Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-08-04
UPPER SAMON RIVER
Warm Weather. Good Crops
and Some Politics,

Warm Weather. Good Crops
and Some Politics.
These hot days make quiet times
in this modest locality, and yet
from all sides come reports of activ-
ity and general progress, consider
able farming going on, and hay
harvest has been active and crops
good. All the news from the diff.
ferent mining camps is favorable
and denotes degree Of advance
ment in this chief industry that is
very satisfactory. Bear creek dis
trict, as well as Marshall lake, are
now fully in the list Of established
gold producing camps, and new
discoveries and better develop
ment of older properties make this
assurance doubly sure. The Pitts.
burg company at Short Bar is get.
ting on with it's work as we'll as
could be expected, and with plenty
Of logs ON hand the mill can be
operated to its full capacity, and
work on the big fume pushed
vigorously. The Henrietta com.
pany will soon begin work as the
river is at quite low stage and
steadily falling; the flume put in
last winter has proved satisfactory
and will give ample supply Of
water, the ground Is in good shape
for working, and the outlook for
good cleanup is favorable, and all
hope they will realize all sxpecta-
tions they are deserving Of. Rapid
river mines pre- pushing to the
front and the work done and in
progress shows full confidence on
the part Of the owners. Roads and
| bitches are being constructed and
a sawmill nearly ready for opera
tion by the Weyant company, and
recent developments show that the
mines Of this company will produce
ore amply sufficient to keep q
stamp mill in constant operation.
At the Iron Spring compsny's pro-
perty recent tests show abundance
of ore of good value. The usual
amount Of prospecting goes on and
reports Of new strikes are daily re-
ported and will be good ground to
mine out this winter by the stove.
All kinds of live stock are doing
we'll although the season has been
very dry.
Race creek beats the world for
garden truck and all sorts are on
the table and the very best. Ber-
ries have had their day and<are
only a pleasant reminiscence, but
other fruits are here in place.
Politics! yes, sometimes we hear
a word or two and see a paper oc-
casionally, and by the way the
republican primary that was held
at higgins, proved very select
affair, and orthodox in all respects.
BY the exercise Of astute political
diplomacy a qusr6m was obtained
without calling for democratic as
sistance in organizing the board.
Some of the papers received here
contain illusions that sound very
much like paid ads, indicating
that Avery see more has aposta-
cized and become q jack democrat.
Can you authenticate this? Not
that any fatal results are antici-
pated among the numerous demo-
Gratis of this Baliwick, "joy seldom
kills." but just to remove present
suspense, you probably never heard
of Bill Crews dog, did you? Well
you see it was after this wise, Bill
had a dog-not any particular kind
Of dog-just dog. One day Bill
dropped into the store and as usual
the dog managed to slip in first
and take possession OF the most
comfortable corner. In appearance
the animal is just normal, except
being minus one eye, Bill accounts
for this saying che was chasing
chickens and got mixed up with 9
J barbwire fence" Someone re.
) marked that he was rather an or.
merry looking pup. Bill allowed
that he was not paralizen' for looks
but says he 81 tell you that dog
has got pints, and mighty peculiar
pints, he's always hungry, he gets
lots of truck around home, but
some how he'd sooner sneak off te
the neighbors and prospect tht
back yards for slop buckets and
bones. He thinks he's bar dog
. but he amt, and he has q way ol
/ barkin' when he ought to keep
still, and keepin' still when barkin'
would be in order" Some on.
casually remarked that they were
not very alluring points. Bill sale
he allowed that Was 80 and Will,
he did not consider him any better
than some other dogs, yet he die
brag on his appetite, in fact wal
anxious to bet that he had the all
; firedest appetite of any dog in thu
country and don't care what kim
of society he gets into If he cal
satisfy it. eyes I'd give hin
away, but haven't got anything
apin anvone around here and