The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-04-06
Carrie Hastings the second and Mrs.
@. H. Crete the consolation prizes.

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that st. James Episcopal Guild is
arranging an Easter sale, but the
ladies are as yet unable to give the
time and place Of holding it.
John e. Mcdonald is back from
sojourn at Givens' Warm Springs,
looking very much improved Lovely
place to stop down there.' he says.
The DeLamar Lodge Of Odd Fellows
propose to give an entertainment at
the hotel. in honor of the S7th anni-
versary of the establishment of their
order in America on the 26th 1t will
begin with exercises in the reading
room Of the hotel at 7:3O p. M, to be
followed by dance at the schoolhouse
at $50. and a midnight supper at their
hall.
Since Monday after the storm was
ended,we have had bright clear sun
shine and clear, cold, crisp nights,
keeping the snow from melting rapidly.
Some of the drifts are piled very high.
Those who have been on War Eagle
assert that in going around Cape Horn
there are points where they are fully
so feet deep. But it looks like spring
here now and looking down the valleys
the snow is all gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. W. Woodland and
two sons, relatives of Mrs. Ralph
Farquhar, arrived here, Monday, ac-
companied by Mr.. Gordon, all com
ing from Ottawa Kansas. The elder
Mr. Woodland is not enjoying good
health and the family came here with
the hope the change might benefit him.
The young men will seek employment
in the mines. The family is now To-
Gated in the former Hunt residence.
A note received from Mr. John
Scales from his home at Hollywood,
California, state the family is all quite
well excepting himself, he having been
advised by his physician to diet and
remain quiet on account Of heart
trouble. Mr.. Townsend's health is inn
proving. Henry goes to Sonora, Mexico,
where he has been offered position
They enjoyed a pleasant visit few
days ago from Mr.. and Mrs Sam D.
McLain of this place, now making an
extended visit to the coast cities.
March came in this year like a lion
and certainly did not posses any lamb
like demeanor when it went out. Sat
urday night before the month had
ended, it began showing hard and a
strong wind came up and all night,
all day Sunday and we'll on until the
next morning the snow never ceased
falling until nearly two feet of new
snow covered that already on the
ground. For the first time during the
winter, the attempt to get the stage
with the mail from here to DeLamar
had to be abandoned until morning.
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cellent opportunities for investment.
See J. E. Dickens for particulars, prices
etc.
The supply of hay on the ranches
having become pretty generally ex
hausted people had begun turning their
stock out on the ranges and it is feared
that the losses of cattle and horses
must have been considerable, but lie.
fore the storm, the grass had begun 60
start in the valleys and is sufficiently
high for sheep to subsist upon it, SC
that it is thought that but small loss
will be sustained by sheep owners
Two years ago a similar storm, but not
nearly so severe occurred on the fifth
Of April. The present one was much
out of the usual
The DeLamar mill reconstructed anc
improved process is so nearly com
pleted thai it was started experiment.
ally on Monday, aud has been running
nearly all week, only a few minor
changes, such as tightening belts, re-
adjusting some gearing, stopping small
leaks in some of the tanks, etc, being
required. As the process of separat
ing the shines from the ore and treat
ing the ore aud the shines separately
is novel and interesting Nugget will
) attempt within short time to give 3
full description of the mill and the
manner of handling the ore from the
time it is dumped onto the grizzly's
until the silt leaves 1he tanks and the
solution and percipitates pass through
the filter presses. OF course, up tc
date, results have not demonstrated
complete achievement of the purpose
for which the mill was constructed