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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07

line proprietor of Meadows. 1t
is for carrying the mail from
Thunder City to Roosevelt, a dis
tance of SO 1-2 miles, and the
price is SIP, 500 a year for four
years. Mr.. Krigbaum will enter
upon his new duties July 1. Be-
sides this contract he already
has another for carrying the
mail from Meadows to Lardo.
The contract was closed in this
city by w. S. McGinnis, the
veteran postal Inspector who de-
parted Saturday morning for
Boise. The delivery will be on a
two and three times a week
schedule-Weiser Signal.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07
To Work Placers.

The Marshall Lake placer :
mines will this year produce
hundreds of thousands of dollars
in gold, due to the fact that there )
is going to be a long season with
a heavy water supply. The snow
is from five to eight feet deep,
with the late snow and rain yet
to come. This insures the miners
of that district the most prosper
GUS season that has been given
them in three years.
More than 16 hydraulic giants
will be in operation in the camp
this summer. The Gott Mining
company will operate four and
six giants, the Grouse Creek will
have four and possibly six or
more in operation. The Falls
creek will work four, the Matt
Gilbert property will put two in
operation as soon as the water
starts, the Lake Creek company
will work two; besides these will
be many smaller companies who
will operate from one to four
giants.
Those working will be operated
day and night with the most
powerful machinery known to
hydraulic mining and it can
readily be seen the great area of
ground that will be washed
through the boxes during the
coming summer. One mine, the
Grouse Creek last year took out
$4,000 during the short season
afforded, while this year it is
estimated this company will take
out from $70,0 to $100, 900 and
all the other claims in equal pro-
portion.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07

the purpose of creating forest re-
serves, in the states of Colorado,
Wyoming, Idaho, Montana,
Washington, Oregon and Califor-
MIA and the Territories of New
Mexico and Arizona an area
greater in extent than New Eng
land and all of the Middle States
combined. The forest reserves
created, and the land withdrawn
for the purpose of creating forest
reserves, in Idaho equal 28 4-10
per cent. of the area Of the state.
In several counties in Idaho the
area withdrawn for forest re-
serves is from Is to IS per cent.
Of the total area of the counties.
This results in withdrawing these
lands from settlement, and con-
sequently from taxation and con-
tribution to the growth and of
established value to the wealth
and support of the state and
counties. 1t means limitation
of the growth of the state and of
the counties. Under existing
conditions vast quantities of land
admittedly susceptible of home
making are included in these re-
serves.
The Forestry bureau is now
withdrawing large tracts OF land
upon which there is no merchan-
table timber and leasing these
lands for grazing purposes under
exclusive contracts, admitting
only that portion of the public
who are fortunate enough to be
on the inside of such contracts.
The Commissioner of Immigra-
ton in Idaho complains the field
upon which large immigration
could be located upon land well
adapted to homemaking is so ab-
sorbed by these Withdrawals for
, forest reserves as to seriouly en-
= barrass the bureau of immigra-
ton in caring for the large num-
ber of citizens who are constant
7 ly inquiring for home-making
: lands in Idaho, and that the tide
= of immigration is being diverted
: from Idaho.
l CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07
Gooding to GomperS.

"Great agitation caused by the
arrest of Meyer. Haywood and
Pettibone, of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, among labor
unions of the United States, and
charges of conspiracy between
state officials and mine owners
of the west to punish innocent
men for the assassination of
Governor S4eunenberg, have in
duced me to invite you and John
Mitchell to appoint a committee
to oinvestigate the conditions here.
Will offer such committee oppor-
tunities to see Orchard and
Adams, hear from their lips
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07
Lemhi Indians Won't Come.

For many weeks the good peo-
pie of Blackfoot and vicinity have
been alarmed for fear Senator
Dubois would get through his in
famous scheme to bring the
Lemhi Indians to the Fort Hall
reservation. Senator Hepburn
and Congressman French worked
untiringly with the Indian De-
partment to head off the asking
of an appropriation for the re-
moval of the redskins, but the
department was strongly deter
mined in its course and would
not give in. The only thing that
could be done was to head off
the appropriation in congress, so
Congressman French has worked
increasingly to this end, and how
admirably he has succeeded is
made known in a message to the
Mail. His success with the house
committee was complete in every
detail, and Mr.. French is indeed
to be congratulated. The people
are indeed thankful to him fol-
his efforts. but this does not enc
the matter.
An attempt will now be made
to put this item of appropriation
on the senate side and put il
through that way However
Senator Hepburn is awake to the
necessity of downing the measure
! and will put forth every possible
effort to that end, while we ma,
look for Dubois to do all in hi
power to get it through.
1t is hoped by those who hav
; Blackfoot's interests at hear
! that the appropriation may neve
be made. -Blackfoot Mail.
Thunder Mountain Mail Contrac!
2 Last Friday evening the big
gest mail contract ever let i
: Idaho by Uncle Sam was aware
/ ed to Ross Kraigbaum, tn
s veteran mail contractor and stag
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07
FORTY TON PLANT
At Present t---WM be Increased to 500 Tons IN
July or August.

statements that they have made
confession duplicating accused
men in numerous murders and
that no clemency has been offer
ed. You understand, of course,
details of confession cannot be
told to any committee or made
public until told in trial Of cases.
| do this because l believe in fair
ness of membership of labor or
ganizations. | call your atten-
tion to my statement in Associat-
ed Press of March %. Will you
do Idaho the justice and me the
honor of appointing such a COM
mittee to meet here April 12?"
GOMPERS TO GOODING.
Surely if Orchard and Adams
cannot give details of the con-
fessions, what benefit can result
from Mr.. .MitchelPs and my hear
ing their general statement? In
any event such statements would
only be ex parte without cross
examination and without being
confronted with the accused
men. The justification of sus-
picion lies in their unlawful ex.
tradition and brutal kidnapping
from their homes and states"
Mr.. Gompers pointedly refused
to be compromised by accepting
Gooding's diplomatic advances
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07

Eyes SIR" said Chas. E. Skiles
president of the Thunder Noun
tain Gold company, operating In
the Orogrande district, to the
Newsman, the Elk City country
will see more activity this COM
ing summer than in the past five
years combined. Our company
alone are going right ahead on
sound business lines and intend
to continue adding to our present
4olant just as rapidly as local con-
ditions will permit. We have 30
teams strung out all along the
road between here and Sites
moving in our new 40 ton cyanide
plant and the additional machin-
ery for the mill. The latter COM
prising five stamps with their
impedimenta from the Allis-
Chalmers Co., Chicago. Our
tanks are wood and were bought
of the Pacific Tank Co., of Olym-
pia, Wash, through A. l..
Wright of the Bradley Engineer
ing Co., of Spokane. Mr.. A. A.
Watson, of New York, who has
long been identified with the Allis
Chalmers Co. will have charge of
construction"
1t is expected to have the new
plant in operation early in May.
"When,' continued Mr.. Skiles,
1--WE will Immediately begin
work upon the 500 ton annex anc
expect to have it we'll under way
by July or August. The com
pany said Mr.. Skiles is in splen
did financial, condition, the di
rectorate is working in perfec
harmony. The officers are bust
ness men we'll known in eastern
financial centers. Following ar
the officers: Chas. E. Skiles
president and general manager
C. Howarth, vice president; DR.
R. Hamil D. Swing, treasurer
J. w. Mickle, secretary. Capt
]. w. Hagerrhan a retired nava
officer, DR.. Wilson Zerping an
N. B. Marsh directors. Th
power will be derived from
Pelton wheel reinforced by elet
tricity.
The company own 500 acres {
mining ground including placer'
we'll timbered and watered an
is generally considered a firs
rate mining proposition. 1t
the intention of Messrs Skile
and Mickle to remain on tf
ground till everything is tho
oughly systematized. To this en-
the best men that money ca
procure will be placed at tt
head of each department.
r l.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07
OROGRANDE NEWS.
Orogrande, April 5, 1906.

OfOgTdIlue, ApTll ., ISOO.
Mr.. A. S. Johnson, returned
from Ten Mile creek Thursday.
Messrs Johnson, Cooper and
Brown have group of IA claims,
the Franklin group situated on
the south side of the Clearwater
river in close proximity to the
mouth of Ten Mile creek. The
altitude of this property is about
1000 feet, and the country open.
Snow does not lay on the ground
but few days at any time of the
year. The naturalization of the
Franklin group consists of a vast
northerly and southerly striking
zone, carrying about the same
assay values as the famous Hogan
zone. The mineral zone still
further resembles the Hogan
zone in as much as it is inter-
sected at about right angles with
rich easterly and westerly strik-
ing quartz lodges. This property
adjoins and is neighhor to the
rich and famous French Pete
group of claims. The Franklin
group is on the same mineral
zone, and in direct line of strike
of the great ore body at the
Anaconda mine-in fact the zone
can be readily traced between
and connecting the two PROPOSE
tions. The natural facilities of
this proposition are splendid.
Water power equal to almost any
requirements placed upon it; ore
bodies laying on mountain sides
in close proximity to the water
power, so situated that the most
economical methods of mining
can be followed such as quarry
! ing, glory hole, etc. The golC
; is uniformally fine and the ore'
E very amenable to the cyanide
process.
! The water is gathering heat
, and volume at the G. R. M. Co..
6 mill and will soon be doing al
= the work. With water furnish
. ing the entire power for tn
plant a very material reduction
! in expenses will be made. A ney
. high line system with a 300 foo
;, head is under consideration b
! the management.
The regular Saturday evenin
q dance was an enjoyable affai
y and in spite of mud and snoV
4 was largely attended.
!. The Hon. Lou Hale has gon
% to Spokane on business and
- little rest. His health has ne
Il been good for some time.
:, Good hard rock continues
: i the main level of the. Butterf,
The, tunnel is moving right alon
70 nevertheless.
- The main Schlosser tunnel ;
=. the Umatilla has encountere
dixie matter that assays ar
shows well.
Il VIM. Hogan arrived hon
O. Wednesday, after an absence
in a couple Of weeks outside {
d. business.
ne Simpson Bros. & Dyer have
ge sign out: Wanted a Cook"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07
FOREST RESERVES.
BY w. B. HEPBURN.

States is an outgrowth of an
amendment to an act to repeal
timber laws, enacted on March
;, 1891, and provides:
sNTha the president of the
United States may, from time to
time, set apart and reserve, in
any State or Territory having
public lands bearing forests, in
any part of the public lands
or in part covered with |
timber or underground, whether
of commercial value or not, as
public reservations, and the
president shall, by public proc
lanation, declare the establish
ment of such reservations and
the limits thereof
1t was not contemplated at the
time of the passage of this act
that it would be exercised except
to a very limited extent, and that
only to include lands that were
out of the possibility of home
making, or profitable for lumber
ing; and it was not intended that
this original enactment, nor any
subsequent enactment on this
subject, should be made the basis
of the government engaging in
the lumber business, either in
wholesale or retail, or that the
creation of forest reserves should
result in withdrawing any por-
of the public domain adapted to
home making, grazing or mining
from appropriation or settlement
under existing laws. 1t was ex-
pected that the creation of forest
reserves would be confined to
the class of timber lands un-
available for either settlement or
purchase under existing laws. 1t
was not intended to repeal any
rights then existing to settle
upon unappropriated or public
lands for any purpose under ex-
isting laws. Immediately upon
the enactment of the above au-
thority to set aside lands for
forest reserves the administra-
tive department of the govern
ment entered upon a most rigor-
Gus enforcement of the law, 60
ing far beyond its intents anc
purposes, until 1897, when con.
gress felt called upon to call {
halt on the manner in which the
law was being administered anC
in the act of June a, 1897, con
: gress specifically provided the
purpose for which forest reserves
might be established and admin
, istered in the following language
No public forest reservation
= shall be established, except t.
; improve and protect the fores
2 within the reservation, or for tn,
purpose of securing favorabl
, conditions of water flows, and t.
r furnish a continuous supply o
2 timber for the use and necessi
ties of citizens of the Unite'
2 States; but it is not the purpos
4 or intent of these provisions, O
t of the act providing for such res
ervations, to authorize the ir
4 clusion therein of lands NOR
+. valuable for the mineral therein
g or for agricultural purposes, tina
for forest purposes
t The purpose of the statute g
d defined by this provision hs
d been disregarded, and the fore'
try department, in its zeal t
e build up a powerful bureau, hs
f entered upon a wholesale creatio
n of forest reserves in disregard {
the limitation and purpose col
a tanned in the statute. There hs
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-07
Thunder Mountain Mail Contrac!

Last Friday evening the big
gest mail contract ever let in
Idaho by Uncle Sam was award
ed to Ross Kraigbaum, the
veteran mail contractor and stage
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20
KANSAS SUPREME COURT WANTs
STATE CHAMBER OF HORRORS.
Would Exhibit CHASTITY Mementoes Of
Famous Tragedies as Warning
to the Wicked-Now Stored
In Vault.

Topeka. Kan.-Along with the state
historical collection, the exhibit of
farm products in the suite of offices
of the state board of agriculture. the
display of orchard products in the
horticultural rooms, the Goss collec-
tion of stuffed birds. the minerals in
the academy of science room in the
capitol building at Topeka, Kan, may
have another collection for state
house visitors to view-the grewsome
relics of famous murder cases and
other tragedies which have been be-
fore the supreme court.
When a case is appealed to the
court and there are submitted in evil
dence guns. revolvers or weapons of
any sort. they remain forever a part
of the record in the case and can not
be removed from the court chambers.
AS many cases have been appealed to
the supreme court in which weapons
have been presented as evidence, the
court chambers are crowded with
such relics, as there is no suitable
place In which to keep them.
A vault, unused for other purposes.
10 nliSu WIN sui IcNoINclSa
miniature freigh, cars and locomo-
tives to represent the trains which
caused the death of men. women and
children. razors. bridges In miniature.
This vault is now filled and the hooks
and corners of the courtroom proper
are being used.
To preserve these CHASTITY memen-
fops as reouired by law the co,irt is
planning to ask for a special appropri-
alton for the construction of cham
Der of horrors where all these silent
witnesses of tragedies may be filed
and tagged and kept in order behind
glass doors.
The apartment in which would be
displayed relics of the tragedies of
Kansas, beginning with some of the
early days of the state when wild
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20

between each hive fiat on the trestleI
The south ends of the boards are jus.
even with the front ends of the hives,
and tae north end extends out onA
foot further north than the hives do.
Then drove some stakes in a row at
the north end of these boards These
stakes can be six or eight feet apart
| nailed a broad plank to the south
side OF these stakes. The lower edge
of this plank was Just one inch high
er than the boards thiut 1 laid on the
trestle. This plank serves for a back
wall to hold the straw.
Now remember that there is about
one foot of space between this plank
and the back el-t of the hives, and
that there is an open space between
these boards Just back of each hive,
so to make floor without any holes
big enough to leak straw. lay
boards back of the hives across the
ends of the boards that are laid be-.
tween the hives; the rest of the work
is done just like packing them in a
she'd except. of course. the roof The
straw is about one foot deep on top OF
the hives. Then | laid a large rail on
top of the straw at the front end, and a
small rail on the back part of the
straw. 1 then covered it by laying
long boards across the top of the
straw so the water would run north !;
then / put heavy weights on the
boards TO hold them to their place.
The roof must have plenty of slope. |
notice quite a number of bee-keepers
have their hives resting on trestles
or scaffolds. and I must say that they
are handy.
When working with your bees, in.
stead of setting frames down on tho
ground one can set them on the
trestle and lean them up against the
hive; and when winter comes / can
pack my bees in straw without NOV
ing them very much. This way OF
wintering is a cheap enc, and it has
proven to be safe.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20
Pink and White Striped FIanneIett
Best Material to Use..

My butterfly is made of pink and
white striped fiannelette, says a wri@er
in the Boston Globe. 1t takes t.ro
yaiSs. OF two corners on one sc-v-
edge edge cut piece. say ten inches
on selvedge and about IA on the end.
This is to make the collar; then cut
three inches up and make a three-ipah.
heIa on the rest of the straight ends.
Thea where you cut the corners, off
turn up three-inch hem on the other
side. Mine is feather stitched, and
has a piping of plain green around
the collar edges, and this. bias, hem,
which is the cuff. Now your ends will
look like this:
Fold in center and cut a piece on
opposite selvedge from the side you
cut the corners about five inches down
on fold and eight inches down on
selvedge. This is. for the neck. Take
up small dart to give little fit on
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20
Fattening Coop.

whitewashed and kerosened to kill
the lice and mites. Poultry will not
fat well when molested with these
pests. Keep them quiet and feed all
they Will eat three times day of soft
feed mixed up with skim milk or but
ter-milk.
A very good fattening ration con-
sists of 100 lbs corn meal, 100 lbs
wheat, middlings and 40 lbs animal
meal. Green cut bone can be used in
place of the animal meal and gives
even better results. Two parts corn
meal, two parts ground buckwheat
and one part sifted ground oats or
barley mixed up with equal weight of
milk is an even better ration and
makes growth at very low cost. Give
water three times a day and remove
the drinking vessels within half an
hour Chickens should not be fed for
more than three or four weeks, during
which time they will gain from two to
four lbs in weight and will be SO i'm
proved in quality that they will bring
several cents more per pound than
half fat poultry.
If extra fine poultry Is wanted best
results can be obtained by crate fat
tening, says Prairie Farmer Lath
crates, open on top, bottom and sides
as shown in the cut are used. Each
coop is made about 2 IT. square and
16 to 20 in. high. Four chickens can
be placed in each crate. A V-shapef
trough is placed in front in which to put
the food which may be the same as that
used for coop fattening. AS the fowls
cannot move about very much they
have nothing to do but eat and grow.
Tbs most money can be got out Of
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20
WINTER LAYERS.
You VIII Not Have Any II You Neg
lect the Hens.

We cannot expect the hens to lay
during the coming winter If we neg
lect them. They. in the first I-ace.
must be bred to lay, that is. they must
be hens that are recognized winter
layers. Then it all depends upon our
selves to produce results. We must
have comfortable houses, with roomy
scratching sheds. We must feed SEN
sibly-just right-and at the right
time, and there viii be no shortage
OF winter eggs, says Home and Farm
One of the most important things
to consider next to food and feeding
Is the scratching shed. and it's import
ance cannot be considered too seri-
ously.
If you can keep the hens at work
they will remain heartily. and thrifty
hens will lay at any season of the
year.
Make conditions in winter like those
OF summer. and you will have but lit
to complain of on account of your
heI.s.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20
muskRATs A DANGEROUS PEST.
Lake City, la, Offering Bounty fol
Every One Caught.

Lake City, Ia.-Muskrats are bur
rowing under the town, allowing the
waters of Lake creek to flow into eel.
lars. and so threatening the stability
of many houses.
Lake City is two miles from Lake
creek. and the invasion of the rodents
cannot be explained by ordinary theo-
ries. The muskrats have honey
combed the earth under the North
western shops, and have come out in
the pits where the engines are
cleaned.
Following the undermining of the
railroad shops. systematic effort will
be made at determination. The North
western Railroad company has offered
bounty of five cents for every rat
caught and Calhoun county will pay
ten cents more. A Sioux City hide
buyer will pay 35 cents a pound for
the pelts. Boys have been supplied
with hundreds of steel traps and the
war has started. 1t is this or sink,
as the high water in the spring might
prove fatal to many buildings.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20
Original Writings of Scotch Poet
Brought to America.

New York;. Pierpont Morgan has
imported what is said to be the most
complete set in existence OF the ori-
ginal manuscripts and private letters
OF Robert Burns. the Scotch poet.
Mr. Morgan's agents have been scour-
ing Great Britain for the last is years
In order to secure the documents. An
expense OF no less than 100000. 1t Is
/, estimated. has been so incurred. The
manuscripts are in two books Of some
400 pages apiece. They were NOM
inally appraised by the United States
customs examiners at $4,000 each.
and subject to a duty of 20 per cent
ad valorem. so that the Morgan Gus
toms brokers paid $4,000 duty
Under the Dingley tariff law works
of art and literature are admitted free
of duty when brought in for public,
educational. or religious purposes. but
when imported by private citizens the
full duty is imposed. It is believed to
be the intention OF Mr.. Morgan to be-
queath the Burns manuscripts and let
ters to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, and that their importation is the
forerunner of the arrival Of number
less other European treasures OF liter
ature and art, which Mr. Morgan is
reported to have accumulated on the
other side. The value of his collec-