Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-05


hauled when active construction will
begin on the new mill.
Andrew Prader came in from the
Union Tuesday and left on Wednesday
mornings stage for Spokane where he
will remain short time to rest up and
renew acquaintance with his family.
w. D. Linthicum, of Spokane, has
opened first class jewelry store at
Grangeville. He is an expert at watch
repairing and positively guarantees all
work. Bring or send your watches to
him.
William Cole, of Red river, passed
through town this week with bunch
of cattle enroute to Bullock's ranch
where they will be fed the balance of
the winter, Mr.. Coles supply of hay
being insufficient.
O'Bannon & Clark, Clearwater, Ida
no, makes a special study of miners
wants. They keep on hand a general
line of everything commonly wanted by
mining men, at prices consistent with
the times.
D. D. Mcfarland and Frank Thorn
ton came in from the Aberfoile Thus
day. Mr.. Mcfarland, who is foreman,
reports the property closed down tenn
porarily. Work will be resumed in the
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feet.
For the benefit of those who are seek
ing expert information regarding the
various mining properties and. compa-
MES in this camp we will say that we
are furnishing no information free of
charge except such as may appear in
our columns.
ATTENTION To any one desiring
freight to be delivered from the rail-
road or outside points, would do well to
trust their wants in this line to Clark &
Stillwell, clearwater, Idaho, who have
several freight teams and do a general
freighting business between the rail
road and Elk City points. :;
G. L. L. Basket left this week for
an extended trip to outside points dur
ing which he will visit his mother who
lives at Rickreall, Oregon, and whom
he has not seen for six years. In addi-
ton to fiourishing hotel business built
up by himself and Mrs. Parr, Mrs.
Baskets mother, Mr.. Basket conducts
first class drugstore.
Harry Hafer returned to camp Mon
day after an extended stay in the
Hump. Mr.. Hafer reports a Distress
ing accident which befell an unknown
man near Fish lake, the details of
which he was unable to furnish, except
that giant cap had exploded in the
mans hand shattering the members so
seriously as to make amputation neces-
sary. DIR. Ainsworth performed the
operation.
Ed Hanson, of Orogrande, was in
town last week and reports considera-
BILE development work being carried on
in quiet way in that section. Mr..
Hanson owns the Key West group Of
claims, consisting Of the Key West,
Key West fraction, Western Star and
Western Star No. 2. This group par
allels the Hogan properties on the west.
Mr.. Hanson has run $50 foot tunnel
on the Key West which shows good
values the entire distance. He reports
Montgomery and Franklin as doing
considerable development work on their
group west of Badger station.
J. H. Lingo received a letter from
his son, o. 7. Lingo, in which he states
that on the tenth of February the snow
fell to depth of two and half feet in
twelve hours in Roosevelt, Thunder
mountain. On the next day a snow
slide occurred, which destroyed a two
story log building used for a butcher
shop, and which was located in the
center of the town. The same slide
carried Richardson's store, situated in
the upper part of town, four hundred
feet and landed it upon the other side
of the canyon. The letter says it was
raining the twelfth and grave fears
were entertained for the safety of the