Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-09

rganized, will construct an irrigation
ditch covering $4,000 acres of arid
and, tributary to Emmett.
There are "A quartz mills in the state
10 concentrators, sampler, smelters,
10 grist mills, 126 saw mills, s shingle
mills, 21 steamers or vessels and 6 fer
ryboats.
A packing and meat curing plant
has been located at Idaho Falls within
the year, which has capacity OF 100
hogs, twenty-five cattle and fifty
sheep daily.
James Goff, veteran of the Civil
war and an inmate of the Soldiers
Home, died at Boise last week at the
age of 5s years. He served with homer
in an Iowa regiment.
Lincoln county has made satisfactory
development during the year. There
are several large enterprises on foot,
including the power plant at the falls,
and projected electric railway.
-Four counties, Boise, Custer, Cassia
and Lemhi had no railroads when as
sessmant was made last year. Proba-
bly, only Boise and Cassia counties will
remain in this class a year hence.
Only five counties made returns on
irrigating bitches last year, Ada, Ban
mock, Canyon, Gilmore and Washing
ton, only small percentage. They
reported 201 miles. valued at $1ss, 800.
Montreal parties are constructing a
suspension bridge across Snake river
at Blue Lakes to support pipe to
carry water from the springs to the
mines on the sonth side of the river.
Three hundred and thirty-eight
articles of incorporation were filed last
year. OF these Ill were of mining
companies, 81 irrigation enterprises,
IA oil companies and 10 lumber com
panies.
A fair quantity of coal has been
found and several new shafts are be-
ing sunk in Goose creek canyon and
along Trapper creek, near Oakley.
There seems to be ready market for
this coal
The interest derived from the invest
ment of the permanent school fund,
together with rentals from state school
lands, provided $42, ,s37.5s last year,
which was apportioned among the
different counties.
City clerk William V. Helfrich Of
Boise, has been summarily dismissed
from office for gambling. He COM
mitted the offense while drinking.
Several arrests of persons who played
with him have been made.
The state has 1897 miles of railroad,
1854 miles of telegraph and 29o7 miles
of telephone wires. This shows an in
crease of 1850 miles of railroad,
COLTS of telephone lines, and a de-
crease of 25 miles of telsgraphs.
The amount of taxes paid the state
by each of the counties is as follows:
Ada, S26, 796 23; Baunock, $l6, 9o7. As;
Bear Lake, S7,033, 12; Bingham, S13,-
s65. 65; Blaine, 50, 403 s5; Boise, S3,41o-
81; Canyon, SIS, 5,21s.61; Cassia, SIS, ,057. "a;
Custer, $3,59s. 23; Elmore, $7,l96.5l
Fremont, $13, ,161.7e; Idaho, 50, PSI 81;
Kootenai, SIT, ,73O. IL; Latah, $l9, sos. %;
Lemhi, So, $50. l6; Lincoln, $6,913.2i;
Nez Perce, $l6, ,66S. Is; Oneida, $40, $780,
AZ; Owyhee, S7,930. Sc; Shoshone, Si2,-
503. 70; Washington, S12, ,56s.34.
The most important irrigation enter
prise projected in h state undoubt-
edly is that of the Twin Falls Land
the diversion of the waters of the
! Snake river at point 20 miles above
Twin Falls and the reclamation of
some $4,000 acres of land situated
mainly on the south side of the great
| stream. The enterprise will involve
the expenditure of $1,000, 900, but the
average cost of placing the water on
the land will be only 81 an acre.
The northern portion of the state ID
the seat of tie most productive mining
enterprises of Idaho These are in the
Coeur d'Alenes, in Shoshone county
That section produces nearly half tht
lead mined in the United States. TIL,
ores are of the silver-lead variety, and
the deposits are enormous. That sec
ton has improved much during the
year, some new mines being added tc
the list of producers, while the old
mines have improved in nearly all in
stances. The production Of that dis
.trict in silver and lead reaches some
SO, O,o0o, 900 annually, far more than al
other portions of the state combined