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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-04
THE WEATHER.

FNDREC Asst FOR SATURDAY.
Portland. March 8. 1870.
Occasional rain.
4. s DEPARTMENT OF AGRICCLe
TURE WEATHER BUREAU.
DAILY BULLETIN
Seattle. March ,. Isss
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SfIiNGToN March 3.-Today's
statement of the condition OF the treasury
shows.
Available cash balance - $50. s2sa s2i.fsi
Gold reserve =. 80. 49,. ........... 232 7To. a5s
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.4,.as- ~ r5'esi STATES
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NEW YORK MARKETS.
Tao stock Exchange.

NEW YORK March Stock dealings
were ii moderate volume folsas; "nlca III
dgced sharp net gains generally with O.
isFM to;a. prevailing "a the close me fs-
ailzing WHICH appeared yesterday coiitla-
ue1 bat a snoF, time, and the MARI.
quoted down. with an appearance M many
stocks CT 4 hardening tendency. iFaaAfs
were inclined 10 cover 20 some extent OF
the appearance Of some so-caled good
buying Brooklyn Rapid Transit ana ST
Iogss Southwestern preferred were strong
and there were number or advances
among the spec-alues. Including Consoii-
dated Gas METROPOLITAN, General Electric,
American Tin Plate and Tobacco The
upward manipulation OF the latter
stock reached 49,. on the theory that II
would have ,nonoioy Of the trade by lis
acquisition OF the Union Tobacco Com
pany. Tns success OF the Chicago * Alton
Vas the subject of favorable comment, be-
Ga tzss of the beneficial effect on the rail-
road situation. which was assumed would
result from the deal. Out-ot town houses
were purchasers. except those IN the West,
which bougs, and sod. Arbltrage houses
disposed OF some 2o,0o shares. a portion
OF which they repurchased. delay in
cable service had restricting effect upon
he artstraxe business Whi.e there Was
houses. the bulk OF The days operations
appeared 10 be professional. Some room
traders fancied that from the nature of the
dealings interests which had recently mar
keied large lines of burlington aRi Atcn,
n preferred repVchssed some Of their
former holding
fc S1uutU ct4f OF st.tsbNN iEuIu SUD
seribers to tie new baking powder comoi-
nation carried the loan!ng rate of money
sharply Apw ard, a small amount being
leaned as high AZ Az per cent. This cir
cumstanee VAS reflected in the very weak
sterling market.
Some irTeguiarty occurred in today's
bond market. which. however, did not inn
pair tbs general undertone of trmness.
Louisville Evansville 4 ST. Louis as were
again the feature. rising points and prac
ilcal.y losing the advantage. Total sales.
s.. .ost
Z. United States as new * and the old AZ
registered advanced ~ in the bid price.
Money and Exchange.
Money call. sisalfa per cent last
losns 3iz per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per. 34.3is per cent. Sterling exchange.
weak. with actual business III bankers
bits al 81 si .1t4.ss@a for demand and at
81 IA sas. FOR sixty days: posted rates.
81. S4tsW4.S and 81 ssisMi.s7: commercial
bills, Si.s3. Silver certificates. ,slsM11.c.
Bar silver. $685., Mexican dollars. isl2c.
uVartsInent bonds. strong. state bonds,
inactive; railroad bonis, irregular.
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SYNOPSIS.
Seattle LOCAL xiuurn temper
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Hay oobolnsp Puget sound. per ton. s.
al9. Eastern Washington timothy sls J0ss
~ alfalfa. tlu.
.sais tSoabsnse- Fer ton S2-Ns>
iariey Rolled s@SsgE0
Cora - hole 81 ~. cracked so feea
tns5 per &1n. Si
p's,sl Wheat sstsse. oil cake meal. 81
ssssssilnxs xei -. bran SIS shorts 81
chopped feed ssls.zsb dairy chopped fetf
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Sterling on London. sixty days. As5,.
sterling on London. sight. SASH.
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23


is a box canyon in Salmon
river about 60 miles up stream
from the Mallick district.
There is an immense belt of
granite running north and
south here for many miles and
the canyon runs through this
belt of granite. Just below
the canyon are great quartz
lodges with big outcrops cross
ing the river, and plainly visi-
bic like those of the Star group
in the Mallick district below
concluded next week.l
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

The Palace hotel ID now open
for the accommodation Of the
travelling public, and will be con-
Quoted as the best hotel in the
county. Rates 81 and % per day,
with bar and reading room in con-
nection. 10.
l am still in line with ali kinds
OF material to do wagon, machine
and pillow repairing. HOrseshoeing
receives careful attention. Yours
for square dealing. Give me q call
and | will guarantee satisfaction.
d. r. ArHERToN.
East Main st., Grangeville, Idaho.
FOR sALE-A few ssvalpairai-
So colts, a few "OrphAn Boy"
colts, and . few "Milton Medium"
driving geldings. Aso pack horses
and saddle horses at your own
price. Stock can be seen at "Cir-
Gle 81 ranch 10 miles north Of
Grangeville, Idaho. GEORGE A.
BLAKELEY. 52-tf
This warm weather is bringing
the crops and garden truck for
ward worry rapidly.
Those big posters for tho Fourth
OF July celebration in Grangcville
were printed in tho DAILY Press
Office.
Quite few Of our people left for
Lewiston today, ostensibly on bus
ines, but really to take In Ring
ling Bros. big circus.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho.
N..,.. =. June Is, 1892
named settler has filed notice of his intentinn
% make final proof In support of his ciaim and
mat said proof will be made before Jas 10
ON July q. 1899, viz: ''i'e' iea',
Lucins Henry,
10. 10. tne sw14 swl@ sec 3. MI nwA sec 10. nw.
neA sec ii, twp ~ n, rec b. NJ ~ ""2]
. ne names the following witnesses 10 prove
Of laid land, viz: ~" 'ui'iVat'oh
Mortimer Martin, Julia Murphy. John
Grahgeville, Idaho. A'o'''iek' Of
~ J. B. WEST RoO;sta.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
Notice Of Sale of Horeae

Notice Is hereby given that BY yirtue ~ !.
s .ss, nen lot pasturing the hereinafter do
~ noises. the compen sation Tor pastnring
the same being now due for more than ~ =.
Ssys VIZ xii. reil At public auction. at Lann
Grangevillc, on Tuesday. June o, ssaaase o.
O'Clock 2. M, Of said day. one white .a A.
morse and one brown mare aud coli lef, '.;,
io1t yh nme ss crsady aso one black horse with
Win me BY James Dawdell; ali ~ se;a -. Ieit
oe ma 6rq , and 10 good condition "''sef
fFir.t puhl,c.,,or JAMES wlr.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
county, state Of Idaho that they will on Thurs.
day. the 10Th day Of July 1899, at o'clock D. m.
OF said day, at the residence Of Mrs. Emma
PAUL.. one Of the undersigned, about five miles
from Cottonwood In said county and state seli
certain coupon bonds, voted ut the recent
school election In said district, for building
Bsid bonds will be In a total amount III f7on ~
bearing per cent interest per annum, payable
annually, and be due. payable and redeema Anil
i've years from the date OF same
The said trustees reserve the right To re;sct
any and all bids 'e''
:, Bids may be sent to Mrs Emma PAUL. clerk Of
the board OF trustees, at Cottonwood. Idaho
county, Idaho. "'o
Dated June l8, 1899
EMMA PAUL.,
ADAM BRUsT,
a. NJ L. MARTIN
"V Trustees
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To L. H. Herold, his heirs or assigns,
Y0H are hereby notified that your co-owner,
J. ?: Le6er, has expended the sum If one
including assessment work Tor the year ioo0. on
the Yakima lode mining claim, situated 10 the
Florence mining district, idaho county. state
Of Idaho. and uulee. you contribute your por-
ti0n OF said expenditure yet due me amount
ing 70 the sum Of thirty-three and thirty three
one hundredth dollars tSss.ss) to January i.
1893, together with interest and the cost Of pub.
licaeion In the IDAHO COUNTY FREE FRkss, your
intsret In said claim will become the property
OF the undersigned under and BY virtue Of the
pr0vte.ons OF the United States mining laws In
J. P. LBHLER-
Florence, idaho. June 10, 1899.
S-l5 Firyt publication June l6 1891
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

May 81. .isSo.j
Notice IL hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
70 make hnal proof In support Of his claim, and
that said prooi will be made before James DE
Haven. United States Commissioner ut Grange
Vile. Idaho, on July Is, 1899. Wig:
John w. Gaines,
Tor the swQ sec. u, {. 81 n, m.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz: -'--
James Y. Dixon, Ellsworth d. Lamb. Frank
Harris, Clay Robbins, all OF CottOnw wood. Idaho.
10 ]. b. WEST Re9ister
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

"You may bend the sapling hu.
not the tree When disease has
become chronic and deep seated +
Is oiten difficult to cure it. That
10 the reason why it is best to take
HOODS Sarsaparilla when disease
first shows itself. e
Hoods Pills are the favorite fam.
lily cathartic. ~
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

Total number Of wrrrants issued, 81,
Total amount Of warrants issued, %, l720.
! hereby certify that the above u true and
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

There is only one organ ON the
prairie the equal of those ON sale
at Graham's. That is owned BY
Mr.. Rice of Westlake. The new
organs at Graham's are Of the same
make, namely, Messrs. Lyon L
Healy Of Chicago. Will trade for
cattle, sell for cash, or take INSTALL
ments. Apply to Alan Owen, FREE
PRESS Office. OF
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

hump AlitiCIdi ZOI1c VI Oc rs
have indicated, viz: running
north and south from the mid.
die fork of the Clearwater to
Secesh creek.
Information from reliable
prospector; induces me to be-
lieve the following, viz:
The country east of the
Hump for forty miles is full of
quartz lodges running north
and south and similar to those
in the Hump zone.
at is all a big .old country"
says Arthur Mckenna, one of
the ablest and most expert.
enced prospectors in the Hump
district
On the divide between the
south fork of the Clearws ter
and Salmon river, the lodges
are heavily surfaced. These
are called blind leads" There
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

june II, 1899.
Notice = hereby given that he following
named settler he's fled notice Of his intention
20 make nnal proof IN support Of his claim. and
That SAID proof viii Be made before Joseph X.
vincent. prohats iudge It Mt Idaho. ON July
Alvin Chamberiain,
10 s9r IN. me ~ ~ sec g, - swH, swM SEA sec
He Nance the lollowns witnesses 70 prove
OF said land. VIC: :,
Joseph Cash. John Halford, Of Grangeville,
Idaho; John 2. Mclean. william n Knox, Jr
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
Charles F. Robbins. Robbins

Charles +. Robbins. Robbins
is now dead. The district is
named after Robbins. After
the discovery, they told of it
in Florence, and every man
left there and located claims
in the Hump. Then the news
was sent to Grangeville and
other points, and was wired all
over the world.
John d. Stantial, foreman of
the Banner mill at Florence,
made the mill run OF 5000 lbs.
of the Big Buffalo averaged
ore, for Rigley and Robbins,
the discoveries. Mr.. Stantial
is a reliable and honest man of
high standing in that region.
He gave me the facts. The
results were ITO ounces of
free gold saved on the plates;
15o pounds of concentrates
were saved and sent to the
Omaha and Grant Smelling
Co., of Denver, Col. ! saw
the letter from them giving
the returns. The I5o pounds
of concentrates returned I4o
ounces of gold per ton and 100
ounces of silver per ton. Gold
was figured at $1,000 per
ounce. The mill run at the
Banner mill at Florence was
made solely to concentrate the
ore. The free gold on the
plates ITO ounces) was saved
as a side issue.
Mr.. Stantial says: "Over
100 poor men have already
made $4,000 and upwards on
their claims in the Hump dis.
trict."
My observations of the Hump
district give me the following
conclusions.
The gold.bearing district is
immense. The Hump is only
one factor, or item, in this, the
coming mining region of
North America.
A well.detined broad zone,
or belt, of gold-bearing, miner.
allied quartz lodes runs from
the middle fork of the Clear.
water, through Newsome
creek as a center, and on south
through the Buffalo Hump,
crossing the Salmon river, and
through the Mallick district,
and thence extending through
the westerly side of Warren's
district south of Secesh creek.
The great quartz veins, gold.
bearing and similar in charac-
ter to each other, run uniform.
ly and generally north and
south.
They are only about 20 to
80 per cent free gold, but the
ores can be easily concentrated.
and cheaply mined and milled.
1t is quite curious that the
small veins of free gold ore in
this region seem to run east
and west. In the Florence
district the veins run east and
west. They are narrow, rich
in free gold, and full of faults
and slips and difficult to mine.
East of the Florence district,
and between it and the Buffalo
Hump mineral zone, there is a
belt of mineral which probably
contains refractory and base
ores. The belt runs north and
south and contains arsenical
sulphides and other refractory
ores.
Just east of this belt is the
Buffalo Hump zone, whose
lodges also run north and south.
The Hump ores carry gold,
silver, lead, copper and zinc.
The proportion of gold and
silver in them is about one
ounce of silver. OF the other
metals above named, there is
but a small percentage of each
in the ores. The Hump ores
are white or gray quartz, con.
tanning hematite iron and
sulphurets. The quartz is
brittle and ca nnash and
" I'D mil! Nal.
u discoveries ofg6ld quartz
lodes on Newsome creek north
of the Hump, show the Buffalo
Hump mineral zone to be as |
have indicated, viz: running
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23

- 10 Tie SICdl OutIll'
ting point for the Hump region.
The town has a fine new water
system, reservoir and steel
pipes, put in by Messrs. Jack
4 Orchard of California, who
have put in water works in
many Pacific slope towns, in.
Guiding Skaguay, Alaska.
Grangeville is the only town
on Camas prairie which has
plenty of good water and fire
wood. Business gradually
gravitated to Grangeville. a
natural center for trade, and is
likely to stay there.
Owing to the elevation (3,.
900 feet), a fine hard wheat is
grown en- Camas prairie, like
"No. Hard" of Minnesota.
A -four mill at Grangcville
sells all its surplus -four to San
francisco at extra prices.
Camas prairie wheat is far
better and harder than that OF
the Palouse or Walla Walla
region. Frosts do not go deep
on Camas prairie; potatoes
are left in the ground all win.
ter. The water pipes Of
Grangeville are laid in the
ground only two feet deep and
do not freeze.
Owing to the certainty that
Camas prairie will have the
best of home markets (the
Buffalo Hump mining camps)
in the near future, its future as
a farming section seems to me
to be unrivaled in the west.
This is in addition to its
great natural advantages of
climate and soil. Prices of
lands now on the Camas prairie,
So to $25 per acre. These
prices will double in one year.
Some ranches here are thirty
years old.
Grangeville is situated rela.
lively to the Camas prairie
just about as Bohemian, Mont,
is to the fertile Gallatin valley
in that state.
The Florence district is a
well-known and developed gold
quartz mining district. The
Mallick district is famous from
the Star group of claims on
Rabbit creek, a tributary of
Salmon river, which sold lately
to the De Lamar Syndicate of
London, England, for $500.
900. This is almost equal to
the Big Buffalo claims in the
Hump. The Star group of
quartz claims is on wide and
we'll defined ledge, and has an
enormous outcrop. 1t runs
north and south and shows
plainly on both banks of the
Salmon river. Two claims
are on the north shore, and
two on the south shore Of the
Salmon; there is also placer
claim and mill site and water
right, with the Star group.
My information is derived
from two of the locators, Heape
and Speer. These claims are
6ooxI,5oo feet each. All
quartz lode claims in Idaho
may be located 6oox1,5oo feet.
Mr.. Speer gave me a blue
plat of the claims. They are
we'll located for development,
as appears by the mill site and
water right on Rabbit creek.
The big outcrop has been seen
on both shores of Salmon river
for years by prospectors and
others, worn away from the
country rock by erosion and
the wash of the river. The
ledge was long supposed to be
a big "bull," or barren ledge.
Prospected and sampled, it
proved to be rich in gold. 1t
is a brittle gray and white
quartz, similar to that of the
Big Buffalo ledge in the Hump.
1t undoubtedly belongs to the
same great gold bearing min
eral zone which runs north and
south through the Buffalo
Hump.
/ have talked with the best
prospectors in the Hump dis.
trict, the men who know the
most from personal observa.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
CHBS OF The
BUFFALO HUMP
GEES THEM TO BUILD
RIGHT AWAY.

060 bn6" ~ OOt60
RIGHT AWAY.
The following in relation to
II Buffalo Hump gold region,
m Major w. S. Bracket is
I rinted from the Peoria, ILL.,,
,urnal." 1t is an interesting
,ount of one who has him.
/ fbeen in the country and
" be set down as authority:
Headquarters Northern Ida.
| Exploring Expedition, in
imp near Grangeville, Idaho,
~ IS, 18oo.-The President
the Northern Pacific Rail.
~ Co., St. Paul, MIMI
ear Sir: l send you this, my
eliminary report, on the But.
10 Hump region, Idaho, for
sur use, and that of the direc.
rs and officials of the com.
my.
| vas in that country five
,eeks in April and May, to as.
.mble the men and organize
ia outfit the expedition, ]
hall return there about June
9th. This report is made up
pm my notes recently taken
Iuring the hurried reconnoiss-
nee lately made in the Hump
egion. Future reports will
Dntain more details, but l
link those given herein are
accurate and may be relied on.
A large force Of men are at
york on the branch of your
nilway running from Lewis
lon, Idaho, up Lapwai creek
towards the Camas prairie. !
did not see the work on the
other branch running up Clear.
water river towards Stuart.
l left Peoria, ILL.,, April 7,
and proceeded via N. P. rail.
way to Lewiston, Idaho.
Thence, by six.horse stage, to
Grangeville, Idaho, situated
about 70 miles southeast of
Lewiston; fare $6.5o-round
lTip4 b. Grangeville is about
Is ~ - II an air line north.
wet 1(1lse Buffalo Hump, or
So miles by the road and trail.
which goes in a roundabout
way via Elk City and Badger
to the Hump. There is also
I "rawhide" trail into the
Hump from Grangeville via
Adams and Slate creek. The
snow is still 10 to IS feet deep
in the Hump proper May rs. }
It will not disappear so as to
fairly disclose the character Of
the surface rock there until
July Ist to 18th. The snow of
last winter in the mountains
was deeper and heavier than
It has ever been before within
the memory of the Oldest old.
timers. A new and more direct
trail is being cut into the Hump
from Grangeville. It runs
through Mt. Idaho, thence par.
allel to the South Fork of the
Clearwater and about four to
seven miles therefrom, and it
crosses Mill creek, American
creek and Twenty Mile creek,
and then follows up Ten Mile
creek into the Hump. Ten
Mile creek heads up in the
Buffalo Hump. l have marked
the new trail on the map sent
herewith, also the rawhide trail
via Slate creek; also the regu.
lar road and trail via Elk City
The wagon road runs to Elk
City and Badger; thence by
trail to the Hump. There
will doubtless be a wagon road
built into the Hump this sum.
mer. Lewiston is less than
700 feet above the sea level,
The stage road ascends con
stantly after leaving Lewiston,
until over three thousand feet
elevation is reached. At a
point west Of the Boise merid.
ian, on the stage road (see
nap), there is much good farm
and with scattering pine trees
"A sort Of mountain prairie or
lat, called Mason prairie. A
of new farms are seen
lere. The soil is rich and
black.
Grangeville Is . town of T.
90 people normally. A thou.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
NOTICE OF FoRFEITURE.

TO John Arndt, his heirs and assigns.
=. You are hereby cotined that !, your co-owner
Aartin Hickman. have expended the sum OF
formed, including assessment work for he YEA,
iS9a on the Blue Ridge placer claim, eitueted
IN Dixie mining district, Idaho county, Idaho;
sno uhaess you contribute your portion Of said
expen0i ure yet due me. amounting
TO the sum Of fifty dollars (16UOOj.
together with interest aud the cost
o. puhttcatton In the IDAHO COUNTY FREE
rRkss, your interest In said claim will become
the property Of the nudersigned, under ana by
virtue 81 the provisions Il the United States
mining laws in such case made aud provided,
Dixie. Idaho. June 3, 1879.
First publication June 10, ISoo.l ais
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
Village Clerks Report.

Report of village clerk for bal
ance Of year, commencing Deem
Der 1, 1898, and ending May l.
1899:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
lie New Stage Line Schedules.

Vlroqua opens the new fiscal year with
increased stage and mail facilities, the
Rockton and both La Crosse lines being
changed from tri-weekly to daily, max
ing a total of five daily mail routes lead
ing from this city, which ought to give
the people all the service they might
desire.
The La Crosse line via Springville,
Esofea, Coon Valley and Brinkman has
as sub-contractors Thomas Amundson
and brother.
La Crosse by way of Bud, Newton,
and Chaseburg, Triggestad Brothers are
carriers.
G. w. Alden has the contract on the
Richland Center line.
James Potts is sub-contractor on the
Rockton daily line, which supplies Ava
lanche, Bloomingdale and Dell. He has
also the La Fargo t~ri-weekly route which
takes in Liberty, Ross and Ottervale.
The latter leaves Viroqua on arrival of
the morning mail, Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays, returning alternate
days.
A. L. McLees is the new carrier on
the Genoa tri-weekly line which sub
plies Purdy, Bristow, Harmony and
Rest. Mail leaves Viroqua on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, returning the
following days.
Ellefson q Toliey have the sub-con-
tract on the Viroqua-DeSoto daily route.
Schedule time ON the Richland Center
and two La Crosse lines is 7 o'clock a.
NJ, for leaving, and arriving time in the
evening is 8 o'clock. Rockton and De
Soto daillcs are held in Viroqua till the
mail is distributed.