The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-12-05
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items Of General Interest Gathered
From All Over the State.
Brief Rsvisw Of improvements, orvwth
ana Development Along All Ls.ss
Throsgheut Oar STATE.

| Lewiston - The work OF securins
subscriptions TO the capital stock Of the
new boat company, which 1t is expected
Will replace the wrecked steamer lima
ha, has cortinued throughout the week
The cafivassing committee reports that
total subscriptions received are nearly
wv, 600, including the $40, 900 the
Eureka and Fargo mining companies,
who are operating at the mouth OF the
lmnaha river. Lists an being circu.
lated In Charleston and Asotin. and also
among the mining men generally.
Many OF the latteer. who have no in
tsrests In the upper Snake river coun-
Try, have expressed a Willingness to
take stock, and it Is thought that the
remaining money can be quickly OBJ
tained.
Washington--Represcntatiye French
~ giving considerable time and atten-
ton TO the proposed opening of the
Occur d'Alene reservation. He has
placed before the Indian Office all Of the
facts showing that there are now $500
acres occupied by each family, and that
240 families hold the entire reserya-
tioE and. altogether, not more than
700 Indians, men women and children.
are IN exclusive possession Of some OF
the nneSt land on earth. The general
land Office is preparing history and
briefs in the case, and viii probably
send special agent to go all over the
ground and make an elaborate report
on which executive action can be based
or, II legislation is necessary, on which
committee reports can be based. pre-
paratory to public consideration in the
halls of legislation.
Hailey-The payrolls OF the various
camps in this vicinity show the en-
ployment Of over 600 miners, while
indicates that this number
will have been more than doubled be- |
lore the close Of the pre- ent season.
About thirty men are employed on the |
Relief group adjoining the Minnie |
Moore, while on the latter the force
has been increased by about thirteen.
force OF miners were recently dis |
,atchod to the Red Elephant group. |
where work has been inaugurated under
option obtained from Arthur Brown
ma others, while at the Tip Top, owned
~ j. q. Packard, the management is
preparing for most energetic campaign
n short time. M. II. Lippman has
force OF men at work on the tunnel
With which it is proposed TO tap the
edges by which the property is ira
'ersed. This district is in more pros
'erous condition today than at any per-
cd since the boom of early days.
Lewiston-The Dovd farm, southeast
II this city, in Tammany Hollow, will |
gain be the scene Of boring for artes-
an water. The Dowd Bros. have been
uccessfu in the past in securing water,
nd at present have three flowing wells.
'hich have been drilled to a depth of
90 feet, 90 feet and ITO feet respec-
'vcly. The present flow in the three
ellis IS l40 gallons per minute, which
sufficient TO irrigate 100 acres of
md. The Dowds have irrigated as an /.
Experiment. 40 acres of land, which has /
zen sowed to alfalfa this year. This lie
acres produced six tons Of hay 10 the n
re, which has sold at the farm for
10 per ton. The expense of cutting Il
I'd putting up the hay did not exceed n
per ton, and the experiment netted h
lem handsome profit. Ii is also p
eir intention to drive tunnel in the a
avel bed in the hill back of their Il
sidence, from which they expect to a.
rike the How of water that is feeder
the numerous springs on the farm. &C
'ould they be successful in striking d
'ter 1t is possible that the Dowds may W
able to furnish sufficient water To ir- W
pate the lower part of Tammany Hol. In
", which extends six or seven miles at
'st of their farm. III,