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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31

Buffalo group Of mines wh;.ll.
Gently sold for $3.50, 1000. Al y
time OF his death he owned a. y. -
eighth interest in the prone,s, oae
His mother resides in ~
and a sister in Oakland, Calito.s:s
kilograms announcing his Sa.s
were sent to them yesterday. Ss'a
HOW IT WAS DIscovEREn
The death of Charles Ro,,.
recalls the circumstances lead;.un
to the discovery of the Sss
Buffalo Hump mines. Ro,s :us
met Rigley in Florence on the ,s%
day of July last Both were 10y .oa
pecting and up to that time na;sssI
had found more than an ors;n.a
prospect. Robbins with a narta.!
George Mitchell, had Just retu,nai
from the Warren country. Nss a
three and Perry Mallory, anotSss
mining man, formed a party s.s
went to Meadow creek and loc. u.S
some placer property. Thew wosa
ed on the ground for a week win
unsatisfactory results and tAa
working partnership was dissolvs a.
The men then went to a locat;".
made by Mallory on Wind rivss
where Rigley and Robbins did n,
assessment work for a one-half IN
terest in the claim. When II.
party arrived at this claim, MAJ
lory and Mitchell started hacl
toward civilization. Rigley ana
Robbins remained to become rich
After completing the assessment
work on the claim, they starter
ont on a prospecting trip together
Two days later, the 7th day n
August, they made camp at noon
ut a point about 70 yards distant
from the Big Buffalo. 1t was An
uncouth ledge of rock then. Il. il
a great mine now. After camp had
been made Rigley started on a hunt
to kill a deer. Trudging back
toward camp about 6 O'Clock in
the evening he walked over the bio
mine. He picked up a piece Of the
rock and examined it. He knew
he had found bonanza, and a..
lecting . large piece of quart,
weighing about 40 pounds, he put
it under his arm and proceeded on
to camp to tell his partner that
they had made q big strike. Tho
sample was roasted that night and
the next morning prospected. They
then located the Big Buffalo and
Merrimac and August 10 located
the Orc Elmo, a southern extension
of the Merrimac. They were en-.
gagged in work on the properties
from the morning of the Sth Of
August until the evening of the
18th. The following morning
they left for Florence to replace
their food supply, which had been
exhausted. They reached Flor
ence that night and the next
morning made public. their great
discovery.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31

and there is some development GO
ing on, but do not remember the
names OF the properties. 1 saw
some of them and the showings
were choice. As far as one can
judge by the claims opened so that
they can he inspected, the camp is
one of promise. l am going back
in about a month. BY that time
the snow will begin to go and will
be packed on the trails
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31
NOTES OF A WEEK.
From SATURDAYS Daily.


There were six passengers on the
stage from Lewiston today.
Five passengers are booked for
Elk City on Mondays stage.
Mrs. C. II. Schmadeka opened
her new millinery store today.
DIED. Near Cottonwood, Idaho.
March II, 1899, T. B. Reynolds,
aged 40.
The sun shone brightly this
morning, but the weather is still
far from settled.
Miss Kate Castendick arrived
from Portland on today's stage on
visit to her uncle, Mr.. Martin
Wagner
MARRIED. AT Cottonwood, Ida. /,
March 10, 1899, by Rev j. B. York,
Geo. M. Slayton and Mary E.
Newton.
DIED.-At Cottonwood, Idaho,
March 20, 1899, John Howell, a
native of North Carolina, aged
rs years.
Masonic lodge meets tonight.
Sojourning brothers are cordially
invited to attend. Work in the
third degree.
Coston Senior reports that the
trail from Slate creek into the
Hump is now thoroughly broken
with teams going through daily.
The contractors are hauling logs
for the foundation of the building
to go up on the property of the
Dayton syndicate west of the
Palace hotel.
The house Of G. 7. Williams at
Mt. Idaho was partially DESTROYED
by fire the other night. Neighbors
succeeded in subduing the flames
before the whole building had gone
up in smoke.
Mr.. Winters, who intends put
ting in a wholesale liquor house, is
in town, and leaves for Portland
shortly to select his stock. The
brick building he will occupy is to
be ready by June 1.
The Grangeville Mailing &
Brewing Co. will fix up the 100
acres which they purchased south
Of town and on which their brew
cry will be situated as a beer gar
den and summer resort.
). l.. Whitman is up from Pitts
burg on Snake river, on business
connected with the estate Of the
late John Hadorn. Mr.. Whitman.
himself a cattle man in a large way
Of business, reports that the loss of
cattle on the Snake and Salmon
lver ranges the past winter will
not exceed IL per cent.
The stage company put on an
Extra this morning and took down
J. w. Hathaway and III. L. Cham
'erlain, who have been here for
ome days ON internal revenue
business connected with Reynolds
Bros. distillery. Claude Flint, one
Il the Santa Rosa and Cracker
ack owners, accompanied them.
Mrs. Minnie Dunlap, Of Salmon
ity, who recently arrived in
'rangeville with her husband
nd three children, has pur- j
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31
Municipal Primary.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
A citizens meeting was held
last night, having been called by
the citizens for the purpose OF
nominating IA ticket for the village
council to serve for the ensuing
year commencing April 4.
The meeting was presided ov r
by w. w. Brown, and having b en-
called to order nominated the fol-
lowing for the board of village
trustees: Henry Wax, +. &.
Shcrwin, X. w. White, f. S.
Sweet. w. w. Brown.
The mayor will be elected by the
board as soon as they take their
seats. 4 motion was made to
nominate city treasurer. The
city attorney, however. having
looked the matter up advised the
board that the offices of city treas
urer, city clerk and city attorney,
were appointive. Last year these
city officers were first elected and
then appointed in order to make
assurance doubly sure. 1t now
appears, however, beyond doubt
that these offices are purely APP
pointive both by law and custom in
every city of Importance in the
United States.
As the present meeting was call
ed for the purpose of electing five
trustees, the motion alluded to
above was out of order, but served
nevertheless to clear up doubtful
point.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31
SECURED BY S|LvERMAN,
Cracksrjack Claims Coded aOy Cantor
MIA CORPORATION for Cash.

Sam T. Silverman has bonded an.
other of the prominent claims OF
tha Buffalo Hump camp in Idaho,
saws the Review. The Cracker
lack group, comprising the Crack
eriack and Santa Rosa claims, mas
been bonded by him for about
5000. 900 cash and three-tenths OF
the stock of a corporation which is
to be formed. Hawley & Flint, q
firm of California prospectors, are
the vendors of the property. Mr..
Silverman has taken the bond for
eastern parties, although some Spo-
kane capital may become interest
ed in the company.
II was negotiating for the Crack
eriack. before l started to secure
the Big Buffalo," said Mr.. Silver
man last evening. 81 consider it
one Of the big things of the Buffalo
Hump. 1t certainly shows richer
ore than any other claim in the
camp and has one of the most re-
markable quartz showings ever
seen anywhere. The claims lie a
half mile east of Big Buffalo group.
The Crackerjack claim shows a
net work of veins. They come to
the surface practically over the
whole width Of the claim. In
some of these there is a rich free
milling ore. There is an S-inch
streak in one vein which assays
over $1,000 per ton, and it lies
alongside a body Of lower grade
ore which will average $50 per ton.
The ore is all free milling and pans
we'll. The property has not been
developed beyond the work requir-
ed for locating. 1t lies about 1900
feet from the point where the Big
Buffalo people are erecting their
MILL"
Mr.. Silverman says that work
will start on the Crackerjack as
soon as the incorporation Of the
company is completed. He also
stated that work has begun on the
Monte Cristo, one of the proper
ties of the Cameron syn
dictate.
ANOTHER GROUP COMES TO SPOKANE.
Gus w. Roche and J. w. Hayes
have taken bond on the Abigail
or, Bibby and Lucky Lad claims,
which are said to be the north ex-
tensions of the Big Buffalo itself
and to have the same ledge. The
Bibby and Alligator claims lie in
the Buffalo lake, which is just
north of the Big Buffalo, and the
Lucky Lad lies on the farther side
of the lake. The parties interest
ed in the deal state that the lake
has been drained and the inflow of
water stopped. J. w. Hayes is un-
dertaking the floating of the prop
erty. The vendors are John
O'Neill, a Grangeville attorney;
DIR. S. E. Bibby of Grangeville; J.
G. Glendening, the forest reserve
inspector, of Grangeville, and John
Harlow, a mining man of the same
town. The terms of the bond give
the purchasers go days in which
to examine the claims, and the
sum to be paid is $3.50, 900, all of
which is payable within six months.
Work is to be undertaken upon the
claims as soon as possible.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31
Manila, Feb. 8. 1899.

Harris saw mill at Tolo is run
ming on full time and has now on
hand 300, 900 feet of lumber.
The Wallace Tribune gives an
account of the output of the mrnes
in the Ceur d'Alenes last year.
1t says train load of ore seventy
five miles in length, worth sl2,-
600, 900, was taken out the past
twelve months and thinks this
year will see much more dug out.
The Spanish red book discloscs
the fact that our government knew
all of Spain's secret moves. aim st
before they were conceived. How
much better it would have been
had some of the spying that was
done in Madrid been directed to-
ward Eagan and the Chicago pack
ing houses that furnished the
rotten beef he tried to sustain the
soldiers lives on.
Mr.. J. +. Murray expects to
leave soon for the Buffalo Hump
country. Mr.. Murray is well
known to the people of Idaho as
IA good newspaper man, having been
connected with Captain Gum two
years ago on the Sentinel, and later
becoming editor of the Silver
Champion. Mr.. Murray ought to
make a success in the Hump coun.
try.-Boise Sentinel.
Freedom, a paper published at
Manila, commenting on the death
OF Major McConville, says: "Major
McCOnville of the Idaho regiment
is dead. He fell in honorable, no.
bile battle, gloriously fighting under
the grandest flag that ever kissed
the skies. Before he died, he was
breveied brigadier general in &C.
acknowledgement Of his soldierly con-
duct"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31
CHAS. ROBBINS is DEAD.
DiscOverer of Buffalo HUMP
Passed Away Yesterday.


Lewiston Tribune.
Charles F. Robbins, one of the
original discoveries of the Big
Buffalo mine in the Buffalo HumD
district, which has since become
world famous, died in this citv
yesterday afternoon at l O'Clock.
The direct cause of his death was
pneumonia contracted by exposing
himself to the weather while in q
feeble condition. He came to
Lewiston last Thursday from
Grangeville, where he has been re-
siding almost continually since
making the big strike. For MANY
weeks past he has been dissipating
excessively at Grangeville, which
made him very feeble. He con-
Guided to remove to Lewiston for a
time t, and made the stage ride to
this point. The exposure resulted
in a cold which later developed in
20 pneumonia, and on Friday last
ne was compelled to remain in his
bed. His condition rapidly grew
worse and Drs. Stirling and Moxlev
We're summoned. He gradually
failed in strength until Wednesday
when the physicians announced
that only slight hopes of his re-.
cOVefy were entertained n
Bibby was summoned from Crane
VILE for consultation. Medica,
skill was Of no avail and at I
O'Clock the unfortunate man nassod
peacefully away. p'''''u
AT his bedside during his last
moments We're a number of friends
VINO had shared with him manv 81
life. '"ies oI
Inc remains were removed 70
the Strong undertaking parlors an "
the funeral services will he haid
nom the Episcopal church at .
o'clock this afternoon az
The deceased has followed fl.
occupation sod pat OF mining since boyhood bod
,, was known as an expert mill
man. ne was born in San Fran
CISCO IN 1857, being a son Of Cam
tam Robbins who was a memher r.
Ine fremont expedition. He m;na u
! lumber OF years in Virginia Citv
and in 1881 went 70 ny ny
y He later removed '. =.
me Ceur d'Alenes where NO l., 10
sided a number of years wort; 1 re-
mills and prospecting. mug In
lie went into the Florence CON-,
ny on prospecting trim in ' "o.ll
,any with another M - COM
GEORGE Mitchell, last Jpppa ''pector,
Bert R;n1as' later in company with
'' n'eley' he located the Rio
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31


The gold fields of old Idaho
county are a favored section by
nature aud just the place to live
Tor happiness-physically; men,
tally, morally and financially.
prosperity obtains the year round.
This spring the outlook grows
brighter every day. The mer-
chants report unusually fine bust
ness for this time of year, and they
feel confident that the spring trade
Will be immense. This season will
bring into this section an immense
volume OF money. During the
coming season there will be plenty
to eat and wear, and money enough
to meet the legitimate wants Of all.
This is the outlook. and it should
bring with it smiling faces and
thankful hearts.
Ii is announced that the funeral
Of TIE late Major McConville will be
held at Lewiston April 10th. Ad-
lutant General Weaver and some
other member of the governors
staff will go to San Francisco to
meet the body.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31

The Nampa Leader says
that the work of grading the
railroad ten miles south from
Guffey will be begun by April
J. and that surveyors will be
put on at the same time north
from Nampa. I his is cheer.
ful news and we hope it may
prove to be true. The road
north from Nampa is one of
the propositions which may
point toward the new discov.
cries in Central Idaho or it
may run east from Payette
Lakes and form the shortest
route from Butte to San Fran.
cisco. 1t will be an impor.
tant link in transcontinental
railroad construction If event.
uaily built to Butte as it prob.
ably will be.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31
GREAT GRANCEVlLLE.
Five Thousand People From
St. Paul and Minneapolis

rive Thousand People From
St. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS
Coming to Camas Prairie.
The following interesting and
significant letter was received yes
terday by Clarke 4 Shannon of
this city from j. H. Stacy & Co.
Lewiston:
Clarke < Shannon,
Real Estate and Mines,
GrangeviIle.
Yours of Dist inst. received. A
large number of my Minnesota and
Wisconsin friends left st. Paul and
Minneapolis March 2lst, and some
will arrive here tomorrow, and
quite number during the next
ten days. If you could mail me
map and description of some
Grangevillc property we might
turn some in your way. Five
thousand passengers embarked for
Grangeville from st. Paul on the
DIST. Shall be glad to hear from
you. Yours truly,
j. A. STACY & Co.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31
Dollars or Days.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
A hundred dollars or fifty days
in Jail is the sentence passed yes.
terday evening upon Chas. Burns,
found guilty of battery upon the
person of Jim Farnham. The
statement that the fine was fifty
dollars was made upon good au-
thority yesterday, but examination
OF the law on the subject failed to
sustain so light sentence. In de-
fault OF payment Marshal johnson
turned the prisoner over to the
sheriff this p. IN.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-03-31

chased the Aram residence
from J. w. Shannon. Mr..
Dunlap has secured window in
the drug store beneath the Wiltse
house and will conduct a jewelers.
business.
Clarke & Shannon made their
first sale of lots in the Lewiston
addition yesterday afternoon to
Alan Owen.
Messrs. w. w. Brown and
Robert Jones have purchased half
a block of the Lewiston addition
from Messrs. Shannon 4 Clarke.
II. H. Schwartz, Of Ashland,
Wis, special timber agent, arrived
from the Hump yesterday, where
he had been to report upon the
conditions for the general land
office.
A highly prosperous year is
dawning upon the people of the
Seven Devils and from every in
dication there will be a great influx
of people, both capitalists and of
the laboring class as soon as the
snow disappears. In this connec-
ton and as a word of advice to
those seeking employment, we
would advise that they be not too
hasty in coming in. 1t will be
about the 18th Of April or the
LIST of May from the present out
look before operations are begun in
the camp and any great activity
taken on.-Seven Devils Standard.
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Idaho Wounded.

A cable from Otis dated March
rs reports among recent casualties
the wounding of G. A. Benedict Of
the First Idahos.
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MCrriStOn

G. B. Mnrr.ll returned from a
trip to South Carolina last w. d
neSday.
Miss Dru Newsom of WllIiston
has been spending the past week
with her SISTER, Mrs. Murrell.
Morri~ton IS On quite a boom
now. Quantities of country pro
duce are beng brought in.
Mr.. J r Curry has accepted
a position as head clerk ri the BIG
store Of &. B. Murrell & Co.
Mrs. +. G. Price and Miss Sa-
die Smith Of Wijiis+on were visit
ing in town on Friday.
\ very enjoya bic evening was
spent By the young people at Mr..
BARRIERS on Oct. 20.
Mrs. p. o. Sn.lter Of Mont
brook visited town last Tuesday.
J. w. White returned to his
work last Thursday, after a
months visit to his wife in
Gainesville.
The literary society entertained
quite a crowd of visitors Friday
evening.
Mrs d. p. Newsom and son.
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A happier world Is always a
betteIEprId; ana if it be the true
mans dnty to make the world
better, SO far as in b:m lies, there
rests upon him an obligation to
promote the happiness of the
world also. This can be done
only If he be happy himself. You
might as we'll expect a snowba Ii
to warm a room as an unhappy
p,an TO cheer others. Happiness,
then, l, really q personal and
Christina duty-first, to be hap
py oneself, and then to make 9th
ers happy.-Zion's Herald.
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Mr.. HaIdie Rrlner has returned
from Astor, where he has been
for few days.
Mr.. w. T. McRae has pur-
chased fine horse.
Mr.. B l.. Hickman, cur genial
postmaster, who has been on the
sick list since last June, is rapidly
improving under the careful care
Of DR.. Parramore.
We are glad to hear that Mrs.
John McRae's mother, who was
i'll, IS improving.
d. l.. Morgan and Joe Falany
has returned home from Astor.
Mr.. Farmer Of Orange Springs
is trying bis luck fishing at this
place, and 1t proves to be very
good.
The correspondent at Churchill
has a conuudrum in her items
ahOuC lne uen tney look BACK
with them-five sacks. Were
they sacks of salt or fish? or were
they empty sacks?
Mr.. II. l.. Griggs, who lives on
the west side Of the lake, expects
to move &c Oxford soon.
The Churchill school is pro-
crossing nicely under the care Of
Prof. r T.. Smith.
Mr.. j. w. Saunders and wife
spent last week at Seville visiting
their relatives.
Messrs. +. a. Falany and John
Narres killed two large deer last
week.
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COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE
Interesting Items Collected BY Our Rural
Editors
SHnmerfeld

One of the naval stores firms
dong business near this place,
Malloy, West & Kelly, has dis
posed OF its entire business to
Capt. w. j. Hlllman CT Floral
City. He will not assume con-
troll until after the present sea-
son, which, however, is about
over. He will move his plant
bout four miles north to the
West Mills Railroad. j. r. Pow
ell will continue with the new
management as foreman. MIR.
Malloy will seek another location
and continue to manufacture tur-
pentine, etc.
Mrs. j. Cooner of Montague
was here for a few days as the
guest of friends.
The public school has been in
progress for q month under the
tIiItiCuD III vi vi
Daisy Mlliigan. Owing to sick
ness, the average for the past
week or SO has been quite small.
Mrs. j. 3. Warnock returned a
few days ago from q visit to rela-
tlves and friends III Gainesville.
Since her return she has been
quite sick.
S. N. billiard has taken his
family to OcaIa, that he might
obtain medical treatment for two
Of his sons. Mr.. billiard 5 young
est son, William, died several
weeks ago.
3. W. Sexton has severed his
connection as foreman of the
West Mills because of ill health.
He left last night for points IN
his home state.
MRS. f. f.. Steirmcytr returned
u few days ago from u visit to
relatives at Starke.
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Orange Springs

When the king Of the north
wind laid his icy grasp upon the
peninsula part Of Florida, there
was probably no section that
more readily adapte itself to .he
changed conditions than the Ock-
lawaha river valley. For num-
Der of years the cypress business
had been very actively pursued,
and it served as a reserve re-
source when the oranges were
destroyed.
Few people are aware of the
immense output from the Ockla-
Waha swamp. At least a dozen
steam log pullers are constantly
at work, besides many smaller
camps.
Orange Springs enjoys the en-
viable position Of being near the
point of the eastward detection
Of the river, giving it control of a
large portion of the business &C
crulng from the timber inter-
eSts.
The house of L. L. Meggs does
the principal furnishing of sup
plies for a large territory up and
down the river. Having the ad-
vantagas Of water transportation
and competition, the most favor
able freight rates are secured, en-
aiding the merchants to sell at
the lowest prices.
There are two extensive tur-
pentlne farms, with di,tilllng
plants, in operation Ia the neigh
GorhoOd-thOse of +. Lang &
Son, On the south, and w. G.
Townsend & Co., on the north.
In addition to his mercantile in
terests, l.. l.. Meggs operates
saw and grist mill, and antici-
patcs attaching machinery for
glnning cotton and moss, clean
ing rice, crushing velvet beans,
etc.
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Round trip tickets to Havana,
Cuba, via Plant System, and be-
ginning November 1st winter
tourist tickets to principal Flor
ida resorts. Tickets On sale to
all points in the United States.
For full informltion relative to
schedules, resorts, rates, ETC.,
Call at thn clly ticket Office ill the
OcaGa House. j. G.. Maughs,
city ticket agent.
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