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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Maynard Cowan fuel deposits al
Frank. Alberta. are twenty-e ght feet
thick, and the new mining town Is
4 booming.
Louis Miller. who was injured In a
blast at the Paine mine at Sandon.
some six weeks ago. died in Spokane
last week.
The mineral production OF the pro
vince, in spite OF many drawbacks, will
exceed that of last year. and will agge
gate upwards of $4,000 ton.
Details are now available showing
the total ore tonnage Of the Boundary
district for the year 1901 TO be $50, 1000
tons, or nearly four times the tonnage
of 1900
The past year in the SLOGAN has. pos
sibly been the worst since It's discov-
cry, in spite OF the fact that. so it's
friends believe. it is the richest silver
lead camp in North America
The Greenwood smelter for last year
treated 11s.44s tons OF ore. and the
CRANKY smelter treated 230.s2S tons.
making a total OF 3i9.276 tons OF ore
reduced at the Boundary smelters.
John Harris. manager OF the Silver
Crown Consolidated company. working
the Shiloh group. near YmIr. has re-
turned TO Spokane from a trip to the
mine. and Is highly pleased with the
showing.
The CRANKY smeiter at Grand Forks
closed down last week for four or five
days. 10 enable the connections to be
made between the blowers and the two
additional furnaces now being in
stalled. The enlarged plant Is being
increased 10 capacity OF 1900 tons
daily. The new converter plant for
making blister copper will treat daily
from 100 to $50 tons OF matte. the pro
duct Of the CRANKY and other British
Columbia smelters. The enlargement
OF the plant now being effected will re-
suit in increasing the payroll by over
hundred new hands.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

London, Jan. G.-The books u steam.
ship Offices and the American rendezvous
in London are all being allied with appli.
cations for seats 10 witness the coronation
procession. Nothing definite can he ar.
ranged. as the route of the procession j.
still unsettled. In yiciuitics where It IA
thought likely the great show will ps..
speculation IA beginning 10 30 briak.
Those few town mansions on Park Lane
and In the ultra fashionable squares
which will be available to visitors are he.
ing quoted at 5000 pounds to 1000 pound.
for q short season. and smaller furnished
houses, usually fetching coo pounds. are
on the market at 1880 pounds for the
season. The leading hotels have already
booked most Of their rooms at advanced
prices, and several Of them have secured
overflow hotels in anticipation Of the rush.
The london tradespeople openly avow
that they are looking forward to a great
American harvest, but that this will not
go entirely into British pockets il esi.
denced by the inquiries made by many
American firms regarding the purchase Of
stores fayorably situated in the West
End.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10
MINING NEWS.

The Hogan brothers expect TO put In
20-stamp mill on Dixie mine at Dixie
Z camp. Idaho. in the spring.
The loss OF the Peck Concentration at
Helena. Mont. has been adjusted
amounting to ss4.ss3. The total in
surance carried was ss9,5oo.
The s. 900 damage suit of A. p. Glllie
against the Clarke Forke Coal com.
pany at Gebo. last week. resulted In a
verdict for the plaintiff OF s.. 900.
w. A. and ]. X. Clark. who have a
bond on the Diamond Hitch and An
Choir groups. near Burke, Idaho. have
started their air compressor. It was
moved down from Sunset this fall.
At Great Falls. Mont. Superitend-
emit J. T. Morrow, of the Boston & Mon
tana smelters, announced that the
smelters will resume operations Jan
uary IA, instead OF two days later, as
first announced.
The total value OF Utah's mine out
put for 1901 was sf9.070.737. divided
as follows: Gold, S3.945.303; silver.
$685. 1922; copper, 1927. 551; lead.
SO .95f $50. The increase IN the total
mineral output in 1901 over the preyi-
GUS year amounted to s1.66s.305.
A ledge six feet in width was last
week encountered In the lower tunnel
at the Copper King mine. one mile west
of the now famous Snowstorm, near
Mullan. Idaho. Two feet of mineral
tale accompany the ledge. which Is cut
at depth of so feet. The vein matter
Is stratified. carrying bromide Of cop
per, red oxides and pyrites. The COM
pany reports the vein widening and
improving in quality as depth Is
gained.
Mining Expert 3. G. Davie. OF Bos-
ton, representing the Amalgamated
Copper company. has been In Virginia
City. Mont. for several days. examin-
ing title to the Clipper-Boss Tweed
group Of mines, and has made the final
payment Of 100000 for the property.
A. Fl. Jones and John Rattle OF Rugby,
n. D., today closed deal with the
owners Of the General mine, paying In
the neighborhood OF $4,000 for the
property.
The New York agreement regarding
the amount OF ore which would be
taken by the American Smelling & Re
fning company has affected but two
Occur d'Alene mines, as far as their
shipments are concerned. The Bunk
err Hill & Sullivan Mining and Concen-
traating company will suffer a serious
reduction in shipments. while the
Occur d'Alene Development company
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

10 solve the problem that has been puz
cling the department for some time
Many storms originating in the north
west. although headed directly for
Montana. never seem TO reach the
state, and ii is desired to Investigate
the phenomenon. Observer Deparls
will make this a particular study,
John Slowey. wealthy rancher of
Superior. a small town near Misoula.
met instant death in a runaway acci-
dent last week. Slowey's team became
frightened while being driven down a
hill and ran away, throwing Slowey to
the ground and breaking his neck.
The register and receiver OF the
land office. has received a letter from
the commissioner OF the general land
office notifying him of the withdrawal
of lands in northern Montana. being
all lands north and west OF the Koote-
mai river in Montana and east Of the
Kootenai river in Idaho, from settle
ment, preserving the rights of all ac-
tual settlers who were on lands prior
to date of order, which Is December
is, 1901. When the surveys are COM
pleted this vast area Of land. compris-
ing about 1913 90 acres of land. will be
thrown into the new Kootenai forest
reserve All but 276,4 acres is sit
uated in Montana.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10
IDAHO GLEANINGs.

The eleventh annual meeting OF tn,
state teachers association was in ses
sion at Moscow last week. there beins
in attendance the leading educators Of
the northwest
/ The total number OF deaths in Boise
last year was 125. or about 12.5 pei
thousand.
The total amount received by Idaho
Sheepmen for wool and sheep and lambs
during she year 1901 was sS,460.000.
The receipts of the Wallace postoffice
for stamp sales and box rents for 1901
exceed those of the previous year by
800. The total for 1900 was sS,031.97;
for 1901 it was sS,732S2.
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the application OF Messrs-
Hayes. Bilderback. McNish. Cartwright
and Sober TO organize the First Ma
tional bank of Emmett, with capital
stock of $4,000.
Last year the land department OF
Idaho turned into the state treasury
the amount OF s21s621s2. Of which
1918 was proceeds of sale of tim
Der lands. the balance representing sale
of school and other state lands
During the year just closed the
Northern Pacific has shipped from
Lewiston 21S carloads OF cattle. and
the shipments from the Clearwater line
brings the total stock output OF the
Lewiston country up to 1000 carloads.
In the family OF Mr.. Durbin, Ken
drick. five are sick with typhoid fever.
The cases are all serious. There are
number of cases of smallpox in the
Genesee neighborhood, and about TWEEN
~ cases in Nez Perce county. south of
Genesee. None OF the cases are OF a
severe type
The records of property transfers in
Shoshone county during 1901 make
remarkable showing. the aggregate val
ulation for the year being $4.S62.60210.
while in 1900 it was but $2.052, 41673,
s2.072. S41.69 in 1899 and s663.634.53 in
1898, the year just closed exceeding by
more than 100000 the combined total
Of the three preceding years.
The winter reunion OF the Pioneer as
ISOLATION Of Latah county. last week,
was attended by nearly 200 members.
E. N. Beach of Palouse, pioneer OF
the Moscow country OF 1872. was the
speaker of the day. The
Moscow Milling company now has two
gangs Of men in the woods near Troy.
getting out sawlogs for the spring run.
About half a million feet are being
yarded at the Brown spur, mile be-
low Troy, and an equal amount will be
placed in the yard at Troy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

! Omaha, Neb., Jan. 5.--Fire. which
started in the office Of the Douglass Print
ing company, destroyed the property o.
that concern. the Western Electric com
pany. the building and contents Of the
Frontier Steam Laundry company, and
damaged to a considerable extent the Kar
bach hotel. The total loss win probably
reach 100000.
Considerable excitement was caused
among the guests Of the Karbach hotel
by ringing Of the fire alarm bells by the
clerks. Some Of them rushed toward the
windows and fire escapes and jumped or
climbed into the street in their night
clothing. w. ii. Hawkins Of Sac City,
Iowa, was overcome in the excitement
and collapsed, but was later. revived.
Those who jumped are not seriously in
jured.
The loss Of the Western Electric Sup
plies company, which is the largest, win
reach about $4,000; the Douglass Print
ing company, 10000. Frontier Steam
laundry, 100000: w. NJ Bushmann. build
ings, $4,000; Karbach hotel, 5000: and
a few minor losses, all covered by insur-
ance.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

The two knights Of Pythias lodges in
Helena are to be consolidated.
Judge James S. Kelly has resigned as
city treasurer of Billings, on account
of i'll health.
Chief Of Police Reynolds OF Butte
has started another crusade against the
women criminals in that city.
Fred Hastings fell 100 feet down the
Huron shaft near Bannack the other
day to instant death. The shaft cayed
in on him.
State Game Warden W. F. Scott has
appointed Charles L. Smith Of Billings
deputy stTte game warden, to succeed
Thomas IT. Thompson, resigned.
Theodore Booth, one of the three
men who were assaulted at Missoula
December Is by Lieutenant Governor
Frank G.. Higgins, his brother Arthur,
deputy state game warden. and another
man, has begun suit in the federal
court for $4,000 damages against the
two Higgins brothers.
News received from Great Falls says
the Boston G Montana smelters will
commence operations about January
is. This will mean resumption in the
Amalgamated mines here, a number OF
which were recently closed. The big
smelter5 at Great Falls run on the ore
mined in the Amalgamatsd company's
mines at this place.
State Examiner Hudnall has re-
ceived statement Of Silver Bow coun-
tvs finances for the year 1901. The to-
tai receipts for the year we're 1864, APO
A wreck was reported at Cut Bank
recently. Ten freight cars and the en-
CINE went into ditch. 1t Is reported
no one was injured, and the track was
obstructed only a. few hours.
The weather bureau will undertake
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

will enter the list of shippers again
The Hecla and the Frisco Consolidated
will remain closed until q new agree
ment Is made.
"All eyes are turned toward the
Thunder Mountain mining district OF
Idaho. and look for stampede OF
prospeotors and investors 10 the new
Ell Dorado when spring opens up.
said oJseph Dehamel, OF Spokane, who
spent three months in the district last
summer. while the free gold thus far
prospected Is of limited area. the dis
trlct as whole Is the richest in min
eral wealth in the northwest. The
surface showlngs in copper surpass
anything have ever seen. Experts re
gard the deposits OF this metal as of
greater extent and richness than the
famous Butte district.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10
only Rso,ooo,ooo.

Washington, Jan. 5.--Acting on cable
instructions from Paris, VI. Bouefve today
formally notified Admiral Walker, chair
man of the isthmian commission, that the
Panama Canal company declares itself
ready to transfer to the United States,
on the payment Of s40,000,000, its prop
critics and concessions connected with the
Panama route across the isthmus.
Admiral Walker has submitted the pro-
position to the state department.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10
MINING NEWS Of THE WEEK
NORTHWEST Is RATHER QUIET
Interesting Items Of "a miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Week-New Districts Coming 10
the Front-Mining Accident. and
Personals.

The mines of the Occur d'Alenes are
generally closed down January / on ac-
count OF the holidays. They have been
running SO long with about the same
number of men now employed that they
have got together crews of men who
stay well, and the changes in the force
are so few that not many new men are
being employed. Because OF this the
clerk at the employment office has been
discharged and Edmiston viii conduct
ii alone.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10
OREGON NOTES.

Three land sales to newcomers have
been reported recently at Corvallis.
The record of marriage licenses for
UmatilIa county for the year. just end
ed Is the largest of any previous year.
Beginning this week the stores and
business places Of a large majority of
Pendleton merchants will close at 8
o'clock. except on Saturdays.
This is an unusually good winter for
the butter industry on Camas prairie,
several hundred pounds being made
daily at the various ranch houses
around Ukiah.
Wild animals are reported unusually
numerous in the thinly settled country
south Of Pendleton, beginning at Ca
mas prairie and extending down
through Grant county.
Fireman Patrick Carrigan, on the o.
r. G N. train, fell from his engine near
Durkee and was killed. 1t is supposed
that he lost his footing and fell as the
train rounded curve.
The Portland board Of education has
decided that it had no power to com
pei vaccination, and that 1t can not ex-
cIude from the public schools children
who refuse to be vaccinated.
Lorin III. Andrews, well to do
Mount Pleasant farmer, has presented
each of his sons-Lyman B., Charles
Perley and Henry Allan-with seventy
acres Of fine land on the Stephen II.
Walker domain land claim. The gift
was In the form Of Christmas pres
ent. 1t is valued at $125 an acre.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

Washington, Jan. s.--Secrctary Long
has appointed John A. Kearnc Of New
York as the successor to T.. s. Maclay.
the historian laborer at the New York
navy yard, who was removed by order
Of the president for his structures upon
Rear Admiral SchIey
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10
FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
NEWS is BRIEFLY TOLD HERE,
Choice Selection Of Interesting Itea~
Every section shows General
Growth-siany Accidents Occur
Personals.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Ellensburg is soon to have new
banking Institution.
Garfield county will resist warrant
payments for squirrel scalps.
There were 2S cases of smallpox In
Spokane during December.
The new schoolhouse at Prosser will
be one of the best school buildings in
the county
Clark Nettleton has been appointed
Civil service commissioner by Mayor
Humes of Seattle.
At Turner's ranch. two and one-half
miles from Covello. an attempt Is be-
ing made TO start a town.
Tacona's ocean commerce for 1901
shows an increase over 1900 of nearly
$4,000. 900. or 40 per cent.
During the first four months Of the
current wheat year 100000 bushels Of
whea. have been brought to Tacoma
AT Seattle. William Seaton was
hanged last week for the murder of his
uncle. Daniel Richards. December s,
1900. Sei5on died full OF nerve.
Pan-American Commissioner Charles
ill1lCi bO0<ASN0ll Ai-ho IC1t S4&c1 Ike pOS4-
ton of commissioner TO prepare Wash
ington's SAFE exhibit for the ST. Louis
fair.
Sophia Nelson. wife of Ole Nelson,
living near Edgewood. Is mills from Ia
coma. committed suicide recently by
taking ssryeaEine. She had been de
sponden..
Representative Jones has introduced
bill in congress to divide Washing
ton into two federal juiic al districts
The bill provides of course for the ap-
pointmer'- OF a federal judge in addi-
ton to Judge Hanford.
j. j. Win1ersol, OF Tacoma, has ef-
fected a settlement with the Northern
Pacific on paymen. to him of &c. 800
Winterson is the brakeman who was
injured about a year ago at Rainier, |
losing an arm and gripping one leg.
Christmas night Miss lone Love- of
Dayton. dreamed there was a man in
the house. and Weakened screaming in 4
terror. She is now raving maniac, I
and has been taken to the asylum at
Steilacoom. There is small hope Of re-
cover
Representatives of all the agricultur- Z
al colleges and experimental stations
in Montana, British Columbia, Wash
ington. Idaho and Oregon will be pres
emit by engagement at the approaching
session of the Northwest Fruitgrow-
ers' association, to be held in Walla
Walla January Is. 20 and 80.
State Horticulturist Won Holderbeke
has begun = crusade against nursery
men. and also against merchants OF the
state who buy and sell fruit trees, to
compel them to secure the bond OF
81 900 aud take out license. accord
ing to the provisions OF the state
statute governing the handling OF
trees
The o. r. N. announces a reduction
of the rase on mill feed in carload lots
from The Dalles and all points east
thereof, including Spokane, to Colorado
mining points. Under the new tariff
the rate will be so cents per 100 pounds
in cars of a minimum capacity of 3d.
900 pounds. or reduction OF 40 cents
per ZOE pounds. A.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

The production and progress OF this
mining and metallurgical Industries OF
the United States for year just closed
/ are reviewed in the last number OF
the Engineer and Mining Journal. Coal
ON which all the other mining indus
| tries depend for fuel Is treated first
! The total production was estimated al
100000. 900 short tons. an amount con
siderably In excess Of that brought 10
the surface in Great Britain. and for
other country. Nearly the entire
amount was consumed at home. despite
material growth In exports. The an
thracite coal fields OF Pennsylvania
contributed one NTH OF the total. There
was greater development OF the blum
inous coal deposits OF the Pennsylvania.
West Virginia, Ohio. Illinois. Ind ana
and other western states. and the softer
coal entered TO greater extent than
ever before in the market for CONNER
cial and household fuel. The produe-
tion and consumption OF coal were also
larger than ever before. chiefly because
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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

Put duty before pleasure with the as
surance Of '1ast the best Of all the
game"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-10

mabel doesn't believe in long en-.
gagements'.'
Yes. ] understand Mabel's young
,1an had a good deal Of money!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-31
The PITH AND POINT
OF WHAT is SAID
By People of ::Americus in Various
Walks.
TALKED WHILE THEY TRADED.
A Roundup Of The News and Gossip
of a Day Here in Americas = A
Bunch of Little Tales Whacked off
Quite Short.

Get ready for garden work. Onion
sets, peas, and the freshest stock OF
garden seeds of all kinds, at Hudson's
drugstore.
The Carlton sisters, well remembered
by local play goers, will dance ct Elm
nigan's BALI at the opera house next
Tuesday night.
The Missionary Institute of the
Americus district, in session here since
Monday night, brought its labors to a
| close yesterday.
January passes into the record with
the passing of today, passing up the
new month and the bill collector with
tomorrow's dawn.
Candidates for city and county Off
ces and for the legislature are not de-
veloping as yet. But the woods will be
full of them soon.
The Darien Gazette hopes that Gov
ernor Gambler will soon conclude to
run for something just to please the
newspaper writer's.
A colored farmer ''swapped" hun
dred bushels of peas for hundred dol
lar bill. with an Americas merchant
yesterday morning.
The stately willow trees in the city
hall park are already putting on their
robes of green, only to be denuded by
freeze O week hence,
The head aud antlers of the proud
elk will soon adorn many coat lapels
here. The order IN Americas promises
to be strong one.
Tomorrow will tell the tale in the
police muddle, as it will then be decid-
ed whether council or the commission
Will "soss" the force.
The friends of Judge and Mr.. T. Nj.
Allen and Miss Halle Allen will learn
with regret of the continued very seri
GUS illness of the latter.
The Times-RecOrder was misinfOrm-
ed regarding the sale of a Brown street
residence by DR.. Mckee. The proper
ty has not been disposed of.
At 3 p. m. yesterday the temperature
stood at 70 degrees here, as shown by
the guage at The Windsor. Think of
summer weather in midwinter.
When very young man begins to
know how much less he knows than he
thinks he knows, then he knows some
thing that is really worth knowing,
There are men in this world who
think degeneracy is brilliancy and
viciousness is smartness, but, they
never got those ideas from their moth
erS,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-31
JOLLY OLD UNCLE JOSH
Continued from Second PaeeN

L }
is all because Sherlock & Go. are very
careful in the selection of stock, get the
best of everything and keep it fresh on
cold storage. To keep your hubby in
a good humor, Polly, trade at Sherlock
& Co.'S. market every time" Good ad-
vice.
"Now," cried the old gentleman,
nov for a picture of this crowd. In
good old country fashion we'll go to IL e
photograph gallery, and my friend
Van Ripper has good one. His pic
lures are wonderful in fidelity and
finish. I want one full-size photo for
my study and some small ones for my
friends. Van Ripper has the soul of a
true artist; all his work is labor of
love. in which he will not stop short of
perfection, AS he is famous for sue
cessful charging, I want him to give
you life size representation of yours
truly (The pictures of Uncle Josh,
Polly and Charley may all be seen at
Oil AbAPOAS pLuA4O any blLAO WIG 4ChNtSL
{ esires to call.
En- route to their home the party
called at The Times Recorder Office.
"You'll want the news every day." re-
marked Uncle Josh ''and as this is the
favorite paper here I'll subscribe"
Upon summing up the wonderful
event of the day Polly began to voluby
express her thanks. "You have bought
us everything" she exclaimed.
"Only one thing" replied Uncle
Josh, refectively, "but / can remedy
that. A, W. Smith, the furniture man
always has a nice line Of them and you
can get one whenever you want it; Til
pay for the best"
why" exclaimed Polly, with great
surprise, "Uncle, what can it be?"
"Well, it's baby carriage or go
cart, and"
But Polly had tainted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-31
Finds WAY to Live Long.

The startling announcem MT of Die
lover ythat will surely lengthen life is
made by editor o. II. Downey, of Chu
rubusco, Ind. 81 wish to state" he
writes, "that Or. Kings New Diseov-
cry for Consumption is the most infal-
lible remedy that have ever known
for Coughs, Colds and Grip. It's in
valuable to people with weak lungs.
Having this wonderful medicine no one
need dread Pneumonia or Consumption.
It's relief is instant and cure certain. :"
E. j. Eldridge guarantees every SOC
and 81 bottle, and give trial bottles free.