Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-26
. hard blow to her aged mother and
the entire community.


OF the principal owners IN the Buck
horn group near Boomers Ferry ar
/ rived during the week and went up to
the mine. Bids are now open for the
contract to haul In the supplies and
machinery, which are expected to ar
rive at BOnners Ferry In the near fu-
ture. 1t Is thought that the stamp
mill will be running by September ].
John w. Messner, secretary OF the
Hoosler BOY Gold Mining company,
came down from the mines to Bon.
ncB Ferry last Thursday. He in
formed the Herald that Gibson Il Kent
have successfully completed the first
six miles OF the road and are now
working on he last two miles. The
machinery for the mill, power plant
and the tram Is on the way, and they
expect to drop 20 stamps by October /.
According to the Press Albert h.
Corr0ll, who has charge Of the trim
mer I'm the saw mill at Occur Il Alene,
met with painful accident Thurs
day. He wanted some Of the boards
that had gone through the trimmer
sent back to be cut again and In max
Ing motion with his hands to indi-
cate what he wanted he threw the
back Ut his left hand against one OF
the saws, cutting all four fingers, some
OF them very deeply. The fingers will
be saved.
'Trains on Kootenai Valley rail-
road will be discontinued. Passengers
for the kootenai county will be for
warded via Nelson. Passenger SER
vice from Northport north being re-
sumed.'' breads u message received
recently at u local Office Of the
Great Northern from General passen-
senger Agent f. J. Whitney. The
new order Is to 20 into effect August
l, and means that after that date pas
sengers will not be carried as at pres
ent over the Kootenai Valley railroad
from BOnners Ferry to KuslSonook.
1t Is probable mixed train service
Will be put On the Kootenal Valley
line. running three times a week.
Last Friday bore more than It's ,isu-
al number Of accidents ut Harrison.
three men being painfully injured In
the saw mills ut that place. h. V.
Downie, sawyer at the st. Joe Lum-
Der company's mill, had his right leg
caught by the set screw In the saw
shaft and sustained number OF pain
full though not serious cuts in his
right foot and leg before the clothing
which held him gave way. II. c,
York got his finger caught in some
machinery at Grants mill and came
out minus finger nail while the
Cameron Lumber company was repre-
Spntcd by man named Miller. a.
large chisel dropped point down on
his foot, almost severing it from his
leg.
The monster excursion planned 10y
the WOOdmen of the World to Chatco-
let on Occur d'Alcne lake is off. This
was decided Tuesday morning. when
the committee at Spokane learned
that the o. Il, < N. conld not furnish
enough cars for the excursion, and
would have to use box cars or else be
unable to handle more than the Wood
men from Spokane. This arrange
ment was not acccptab BILE to the COM
mitteemen, as they did not wish to 60
on with the excursion unless the
lodges from the surrounding country
could join them The Woodmen OF
Spokane propose to have AN excursion
to some resort this summer, but the
date will have 10 be changed as well
as the place. This excursion will not
take In more than those from Spo-
kane.
Il. Lashbrook of Occur d'Alene has
received from the assaycr report on
samples Of ore from his claim east of
town, which shoW Il value OF Sl62. 81 to
the ton, says the Press. The samples
were averages from a big ledge that is
exposed above the surface of the
ground. The ore from which the as
say was made is a red hematite be-
tween porphyry and granite walls.
Mr.. Lashbrook is highly clated over
the report and took party OF mining
men to examine the property Sunday.
II 1t comes up to expectations they
will furnish money for development