situated near Forest, considera-
ton 500.
J. II. Denny and wife to Nez Perez
county, strip of land two rods wide in
section 4, township IS, for public high
way.
II. b. Henley 10 Eugene +. Bolton,
warranty deed, part of lot 3, block %,
west Main street, Lewiston; considera-
ton $500.
Sheriff Rozcn has received from the
Humane Restraint Co. at Madison, Wis.
a restraining appliance to be used on i'll
sane patients TO keep them from harming
themselves. Two or three cases the sher
if has had to deal with lately needed
such an appliance.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
Imnaha Copper Mines Sold.

An important mining deal was Cousun-
mated in this city yesterday. +. f. John
csse bonded the interest held by Newton
tIibbs in the Imnaha Delta group of
mines for 500 600, for the Hecla copper
mining company of Boston. By the con-
ditions o. the bond the active develop
mcnt of the property begins at once and
continues till the ore body is fully ex-
posed, A large force of men will be put
at work within two weeks. Competent
mining men say there is no doubt about
the importance of this new camp; and it
is directly tributary to Lewiston.
The group consists of IS claims, owned
by Newton Hibbs, X. b. IIibbs, NJ. 7.
Flanagan, Charles Baker, Harry Dowd,
Roger Morrssey and p. NJ. Davis of this
city, with some outside interests. There
is general belief that the price of the
property is only fraction of its real
value. About $4,000 of the purchase
money will come to the Lewiston own
ers.
The lodges on which the claims are To-
Gated consist of iron dykes, which change
at the water level to copper sulphides OF
high grade. The lodges cut the high
cliffs of the Snake and Imnaha rivers, so
that the volume of the ore is apparent to
every observer. There are ten lodges
running through the group that average
from to 30 feet III width, and the inn
perfect development reveals rich ore in
every instance where solid formation has
been reached. Some OF the best experts
i'll the northwest have visited the camp,
and the universal opinion is that the
showing of values is unequaled in even
the Seven Devils, where the great Peacock
group has been the wonder of the mining
world for fifteen years. The quality and
volume of the ore is said to be greater
than that revealed in any Of the other
great camps in the northwest.
This camp is directly tributary to Lew
iston. The river is navigable with the
exception of Wild Goose rapids and one
other obstruction two miles above the
mouth of Salmon river. More than half
of the river is very fine, 1t Is deep and
still like lake. The river is naturally
better than the course between Lewiston
and Riparia. With slight expenditure
the boats can run the year round between
Lewiston and this new mining district.
The distance is only IS miles.
1t is the object of this great company
to build smelters at some convenient
point as soon as the mine is developed.
This is their first western investment. 1t
Is proposed TO make lmnaha one of the
great copper camps OF the United States.
The ore will probably be smelted at some
point near Lewiston where proper site
can be secured. The supplies for the
camp will be drawn from the Lewiston
valley. Thousands of men will he en-
ployed at Imnaha within year
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
Butter. eggs and cheese at Michael's
Threshers, Engines, Saw Mills.

Erb X Spencer are agents for Russell
& Co, Fifth street, east of postof6ce.
Lewiston.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
MIS-. 7. F. Harris is visiting relatives at

Mrs. 7, F. Harris is visiting relatives at
Uniontowu.
Miss Rena Kuhn of ColfaN who has
been visiting relatives here the past lew
DAYS leaves for her home tomorrow
morning.
Ed l.. Wiggin accompanied BY Miss
Marie Benson left this afternoon Tor
Lake Waha. Miss Benson will remain
couple of weeks the guest of her sister
Mrs. Virgins.
\ committee from Boise with Mayor
Richards at the head, are at Salt Lake
City holding conference with +. H..
Harrimen of the Union Pacific relative
to changing the main line of the Oregon
Short Line so as Boise will be on the
main line.
+. f. Bolton, who has been here
several weeks making investments and
building on city property, left today tor
| his home at Hollister, Cal. He expects
to return here with his family i'll the
future to make this his permanent
residence.
II. c. Williams, of Detroit, Mich, f.
K. Pearce of Duluth, Mimi, and Carl
TAYLOR of St Paul, registered at.the DE
France Sunday spending the day in the
city. These gentlemen are timekeepers
and book keepers for contractors on the
Clearwater extension of the Northern
Pacific
William lie Barron, the saw mill man
of Cavendish, is in the city on business
He reports that he is busily engaged
logging and running his planer. Re
garding the construction on the Clear
water extension of the Northern Pacific
Mr. LeBaron says that work is progress
very slow on the 6oo-foot deep rock Gu
at Harpers Bend.
Z I. b. Munshaw returned to the cit,
} Saturday evening from Orotino. Mr.
Munshaw has established an inn at tn
new town which is as yet not christene'
! but is situated three miles from Orofin
= up the creek. He reports that work o.
a the Clearwater extension is not progress
: ing as rapidly as the contractors woul
= wish for the reason that many laborer
I are leaving for the harvest fields.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Hoag of Con,
cord suffered the loss Monday evening
from acute gastritis of their only child, a
4-year-old boy. The child was sick bu,
a few days, and in the taking away OF
the light of their household Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoag have the sympathy of the
entire community. The remains will be
taken to Michigan for intcrmeut.
The family of A. Kline are soiourning
at the well-known resort Bingham
Springs, situated on the Blue mountains
in Oregon.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
ALI kinds of fruits at Michacl's.


-Hazlcwood ice cream at Michael's.
Everything good to eat at Michael's
Hot roasted corn i'll the ear can be
found every night at Burk's Lunch
Wagon Stand i'll front of Virgins cigar
store.
Sandwiches of all kinds including all
kinds of imported cheese, Burk's Lunch
Wagon Stand in front of Virgins cigar
store
Drs. Galbraith and Lewis will close
their dental parlors until September Ist,
when they will open i'll a new suite of
rooms.
For twenty-five cent dinner put up
in first class style the qualities of which
is unsurpassed give the NJ. & A. Restau-
rant call under the new management,
Isaman block Main street.
Remember the NJ. & A. Restaurant
has changed hands and as the new
management has had many years ex-
perience in this pursuit satisfaction is
unquestioned and prices reasonable at
the Isaman block Main street.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
Notice to Teachers.

The regular quarterly examination of teachers fo
Sounty Certificates will be held IN the courthouse al
lewiston Aug. -. - and %.
In the coming exclamation teachers cannot make
up grades. II any teacher desires to secure a
higher grade certificate than the he holds he viii
take the examination for that purpose, and he will
receive a certificate according to the merit of his
work JENNIE N. HARRINGTON
County Superintendent of Schools
Lewiston, August s. 1899.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
Dissolution Notice.

Inc partnership heretofore existing under the firm
name and style of IibbettS Il LARSON engaged in
the manufacture ot shingles Peck Idaho is this
lay dissolved by mutual consent The undersigned
hetepy gives notice that he will not be responsible
'ot any deolS or Obligations contracted in the name
of said firm after this date
Signed, W. t. LARSON
August |. 1899.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09
For Sale.

-Four hundred and eighty acres Of land
four miles from Lewiston, with running
water. Adapted to fruit, grain and stock
raising. Price S2,25o. Inquire of J. n
Stacy, or 7. c. A, Maple ave, Evans
ton, Ill.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09

ID. o. MaxoB. of the O. K. & n. engi-
ueering corps lately operating on Camas
prairie, is in the city awaiting orders for
future work.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-08-09

For Photography in an up 10 "a
style and A workmanship cor'O'n>~
Call at the Maxwell Photograph
large gallery tent East Main StFee' -
doors east of G.. A. r. hall.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20
UNCLE SANS RECORD FOR TERRITORIAL EXPANSION

Ing i.i7i.s1i square miles 10 our tcrrf-
tory at cost OF ti5.Oo0.0o0 and ac-
quiring some of the richest land on
the continent, embracing the cxpanns
between the Mississippi river and tho
iacinc Ocean, and between the possess
HlonH Of Great britain on tho north
and those ~ the then Mexico on tho
south. The second layer wna added
TO our territorial pyramid.
Sixteen more years passed. and In
1919. az cost OF tGiQn.O0Q we pur-
chased the spanish Florida possessions.
and added tho third section Of b9,ses
SQUARE miles TO our growing pyramid
Then came rest for twenty -Hix
years. during which time tho older ter
riiory was being rapidly settled. when
another section Of sis,i3l square miles
was acquired. at "a cost OF $4,000. 900. by
the annexation Of the independent state
81 Texas. including the state now
known by that name, together with por-
lions OF Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico,
Oklahoma ana Indian Territory.
This last acquisition soon led TO trou-
Die with Mexico, which brought on
war, ending In peace under tho treaty
Of isis. by which we gained 5ts.7si
square miles OF territory. embraced In
California. Nevada and Utah. with
parts OF Wyoming, Colorado. Arizona
and New Mexico. For this we paid In
money tisooo,ooo, There was lcft In dis
pute 1855 square miles OF land south
or the ella river, now Included In Ari-
Honn ana New Mexico, and In conHid-
Grafton Of $4,000 600 Mexico coded IL to
un by the treaty Of 1853. A thin layer
was added TO our territorial pyramid.
Then fourteen OF the most important
years In the history of our country
passed. when. In 1861, by purchase from
Russia. FOR tT,s0o,OoO. we added 20 our
iierritory the large Alaskan block OF
1880 square miles.
Thlrty-one years OF non.expnnsion
rolled around. when. last year. Hawaii
came 20 ~ and We gained thin slice
OF t,lAs square miles. on the heels Of
THIS came the last addition. by the ex-
tension OF our Jurisdiction over iGi, 09s
square miles ~ land rclinquiahed 20 US
by Spain under the late treaty, that
Followed very short and most de-
clhlye war aud calls for the payment
OF {2o,0o0.00o on our part.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20
CAN THE ART OF WRITING BE TAUGHT

Every writer knows that tho art
Of thinking Of creating. ana OF emhody-
Ing creative thought, cannot be taught
II remains In Ia processes. pa much OF
a mystery as the growing fiowcr OF the
tree. The laboratory can reveal the
names 81 tho elements Of which the
fower or the tree h composed. but no
chemist win ever create a flower or a
tree. Grammar rhetoric. and general
knowledge can be instillcd into the
brain, but the peculiar assimilation OF
these elements and tho reproduction OF
them In the form Of art must forever
remain n mystery TO him who writes
and 90 him who reads.
II N always amusing 10 SEQ articles
headed. How Tolrlol Works" or How
Hardy Writes" For while it ~ cnslly
possible 10 describe the furniture OF the
rooms In which they write. or the man
nor OF working Jackets they wear. Il
win never be possible for anyone TO
tell the beginning OF thought or tho
processes OF H. or tho relation which
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20

art holds to his soul. There are. In
fact, no rules for writing, though Of
eonrse perronH holding chairs OF liter
aturo In universities win insist that
there IRE. one has only however. to
put one OF these professors To the test.
TO prove that IN nlnoty-nine cases out
OF "a hundred he would not be able to
write story Tor which any reputable
iahyu9ine would pay. Now almost
everybody tries 10 write. and that Ia
well II Increases the enjoyment %
tho person who writes, because he sets
a value upon his own ideas and Ia
lhlrrratsc In them as they appear on
paper. besides, II may be that ideas
can be cultivated like potatoes or
corn, Also, writing teaches u person
90 be good correspondent, and good
lotter'Nritiug IN one VI the most agree
aLle % accomplishments. Iiut 10 be-
come an artist In writing IN thing be-
5ond the power of man or woman, un-
lees Goa has planted a mysterious lit
lie something In the brain which wosks
almost without the knowledge OF MIN
who has lt,--from a contribution 10
"Woman and the Home" department,
IA SELF Culture for April. by Mrs. Ella
w. laattie.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20

means ~ protection against the break
era 81 tho North and South Seas.
These dykes arc principally composed
~ sand and clay. kept together by
willows which are carefully planted and
tended. Some. however. arc built Of
masonry. such "a the gigantic
one 40 the llclder where Napoleon once
Intended making his northern uibral-
tar" The coast here being very much
exposed. the Iiclder dyke. M II IL called.
l. built uf granite brought from Nor
way and belgium. and II five miles iong
and ave yards wide. and ID strengthen
81 BY massive buiwarka. which project
Into the sea. Here the water rises
many feet above the land.
Many of the dykes being broad at
lhe top and paved with clinkera form
very good carriage roads. The dunes
uf HAndhlllE, which line the coast arc
ae9h al Intervals with a coarse grass.
hhleh also serve M u barrier against
lhe ocean. a special body " engineers
ar maintained To keep the dykes In or
~ which costs the Dutch government
ABOUT eight million horinn annually. "a
norm is worth about forty American
The Dutch do not only have the salt
"a water 10 contend with but must
FIGHT SEVERAL RIVERS
which choose Holland as their nnal cx-
y into the sea, for example the Rhine
ln consequence of heavy rains In Ger
many brings down immense volumes OF
A. one place over four hundred wind.
MUS can be counted. which In oonnec-
u9n with powerful engines are used
70 Keep the surrounding country drain
10y pumping the water into canals
Ahl'h form net work over the entire
Ains ION, which divide Held from Held
end house from house. The canals are
provided with Immense aluice
sll's u VIII, therefore, be readily I'M
9snlood that an elaborate system OF
u'.lh1ge Is maintained.
state commission has existed for
many years In order To decide upon
.lln. practicable scheme 90 drain the
,rpuih Sea or what IN better known m
hg Huyder Zee for the purpose of OBJ
aiming more dry land for agricultural
r,ulpoaea. The most favored plan 10 rob
WIS great sea of It's liquld contents
N. TO be 10 bulld q large dyke from
lrtland Ia Wierlngen after which the
,n,a,ef VIII be gradually pumped out
" anticipated that II this plan IN
49, executed u Will occupy about
eNsnly-iive years In completion and
'u.i many millions.
amsterdam. the Venice and CONNER
~ capital of Holland, II built on some
s,n'ly Islands which are connected by
-aoul three hundred and flfty bridges,
ne water In these canals must be kept
- m9tlon 20 prevent impurity. and
w u % still more importance. must
iu,hsp' w check and were Il not for In
nulces and dykes. and above all the
n lelul ana expensive management of
49, Amsterdam would soon be mum
CANALS OF AMSTERDAM.
en,owever, are unlike those OF many
euher Dutch cities, being more shallow.
hequently only small vessels enter
Me CITY, Hut In Rotterdam some mer-
anu can almost superlntend the
,aulhk and unloading Of their Hhips
noin Their parl0r windows. II IN said
Notwithstanding the inhabitants OF
amsterdam are firm beavers In tho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20
A Salt Lake Mans Observations in the Interest.
ing Little Land Below the Sea.
THE SCHEME TO DRAIN THE ZUYDER ZEE.
Amsterdam the Venice Of oand-A City Built Sands and Piles
Great Diamond Cutting and Polishing Center-wndmils
and Streets Of Water The Picturesque Hague.

bible they seem 10 have dlsfcEariei a
certain text IN ~. Matthew az their city
II built upon loose sand or loan. and
unlcaa piles were frat driven into tho
ground at a depth % thirty To aixty
feet for foundation u would be- an
impussibllity 10 erect buildings, For
the foundations OF some ~ the public
buildings from four 10 nvc thou
sand piles nrc used; In fact
the cost " preparing the foun-
dalton often actually exceeds the
cost Of the building u the house.
Erasmus once compared the Amatcr-
banners with crows living IN the tops
Of trees. Another writer imnglnca II
the city WIS turned NJ side down. Il
would present very extraordinary np.
pcarancc and would seem like an Inn
mcnso forest Of bare tree trunks.
Slnco 1890 when Amsterdam was hut
q small fishing village IN marsh II
has grown In consequence Its CONNER
clai privileges until today II II one Of
the leading cities of Europe In COM
mercc. and IL termed aa "a vast gran
AIRY and store house N the fruits 81 the
earth" and NIL languages are spoken on
the floor Of It's exchange. II would
hardly bc Just TO disregard the jewish
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written for tho News"
God made the earth but tho Dutch
made Holland"
one can only realize the truth OF this
statement after seeing how widely IL
dl1cs from all other coutrics.
The major portion Of It has been
rnatched from the sea. and II ls only by
immense labor and an enormous cost
that the country s,Iil exists. To for-
eIsncr II II wonder that a country
% constructed can continue TO remain
dry. In some parts It " difficult to de-
eide whether land or water prcdomln-
ates. Of whether Holland Ia claimed by
continent or sea. The broken and CONF
pressed coasts. the deep bays. the lakes.
the vast morarscs. and the canals
er1sslng ana rc-croaslng each other. Inn
presses the atranEar that Holland may
Al any moment disappear.
The greater portion lying several feet
below the lcverl Of the sea. II win DO
readily understood that dykcs aro the