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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
Mails for Manila.

Mails for Manila will leave as
follows in the month of April:
From San Francisco, April l2th;
from San Francisco, April .9th'
from Tacoma, April 22nd; from
San Francisco, April 2Sth.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
NO COLD FEET.
A Big First Payment Made
Upon Three Hump Claims.

A big payment has just been
made upon three Buffalo Hump
claims, showing that owners Of
Hump property are not suffering
from cold feet to any noticeable ex-
tent, despite recent exploded
rumOrs.
G. H. Wright has made q pay
ment of $500 through his local
agent. Lou Smith, being q first
payment upon the San Francisco,
Monte Carlo and Baby Louise
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

claims.
The interested parties in these
claims are Messrs. John LETTER, w.
d. Doris, Charles Flock and Dave
Jarron. Work on the claims is
being pushed rapidly and the
owners are better pleased every
day with their property and the
showing made.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
jUsTlIl6 BRIDGEPORT,
cauil6 Csnnsrcial Center on the
Clearwater.
sl,nusa DsIIsVss Bridgeport. viii Beat
Alythlnk In Sight.

9p. L. OBannOn OF Bridgeport
.;ves an interesting account of
Sst thriving off-shoot Of Harpster.
~ difference between the climate
! that portion of the Clearwater,
"a the Camas Prairie is very
Ssrked, although scarce twelve
.iles separates Bridgeport from
gtangeville.
Around Harpster the grass is two
"a three inches high, flowers are
Nooming and trees budding. The
altitude of Bridgeport is but 500
"a higher than Lewiston. AL
,sady . village of tents has sprung
M. tenanted by prospectors who
sIe putting in their time to advan-
taee until the snow clears off the
Mountains. The Dewey claims
and other recent discoveries on the
clearwater are all within easy dis
tsnce of the thriving little town.
Mr.. OBannon says that there is
an astonishing amount Of travel to
and through Bridgeport, and BUSH
ness is accordingly brisk in all
lines. He computes that from five
70 forty four-horse teams pass
through the town daily, and the
tr.usients number from ten to fifty
people. The town boasts two mer-
cchandise stores, two hotels, two
feed barns and three saloons.
Our informant claims to have in
side advices as to the plans of the
railroad people. He is confident
that the Northern Pacific will pro-
coed up the south fork Of the Clear
water to Bridgeport, and their sur
veyors are now at work in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the town.
The TOWNSHIP of Bridgeport is
owned by James and Thomas Sur
ridge and is duly plated and re-
corded. Mr.. O'Bannon reports a
lively demand for real estate in the
town Of Bridgeport, lots selling
from $25 to $500. With the pros
pect Of a railroad and great miner
al wealth almost within the town
limits there is little doubt that the
town Of Bridgeport is destined to
zee lively times and great prosper
ity in the near future. There is a
magnificent water power waiting to
be harnessed at the very door of
the town, affording power for -four
mills and sawmills without num-
Der. A splendid belt of timber is
close at hand, and the entire Clear
water section is distinctly agricul-
tural and we'll settled with a thrift
ty population. There are also
great belts of limestone almost
within a stones throw of the town
site, which makes an excellent
quality Of lime. In short, all the
essentials necessary to build and
maintain good town exist at
Bridgeport, and it is sure to make
one Of the best business points in
this great and growing county.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

j. NJ. Lawrence, travelling cor
respondent Of the Oregonian, is
visiting this metropolis to investi-
gate the status Of the town and
surrounding country for his paper.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
BUSY CRANCEvILLE,
Idaho Town Which Will Soon
Double Population. ~


Idaho Town Which viii Soon
Double Population.
Review. E I
Three months ago Grange.
vile was a thriving little vii
lage depending mainly upon
the rural districts surrounding
for its trade. Today it is a
busting, active village, sud.
denly thrust into prominence
as the gateway to the great
mineral districts of central Ida
no, and enjoying an Quitting
trade which increases from
day to day, while all lines of
business show remarkable ac,
tivity. A great rush of
people is expected here
during the spring and sum.
mer, and many inquiries
are received daily concerning
the village and its surround.
ing country. The following
facts will be of interest to par.
ties who are coming here to
live or who are going through
to the mining districts. Ia u
Grangeville is located on the
Camas Prairie plateau, II
miles southeast of Lewiston
and about four miles west and
north of the northern extrem.
ftp of Salmon river mountains.
The entire plateau is about
5000 feet above the sea level,
and the soil is one of the rich.
est in the west, being a black
loan about five or six feet in
depth over a clay subsoil,
which holds the moisture.
The general character of the
land is similar to that in the
Palouse country.
Lack of transportation ia.
cilities has retarded the pro.
gress of this rich farming dis.
trict, the land being generally
sown to hay and grain for
home consumption. Diversi.
fled farming will develope the
plateau as one of the richest
agricultural portions: of the
northwest.
Grangeville is situated near
the southeastern part of the
rolling prairie, upon a gentle
slope of the mountains on the
south. AT present the popula.
ton is about 1900 people, ex-
elusive of transients. Stage
lines for Elk City, Dixie,
Florence and Buffalo Hump
center at Grangeville, thus
naturally making it the head
quarters for the mining dis.
tricts which have caused the
rush to central Idaho.
There are six general mer.
chandise stores in the village,
supplying the mining trade as
well as the farmers in this 10.
cality. Heavy stocks are car.
ried by the firms, while a con.
slant stream of freight wagons
comes in at the western end of
the place, and another stream
of smaller vehicles departs to
the east and south carrying
the individual outfits of the
miners. All of the stores re.
port the same condition of
trade--business being limited
only by the amount of goods
which can be secured by the
freight teams during the bad
weather. In some lines it is
impossible to meet the demand,
as freight teams cannot haul
heavy loads during the season
of snow and mud.
There are two banks, one
daily newspaper, two week.
lies, plenty of saloons, two as
sayers, wagon and blacksmith
shops, breweries, barber and
shoe shops, one dance hall, and
two flour mills.
Every possible business To-.
cation has been taken on the
Main street, in some places
private houses being turned in.
to stores. A lack of building
material is noticeable, a mum.
Der of buildings already con.
<~ookoI e..
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
Shooting Rubber-lleoles

The city marshal was hlullv
gagged yesterday mornine q q
the party who INDUCED 8
practice on the lower end
street Monday night. ri I
finally discovered that ". DsI
bins had been shooting a r.
the night mentioned. He eol1
was hunting rubber-nedkn.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

being pushed rapidly and the
owners are better pleased every
day with their property and the
showing made.
Northern Pacific's Version.
New York, April IA
high official of the Northern
Pacific said today:
81 believe we may eventual.
~ settle that Clearwater af.
fair, but if it is not settled by
the time our line is completed
east of Lewiston, we will Ger.
tainly build west of Lewiston.
Our extension of IS miles is
tor the new crop. Northern
Pacific relations with the
Great Northern seem pleas.
ant just now. We have no de.
sire to trouble anybody unless
they trouble us. The o. r.
4 N. through the Clearwater
Company has filed supplement.
airy articles of incorporation in
the county auditors office at
Lewiston, announcing its in
tention of constructing lines
which would take IS years to
build. The effort is to handi.
cap US in case we try to build
west of Lewiston. There is
no excuse for the o. r. & N.
complaining. By a contract
far back in the SOS the terri
tory was divided and marked
off on a map which still exists.
We have faithfully adhered to
the terms of our part of the
contract and it is foolish for
any one to say we are trespas.
sing on their boat traffic on
the Clearwater or Snake riv.
ers by the present undertak.
ing. Those articles of incor.
poration would not interfere
with the Northern Pacific il
we find it necessary to build
west. There is no process OF
that kind by which a railroad
that wants to build and has
the money can be prevented.
The VoIImer Railroad Wreck
The railroad wreck last
Thursday on the Northern Pa
ci6c, had many peculiar feat.
ures. The engine is said to
be the same which about a
year ago ran over and killed
J. O. Scattaboe, a prominent
Moscow citizen. AS it lies in
the mud at the bottom of the
slide, it bears little semblance
of a locomotive. The cab
house, smokestack, bell, wills.
tle-everything excepting the
boiler and wheels-is broken
away. The locomotive rolled
over many times in reaching
the bottom of the hill. The
dismantled boiler is still hot
and reeking.
The crew at the wreck felt
it a great risk to go near the
engine. The Kissing and scald.
ing of steam made an explos-
ion seem imminent. Never.
theless, they went, hop.
ing to rescue the fire.
man and engineer. One
wild human cry was all that
had been heard from the
wreck. Lemon, the fireman,
was found almost headless, and
his blood had stained the
wreck around him. Engineer
Rowlson lay in the open, moan.
ing with mortal injuries.
A peculiar feature was that
the watches which the unfor.
tunate men wore were still
running. Rowlson was car.
ried to Vol]mer on a car door.
Crowds of people came out to
the wreck. In the afternoon
when the relief train arrived
from the direction of Spokane
the scene was crowded with
people of all sorts. A large
crew was at work building a
track back of the old one.
They made repairs SO rapid.
idly that trains can now go
through.
The scene of the wreck is
wildly picturesque. 1t is in
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

around Grangeville is subject
to nearly the same conditions
as in the Palouse country, with
the exception that the extrem-
es of heat and cold are not ex.
perienced here. Last winter
the temperature dropped to 20
degrees below zero two nights,
but this was the lowest exper-
fenced in seven years. The
average cold season seldom
registers below the zero
mark. During July and Aug.
ust the temperature rises to an
average of SO degrees, but the
nights are always cool. In
April the spring rains are dis.
agreeable. Snow seldom falls
to a depth of six inches, and
there is little sleighing, though
the winter season is long, chi,
nook winds frequently melt
ing the snow.
The air is pure and health.
full, -Grangeville being consid.
cred a healthful place. The
elevation of 5000 feet and
proximity to the mountains
make the village a poor field
for medical practice.
The delinquent tax.list of
the city of Portland, Oregon,
occupies 214 columns of the
Oregonian. Some people have
claimed that the city of Port.
land is the richest of all the
cities on the Pacific Coast
when population and territorial
area be considered-but if the
publication in The Oregonian
be any indication of a ''pros.
porous condition." then may
the good Lord spare any por.
ton of Idaho from such pros.
perity. 1t is a laughable com.
mentary upon the daily expires.
sions of the editorial page that
the people were never more
prosperous and that the single
gold standard is the only
sound financial system.
Many people are still com.
ing to seek homes on account
of the low rates. We hope
the railroads will continue
with their cut rates for six
months for the purpose, as
they claim, of populating
northwestern territory along
their lines. The class of peo.
pie coming to this section now
is most desirable. They are
men seeking farms, who have
good sense, few hundred dol
lars in money and are not
afraid to toll. Continued low
rates will bring many such de.
sirable people to Idaho.
The reservation farmers are
just now in the midst of their
seed time. The area in cult.
walton is 100 per cent more
than that planted last year.
The work of subduing the sod
has progressed from the first
year of settlement. The small
beginning was doubled the sec.
ond year. This, the third
year has brought the crop up
to one of commercial impor-
lance. The surplus for mar.
ket Will be a considerable
item this year for the first
time in all the country beyond
Lapwai.
Our neighbor of the Lewis.
ton Teller is mighty enthusi.
astic over the Buffalo Hump
mining district. Hear him:
"Klondike was discovered one
year before the Buffalo camp
was known to the world.
There is now more gold in
sight in Buffalo and the con.
tiguous camps than there is in
Klondike. The output in 1900
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

To the Hon, Doasd q Coanty Coun1auioajfo 3,
Of Idaho County, Idaho:
0RNTLnMnM$-Wo herewith subul4 ear ~
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

Quarterly statement Of Geo. n Rohertsos
County Treasurer. Of receipts and e1pen1i
IN various funds for the quarter ending xpE
srd, leeo. 3
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ton Teller is mighty enthusi.
astic over the Buffalo Hump
mining district. Hear him:
"Klondike was discovered one
year before the Buffalo camp
was known to the world.
There is now more gold in
sight in Buffalo and the con.
tiguous camps than there is in
Klondike. The output in 1000
from Buffalo will exceed the
banner year of Klondike."
Japan is the only country
whose foreign commerce has
increased more rapidly than
that of the United States.
Ten years ago three nations
Great Britain, France and
Germany--surpassed us in
the volume of their export
trade. Since then the United
States has climbed from the
fourth to the first place, and
leads the world.
AT Chicago estimates are
made showing the wheat crop
will be short 2o,ooo,o 900 BUSH
els, owing to the damage done
by the severe winter and the
unreasonable weather of the
past two months.
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Cash OF, hand

y - y " = - 49,
hereby certify that the foregoing seaaeuk
10 true and cOrroCt. - !,
Gpo. n. 1oDsnfson.c
County Treasuse
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

cation has been taken on the
Main street, in some places
private houses being turned in
to stores. A lack of building
material is noticeable, a mum.
Der of buildings already con.
tracted for being forced to
wait until material can be
hauled in from the mills.
There is one modern school
building accommodating 400
pupils. The school is graded,
five teachers being employed.
Larger school facilities will
soon be imperative, as the
rooms are becoming crowded.
The village has a splendid
water supply, obtained from
springs in the mountains at an
elevation of 1900 feet. There
are 20 hydrants in the town,
the water pressure being 90
pounds to the square inch, an
ample protection from fire.
An electric light plant is one
OF the Improvements promised
to residents during the coming
summer. Sufficient power
can be developed from the
water service in the mount
aims.
In climate the country
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

the wreck. In the afternoon
when the relief train arrived
from the direction of Spokane
the scene was crowded with
people of all sorts. A large
crew was at work building a
track back of the old one.
They made repairs so rapid.
idly that trains can now 60
through.
The scene of the wreck is
wildly picturesque. 1t is in
the Little Bear Creek canyon,
one mile above Vollmer. Tall
tamarack and fir trees tower
around it. The slide, the
wreck, the fallen timber and
the swollen waters below give
the scene a wild and awful
granduer.
The northwest passenger
was due there IS minutes lat
err. The freight often side
tracks above, but this time it
was trying to reach Vollmer
to sidetrack there, to make
way for the passenger. Thus
was a still more shocking dis.
aster narrowly averted.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17
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Checking the Rush Of Zaang Men
From Farms to Cities.
Saturday Evening Post

Saourday Evening Post
Minnesota Is the frat State that has
succeeded III checking the rush OF
young men from the country to the
big cities. This result has beesa
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An Institution that can SO IN press
It's worix on students that al averag {
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The commonwealth., 1899-08-17
Destruction by Geometrical Proper
ton.

New York Times.
Missouri farmer mixed paris green
and bran together and let q grasshopref
eat it. He died. Twenty ate him up
They died. Four hundred ate those
tsanty, and they died. Eight thous-
ana ate those four hundred. and they
fs;ed. A hundred and sixty thousand
ate those eight thousand and died. ana
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come separated from his figures, but
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The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

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