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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
1t Appears a Line VIII Be Built
Along the Selwai River.
Company Organized and Art
icles Incorporation Filed.

1t appears the purpose of the survey
ors that are at work on the middle fork
of the Clearwater has leaked out
The daily papers announce the proposed
line on the river is part of Harriman's
gigantic scheme to build the shortest
line between Chicago and tide water on
the Pacific. A newspaper man in Spo-
kane, in close touch with railway af-
fairs, this week wrote Mining News as
follows:
Articles of Incorporation have been
perfected under the laws of Oregon for
the Bitter Root Railway company to
build a railway line in Idaho and Mon
tana, beginning at Lapwai Junction,
Idaho, and extending easterly along the
Clearwater river, following the Middle
Fork to the Rocky mountains, which
will be crossed near the headwaters Of
the Bitter Root river, going thence to
Butte, Montana. Among the incorpo-
rators are w. W. Cotton, general
counsel for the Oregon Railroad & Navi-
cation company, Hartman property.
The company has a stated capital of
$3.50, 0OO.>
Railroad officials, not connected with
the Hartman system, say it is probable
that the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company is backing Cotton's project.
The company is completing, jointly with
the Northern Pacific, line from Lew
iston to Raparia, which is on the main
line from Portland to Spokane. The
proposed road, if built by Hartman,
they add, would give him the shortest
line between Butte and the Pacific
ocean, and complete circle of an i'm
mense territory, and the line would be
of benefit to the mines of central Idaho,
as it would run within few miles OF
the Elk City country, and furnish trans
portation to the mineral districts.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21

when the storm came on. He was
knocked down and bumped around over
the sharp stones until he was bruised
and sore in several places. When he
came out of the hypnotic spell and re-
gained his feet he rubbed his eyes for
several moments before vision of moon,
stars and all the planets of the universe
faded away. Mr.. Prichard wore hob
nail shoes, there is a great deal of iron
in the ore, and he was at work near the
track, which probably accounts for the
action of the elements at that place.
1t requires something. very much out
Of the ordinary to put mountaineer or
an old prospector out of commission,
but "Old jake admits this was the
biggest bunch" that ever was handed
him at one time.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
MINING TIDAL
WAVE rs HERE

Frank M. Roberts, the veteran news
paper man of Idaho county, has as
sumed editorial management of the
Herald, at Sites. Besides being an
all-around newspaper man, Mr.. Roberts
is booster from way back, and in his
"bow" in last issue of the Herald he
says this about the mineral resources of
Idaho county:
"For the past three years have de-
voted my time to investigating the vast
mineral resources of Idaho county, and
from knowledge obtained only by such
an experience, am better qualified to
talk on those lines, and while / have al
ways had the utmost faith in the ulti-
mate outcome Of the numerous camps
nested all the way from the South fork
Dewey and Evergreen on through by
Newsome, Elk City, Orogrande, Dixie,
and still on to Crooked Creek, Ramey
Ridge, in the Big Creek district, to the
famous Dewey in Thunder Mountain
and circling back by Marshal Lake,
Rapid River and the rich placer fields of
the Salmon-an empire in ITSELF am
more than satisfied that there is not an
other scope of country of the same area
that contains as great deposits of rich
minerals as are here found anywhere
else in the northwest. Take Newsome,
Elk City, Orogrande, Dixie, Buffalo
Hump all at our very doors-with the
wonderful activity noticeable on every
hand, is enough tc convince the most
skeptical mind that we are on the very
edge of inning tidal wave that we
have all waited for these past wears. .
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
News Notes By Way Of Sites.

Sites Herald: Nate Pettibone had to
drive out on s'extra' this morning. In
crease in travel.
George S. Shissler, the 'horny-handed
son of toll, marketed his potatoes in
Sites, last week, and returned to New
some the last end of the week to enjoy
the fruits of his labors
Andrew Anderson, who lives on Cot
tonwood creek, just above town, last
week refused $500 for his span of hand
some colts. Mr.. Anderson raised these
colts and the $500 looked like 80 cents
alongside the colts.
George Blaine, at one time foreman
for the Jumbo and Concord mining
claims in the Buffalo Hump district, but
now heavily interested in the Gold Run
mining district of Nevada, was visitor
in Sites the past week. Hearing of
the wonderful strides now being made
in the Elk country, George thought he
had better come up and look after his
interests in that district. He says he is
not much surprised as he always felt
that it was only a matter of time and
capital to make prosperous camp and
it will soon be one of the best mining
camps in the northwest and he is much
pleased with the outlook.
A Bunch of Mining Men Did you
notice that bunch of capitalists and
mining men that visited Sites on their
way to and from the mines in Newsome,
Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump and
Dixie districts? Want of space pre-
vents mentioning all of them but our
reporter noted the following named:
c.. L. Wright, N. y; DR.. w. A. Glas-
gov, w. M. French, Richard Kleesattle,
all of Seattle; Martin Watrous, Port
land; DR.. H. S. Murphy and A. A..
Drury, Spokane; Donald Ferguson,
Goldfield, Nevada; Frank NJ Peck, Elk
City; Rebt. j. Kirkpatrick, Washing
ton, d. c.; S. L. Boyer, Spokane; "A.
Booth, John F. Leland, Cyrus w. Brad
ley, Spokane; j. P. Jennings, Portland /;
w. c. Jones, Ed Nassau, Spokane; H.
c. Sheridan, Washington, D. c.; M. j..
Sweeney, Spokane; W. ]. Vinnedge, Sc
attle; Don Little, Portland; R. H..
Hughes, Roy A. Clark, Spokane; Sam
DiIlinger, Dixie; Jas. Penman, VIM.
letter, Orogrande; S. w. Smith of the
Buster, Elk City; N. G. Turney, w. c.
Wilson, Spokane; George Blaine, Wun-
umucca, Nevada. NO wonder that The
0. C. Lapp Co., Ltd, had to put on an
extra 4-horsel freight team to supply
the trade in hustling Elk City and other
busy camps
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
OCCIDENT MINE
IS UNDER BOND
H, Siebe1 and Cyrus Bradley VIII Put Force Of
Men to Work in a Few Days.
Mining Men on the Move.

D. Miller left Tuesday for Spokane.
A.A. Alardyce arrived Saturday from
Chicago.
David Brawner is back from the hot
springs.
S. w. Smith arrived Friday from
Lewiston.
Jacob Prichard returned Thursday
from Dixie.
Frank Steckner returned this week
from the Hump where he was doing as
sessment work.
George Peck, who is employed at the
Umatilla, was in Thursday and Friday
to see the dentist.
Joe Powers arrived Sunday from a
visit of several weeks at his old home
in Superior Wisconsin.
Ed Hanson, mine owner, mayor of
Orogrande and chief of the local Lime
Kiln club, was in Elk the first of this
week.
c. N. Whipple, who with Jack Kee-
man has contract to run 100 feet of
tunnel at Thunder Mountain, was in Elk
Monday and Tuesday.
S. S. Snider, who has contract for
100 feet of tunnel on the Camp Bird, on
Crooked river, came in Thursday. He
is just recovering from an injury on
one of his legs, received while at work.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
RAMEY RIDGE
PROPERTY BONDS

T. ]. Lynch returned the first of the
week from the Ramey Ridge country
and reports he has given a working
bond on Gold Bug and Little Gem group
of claims to his co-ownr, Charles
Mahan. There are 1S claims and 800
feet of work has been done.
Mr.. Lynch has bought real estate in
Elk City and decided to cast his lot in
this district, believing there is great
future for it near at hand. His son, T.
M. Lynch, of Neal, Idaho. is one of the
owners of the Ramey Ridge properties.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
Hotel Arrivals.

Parr Hotel-O. C. LappS Sites; S.
W. Smith, Lewiston; Charley. Schofield,
Sites; F. A. Fem, Boise; B. B. Scott,
Roosevelt; N. B. Pettibone, Sites;
Thomas Hopwood, Red River; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Powers, Spokane; Bert
Harsh, Red River; Claude Robbins, New
some; Frank Thornton, City; Milton
Merritt, Roosevelt; J J. LsclSie, Spo-
kane; Harry P. Wallis Grangeville; E..
E. Churchill, Salmon River; j. w.
Woods, City; Thomas Macarthur, Dead
woods George Peck, Orogrande.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
0. l. Smith and 7. J. Kelly Of Newport, Wash
ington, Are the Buyers.
MINING NEWS
IN ITS OWN HOME

Mining News now enjoys the distinc-
ton of being the only publication in
Idaho county carrying on business in its
own home, building erected especially
for it. This fact was brought forcibly
to the publisher attention by an old
resident of the district, who said:
There is great change in the paper
now from what it was two and three
years ago-even up to the time the
present publisher took charge. Mining
News is the only paper the mountain
districts have ever had, and it is credit
to the old publishers and to the district
that there were no failures in getting a
paper thoroughly established here. l
regard Mining News as the best edited
paper in the county, and with its large
and increasing circulation the paper is
giving the mineral resources Of these
districts advertising that could be Sc
cured in no other way, and, best thing
about the paper is its reliability; there
is nothing exaggerated, and you can
depend upon it. Exaggeration in news
papers used to make mining camps
boom, but it doesn't do it now in these
days of experts and middle men,"
The printing plant was moved into its
new building Saturday. On account of
not being settled this edition is gotten
out under more trying difficulties than
usual.
AS to the new building we haven't
much to say, but we extend an invita-
tion to all our friends to visit us in oul
new sanctuin.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
PLACER IS SOLD, TOO
Herrington's Ground Included
in the Deal.

The Occident group of mining claims,
owned by F. A. Baner and G. l. Porter,
of this place, J. S. Chesbro, of Pasa-
dena, California, and the First National
bank at Grangeville, was taken under
bond the first of this week by H. Sefbel
of Chicago, Cyrus Bradley, of Spokane,
and others. 1t is reported the price is
in the neighborhood of $50, 900, but no
information on that point could be Sc
cured from any of the parties in the
deal Good mining men who know che
property well, say the figure is too low,
and number say the property ought to
have sold for twice $50, 900. 1t is given
out by one of the parties interested that
work will be begun on the property in
a few days, and that from 8 to Is men
will be employed during the life of the
bond
Occident Good Property.
The Occident is spoken of by many
as the best property in the district, ex-
cepting the Buster. 1t is on Deadwood
mountain, near the property of the
Thunder Mountain Gold company.
In the neighborhood of HOO feet of de-
velopment work has been done, and a
big body of ore has been exposed
The New Company.
Little is known, personally, of Mr..
Siebel in this portion of the country,
but he is said to be one of the most
prominent mining engineers east of the
Rockies. He controls and operates a
number of properties in Colorado, in
which state practically all Of his inter
ests are located.
Mr.. Siebel and Mr.. Bradley made a
visit to the property few weeks ago.
Harrington Placer, Too.
1t is probable the transfer includes
the Harrington placer ground, which
adjoins the Occident, and which offers
the only mill site. When preliminary
negotiations were on the placer was in
cIuded, but. the transfer having been
made in Grangeville, the ultimate ac'
ton in regard tc the placer is not known
at this time.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel VIM. Fish, Cottonwood;
George Dearborn, Cottonwood; Clint
Pendell; Frank Cowling, Clearwater;C-
w. Andrews, Wardner; John Hammer,
Wardner; A. Allardyce, Chicago; H. A.
Greving, Sites; c. M. Butler, Sites;
Clyde Lockwood, Warren; John Wells,
City; c. N. Whipple, Thunder Mountain;
VIM. Benedict, City; Frank Steckner,
Buffalo Hump; Nose Thorn, Townsite;
Jacob Prichard, Dixie;' 0. c. Lapp,
Sites.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
BRADLEY TO
THE MINERS

F. w. Bradley, president of the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining com
pany, has issued a statement to the
effect that the wages of the miners will
not be reduced, in spite of the drop in
lead
''The stockholders have had their
day." he said, "and we are not going
to make the laboring man suffer be-
cause our dividends are decreased, "Mr.
Bradley is quoted as saying.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21

The Elk City mining district has been
asked to send an ore exhibit to Grange
vile for the coming county fair. After
the fair the ore will be made perma-
nent exhibit in the county capital where
it may be seen by all visitors. This is
an excellent opportunity for property
owners here to advertise. their claims
Those who wish to send ore should leave
same at Baskett drug store, properly
describing the claims and giving assay
values.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
The Mining News for mining news.

The Mining News for mining news.
M. Bagley is doing assessment work
on his property on Clearwater.
Leslie Belor is doing assessment work
on his Gold Hill property on the South
Fork.
Rory Burke, one of the carpenters at
work on the Buster mill, fell Sunday
and tore the igaments of several ribs.
He will not be able to work for some
6me.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
Ore is Valuable.

The Gold Point is on the north slope
of Red river, and is crossed by the Elk
City -Orogrande wagon road. There is
shaft and tunnel on the property,
which expose the ore at depth of over
100 feet The ore is among the richest
in the district, samples of which took a
first prise at the Portland fair.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
WILL PUT ON A MILL
Ore is Rich ana prospect Good
for a Big Body of 1t.

T. j. Kelly and 0. L. Smith, both of
Newport, Washington, Mr.. Kelly "a
hardware merchant and president of a
bank and Mr. Smith a mining man, this
week bought the Gold Point property
of Tiedeman & Bosch and Hitler &
Whipple. The consideration has not
been made public, but is said to be in
the neighberhood of $40, 900.
The property has small mill on it,
but it is the intention of the new own
ers to install more modern and service.
able machinery
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-21
LIGHTNING TOYS
WITH PROsPECTOR

Jacob Prichard, who returned Thurs
day from doing assessment work on his
property near Dixie, narrowly escaped
being killed by lightning during an cleo
trical storm two weeks ago. The old
prospector and pioneer was at work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20
COLONIAL BEACH TRIP
DRAWING THOUSANDS

The steamer St Johns. the largest and
fastest excursion boat on the Potomac.
will make her regular weekend trips
to Colonial Beach this afternoon and
tomorrow. leaving here at 5:45 7. m. this
evening. and again at S:45 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The trip TO the resort while comfort
ably seated on the deck OF the fast
moving steamer will be a most pleasant
one. and those who go on the night trip
will reach the resort in time TO get a
good. long nights sleep before COM
mencing 10 enjoy the pleasures TO be
had at the resort. Those who go on
tho day trip will have several hours IN
which to enjoy the fine bathing, or to
20 grabbing and fishing before the
steamer starts for home at p m This
Grabbing at the beach Is said to be par
ticularly fine just now, and the fish
are biting freely. The tickets TO be sold
on all trips from now on ara good to
return any time before September Is
and on any steamer of the washington
and Potomac line.
The big new bath house and dancing
pavilion is completed and in use. The
structure is u handsome and moderT
one and is q Sig addition to the bathing
facilities at the resort.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20
OKLAHOMA CENSUS
TO BEGIN MONDAY
Director North's Represent
atiVeS Now on Ground
Ready to Go to Work.

Ten hundred and nifty clerks Will
start out on Monday morning with
satcheis and blanks for the purpose Of
officially registering the inhabitants OF
. Slahoma and the Indian Territory.
Director North's representatives, who
have been on the ground for some time
making the preliminary arrangements
for this work. have about completed
the intermediate details. and the actual
work OF enumeration will commence
Monday.
The constitutional convention, which
was reconvened shortly after the Presi-
dent directed that the census be taken.
IS cooperating with the representatives
Of the Government. and has appointed
a committee for this purpose. sMany
errors were found IN the new boundary.
which required a great deal Of hard
work 10 straighten out. and the Wash
ington officials have been able 20 render
the local authorities much valuable as
sistance in the matter.
number Of clerks have been sent
out TO the proposed state Tor onice
work in connection with the enumera-
ton. but the el;Sf=erators have been
selected from among the inhabitants
The Supervisors are under strict orders
from Director North TO make CON-
nlete and caeful record Of every in
habisant that should properly be emu
rnerated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20
SOCIAL TEA BISCUIT,
AHOT WEATHER DAINTY

Light food Is a great item In the
summer time, with its little, trips and
outings, all OF which demand refresh
roents that are delicate in nature and
comfort inspiring. The ordinary lunch
cons, too. prove sometimes too heavy.
and casdal guests often require
hastily and yet lastly prepared meal
Those summertime waters and bis
cults baked by the National Biscuit
Company are especially adaptable to
these needs. They are packed in pack
ages that exclude all dust and damp
ness incident TO travel. and the fresh
ness of the contents are thus always
preserved. Among the most popular
dsInties OF this class are the Social Tea
biscuit" appropriate for almost every
aston. A few packages kept in the
house remove the fear that you may
sometimes be caught unprePared.
These Social Tea Biscuits although
light and unusually tempting, are a real
food. healthful and sustaining. AS an
accompaniment to a light luncheon, des-
cert or n dinner, they are unsurpassed.
iFhey should, however, always be served
from the original packages. for 1t is
then assured that no dust or dampness
HIS reached them, and you viii enjoy
the original richness and favor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20

the piazza. gaZed vacantly over at the
green sides Of the Watching mountains,
and pondered.
II Is the American way" he thought
On FRENCH. "and why should I want 70
cling TO sentiment when I make money.
He turned his head a bit and gazed
somewhat disconsolately at the new.
modernized dining room at the side OF
the old building. Perhaps he mentally
compared II with the coy. half dark
ened private rooms inside. now used so
seldom. Perhaps the signs he read in
the new dining haIl-'The management
will not be responsible for lost articles
brought on with greater force the con-
nict OF sentiment and cOmmercialism-
But then he saw his mushroom cellars.
His face frightened There. at least
he could obtain peace Of mind. His
mushrooms. the one thing he could
plant. and grow. and cook. and serve,
better than anything else. even as
Madame Begue once cooked her break
fasts in New Orleans His mushrooms
his champignons. in the handling OF
which he had made such a reputation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20
Contempt for New-nch.
DR.. NOTTER RESIGNS
AS HEALTH OFFICER

DR.. Murray G.. Motter. chief inspector
ana second deputy health officer of the
District Of Columbia Government. has
rendered his resignation to the Com
n,issioners to take effect at once
DR.. Motter. with Or. Reid Hunt, Of the
Tinted states Public Health and Marine
Hospital Service, sails today for Eng
land and will return the latter part Of
October. DR. Motter, under the rules
of the health department, was forced
TO resign 10 enable him to take leave
of more than two months. In all prob
ability on his return he will be reap
pointed.
These promotions we're announced in
the health department yesterday:
Charles R Holman. from S1,400 to 1850
per annum; Sumpter Phillips, from
81 200 to s. 400 per annum; William Oscar
Roome. IT., from 5000 to $500, per an
mum: William w. Ayers. from $500 10
81 900; transfer. Wilbur V. Leech, a
sanitary and food inspector, 70 clerk;
new appointment, George f. Simpson,
sanitary and food Inspector
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20

Ye-ho. ye traducers, maliSners. and
defamers of nature Observers Another
naturalist has come forward with tale
that places the fight Of the elk and the
wolf among the playful acts Of the den
liens OF the woods A fight between a
rabbit and a rat is the latest, and a dis
penser of the high ones on newspaper
row is sponsor for the story
According TO the white-aproned clerk.
and he is not an intimate acquaintance
OF Col. D. Tremens. he went home the
other afternoon for a nap. Before lying
down he fed his pet rabbit. which is al
lowed the freedom Of the back yard
He then returned to the house and lay
on the couch
II had been resting but few min
u+es." said the clerk, when heard a
souealing in the back yard 1t grew
go loud that 1 went out 10 learn the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20

mighty little even of the nominal
balance. Then take into considera-
ton further that goods imported
are likely to be listed for statistical
purposes at the lowest possible valu-
alton, and the nominal balance will
still farther shrink. So it is not inn
possible to calculate that even now
we are approaching the condition of
England and Germany, which have
uniformly unfavorable trade bal
ances-and both of which are get
ting rich at it!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-20
The North Carolina Clash.

Our new federalists are able al
ways to urge that State powers are
not worth preserving, because the
States viii not make any effective
use of them, Truth to tell. there
was a look of truth about this state
ment for many years, in the good
old days when the corporation lob
bies were in supreme control at
every State capitol. But even then
the federalis-s had little the better
Of the argument, for the same in
fiuences dominated just as securely
here in Washington.
But the Federal expansionists will
find down in North Carolina right
now a case which is thoroughly typi-
cal, and which illustrates the danger
of too much concentration of power
in the Federal Government under
present conditions. Mr.. Justice
Pritchard, of the Federal court, and
Mr.. Justice Reynolds, of the State
court, are alleged to be threatening
each to lock the other into iail-and
for what? Because, in brief, each
wants jurisdiction of the enforce
ment of the new State law limiting
passenger fares.
As usual, the Federal power is for
the conservative course; it is for
the suspension or notification of
the law. There was just such a case
in Missouri, and there the Federal
court succeeded in getting jurisdic-
ton Of the case, which manifestIy
belonged 10 the State court, being
, entirely a question of intrastate
commerce. Doubtless the Federal
court viii win in North Carolina
I but its winning will not make its
processes right The tendency OF
the Federal judicial power uuduly Ia
interfere with matters which do not
properly concern it is one of this
worst aspects of these times. Unit
they can point to a better DISPOSE
ton on the part of their courts
/ the federalists will have a poor case
in favor of retiring the States from
participation in our Government.