The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-10-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS
Items Of General Interest to All Of
Our Readers.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DoINCs
A Brief Review Of the improvements, Growth
and Development Along All Lines Of In.
Industry Tbrouehout Cur State.

B -ise-The enrolment for the first
school month at Boise is 2,1l8 a gain
Of 230 over the corresponding month
of last year.
Moscow-Moscow is in the height of
building boom, and many fine resi-
dence structures are being erected. In
addition to the more elaborate build.
ings, smaller homes are going up in all
quarters.
Troy-S. II. billiard of Boulder
creek, was in town last week and left
seven apples to be sent to the fair at
Lew iton. The largest is an apple
known as the 20 ounce pippin, which
weighed one and one half pounds. The
smallest weighed 23 ounces. Oscar
Larson has just shipped carload of
little navy beans TO Wholesale house
in Spokane. He has bought over 81
100 worth Of beans in the last two
weeks.
Giangeville-Theo PARKS, a promi-
nent mining man, passed through here
from the Clearwater mines, en- route to
the Hump. MIR. Parks says the Hawk
eye group, which is owned by Nez
Perez people, is showing some fine ore.
and expects soon to install a cyanide
plant. All of the properties ale ex-
pecting to run throughout the winter.
They are running 100 foot tunnel on
the group and working day and night
shifts
Moscow = A representative of the
Jerico Mining company, whose property
is on the divide between Elk creek and
Burnt creek, was in Moscow transact
ing business last week. He said the
Jerico is looking we'll, and that his
company is driving 400 foot tunnel.
which will keep the force busy most ali
winter. eve have several thousand
tons of good paying ore on the dump"
he said, "but the mill. which has been
idle foi about a year, will not be-
started until the wol king tunnel is
completed" This property is owned
principally by Seattle men, and is To-
Gated near the bound ry line between
Latah and Shoshone counties.
Lewiston-John P. vollmer, who il
probably the largest individual wheat
raiser in this country, has not sold a
bushel of his own crop. MI. VoIlmer
owns war; b FUSES at nj ny points and has
handled thousands of bushels of wheat
this season grown by other parties.
He lie frank to admit that he expects to
receive better price for his grain by
holding. Mr.. Vollmer's crop amount
ed to between 10000 and SO, 900 BUSH
els this year.
"Most of the -four from our mills is
going to the east, and particularly to
the state of Tenne ssee," said Mr.. Voll-
mer. "We are losing 90 cents on every
barrel OF Hour we sell in the local
market, by reason of the fact. that it
would bring that much more in the
east. Our mill at Lewiston is working
night and day, turning ut 125 barrels
OF flour every "a hours, which is 25
barrels below the total capacity. Our
mill at Kendrick is not running fl II
force, because of a shortage of water,
but will start working night and day
in short time"
Lewiston j. s. Bingley passed
througA the city from Thunder noun
tain and reports great activity at that
camp, Warrens at Florence. Mr.. Bing-
ley has been working all SUNNI err at
mountain and ia ON his way
to Trail, B. c., for the winter.
About 80 men are at work on the
Sunnysde putting in the 40 stamp
mill, which will start within two or
three weeks" said he. ''As manv as
500 men have been employed at this
nine at one time during the summer.
The Pittsburg people who own the
Sunnyside intend to run the mill al
winter.
The Dewey is working 35 men and
the mill is pounding away steadily.
What is probably the richest strike
ever made in the camp was reported
from this property few days before
lett. What the values were l did not
md out. | understand that the strike
is Docket and not new ledge.
wenty men are at work on the TT.
7. group. Most of the work This sum-
ner has been on development, but a
'tamp mill is on the road and will be
working this winter.
NOT much work has been done on
4. u. Pardee's property during the
hummer. About 800 men are in the
amp.
"Warrens is building up rapidly and
VIII be better town than ever. The
DAD from Council is lined with freight
cams, and l do not believe there will
'e any shortage of supplies this winter.
AT Burdock's hot springs, Thorp &
oler, Denver firm, are spending
ioo, 200 on their placer grounds and
Ill start hydraulic mining in the
1eadows next spring. They have
nree different camps emf Toying 2s
len.
At Florence two new stamp mills
re ooeing installed. In the 20 wears
nave known this country have never
Sen 1t so active or prosperous.