Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-04-24
"Shooting the White Horse


Rapids at the Phanthoscope
Theater this week. A party of
miners on a loaded barge are seen
coming through the treacherous
waters of the Yukon. Uncle
Josh at the Picture Show" is also
on exhibition this week. Bring
the family out Saturday evening to
see the show. Admission 1Oc.
William Edwards. IA Spokane at
torpey, was in town Saturday out
fitting for Thunder Mountain,
where he will open an attorneys
Office The FREE PRESS fitted him
out with large assortment of
legal blanks of all kinds at prices
which the gentleman said were
considerably lower than the prices
charged in Spokane for the same
articles. He left with Il. A. Pat
rick over the Salmon river route,
and they hope to take their four
horse 81. ar through to Thunder
Mountain.
Robinson, English & Pickering
arrived from Genesee this week
with their pack train of 25 animals
which they will put on the road
packing directly from Sites by
way of the Grangeville- Warren
gateway into Thunder Mountain.
Their first cargo will be made up
of groceries and provisions ex-
clusively. which they have had
shipped from Spokane to Sites.
They know the country thoroughly
and feel confident of their ability
to make the camp in quick time
over this route.
Rev. George Kindred who has
been preaching at the Congrega-
tional church the last few Sundays,
returned to Seattle Wednesday.
While here Mr.. Kindred aided in
completing the plans for the new
Congregational church and the
plans are now in the hands of the
contractors. The building will be
erected Immediately, a pastor hav-
ing been called from the east, who
with his family will arrive the first
week in May and take up his regu-
lar work. The new church will be
erected ON Main street just west of
the school house.
+. q. Sammis and j. NJ. Herman.
treasurer and manager respectively
of the Florence Gold Mining COM
pany, of New York, arrived here
from the great metropolis last week
and left Sunday for Florence to in
sPeet the work aone upon the prop
critics the past winter. Mr.. Sam
mis- stated that the reports received
during the winter We're highly en-
conraging to the stock holders, and
plenty of money would be forth
coming to develop the properties
for all there is in them. The Hunt
lneton mills will start up as soon
as the water runs.
R. Z. and +. B. Pitcher, of Spo-
kane, arrived here Monday to fit
out for Thunder Mountain, and
they left today in company with
two others over the Salmon river
route with horses, which they will
take as far as the Elk City summit.
Messrs. Pitcher were in the camp
last summer and made some loca-
lions which they regard as being of
equal value to any in the camp.
and their intention is to exploit
them as soon as possible after their
arrival. They are familiar enough
with the country to know that the
drangeville gateway is the best
route to the camp.
Lee Wann and son and their
families leave tomorrow for their
old home in Missouri after a resi-
dence here of only four years, dur
ing which they have acquired a
comfortable competency by farm
ing and stock raising. They sold
their places on shebang creek re-
Gently to j. f. Horton, of Linton.
\. D., and are now returning to
their old home to take life easy for
awhile. They have been good citi.
zens and we wish them GOOD luck
wherever they go It is money TO
monkeys that they will all return
to'old camas Prairie before many
moons.