Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-08-20

Cottonwood side in particular car
not be beaten in any country
Y 1t is too bad that land buyers ar
not more plentiful at this time
IL because the crops are now lookin
l. their best. At this season last yea
the prairie was full of land buyer
4 and many transfers were made, Blu
q this year they are notably conspic
uous by their absence.
h w. M. Crandall came in from
g Slate creek Saturday where he hal
{ been working some placer property
he went over on the Salmon rivel
the first of the week, where he ha.
, some placer ground on which he i,
expecting to do considerable work.
Mr.. Crandall is an old pioneer oil
Idaho county and has been one Of
the most extensive placer miners
OF the county until his health COM
menced to decline year or SO ago,
which has caused him to dispose of
most of his property.
! G. A. Hastings, of Boise, passed
through the city Friday enroute
home from the Joseph plains coun-
try, where he has been assisting
Messrs. Jackson and Goldsmith
investigate claims of the settlers
whose land had been covered with
a blanket filing by the state. Mr..
Hastings said to FREE PRESS
reporter that it was the intention
Of the board, after having investi-
tgated the claims, to relinquish all
lands except those who settled on
lands within 30 days prior to the
state fling.
Earl and Mrs. Mclean and Mr..
knorr and family spent last week
in the mountains gathering buckle
berries. They spent from five to
six hours each day gathering ber-
ries and when they were ready to |
start home Saturday morning found
that they had ~ gallons of the de-
licious fruit. Mrs. Mclean said
the weather during the day was
delightful, and when the evenings
began to grow cool they would
build big camp fire and spend the
evening playing cards. They were
only about eight miles from town
and had most enjoyable outing.
p. S. Fisher and N. S. Morris
left here Sunday with pack out
fit and saddle horses bound for
Elk City, where they were to meet
a company of three persons from
New York, who went in from Sites
by stage, and are going to spend
. month or SO hunting and fishing
in the mountains. This is only
one instance in many where the
'Gem of the Mountains" state is
visited by eastern people every
year for the purpose Of enjoying
m outing in our mountains, where
The great forests, pure, unadulter-
ated water flowing from ice cold
springs that shine like crystals, can
,ot be excelled by any state in the
lnion.
f. w. Davis, j, II. Myers and
w. Montgomery left for the !.
middle fork of the Clearwater river !.
saturday to do some prospecting
md, also develop some quartz
claims which they own on which
here is some very good lodges :
'unning as high as SIS to the ton :,
i free gold. These lodges have
he same appearance and run in !.
he same direction as those lying !
between Elk city and Newsome. :
Mr.. Montgomery will do some in
pection work on some placer J
round in that section for some
Detroit, Mich. men who expect to
nut in lot Of machinery and work
he bars and beds Of the stream
With dredges and hydraulic pro- n
esses.
IL. G. Thomas, of the Allen, Gill h
'ert- Ramaker Piano house, re- \
urned from Nez Perez Saturday, o
where he has established an agency !
or the company. Mr.. Thomas p
avs that he is selling more pianos v
t Nez Perez at present than at this t.
lace, but that he is perfectly sat Il
SIZED with this field. He says y
hat he will stay in Nez @
'erce part Of his time and will be
ere occasionally, but that he is S
ct really needed here at all as he
as an excellent manager. In speak =;
ng of Miss Hatabaugh, Mr.. Thomas "
aid "She is an extraordinary good -
manager and ! received a letter =;
'om the firm at Portland stating y,
hey were very glad that succeed =.
d in securing Miss Hattabaugh y
} take charge of the store here, ="
they were personally acquainted 10
18th her and knew she would be =. 20
great help to them" .,