Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

The state press association meets in
Weissr the 13th and 14th.
The sidewalks in Boise were covered
with frost on the morning of the 9th.
Half a mile of track day 10 being
laid on the Idaho Northern out of
Nampa.
The State Teachers association will
convene at Moscow December 90 for q
three days session.
Mr.. E. J. Myers of sumpter. Oregon,
is contemplating the establishment Of
! "a laundry at Nampa.
Caldwell's city bonds, which were
recently voted for the construction of
a waterworks system, will be sold Oc-
tober 1.
The foundation for a Chinese Masonic
temple in BOISE has been completed
and work will begin at once on the
structure.
A contract for the sinking Of 1000
foot we'll for oil on the Sweet & Motif
claim near the Hot Springs ferry, has
been let, and the machinery is now on
the ground.
| Miss Permeal French, state school
superintendent, last week escorted to
Colorado Springs, Colo, twenty-eight
pupils who will enter the school at
that place for the deaf, dumb and blind.
ID. L. Badley of Boise, is In possess
sion of a chair taken from the cabin of
the Isla de Luzon, sunk in Manila har-
Dor by Dewey's fleet One leg was
shivered by shell, but this has been
repaired.
The state land board recently sold
440 acres of state land situated in Ada
county, the total amount received being
IS, 400, or an average of Sl2. 80 per acre.
1t is all raw sagebrush land, without
water rights.
The new strike at the DeLamar mine
at DeLamar adds largely to its life.
The ledge has been found in both the
fourth and fifth levels. 1t averages .
little more than three and a half feet
in width and is pay ore.
Captain Lusk, superin tendent Of the
Tip Top mine at HALEY, broke his leg
last week. He was walking from ons
building to another, when he stepped
on something that turned his foot.
throwing him and breaking both bones
at the ankle.
1t is said active operations will be
resumed on the Lucky Boy mine near
Idaho City in the near future. This is
an old-time producer that was thought
to have been worked out but accord
ing to recent developments this proves
not to be the case
d. ii. Moseley of Boise recently dis
covered in the Boise Basin country
ledge that assays see to the ton on the
surface and is about four feet wide. 1t
gives promise of being one of those
bonanzas found so often in the early
days, but very rarely since.
Mike Gallagher, we'll Lnown In the
southern part of the state, will leave
on the IL instant for Korea, where he
is to take charge of mining properties
being operated by j. Sloat Fassett.
Mr.. Gallaher will go from Boise TO
Seattle and thence by steamer to his
destination.
No part of the Idaho exhibit at Buff
falo will be removed to the exposition
at Charleston, ;. C.. as at one time
contemplated. Those in charge OF the
axhihit ha1taua hat rvs1 fol
low keeping the exhibit at Buffalo up
to it's present standard than in divid-
ing the appropriation and cheapening
both exhibits
E. j. Sencerbox, who for four years
has been chief clerk in the Boise post
office, has been offered position in the
railway mail service to take charge of
the transfer of mails at Pocatello, the
offer being the result of an examination
taken some time ago for the service
Cobban & Casey, the big timber men,
have purchased all right and title to
the dam site in the Black canyon, on
the Payette river in Canyon county.
This is said to be the most favorable
sPoN on that river lot power enter-
prise, which they will establish.
A Spokane man named Paso has
made a big discovery at the head of
Profile creek, in the Thunder Mountain
district. The ledge is twelve feet
wide, and from large number of as
says returns of from So to $500 in gold
and silver were obtained.
The Pacific & Idaho Northern is
meeting with some difficulty in secur-
J ing right-of-way up Hornet creek for
: its Seven Devils extension, The land
J owners are asking as high as 5000 an
| acre for the strip TO be taken and the
company cannot pay such figures.
Charles Dancher, miner living
in Deadman gulcb, near Mullan, was
seriously Injured last week by the ex-
plosion of quantity of dynamite set
off against his cabin, with felonious
intent. No arrests have been made,
although suspects are being watched.
Penitentiary Warden c. E. Arney
has determined to prosecute Bert Hill