Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-01-23

DIED.-lh this city, January 20,
1902, David B. Baldwin, aged II
years and two months. Mr.. Bald
win was one Of the oldest pioneers
OF Idaho county and has led q very
adventurous life, having served as
deputy marshal in Idaho and Mon
tana in territorial days. The cause
OF death was Bright's disease, and
the remains were inferred in Fair
view cemetery yesterday, with a
large number OF old time and sor-
rowing friends to pay the last sad
rites to their old friend.
Civil Engineer Walter Hovey
Hill has issued a very comprehen-
sive map OF central Idaho showing
the gold districts and all of the
roads and trails leading to the
same. The map is or a scale Of
eight miles to the inch and has
been compiled from records, sur
veys and other official information.
1t is valuable map for every bust
ness man, homeseeker and prospec-
tor in Idaho county, as from it ex-
act Information can be obtained.
Blue prints are now for sale at ten
cents each.
Married-At the home of Seth
Jones, near Denver, January 10,
1902, Mr.. George Yates and Miss
Ellen Wood, G. p. Huxley offici-
ating. Both parties are we'll and
favorably known on Camas Prairie.
Mr. Yates is engaged in the stock
raising business on the Prairie.
A few invited friends were present
at the wedding, after which a most
sumptuous dinner was served, the
table being loaded down with good
things to eat. Mr.. Yates has ex-
tensive stock interests on Salmon
river, where he and his bride will
make their future home. A host
OF friends wish the ne WHY married
couple success in their future life.
Messrs. Moody and Rankin, of
Hawarden, Iowa, who spent sew
eral days looking over the prairie
the past week, left Saturday for
points below. Mr.. Moody pur-
chased the northeast quarter of the
school section northeast of town
from w. w. Brown and will be
along in due time to take up his
permanent residence here. Mr..
Rankin is also expected to return
shortly to look over the field more
thoroughly and left instruct ions
with A. F. Parker to look him up
som , extensive tracts against his
return. Mr.. Rankin wants to
acquire several thousand acres for
stock raising purposes. and would
have purchased the Witt & Sloan
place had he arrived one day
sooner. Both these gentlemen are
highly pleased with Camas Prairie
and stated to the editor that it's
wealth Of soil, climate aud water
had not been exaggerated or mis-
represented in any particular.
A representative of the North
port smelters was here this week
looking into the mining situation
with the view of having the con-
centaates from the various pro-
ductive mining properties
shipped to the smelter. The con-
centrations from our mines contain
just the right proportion Of silicates
and iron to make a valuable fux
for the other ores treated at the
smelter, and consequently this Sec
ton is looked upon as desirable
field, and a purchasing agent is to
locate here for the purpose OF buy
ing them as fast as produced, thus
affording market for what is now
practically waste product. The
first purchase made was of all the
concentrates saved on the Iron
Crown mine on Newsome creek,
which run from $50 to $3.50 per
ton in gold, and also Is tons of
$3.50 concentrates from the Jumbo
mine. The company will pay 50
per cent for concentrates in car
load lots.
D. G. Van Buren,, who has re-
Gently been down to the So nth
Fork inspecting the work on the
power plant, reports everything
progressing satisfactorily there.
About one hundred feet OF ditch
has been dug since Christmas and
it is expected that water will be
run through the whole length of
the ditch within a month. The
upper part was practically fin.
ished last spring and large vol
ume of water was diverted through
it on to the Klondyke placer claim,
by means of dam which raised
the water in the river eight feet.
More or less work has been done
on the property during the past
summer and fall, and it will be
prosecuted vigorously and continu-
ously until the plant is completed,
which will be some time next fall.
This plant will be of great benefit
to Grangeville. Substantial re-
auctions will be made in the light
rates, and power will be furnished
so cheaply that our flour mills
can compete successfully with any