Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-18
From Saturdays daily
j. F. Ailshie left for Moscow

Mike Green leaves today to make
an examination Of some properties
for British Columbia people.
]. H. Thennis and G. H. Palm
er, OF Mullan, Idaho, are in the
city as guests OF James Dougherty.
L. L. Philips is up from Lewis
ton to harvest the crop on his
ranch near the Star school house.
Phil. Herring, the genial purvey-
or Of wet goods at the Jersey
house, has returned from q trip to
Lewiston.
In . letter to the PRESS, Frank
McGrane states that he will 20 to
Ell Paso Robes springs with his wife
for short time.
Some Of the N. P. surveying
party now running grades on Three
Mile creek were in town today,
but all were close-mouthed.
G. p. Richardson, with two Of
his men, have arrived from the
Moose creek placers, which proper
ty Mr.. Richardson is working.
h. E. Heppner is back from the
newly-discovered copper claims be-
tween Crooks corral and Rapid
river and reports an excellent show
ing.
w. G. Bates, brother Of Lew
Bates, and w. c., Daley, both OF
Los Banos, CAL, are in the city on
q visit. Possibly both gentlemen
will locate here.
Two four-horse teams started
from Mckinney & Twins store to-
day with supplies for Baltimore &
Higgins, Of the Rapid River Gold
and Copper Mining company.
e. Baird, Of Lewiston, is a guest
OF the Jersey house. Mr.. Baird
will spend q few days in Grange
vile prior to joining his family,
who are sojourning at Burgdorf
springs.
G. 8. Haynes, with his thresh-
ing crew and outfit, started yes
terday for work on the Hammil
ranch, some six miles north Of
Grangeville, being first in his line
to commence operation on Camas
Prairie.
Gus. Schultz arrived from Buffa-
10 Hump at noon today. He re-
ports q big find in the Hobson's
Choice, hnd to quote him accurately
he says: cit is as good as was
ever found in the Hump" Fur
Their information Mr.. Schultz could
not give, as he left Immediately
after the find.
Pell Sherwin, wife and babies
are up today from their Salmon
river ranch. Mr.. Sherwin reports
the surveyors Of the Pacific & Ida
no Northern railroad as being
camped on this side OF the river,
opposite his place, and running q
line down stream.
Timothy Powers has returned
from q trip to Lewiston and Spo-
kane. In answer to q query Of the
Press man, he said: CAN the talk
in Spokane is of Buffalo Hump,
and confidence has been complete
ly restored since reports have been
verified after the departure Of the
snow. I predict thst there will be
q great influx Of capital in the near
future.
r. E. Field, surveyor, and men,
Der Of the Nutting party, is in the
city. He stated that his party was
camped on the Clearwater ut Three
Mile canyon. 1--WE are making
the Northern Pacific survey" he
said, shut just at present we are
only accommodating. We will,
however, in the near future be able
to give the Press some good rail.
road news".
Engineer Bethel, Of the o. r. &
N. company, was in town today
His party are now camped between
Slate creek and the Hump, and HI
reports satisfactory grades a. far ~
they have gone.
Alexander & Freidenrich's lot
next to the store presented a busy
appearance yesterday as there wer'
Ave pack trains in from the Hump
loading there. They will all star
loaded for the Hump in the morn
ing. There were "a animals in oil
ID. r. Anterior Is building
24x4O-foot warehouse in the rear Q
his blacksmith shop for the storag
of the line Of agricultural nipple
ments he expects to put in shortly
He will carry q full line Of the IA
nous Osborne farm implement
and machinery and also the Wei
Der wagons.
James McGrane. of the firm Q
McGrane and Dickey, has returne
from . trip to Florence. AS wa
stated some time since in the FIRE.
Press Mr.. McGrane went over
examine some property Of his o
which q strike has been made. H
says that it was all that his supe,
intendent had alleged and that h
is more than satisfied. He brOugh
in some fine looking rock with hin
and will have assays made immed
ately. LATE Yates accOmpania