Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-12-19

Diamond6eld Jack Davis, the
notorious murderer, has been par
doned by the state pardon hoard,
Washington, Dec. 1.-The post
office department has advanced 15s
fourth class postma sters to the
Presidential class. They include
the following; Nezperce, Rath-
drum, Sand Point, Shoshone.
Washington, Dec. 15.-Senator
Dubois obtained from the interior
department authority for erecting
and maintaining dam and boom
site four miles east of Lewiston up
on application of L. A. Porter, the
big fruit grower, on the Clearwater
river. Mills will be erected.
The state treasurer announces
that the money will be on hand
January ! to take up the last OF
the state wagon road bonds of the
serieq of 1889, drawing six per cent
interest and amounting to $4,000,
This is the last OF the state bonds
drawing 6 per cent interest, the
other state Indebtedness being at A
and 5 per cent.
Ross Krigbaum, who has the
contract for carrying the mail
between Meadows and. Warren, is
in the city. Mr.. Krig baum reports
eight feet of snow on Secesh sum
init, but there is a we'll broken
trial. Mail is being carried by
horses, eight being required to
do the work, four at each end OF
the route. Two horses are required
TO carry the mail. The round trip
is made in four days. Mr.. Krig-
baum says if the snow gets much
deeper he will use dogs and sleds.
-Weiser Signal.
Unless unexpected delay occurs
in the construction work on the
craft, the pretty new steamer,
Imnaha, will be launched on New
Years day, and it is planned
that appropriate ceremonies shall
be held in honor of an event.
which means the opening to trade
and commercial activities of an
I extensive and rich section of the
state which has so long remained
isolated. CAPTAIN Harry Baugh'
man and Builder Kaston are each
anxious that the new boat will be
in shape for launching on the first
Gay of the new year and the con
struction operations are being
pushed as rapidly as possible
Tribune.
Grangeville, Idaho, Dec. 14.-W
A. Jones, cattle and hog buyer
says that shipments OF cattle from
Camas prairie have been larger
this year than for any season in
the past Is years. He places thu
number of cattle raised and sole
in Idaho county and shipped from
Sites during the year at 5000, tn
average value being $45, and tn,
total value $205,000. The number
of hogs shipped Mr.. Jones est
mates at 10000, and their average
value at $15, a total of $4,000
He saws that Notwithstanding thes
heavy shipments of stock there i
ut present on the prairie, nov
being fed for market, at least 300
head of 2 and 8 year old cattl,
and 10000 head of hogs.
There is good authority for th
statement that negotiations are nov
under way that will result in bring
ing small smelter to Pocatell
not later than next spring. Th
smelter, if put in, win be erecte
for the properties owned by tn
Great Western Mining and Millin
com pany, company compose
mainly of Blackfoot people, thong
Pocatello people are largely inter
estsd. This company owns grou
of II claims which are best know
as the Hovey group, having bee
located by Mr.. Hovey of Blacl
foot. They are located about seve
miles southeast of Pocatello on tt
southern side Of the highest pea
Just east of town and perhaps nc
more than two miles southeast {
Mosquito springs. -Pocatello Az
vance.