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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-10-08
CITY COUNCIL
OPENS BIDS
Bid Received for Construction
of Water Works and
Electric Light
Plant.

City council met Friday evening
to open bids for the construction OF
the water works and electric light
systems. Six bids were received.
Some of the bids we're for the con-
struction, grading and supplying of
everything, others for certain por-
tions Of the machinery. After the
reading of the various bids council
adjourned until Saturday evening OF
consider the propositions submitted.
The bidders were: The Deane Steam
Pump Co., VIM. Haskins, Wilkerson
& Haskins, Sweet & Doyle. J. Q.
White and A. G.. Long.
At the adjourned meeting Saturday
evening the bid of j. G. White, of
Portland, was accepted a. to furnish
ing lap welded steel pipe, in such
amount as might be required.
The bid of A. G. Long to furnish
California ten-inch red wood pipe
was accepted. The other bids were
laid over for further consideration.
The bids were accepted, conditional
On the sale Of the bonds.
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}. T. HERNDON
Is DISCHARGED
The Jury after Hearing the
Evidence Discharged
Defendant.

The case of the State of Idaho VS.
II. L. Herndon, charged with OBJ
tanning property under false pre-
lenses, by which he caused +. M.
hubbard, of Meadows, to pay out
several hundred dollars, came up
ior trial in the district court Mon
oay. The taking of the evidence
consumed the entire day and it was
oeclded to hold an evening session
AZ which the attorneys would plead.
nleer the attorneys had presented
'ueir sides Of the case, the jury were
'enl 70 their room. Remaining out 9
'nor' Time, they rendered a verdict
VI not guilty, The jury stood ten
'or convection and two for acquittal.
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New Ordinances.

Two ordinances we're passed by
the city council at their regular
meeting Friday evening. One was
providing for tax levy to meet
the annual appropriation for the cur
rent expenses of the city. Follow
ing is the levy:
General expense fund, two mills
on the dollar on the assessed valua-
ton; road fund, two mills on the
dollar on the assessed valuation; in
terest bond fund, three mills on the
dollar.
The other ordinance provides FOL
the creation Of a local improvement
district. The proposed district In
cludes the property fronting OF
Main Street, and extending to tb'
county bridge over the Weiser river
This is the district in which the pro
posed grading and gravelling worl
will be done, by the city.
High grade cigars at postoffice.
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AN INTERVIEW
WITH JAS. JEWELL
MUCH IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
IN PROGTESS IN THUNDER Mt

while not SO populous as earlier in
the season seemed on more preman-
ent basis. Substantial cabins are
taking the place Of tents. Saw mills
on Monumental creek are in course
of construction, survey stakes along
Mon mental creek indicate the early
completion of the wagon road into
Roosevelt. The water in the creek
formerly so clear and pure is now
muddy from the stamp mills, and
the whistle announcing the working
hours vibrates through the mountain
air very metropolitan and business
like. Pack trains of burros are wind
ing along the trails laden with winter
provisions for the miners. Provi-
sions that cost II 90 per pound last
winter will be quite reasonable the
coming season
The Thunder Mt. Gold Reef Min
ing company are pushing develop
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HAULING FREIGHT
INTO MINERAL
CONTRACT TO HAUL COKE TO THE Smell
TER is LET.

Joseph Griffin of Bridgeport, one
of the freighting firm of Griffin and
Giles, spent last night IN the city
purchasing supplies and wagon parts
for Quitting eight teams which will
operate between Huntington and
Mineral City next month, says the
Baker City Herald. Mr. GILES said,
while conversing with a Herald re-
porter, that he had secured the con-
tract for hauling coke. from point
upon the railroad two miles below
Huntington, where there is sidetrack
to the smeIter and that the establish
ment would start up7 in about forty
days.
The smelter, fairly good sized
one, is located at Mineral City and
owned by the Ladd & Tilton inter
ests of Portland 1t has been shu
down for sometime and only recentl,
it was decided to start again. 1
duster is now being put in and whel
this has been accomplished fire
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evidences that the character os the
ore would change.as depth was gain
ed, and that he was of the opinion
that it would become base when
water course was encountered, That,
he said, was not against the property,
as from average tests made of the
value of the vein every pound of
ore mined would return handsome
profits as concentrates.
Mr.. Patton brought out nearly so
pounds of samples, which he had Sc
cured with great care in order that a
fair estimate of the average value of
the entire width of the. vein could be
reached. A lumber of the samples
show great quantities of wire gold,
while others possessed indications of
gold values in combination with other
metals.
AS to the plans for development,
Mr.. Patton said that parties residing
in Denver and Pueblo, Colo, were
interested with him, and that he
would have to report to them before
definite arrangements could be made
for prospecting work upon the claims.
He said that he had every reason to
believe that work would be started
up before winter, and that if time
permitted an abundant supply OF
necessarles would be packed into the
camp and an extensive plan OF work
would be determinod upon and car
ried out
There were five CLAIMS IN th
group, Mr.. Patton said, all located
upon the main ledge. The probabil
iues that company would be form
ed and all details in connection wit
the opening up of the propert
would be handled by officers electe
, by stockholders.
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James e. Jewell is stopping at
the Weiser having just returned from
Thunder Mt. This is Mr.. Jewells
fifth trip into that rich district. He
was one of the few who braved the
terrible trip last winter on snow shoes
with dogs to drag his sleds, when
the danger of snow slides on the
trail was the greatest. He located
for himself some very promising
claims, surveyed the first townsite
of Thunder Mt. city, surveyed and
reported for companies in the district.
His knowledge Of mining and en-
gineering gained at Idaho's Schools
of Mines was of great assistance, and
his acquaintance with the district
caused his advice and opinions to be
eagerly sought for by prospector and
owner. Mr.. Jewell reports Thunder
Mountain district more prosperous
than ever. The town of Roosevelt
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We clip the following from the
Statesman:
W. B. Patton, for years a mining
operator in several of the western
states, including Utah, Colorado,
4 Montana and Idaho, returned yester-
day afternoon from an extended
Prospecting trip through-the noun
talns of northern Idaho, having ira
yeled from Marble Greek section of
1.-THE Thunder Mountain district to
Smith creek, and then south to In
dian creek, where he spent about 10
weeks In several portions of the
district he located claims and per-
formed assessment work on a num-
ber of them, intending to return lat
er to those that showed up the best
and exploit them at considerable
depth.
Upon reaching Indian creek at a
point some Is or 20 miles south of
Roosevelt he pitched camp and pro-
ceeded to thoroughly prospect sew
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outside for fuel for the stove left the
negro in the saloon alone. When he
returned the negro was gone, and he
noticed that the cash register was
open. He Immediately hunted up
the negro and accused him of the
theft. The negro confessed and
gave up $1O0 90, saying that was all
he got. He was Immediately placed
under arrest; and will have a
preliminary hearing at Meadows this
week. 1t was afterward ascertained
that he had taken $500, and had
spent $5, 90 of the money.
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A Roosevelt Miner Writes Of the Great Gold Camp

They have two men rocking dirt
and they rock out enough gold to
more than pay the expenses OF their
development work
w. 9. Cooper strnck a four foot
vein on bis Blue Bird quartz claim
that runs over $1,000 to the ton.
Everybody is going wild over It.
The property is situated on Little
Indian creek, adjoining David
Casey's Wood Picker Group for which
he refused $50, 600.
All these late strikes have been
made by energetic prospectors who
were not easily discouraged and came
with the full intention to stay,
This camp has been severely
knocked by Paulousers and tin horn
experts. CHAs ii. CURTIS.
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GREAT DISCOVERY
ON INDIAN CREEK
NEW DISTRICT BEING OPENED UP SOUTH
OF THUNDER MT. DISTRICT

eral promising ledges, outcroppings
of which could be easily seen on the
surface At first his success from
the point OF locating gold bearing
rock, was only nominal, and he had
about decided to leave for the Smith
Greek section. having heard very
favorable reports from that locality.
AS usually happens, 1t was almost
the last pick that uncovered some
quartz that seemed to possess q diff
ferent surface from that in which he
had been working. He broke out
several pieces and took them to his
tent, where he tested them with a pan.
The results were so encouraging that
determined to remain and more
thoroughly exploit the find. The
tests from the first pans were such
as to indicate the probable presence
of rich gold bearing quartz He set
to work the next morning to sink
on the vein, and after days work
he again made tests with the pan
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assay certificates Ore runs as high
as $1,000 90 In gold and silver per ton
Another exciting strike was made
by George Brant on Little Marble
creek. Mr.. Brant is representing
the Thunder Mt. Gold Reef Mining
and Development Corporation. Lit
tie Marble is tributary to Big creek
and empties into Big creek between
Smith and Logan. Mr.. Brant loca
ted 10 quartz claims for his company
on Little Marble and according to
expert opinion, it is the most valu-
able property in the district As
says have been made there running
all the way from $40. 90 TO $194. 90
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gold and silver.
H. B. Fulton, general superintend-
ent OF the Thunder Mountain Devel-
opment Company, of Boise, Idaho,
at this end, received orders from
the headquarters 10 begin operations
on two 5OO-foot tunnels on Trap
creek at once.
Bartholomew and Larson have
struck very rich ore on their Utah
Group Of claims on tribu tary Of
Rush creek, about 2t miles east OF
the celebrated Dewey. They are
making arrangements to sink hun
dred- foot shaft.
Moore and Campbell's Wisdom
Group is turning wonderfully rich.
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in gold. A copper ledge-was struck
by Brant,- which runs 40 per cent in
gold and 6 per cent in copper.
creek must be wonderfully
,tich pauned colors of gold from
the grass roots down and | also
panned piece of Mr.. Brant's ore and
to my surprise got string OF colors
\half around the pan.
Another rich strike is reported from
the South Fork of Smith creek on the
Crown properties which have been
developed by G. H. II. Hunter Of
Denver, and D. MacKipzie, Of New
York City. Assayer's certificate
shows values from $50 to $400 in
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and became convinced that he had
made an important discovery.

and became convinced that he had
made an important discovery.
Mr.. Patton was seen yesterday
afternoon, and in reference to the
showing at the property on Indian
creek he said that, judging from the
present indications, as based on the
amount of ore in sight in the shaft
and the value determined from pan
ming and assays, he was convinced
that he had uncovered what would
undoubtedly develop into one of the
greatest mining propositions In the
entire Thunder Mountain district.
He stated that he had exploited the
ledge for fully 16 feet and had not
come in contact with but one wall,
and that while there were streaks of
very high grade mineral, there were
values evenly distributed through b
practically the entire vein matter, or
at least all of the vein matter that
he had opened up. How much more
of the vein there was Mr.. Patton
said was, of course, but matter ol
conjecture.
In reference to the formation thai
characterizes that portion of the
district in which he has located sucl
promising looking prospect Mr.
Patton stated that the country rocl
was mostly granite, with some schist
porphyry and quartzite, and that tn,
vein upon which he had been latel,
working was composed mostly Of al
almost perfect ribbon quartz contain
ing gold in free state and indica
tioDs of some silver, in chlorides
and probably some lead and iron
He said that at the surface sample
of the ore showed free gold in plent
itul quantities, but that there wei
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mine on the 18th on IA foot vein,
runs as high as $427 in gold per ton.
The Dewey mill is dropping its
stamps night and day. There is a
rumor. in the city today about a
strike in the Dewey that has no
equal but we are unable to find out
the particulars.
The. richest strike has been made
on Big creek and Smith creek,
by B. f. Goldman, which runs away
up in the thousands of dollars. So
far as | could learn the strike WAS
made in a 30-foot tunnel. The Lew
iston banker and his associates have
struck it very rich, according to
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Roosevelt, Sept. %, 'O2.

Roosevelt, Sept. %, OF.
To Editor Signal:
Dear Sir:-I am today prepared to
send you few lines regarding the
outlook for the. Thunder Mountain
mining district.
Strikes have been made on nearly
|all the creeks IN the district. De-
|velopment work is going on very
rapidly on the Fairview, Sunnyside
land the Dewey. A strike was made
in the Fairview the other day. A
|60 foot ledge encountered there runs
las high as $290.O0 per ton in gold.
The Sunny side IS coming to the front
VERY rapidly. A strike made in that
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ment work on their Monumental and
Weiser claims, about four miles up
Monumental creek from Roosevelt
Two large pack trains are enroute
with provisione and powder They
are building cabins for winter, and
are cross cutting their Lodges from
which they have obtained assays as
high as $1,000. 90 per ton and from
which has been panned as many as
one hundred colors to the pan. Their
general manager states they expect
ed 10 outline and expose their ore
bodies so to be ready for their stamp
mills in the spring.
4 Rich strikes are reported at the
Dewey, Gold King, ounnyside and
Fairview claims. All the companies
who have done development work,
seem greatly pleased and are order
ing stamp mills and arranging for
extensive winter work,
The reports sent out concerning
the marvellous riches Of the Profile
creek, Big creek and Smith creek
districts have not been exaggerated,
large we'll defined lodges cut through
the country and they can be traced
| for miles.
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Notice Please Read.

Our stores will be closed on Satur-
day, Oct. 18th till 600 p. m. on ac-
count of holiday. Please take due
notice. HAAS Bros.
j. K. LANDsMAN.
NORRIS SoMMER.
M. ALEXANDER.
100 bundles bale ties at Kimballs-
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Robbed the Cash Register.

oa'uroay morning negro, who
1as oeen cooking during the summer
a' Aardo, and has been around the
,,eaoows =, for several days, went into F.
nuooard's saloon. The bartender,
''ei Hubbard, having occasion to go
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will be lighted for winters run.
Mr. Griffin says revival has been
heralded in the mining industry in
that ncighborhood through the en-
deavor to reopen the smelter. There
are no properties now being devei-
oped upon the road between the Gate
City and Idaho towns, but with the
resumption of operations more activ-
ity is anticipated The roads are in
good shape and no difficulty is ex-
pected in hauling. The contractors
will haul merchandise and COX. into
Mineral City and bring out ores to the
railroad. The new awakening ls of
considerable Importance in business
way to that territory.
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The semi-annual meeting of the
Washington county board Of phar-
macy will meet in this city, Oct. 16tb,
1902, at DR.. Warehouses; office.
Il. j. DAVIS, Sec'y.
PING Ponr h(lc and NO. at Candee'e.
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Ping Pong, SOC and up, at CANDIES.
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High grade cigars at postoffice.
Evening star., 1902-08-30
Argentine Cattle.
From the Buenos Ayres Herald.


1t may be said that Great Britain 1-;1,
naturally favor her own colonies in mak-
ing such purchases of cattle to restock the
South African pasture lands, and. other
Things being equal, this would be natural
But Canadian and New Zealand beef brinps
a better price in the British market than
Argentine, and this because in those colo-
nies more attention has been given to the
breeding of cattle for prime beef. and in
consequence both Canada and New Zoo
land, and the United States as probable
bidder, are not likely to offer their stock
as cheaply as will the Argentine estanciero
and this difference in price is likely to Sc.
cure Tor this country a generous slice at
least. or the business. Where else In fhe
world can the requisite number of cattle
be found at such prices as can be made
mere! We believe it safe to state that Ar
gentina STANDS alone and in commanding
position In this respect; at least, we have
good reason for the hope that is in US that
in this direction lies a prompt large and
profitable business for us. Great britain
Will become a buyer of hundreds of thou
SANDS or cattle for the South African nlains
and price will become an important factor
IN making purchases of such maenitude
That Argentine cattle at Argentine prices
and Argentine proximity to the ports of
discharge Will be favorably looked upon
seems to be reasonable, hence our beJief
ana that OF the market in general that the
signing or peace means an especial good of
great magnitude to this country.
Evening star., 1902-08-30
LAST KENTUCKY DUEL.
Was Fought in '66 Between Capt
Desha and Lieut., Kimbroueh.

From the Leadvine Herald Democrat.
The death Of Capt. 10 Desha at Cyntht-
ana few days ago recalls a duel which
was fought in Scott county soon after the
close of the civil war-a cold day in March.
lS66-in which Capt. Desha and Lieut.. KIM
brough of Cynthiana were the participants.
Capt. Desha had served in the confederate
army and Lieut. Kimbrough was in the
FEDERAL service. The duel was fought on
the line dividing Fayette and Scott coun-
ties. on the James X. Duke farm. Lieut..
kimbrough was the challenging party. Two
shots were exchanged AT the second shot
kimbrough was shot through the upper
part of the thigh the ball passing through
the body. He recovered from the wound.
put always limped afterward He died a
lew years ago in Texas. At the time of th,
duel Capt. Desha's left arm was useless in
consequence of a serious wound received
during the war.
Desha and Kimbrough We're neishhor
boys and Schoolmates, and the trouhIe ha
gan between them when at school. II was
renewed after the war. the duel Resulting
Mai Harvey Mcdowell of Cynthiana was
Desha's second, and Maj. Long acted for
klmbrough. DR.. Benedict Keene then a
prominent physician of Georgetown, was
surgeon to the latter. The duel was wit
messed by Warren Smith and George W
downing of Georgetown. This was prob
ably the last duel ever fought in Kentnckv
Evening star., 1902-08-30
BANKRUPT In LIVERY.
Curious Laws Once Inforced in Eng
land and Scotland

curious Laws Once lnforced in Eng
land and Scotland.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
AT one time in England and Scotland
bankrupts We're compelled to wear a dis
tinctive dress. This was result of en-
actments passed at various times in Scot
land from the year 1606 to 16SS The
Edinburgh court of cessions specified the
dress to be of part-color. one-half yellow
and the other brown. something after the
style Of the dress now worn in English
prisons by the worst class of prisoners
those who have attempted to escape or
been guilty of murderous assaults on Of
ficers The enactment also provided that
the bankrupt should be exhibited publicly
in the market place Of his town for a period
OF two hours and then sent away con-
demned to wear the dress until such time
as he had paid his debts or some one else
had done it for him.
Although this was period of laws
which can only be described as ferocious
this law was such outrage on public
sentiment that in 1888 it was so far re-
pealed that the wearing of the dress was
only compulsory in cases in which fraud
had been proved, or, curiouSy enough If
the bankrupt had been convicted of SNUG
Cling. The same practice was legal but
not generally in force in England down to
the year 1896. The idea was, of course to
warn persons who might have given credit
that the bankrupt was not able to pay, but
popular sentiment soon recognized that il
was wholly unfair to impose such excess
sive penalties on a man who might have
become bankrupt through no fault of his
own, and. as usual, when the law became
contrary to public feeling 1t ceased to be
operative.
Evening star., 1902-08-30

center of the whole world 1t has foun-
dries and shops for making steam engines.
heavy machinery and cannon. 1t makes
pins and needles by the tens of millions
and steel pens and buttons for all parts of
the globe. 1t has glass works and CRYSTAL
works, bronze foundries and bridge works,
and its gun works are of enormous size
There are one hundred thousand factory
hands In the city. and it is estimated that
ten thousand of these are employed In
making guns and rifles. The guns are ex-
ported TO all countries. The works were
pushed to their full capacity during our
civil war, when 10000 guns were shipped
TO the United States, including a large
number which went to help the south.
The Birmingham Of Today.
The Birmingham of today is about as
large as st. Louis. 1t has one or two
streets as fine as the better streets Of St
Louis, and indeed 1t looks much more like
an American city than an English one The
streets are we'll kept, and notwithstanding
the foundries and factories which are scat
tered here and there upon them everything
Is remarkably clean.
birmingham has been called the town of
Two great streets. Its chief business houses
are on these streets, and the buildings have
all been put up within the last few wears
They are the product of Birmineham's
principle OF municipal improvement. When
Joseph Chamberlain was mayor the busi-
ness OF the town was congested There
We're slums in its heart, and IL was Cham
berlain who planned to wipe the slums out.
to build great street through them. which
should be known as Corporation street. and
to widen what is now New street, or. in
short, to practically rebuild the business
part of the city. This undertaking was he
gun In 1875 and 100000 was borrowed
to carry 1t out. Inasmuch as the money
was needed at once and 1t would take time
to get an act Of parliament authorizing the
city to issue bonds Joseph Chamberlain