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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-09

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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-09
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-09
THE MARKETS.

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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
a CURIOUS MISTAKE.
still Born Child Mistaken for Laun
dry Package.

Still Born Child Mistaken for Laun-
dry Package.
Tacoma, Wash. The newly born
child discovered in a laundry bundle
at a local laundry recently was the
child OF Mr.. and Mrs Michael Waters
OF South N street, Tacoma. whel.
the marker" at the laundry opened
the bundle and the body Of a well
formed child was found therein the
police were notified and took posses
sion of the tiny remains, which were
afterwards given over to the undertake
er for burial. The case proves to be
probably one of the most extraordinary
ION record, for while investigation
proves the child to have been still
born, the substitution of the remains
in the laundry package for bundle OF
soiIed linen is without parallel in news
Taper records.
When the police visited the address
given on the bundle they found the
family Of Michael Waters, wood deal
Ter, and regular practicing physician
lin attendance on a case of still birth
Inquiry reveals that the family was
preparing to bury the wrong bundle
when the investigating officers arrived
with their explanations, and had the
laundry man not reported the remarka
BILE find probably the mistake in wrap
lping up the bundle would not yet have
been discovered.
The nurse had sent to the laundry
what she supposed was bundle Of
soiled linen.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
OREGON NOTES.

Robert e. Pointer, a prosperous
rancher living three miles south of
,aker City. has mysteriously disap-
peared.
High water in the Columbia has de-
moralized the telegraph and telephone
service between Cascade Locks and
Umatilla.
At Heppner cloudburst occurred
recently, doing considerable damage
to property. Telegram and telephone
wires were put out of business.
An award has been made of $22, 500
to Miss Birdie N. Mccarthy of Wayne,
Mich, against James HEREFORD u Lake
county, Ore, IL breach Of promise
suit.
j. @. Coggins, who is wanted by the
postoffice department on q charge OF
forging money orders throughout the
country, was arrested in Eugene, Ore,
recently by officers while trying to pass
q bogus money order for $40 upon a
clothing house Of that city.
While in an intoxicated condition,
Dan Beer of Silverton, Ore, walked
of the blur at Oregon City and fell
to the railroad track below, a distance
OF 80 feet. He escaped uninjured.
That the man escaped with his life is
miraculous. for the bluff at the scene
of the mishap is almost precipitous,
and Is OF rocky formation.
Inree prospectors recently found
The decomposed body of man on
Wagner creek divide. Appearances
indicated that the body had lain there
several months and had been prey for
wild animals. 1t is beneved the body
Is that of Charles III. Mccartney of
Topeka, Kan. A pistol was lying be-
side the uody. and 1t is supposed that
he committed suicide.
A small forest reserve has been Gre
ated on the borders of northern Grant
and southeastern Morrow counties.
tx townships in Morrow county have
been withdrawn from settlement,
which includes about all the timbered
land in the county. The north half OF
township 7. ranges 2S, 20 and 80; the
west half of township s, range 81; all
south and east in Grant county, have
been withdrawn from settlement This
brings the reserve within I'VE miles of
Ritter.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
IDAHO NEWS.

Wallace will have fourth of July
celebration.
The log drive on the upper st. Joe
Is over for the season.
Wardner is free at last from the scar
let fever quarantine which has been
in force for some time.
A large number of farms in the vi
cinity of Lane, Idaho, have recently
been sold to German farmers from
Wisconsin.
P. o. Fredland, resident of Burnt
ridge, near Troy, was killed recently,
while working in a well by cave-in
Of half ton of clay.
Reports from the Kendrick neigh
borhood are that growers on Bear
creek will begin picking and shipping
strawberries this week.
The new passenger and freight
steamer recently built for w. w. Fer
rell at the head of navigation caught
fire and burned to the waters edge
and sank recently.
Four carloads of fat hogs were
shipped to Seattle last week from
farmers in the surrounding section
about Juliaetta. Price, $5.65 hundred.
This shipment, ~ is believed, will be
the last for number Of months.
During violent wind and rain storm
recently Harvey Hill, timber foreman
for the Hope Lumber company, was
blown from the boom and drowned in
the lake. He leaves a wife. Hill was
about IS years of age, and was popu-
lar man.
The most disastrous passenger
wreck in the history of the Oregon
Short Line in recent years occurred
within the city limits of Pocatello at
11:35 a. m. recently, when No. 2, the
eastbound fast mail, struck a mis-
placed switch at the west end of the
yards just as she was pulling into
town and went into the ditch. AS q
result Fireman Henry Bowers is dead
and Engineer Evan Williams and Mail
Clerk Ben A. Campbell are seriously
injured. but there were no casualties
Of any kind among the passengers.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
Thunder Mountain District.

much capital has become invested
in Thunder Mountain and this, to-
gether with the immense amount OF
assessment work that will be carried
on, insures a most prosperous season
for that district" said C. ]. Murray,
who spent the winter i'll the camp and
recently arrived in Spokane from
there.
''The principal work has been done
on the Dewey, the Fairview and the
Sunnyside. On the Dewey a lower
tunnel has been driven $50 feet. The
ledge is 76 feet wide and the ore that
has been milled averages $40.
''The Belle of Thunder Mountain
company has been working both the
Sunnyside and the Burr Oak claims
all winter. There is the same vein
on these properties and the AZ feet OF
ore that has been exposed will mill
$S7. Three feet of the ledge assays
$215. The plates and cyanide pla1l
will save all of the values.
'The Fairview has done about as
much development work as either OF
the other mines.
1.-THE state wagon road will soon be
commenced. 1t will be started from
Van Wyck, in Long valley, which is
about 65 miles from Thunder Noun.
tain.
"a section of territory IL miles wide
by Is miles long has been staked and
an immense amount of assessment
work will have to be Gone this sea
son to hold the claims.
"Ah the properties that have been
extensively developed have large
amounts Of ore on the dump"
Mr.. Murray came out through Cham
berlain basin and Dixie. He went on
snowshoes so miles and made the trir
to Spokane in less than 10 days. He
viii return to the district early in
June.
Chicago men have incorporated tc
operate in the Thunder Mountain
country, organized under the laws 81
Arizona, with a capital of $4,000, 900
The company has acquired a numbe,
of claims in the best portion Of The
district
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
MONTANA NEWS ITEMS.

Miners union day, the 25th anniver-
sary Of the formation of the union in
Butte, was celebrated at Butte Satur-
day.
1t was holiday for most of the citi-
zens, and the program of sports in
cluded two prize fights and a ball
game.
Jack O'Keefe of Chicago and Jimmie
Britt of San Francisco fought 10
rounds to draw in the afternoon be-
fore 10000 people, and Aurelio Her
rera Of Bakersfield. Cal, knocked out
The bodies of Frank Okerman and
Hans Oustead, who were drowned in
the Missouri river recently at Great
Falls were found at Fort Benton, SIS
miles away. The bodies had travelled
the distance In one hour less than five
days. They went over six falls and
miles of rapids.
Official word has been received in
Butte, Mont. to the effect that the
cutoff from Columbia Falls or Kalis-
pell, on the Great Northern, to Jacko,
on the Northern Pacific, is to be built
at once. Work will be commenced
within 60 days. The new line will
open up the richest country in the
state of Montana and furnish direct
route from the Crows Nest fields to
the Butte and Anaconda mines and
shelters.
President Lee Mantle; vice presi-
dent. Martin Maginnis; secretary
Paul Mccormick; assistant secretary
John B. Leggatt; treasurer, G. w
Hoffman; executive committee, the
president, vice president, secretary
William Scallon, B. F. White and H
L. Frank. These are the officers and
committeeman Of the Montana worlds
fair commission, upon whom will de
volve the active work of preparing the
exhibit of this state, for the Louisiana
purchase exposition at st. Louis next
year, under the provisions of the bill
enacted at the extra session of the
| legislature.
Kid Broad of Cleveland in the even
ing, and San Francisco beat Butte al
| eball.
Jacob Ketchel, ranchman living
near Ovando, committed suicide re
Gently by jumping into a small lake
He became violently insane and, going
to the ranch home of William Boyd
attacked the family. Next morning 8
posse was formed to look for Ketche
and found his body in the lake.
John F. Leary of Butte was sho
under mysterious circumstances re
Gently, and his wife is being held IL
the county Jail to answer to the charge
of murder, should he die. Leary was
shot through the left lung, and, aftel
an operation, the physicians said tina
the patient had just fighting chance
for his life.
1t is rumored that the Great North
ern division point, roundhouse and re
pair shops are to be moved from Kalis
pell, Mont, to the new town of White
fish. Mont, situated on the new mail
line of that road about 16 miles nortl
of Kalispell. The transfer will be mad,
upon the completion of the Columbi;
Falls cutoff.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

The Rossland-K ootenai company has
placed several men at the Great West
ern mine at Rossland.
The Great Western has not operated
for almost three years.
Kootenai lake, B. c., was visited re-
Gently by one of the worst windstorms
ever experienced by the oldest inhab-
liant. Little damage was done but
three small vacant cottages on the
beach were blown to sea and went to
pieces before they could be rescued.
The smelter returns for the last car
OF Providence, near Greenwood, ore
gives net weight of 41,678 pounds,
and the value, after the customary
percentage deductions by the smelter,
$4,90746. or net value of about 1896
per ton, less freight and treatment
charges. The gold value was sos
ounces per ton and the silver about
$50 ounces.
Luther Wagner, a mining engineer
of San Francisco, arrived in Spokane
and has been examining a quicksilver
property located in the Kamloops, and
according to the report of Mr.. Wag-
oner, the outlook is very promising.
The owners Of the quicksilver mine
have spent several thousand dollars
in development work and have con-
siderable nice looking ore in sight.
Late last fall the placer cIaim Wild
Duck, owned by Peterson Bros, locat.
ed about two miles northwest of Erie,
B. c., on the north fork of the Salmon
river, was sold to Spokane men for
$4,000. They now intend putting in a
hydraulic plant to work the property
They have already completed a fine
clubhouse, cookhouse and office on
the property and will have the plant
in operation at the earliest possible
| date.
Paul Johnson, E. M, has returned
to Greenwood from Chicago, where he
met B. D. Brown, New York capital
list in the Brown Alaska company
which will develop a mining and smelt
ing enterprise at Prince of Wales isl
and, Alaska. Mr.. Johnson will next
month proceed to The island to erect
a smelter ready for operation by Janu
airy 1. 1t will be built on somewhat
similar lines to the one Mr.. Johnson
built at Greenwood Tor the British Co
lumbia Copper company, commencing
with single furnace with a daily
treatment capacity of between 400 and
500 tons. He will likely plan a smaller
smelter, to be built at Standpoint
Idaho, before starting for Alaska.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
He killed Hls Nelahbor.

Sacramento. Cal, June ia bloody
battle occurred recently between
neighbors in Slater's addition, near the
Sacramento river. w. F. Lockwood
shot and killed John Gould, an employe
of the Southern Pacific freight sheds
Lockwood then shot Gould's wife in the
side, but he disclaims intention tc
harm her. The Is year old SON Of
Gould raised his fathers pistol at his
assassin, but the cartridges had al
been exploded.
The trouble arose over fence.
Complete arrangements have beer
made for the consolidation of the Ket
tenbach and the Farmers and Mechan
les banks at Nee Perce. The new
institution will have a paid up capital
of $4,000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
WAY OF THE STOCK MARKET.
Pittsburg Syndicate Clears Up For
tune.

New York, June 16.-Although it is
generally conceded that the bears
have been responsible for many of the
declines in stocks during the last
month, and that they have made mill
ions Of dollars in profits, there is a
radical difference of opinion in regard
heir identity, and Wall street is
divided as to how far such people as
he Rockefellers have contributed to
the shaking down in prices. Some
said John w. Gates had a good deal
to do with the slump, others that
James Keene took a hand, but these
guesses are wide of the mark.
The highest authorities agree that
he Standard Oil people have been
aggressive in shaking out spectators.
but things have gone much further
than they had any idea. A group of
capitalists who have frequently been
referred to as the Pittsburg crowd,
with $10,OOO,0O0 to S15,00O, 900 of their
own money, has been the real force
that drove stocks down, and l hear
they have made fully $4,000, 900 since
they began operations this spring.
They have the best banking and
brokerage connections, with facilities
tor finding out, as far as it can be
done, what the financiers are doing
or are not doing. They have experts
IN this country and Europe studying
every phase of business and conditions
that bear on the stock and grain mar
kets.
With all available resources at
their command, they are prepared to
plan campaign and act Immediately.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
MINING NOTES.

There are from two to three carloads
of ore in the Black Tail mine at Re-
public, broken down and ready for
shipment, which will be held until the
returns for tne last shipment come I,
nand.
The foundations for the new Garrett
son smelter of the Pittsburg- Montana
Copper Mining company will shortly
be put in place at Butte. A large
force is finishing the excavating. Con-
siderable machinery for the new plant
has already arrived. The works will
employ about 700 men.
The so stamp mill and cyanide plant
located on the Broadway mine at Sill
yer Star, Montana, was totally de-
stroyed by fire recently. The estimat-
ed loss is $4,000 partly covered by in
surance. Inc mill and mine have been
idle for some time and fire is undoubt-
eddy the work of an incendiary.
An important adjunct to the exten
sive mining machinery of Butte is to
De installed by Senator w. A. Clark il
his Original NINE in the shape of a
modern air compressor, built on what
is called the Two unit plan. The con.
tract is said to be one of the largest OF
its kind to pc awarded in Butte fol
some time. by means of pipes all OF
the mines belonging to Senator Clark
will be furnished with air.
James Downing and Michael Collins,
two miners in the Sinbad mine, at
Butte, Mont, were compelled to wade
knee deep in scalding water, through
the breaking Of the exhaust pipe in d
pump recently. The men were in a
drift at the time Of the accident. Dense
clouds Of steam followed the breaking
Of the machinery and nearly suffocated
the miners. Both are severely burned
Recent developments in Buffalo
Hump, Idaho, where the gold mines
are coming forward at a surprisingly
rapid pace, have centered attention OF
mining men on that district, and
bumpers feel that this season will be
the liveliest they have known. The
Jumbo is taking rank as one of the big
gold mines of Idaho, and the Cracker.
jack and the Wise Boy are also show
ing up surprisingly well.
The heirs of the late Judge Frank
Ganahl of Spokane, in his lifetime one
Of the best known lawyers in the inter,
mountain region. have lost suit in
volving a one-twelfth interest in
Crown Point mine near Wardner, Ida
no. The one-twelfth interest has been
estimated as being worth as much as
$4,000. and the decision whereby the
Ganahl heirs lost the case was handed
down Wednesday by Judge Beatty In
the United States court at Boise
Idaho.
Denis Clark is back to Spokane from
a trip to California, where he was
looking after his mining interests.
Bristol, England. is the latest mar
ket for green marble, produced at the
quarries in Stevens county, Washing
ton.
w. T. Smith has half dozen men
at work on the Bell mineral claim. on
Wallace mountain. near Beaverdell
west fork Of the Kettle river.
II is stated that on January 1. 1908
there were 1884 bituminous coal mines
in operation in Pennsy lvania. as com
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
Trade Report.

Weather. crop reports and labor CON
ditions all show improvement and the
feeling has grown that damage from
the foreign sources has been overesti-
mated. Wholesale business generally
lis still seasonably quiet, but already
an Improvement in tone is noticeable
as the result Of the better outlook ag-
riculturally. Railroad earnings are
good as q whole, though. as expected,
western floods have curtailed June
gross receipts somewhat. Wool is
steady, but business is light at the east
while at the west new woods are NOV.
ing quite freely.
Lumber shows a firm tone. Hard.
ware is quiet. The jewelry trade is
dull. Groceries are active and reflect a
better demand. Refined sugar ad
yanced 10 cents per 100 pounds. COT.
fee is firm.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19


pared with 94s on December 81. 1900.
The output of copper at the new
Washoe smelter at Anaconda, Mont,
for May is the largest ever made, eitn-
er by this smelter or any other in the
world, and it Is SO far in excess Oh
any other records made that Manager
Matthewson distributed cigars to all
the employees of the works.
After the books had been gone over
for the month it was found that the
output of the red metal Wss 13,57O,OO0
pounds.
1t is estimated that nearly 1000 men
are employed at the new works, wnlie
200 more are employed in the construc-
ton of a mammoth stack, which will be
built to a height of 800 feet. The men
employed in the mines at Butte owned
and operated by the same company
will increase the number of persons
employed several thousand, and as
most of the men are married and have
families. it is estimated that In the
neighborhood of 10000 people are de-
pendent upon the Amalgamated Cop
per company for their daily livelihood,
The ore reduced at the Washoe smell
ter also carries considerable silver and
some gold, all of which is saved as a
byproduct. A large quantity Of silver
bullion is shipped east twice month
from this plant.
| The Montana Mining company, limit
| % hos h0nd.
ed for $4,000 the Barton & Jones
group of mines, at the head of Warm
Springs creek, in Granite county. The
lead is "a feet wide with free milling
ore averaging 81 a ton. Fifty fee'
from the main shaft of the Barton 4
Jones group is parallel vein two feet
wide, the ore assaying $50 ton II
gold.
The Cataract Mining company
which is operating near Basin, has lei
the contract for 200 ton smelter, tt
be completed within five months. The
mine being worked by the company hal
developed into splendid property.
| Henry McCabe, representing Denvel
capitalists, among whom is David Moi
fit, the banker and railroad magnate
has located 80 claims in the Corbin
Wickes district, 20 miles south of Hell
ena. Two will be developed by 50
foot shafts. Mr.. McCabe believes tina
after going through the iron cap which
exists on the surface, and attaining
a depth of from 300 to 500 feet, larg
copper bodies will be found.
Charles P. Richardson, manage
and principal owner of the Moos
creek placer mines, in the Elk Cit,
section, Idaho, has brought from tn
mine two bars of gold bullion, tn
second partial cleanup this year. TIL
bars contained $2407 in gold and rel
resented the returns of 406 hour
piping.
The Simmons property, located 1
Bear gulch, about eight miles fror
Murray, Idaho, has been bonded t
Toledo, Ohio, people for $250,000. !
big payment was made down and tn
rest will follow in close payments. TIL
deal was made through ]. G. Feeha
of Murray. The owners are A.
Simmons, M. S. Simmons and Davi
Avery. Each of them owns thirt
They discovered the property thre
years ago and have done considerabl
development work.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
Aid for State Militia.

The war department has announced
tne provisional apportionment to the
states and territories of so per cent of
the S2,OOO,OO0 appropriation by the act
Oh congress for arming and supplying
the militia to correspond with the reg
ular army. Western states received
the following appropriations:
California, $S0,S14; Colorado, $8S42;
Idaho, SSS74; Montana, $4O21; Nevada,
slISS; Oregon, $11,135; Wyoming,
sSszS; Arizona, $2660; New Mexico,
$4417; Hawaii, $4569.
len thousand dollars was assigned
10 Forto Rico and deducted from the
appropriation of $4,000 900.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
DEATH or GENERAL M'cook.
Gallant Veteran Of Civil War Sue.
cumbs to Paralysis,

Dayton. Ohio.-General Alexander
Mcdowell McCook, U. 8. A., retired
suffered a third stroke of paralysis
recently and died at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Charles Craighead
General McCook came from Washing
otn few weeks ago and shortly af
forwards suffered a mild stroke of par
alysis. This was followed few days
later with a second stroke, more Sc
rious than the first, but despite this
fact it was believed that he would re
cover. He appeared to be steadily i'm
proving until the end came suddenly
Mrs. McCook, the widow; Mrs. Chaun
cey Baker OF Washington, daughter
and Mrs. Craighead were at the bed
side at the hour of parting.
The burial took place at Spring
Grove cemetery. Cincinnati, where are
buried the other members of the Nc
Cook family.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19

Chicago June 16.-Mrs. Lettie Ma
son Quine. president Of the women's
Foreign Missionary society Of the
hf6{h0dist church. died at her home
mere. Mrs. Quine was known in re
lIfious circles throughout the coun
Is and was one Of the most influential
women In that society.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-19
MINES and MINING NEWS
SPRING BRINGS ACTIVE WORK IN
EVERY SECTION.
Items Of Interest Of a Miscellaneous
Mature Gathered During the Past
Week-New Districts Making Good
showinss-Many Mining Accidents
and Personals.

Such general activity as is felt in
the Occur d'Alenes has started mining
at a lively clip in the Pine Creek dis
trict, just west of Wardner, Idaho. A
number of silver-lead properties in
that camp are under development
and some fine showings have been ex-
posed.