Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-02
STATE News

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there are two shifts Of men work
ing on the 200 foot level.
Rabbits are getting very bad in
the country about Nampa and it
is reported that some of the small
alfalfa has been injured by them.
A petition was circulated recently
and numerously signed, asking the
county commissioners to place q
small bounty on the animals.
A. j. Mcdonald, now connected
with the Democratic. Times, at
Moscow, proposes in the near fut-
ure to establish twenty-four page
monthly farm paper at Moscow to
be known as the Palouse and In
ter Mountain Farmer. Mac is an
experienced agriculturalist and
the success of his new venture is
assured .-Genesee News.
Boise, July 30.-A special to the
| Statesman from Weiser says W.
T. Green was shot and instantly
killed tonight by Constable Nevins.
The shooting occurred at a ranch
six miles from town. Nevins had
q warrant for Green's arrest, and
as soon as the constable put in an
appearance Green opened fire hut
missed. Nevins then shot him
dead.
The white pine excitement still
continues undated, and is break
ing out in new places every day.
Within the past three weeks hun
dreds of locations have been made,
and we understand that a party,
consisting of not less than fifty
men will proceed to the headwat-
ers of the St. Joe and Clearwater
rivers in quest of white pine claims
on unsurveyed lands.--Troy News.
In commenting on the recent re
ports that the Buffalo Hump syn
dictate would increase it's force at
the Hump, the Spokane Spokes
man-Reyiew publishes the follow
ing from Charles Sweeney.
"Charles Sweeney, general man
ager of the Big Buffalo syndicate,
said that he had no plan to in
crease his force at Buffalo Hump,
or to drive the long tunnel men
toned in the dispatch.
Dixie, July 20.-Superintendent
A. G. Mclean has returned to the
camp after an absence and visit to
his home on the Clearwater for
about one month, having been
called back to duty by the Midas
Gold Mining Co to again assume
charge Of the Ajax mine, and to
make arrangements for a reump-
ton Of work on August LIST, when
the installation of the big free
milling plant for the Ajax mine
will be started.
Troy, July 27-The people here
are wildly excited over the exist
ence Of gas outcroppings. Since
the visit and encouraging report OF
Professor Samuel Aughey parties
OF citizens can be seen every night
with iron rods, prodding holes in
the ground and setting alight the
flow of gas that comes from each
hole. A party last night made
tests in all parts Of thu town and
everyw here the soil was soft enough
to allow the rod to be pushed down
to a depth of three or four feet, a
fame from Is inches to 2 feet in
height would be obtained which
burned with bright yellow, light,
In several instances the fame
burned for more than a minute.
Eugene Emerson. who until
about year ago owned the Cor,
man stock interests on Salmon riv-
err, returned from Mexico last Sun
day and will spend about six
weeks visiting relatives on Ameri-
can ridge and attending to bust
ness matters on Salmon river.
Mr.. Emerson is engaged in the
stock business at point on the
Mexican Central railroad, about
$50 miles south OF the international
line, and is greatly pleased with
the country SO far as stock inter
ests are concerned. He says that
stock live on the range the entire
year and do we'll except during the
dry season when the scarcity of
water causes the stock to lose flesh.
During the greater portion of the
year the climate is very warm.
The land is all owned by capital
lists and range is secured at the
rate of twelve cents per head per
year and stock owners have no tax,
es to pay other than "sale tax"
when the stock is sold. Mr.. Emer
son says the range is excellent and
the possibilities for stockraising is
all that could be asked for.AMos-
COW Mirror.
The construction contract be.
tween Lewis A. Hall and Walker.
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