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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
LAND NEWS
FOR SETTLERS

BY circular of October 16, 1907, the
following rules were adopted governing
the action of the U. S. land office on
homestead Communication proofs here
after submitted:
l. Communication proof offered under
homestead entry made on or after
November 1, 1907, will be rejected un-
less it be shown thereby that the entry
man has, in good faith, actually resided
upon and cultivated the land embraced
in such entry for the full period of at
least fourteen months.
2. Where such Communication proof is
offered under an entry made prior to
November l, 1907, if it be satisfactor-
lily shown thereby that the entryman
had, in good faith, established actual
residence on the land within six months
from the date of his entry, he may be
credited with constructive residence
from date of entry; provided it be also
shown that such residence was, in good
faith, maintained for such period as
when added to the period of construc-
tive residence herein recognized, equals
the full period of fourteen months resi-
dence required by the homestead laws;
and
8. In no case can Communication proof
be accepted when it fails to show that
the required residence. and cultivation
continued to the date on which applica-
ton for notice of intention to make
such proof was filed.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
THE DEL RIO
ELECTS OFFICERS

Camas Prairie Chronicle: M. F. Fuchs
and George Terhaar went to Nezperce
Tuesday to attend the annual meeting
and election of officers of the Del Rio
Mining & Milling Co., which has a
group of seven promising claims in the
Hump district. At the meeting w. l..
Farnsworth was elected president;
George Terhaar, vice president; M. F..
Fuchs, secretary and treasurer, and A.
F. Schultz, general manager. 1t was
also decided to move the head Office of
the company from Nezperce to Cotton
wood and the change will be made
within the next thirty days, or as soon
as the necessary legal formalities can
be gone through.
The company will probably sell
enough stock in the mine to raise money
with which to complete the tunnel, after
which it is believed no trouble will be
had to make the mine pay for future
development itself.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
OLD PROSPECTOR
PASSED AWAY

Tom Gallegar, aged &c years, an old
prospector and miner in this part of the
country, died Saturday at q p. m. in
Elk City, after an illness of several
months. The remains were laid to rest
Sunday afternoon.
Very little is known of Toms early
life, he having been inclined to talk
little of the past. Those who associated
with him most and who knew him best
believe he was estranged from his early
relations by some incident, and the clos
ing of his life marked finis to one more
of life's tragedies that are so often
wrapped in the grave Of old prospectors
who die and are buried in the west.
Tom never quite subdued the coarser
nature with which all men are endowed
at their creation, and fortunes, several
of them, that came to him during his
life, were dissipated and wasted away
in riotous living. Kindly disposed toward
all men, but lacking the yearnings of
the prodigal, he thought only of self
and satisfying present desire; his sub
stance and things material were gone,
and during the last hours, when his
span of years was swiftly drawing tc
the close, Tom, who had been borne
into a world of opportunity and hac
gained success in money matters sew
eral times, found he was dependent
upon the charity of people who were
comparatively, strangers to him. Tt
one of the ladies who visited him just
before his dying hour, he expressed but
one wish-not a mention of home OF
kin but, ga S. or Sc suit of clothes will
be good enough" said Tom. He dice
as he had lived, unforgiving and not re
pentant.
A niece, from whom a letter was re
ceived recently, lives in Portland, ant
other relatives reside in Superior, Wis
consin.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
WATER RIGHTS
ON SELWAI

1t is definitely stated here that the
Bitter Root Valley Railroad company
has filed upon eight water rights on the
Selwai branch of the Clearwater river
and that these water rights will be used
in the development of power to be util-
lied in operating trains over the Bitter
Root mountains, says a news dispatch
from Kooskia.
simultaneously with the operations of
the water power locators on the west
side of the mountains, crew has been
working on the Montana side and it is
reported several locations have been
made where large water power will
be secured.
The action Of the railroad company in
securing the power sites at this time is
believed to be Indicative of early ope-
rations in the construction OF the road
across the mountains to the Montana
connection.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Room for Prospectors.
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel-Roy Cowan, Sites; James
Smith, Sites; F. L. Ruark, Clearwater;
Horace Harnaday, Clearwater; ]. M.
Eakin, Eakin; Arthur j. Nassau, Red
Horse; R. H. Morrissey, Sites; D. Nc
Kenzie, Standpoint; John McCan, Free
port, Wash, George Steel, Spokane; l.
w. Ponard, Kalamazoo; L. A. Painter,
City; H. Richardson, Whitebird; Leslie
Belor, Dom Paul; Nathan Haas, Spo-
kane; S. L. Boyer, Spokane;P. o. Ruen,
Kenyon, Mimi. Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Whipple, Thunder Mountain; George
w. Dale, Sites; P. L. O'Bannon, Clear
water; George Davis, Grangeville; VIM.
Mckenzie, Grangeville; j. Mutzenberg,
Spokane; R. A. Sylvester, City; Clyde
Lockwood, Grangeville; ]. j. Schooner,
Spokane; H. Rotticher, Spokane.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Stop a Moment.

Let us show you our new line
of fall and winter dry goods, Just
arrived from the east. Woolen
goods, woolen underwear for
men, women and children; mems
heavy and light overshoes, sweat
ers, mackinaw goods, dress goods
of many styles and kinds and
colors, at very reasonable prices.
Also we would be pleased to
show goods and prices on hard
ware and groceries, Of the best
grades, at best possible prices.
We can supply your wants and
guarantee fair treatment. We
also handle produce. Send US
your orders. Will give them
prompt attention.
O'BANNON & CLARK,
Clearwater, Idaho.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02

Mrs. C. H. Natwick, cook at
Hotel Parr, has been sick several
days the past week.
DR.. J. D. Shinnick has made
two professional visits to New
some the past week. He reports
a 7-pound boy arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Kel-
sey, at the Montana placer Sun
day morning.
The rain the past week has
given evidence that winter is
near, and contractors are getting
a hustle on trying to get the vari-
Gus Improvements now in course
of construction under cover be-
fore snow comes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
MEADOW CREEK
is HUMMING

Jack Montgomery, who was working
ing at the Meadow Creek mine. in New
some district, reports great activity
there, and surface showings are taking
on the appearance of a real mine. A
saw mill equipment viii arrive IN few
days, when material for the new min
building will be turned out. The ma
chinery for the ore mill is expected to
arrive in about ten days.
The new shaft is down 60 feet. A
compressor has been ordered and the
intention is to work two drills during
the winter.
All the machinery at Meadow Creek
is to be run by water power. The ditch
is completed.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
LONG TUNNEL
FOR THE FRISCO

Ernest Crib and George c. Glatz
have been in camp the past week buy
ing provisions and supplies, and super
intending the loading and hauling of the
same to their Frisco group of claims on
Red river. They have been employing
a big force of men for several weeks
making wagon roads, building bridges,
grading for camp buildings, etc. The
freight taken to their camp the past
week was the first delivered by wagon,
the mode of transportation heretofore
being by pack train.
The program of work for this winter
at the Frisco mines is an extensive one.
The new bunk and cook house, 42x22
feet, will be finished by the 18th, and
then work will be started on the long
working tunnel, which, it is supposed,
will tap the ledge when in 700 feet, and
that at 450 feet depth. 1t is planned to
complete the tunnel by May. Two
shifts will work. The tunnel is cross
cut, and will cut dyke when in about
It's feet.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
A Dutch Superstition.

Live but to Learnt When you give
pointed or sharp instrument to friend
he makes return Of a penny, so that
friendship may not be pierced or cut L
gave a kitten to our washwoman, the
daintiest bit Of Wilhelminesque ware
In this country thirty-fve, avoir-
dupois 222. She was nearly tckled to
death. 81 won't thank you for the pres
ent," she said, because the kitten
would pine away and die" She then
explained that III Holland to thank a
friend for a present was always sup
posed to bring bad luck. Maybe all
men these days are Hollanders. The
more favors you do them the less they
thank you-=Svts EESsS nns:-ezs-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
CRACKERJACK
HAS THE GOLD

A. S. Holmes, of the Crackerjack
mine, in Buffalo Hump, left last week
for the outside with gold brick valued
at 5000, the second brick from the
mine within 80 days, the first bullion
shipment having been valued at $500.
The 5000 brick was the result of an
S-day run. The company is now stopping
from 16-foot ledge of solid ore which
is said to run about $25 a ton. The ore,
however, is base and the stamps save
only 81 ton.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Mining Men on the Move.

j. ]. Schooner and James Larson ar
rived Thursday from Spokane.
Buster" McElligott returned Tues
day from an outing at the hot springs.
Harry Hafer left last week for Troy,
Oregon, to spend the winter with his
parents.
r. Greckwell, who has been working
on the new Twin Butte mill, came
home Tuesday.
Ralph Pittock, one of the owners of
the Snowstorm, left Sunday on busi-
ness trip to Lewiston.
E. S. Sheffield, placer engineer for
the Buster company, was in Dixie a
couple of days this week.
A. A. Kincaid, H. H. Shellenberg,
w. Green, of Spokane, and Joseph
Murdock, of Detroit, arrived Thursday.
P. o. Ruen, vice president of the
Twin Butte mining company, left
Thursday for his home in Kenyon, Min
nesota.
George W.. Crawford, engineer fo1
Greenly and New York mining men, is
enjoying an outing and hunting at the
hot springs.
Charles E. Skiles of Philadelphia,
president of the Thunder Mountain
Gold company, arrived Wednesday, ac-
companied by Manager S. L. Boyer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Hotel Arrivals.

Hotel Parr-O. L. Smith, Spokane;
z. E. Mosier, Red River; D. H. Nat
wick, City; H. G. Vincent, Wardner;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Ingram, City; John
Nealson, Lewiston; Frank Thornton,
Sites; Charles E. Skiles, Philadelphia;
M. Powers; Ernest Crib, Frisco mine;
A. A. Kincaid, Spokane; H. H. Shall
enberger, Spokane; Joseph Murdoch,
Detroit, Michigan; w. Green, Spokane;
A. Blomberg, Pacific mine; w. M.
Finley, Pleasant View.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Other Properties.

No reports have been received from
Montana, Newsome-Leggett and other
properties in Newsome. However re-
ports received furnish an index to the
whole. and a conservative estimate
places the total output of gold from the
placers in this part of Idaho county the
past wear between $1OO, 900 and $3.50, 900.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
SELLS INTEREST
IN FLAGSTAFF

A deal was closed the first of this
week on the Flagstaff group, by which
George Esh acquired from F. M. Ogle
a one-half interest. The group consists
of six claims, at the mouth of Crooked
river, and were located by Mr.. Ogle
the first of this year.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Idaho County Properties
Yield Big Returns.
PAST SEASON THE BEST OF ALL
Conservative Estimate 800
900 to $15O,OOO.

Walter Cook, one of the owners of
Gold Hill placer, from press of business
necessity made visit in camp Tuesday.
From the smile the old man is wearing
it appears good amount of the yellow
denominator of values was gathered in
the past season by the owners of Gold
Hill. Mr.. Cook and his brother Ernest
are now making boxes and otherwise
getting the property ready for next
seasons run, and when that is finished
Walter intends to go "visitin' back to
OF Missury state" At Anaconda he
will be joined by Mrs. Cook, who is
visiting a daughter there.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02

The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ruark died Thursday
night of erysipelas and was bur-
led Friday afternoon. The child
was two weeks old last Sunday.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Collection Notice.

Having disposed of my busi-
ness In Elk City, with the inten-
ton of leaving by the first of
November, l desire all persons
indebted to me to call and settle
bv that time. ]. w. DUFFIELD.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Golden Rule.
Moose Creek.

Charles Parsons, manager at Moose
Greek placer, in Newsome district, has
closed up affairs for the season at the
mine and gone to his home In Grange
vile to spend the winter. He states
that the season just past has been the
best in fourteen years; that there was
plenty of water, and that the output
was exceptionally large. All the pre-
liminaries have been made for the next
seasons run.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Golden Crown Strike.

The new strike in the Golden
Crown, located a few weeks ago
by George S. Young, has caused
the greatest excitement among
miners in Elk City in long time,
and a number of locations have
been made as extension. Arthur
Nassau and Jack Wilder secured
a prize piece of ground adjoining
the "big thing" which they have
named the "Skidoo. DR.. G. A.
Parks and partner made loca-
tion, and BILLY" Sendker, of the
Penn-Dixie, at Dixie, who was in
Elk when the excitement was at
It's heighth, got in the center
rush and planted stakes on four
claims. Nassau and Wilder had
done enough work on their
"Skidoo" the first of the week
to expose feet of tellurium ore.
"Best Looking Rock"
The Golden Crown is on the
Del Rio ledge. The group com
prises three claims. Shafts ag-
gregating in depth 72 feet have
been sunk on the vein, and de-
velopment work is being carried
on at a fast rate. Samples from
the first cut, secured and assayed
by an engineer, gave values not
satisfactory, compared to the ap-
pearance of the ore, but a new
exposure was made a few days
ago, which pans freely.
These strikes, including the Del
Rio, which was found last spring,
lie in a hitherto unexplored dis
trict, and indications are strong
that the lodges are very rich.
Engineers and mining men, many
of them, speak of the ore as the
"best looking rock" in the dis
trict.
Room for Prospectors.
All of the new properties are
between the American Eagle and
the Buster mine, and all within
three miles of Elk City, which is
further proof that the district has
| haara 1na.0cnontnd hut ls4t1o
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02

Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Ingram
made their daughter Cornelia a
present Of a fine, new piano,
which arrived Saturday.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02

Mining News, 50 per year.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-02
Red Horse Placer.

Schuyler Simmons was in camp Mon
day during the rain, but when the hay
maker began peeping between the
clouds, Schuyler took a quick hike to
his Red Horse placer to wash out some
more of the '1ong green" before the
day was over Schuyler reports the
harvest this season the best in the his
tory of his property. He has had lots
of water; began piping before the snow
was off last spring and intends to con-
tinue until the freeze-up this fall.
Buffalo Hill.
The Buffalo Hill placer, on which the
work for the season was suspended sew
eral weeks ago, is reported to have
yielded it's owners the past season in
the neighborhood of $25,000 in gold.
A large force of men was employed all
season under Manager j. M. Anderson,
and before quitting the property was
placed in order for next season.
Golden Rule.
The Golden Rule placer, from which
reports were had some time ago, and
whose ditch is being widened, is said tc
have prospered along with the Others
in this, their first years operating with
bvd,o,,1ic cvctpno
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-13
Sehopenhausr on Vsnsratien.

Now, mankind Is fond Of generating
something, but its veneration is gener
ally directed to the wrong object, and
1t remains SO directed until posterity
comes to set it right. But the educate
public Is no sooner set right In this
than the honor which is due to genius
degenerates, Just as the honor which
the faithful pay to their saints easily
passes into frivolous worship Of rel
ics. Thousands Of Christians adore the
relics of saint whose life and doctrine
are unknown to them, and the religion
Of thousands of Buddhists lies more In
venerarion OF the holy tooth or some
such object. or the vessel that contains
1t, or the holy bowl, or the fossil foot
step, or the holy tree which Buddna
planted, than in the thorough knowl-
edge and faithful practice Of his high
teaching. Petrarch's house in Arqua,
Iassos supposed prison in Ferrara,
Shakespeare's house In Strat ford, with
his chair: Goethe's house In Weimar,
with its furniture; Rants old nat; the
autographs of great men-these things
are gaped at with interest and awe by
many who have never read their works
They cannot do anything more tian
Just cape.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-13
49, ,.---s-
ROAD BEAUT|FY|NC.
What Trees Should Be Planted
by the Wayside.
WHY FRUIT TREES ARE USEFUL

Their Yield Would Build Up a Fund
For Maintaining and improving High
Wsys-list of Long Lined Shads
Trees Preferred by an Expert.
The question as to what trees should
be set out tc give shade and charm to
our rhoroughfares is thus answered in
the Good Roads Magazine by L. G.
Corbett, horticulturist TO the depart
Ment OF agriculture;
1t Is known Ia general way that
chestnut, walnut, plum, apple and 9th
er fruit trees are used tor this purpose
in many foreign countries. 1t Is in
many cases desirable that the trees
which are TO give shade shall also
yield fruit which, when gathered and
sold in the proper season, will build
up q fund TO be used for the main
tenance of the road, or perhaps to b
devoted to the special purpose OF fur
rher identifying the highway and so
adding to the material as we'll as to the
aesthetic value Of the neighboring land
Within the confines Of the United
States so great variety OF conditions
exist which bear on this question that
it would seem impossible to designate
list of trees which will be adapted to
all the road conditions In this country,
unless it Is desira bic to limit the list
to fruit or to nut bearing trees. II
this is the case. the fruit bearing trees
which will De found best adapted to
highway conditions are the apple and
the pear for some localities.
Apples may be planted in all that
part Of eastern United States north Of
the Carolinas and In the Appalachian
region even south of that section. West
Of these mountains the apple will serve
as far south as the gulf states and
westward to the base OF the Rocky
mountains, with perhaps the exception
Of the northern part Of Minnesota, ths
Dakotas and Montana, where 1t would
oe well to substitute other plants for
the apple unless the crab apple were
substituted for the common apple.
Nut bearing trees which are adapted
to this use In eastern United States
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-13
The eirds pidn.t Come Raak.

A century ago patriotic Scot, Sir
John Sinclair, tried to establish the
nightingale In Scotland He commits
stoned London dealer to purchase
nightingales' eggs at the liberal price
OF shilling each. These were well
packed in wool and sent to, Scotland by
mail coach. A number of,trustworthy
men had previously been engaged to
take especial care of all robins nests in
places where the eggs could be Matched
in safety. The robins eggs were re-
moved and replaced by those Of the
nightingale, which were Matched and
reared by their foster mothers. The
young nightingsles, when they were
full fedged, seemed perfectly at home
near the places where they fTst saw
the light, and in September, the usual
period of migration, they departed. But
the nightingales never returned to
Scotland.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-13

The ways Of trapping bear are NJ
merous, but there is one old fashioned
way that amuses many. 1t is the sys-
TEN Of getting nolasses barrel and
driving spikes around through the out
side near the open end with the points
Of the spikes protruding downward
toward the bottom on the inside A
bear will force bis head into the bar
rel ia the center Of the circular row Of
spikes and eat all the molasses he can
find, but when he comes to pulls his
head out the points Of the spikes catch
In the fur and skin of the neck and
head and he cannot get rid Of it. The
barrel prevents his seeing He Is help
less and sure to get ratified as soon a.
the situation dawns upon him Duluth
News-Tibune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-13
oectlsrrsn In Court.

At an assize court Justice Maule was
engaged In passing sentence on a pris.
oner when one Of the officers of the
court annoyed him by crossing the
gangway beneath him with papers for
memb ers OF the bar. Don't you
know" cried the Judge, severely al
dressing the official culprit, that you
ought never to pass between two gen
tiemen when one OF them Is addressing
the othsrg' Having thus relieved his
mind, the Judge proceeded to pass sen
tence Of seven years penal servitude
On the other gentleman London
World.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-13

A good separator carefully fed and
operated is one Of the best paying ma
chimes on the farm. says American
Cultivator. TO get the best results
from separator there are certain con-
ditions necessary. AS soon as possible
after the milk is drawn 1t should be
removed from the stable or yard and
separated The natural heat Is the best
fer separating; but should it for any
reason be necessary to let the milk get
cold it may be heated by placing the
pail IN q pan Of hot water and stirring
until it Is from 80 to 95 degrees, when
1t may be separated.
It Is advisable for the same member
Of the family to run the separator
every tine. The hum of the cylinder
becomes familiar guide, turning will
be steadisr, and the oil cups and other
details 50 necessary for good work will
be more carefully observed. A separa-
TOR should be thoroughly washed each
time It II used Cleanliness In every
part il absolutely necessary to secure
arst class product. Have the cream
duct regulated to give you % or 30 per
cent cream. The richer the cream the
lower the temperature for churning
When the separating is done, cool the
cream at once to about So to 90 de-
Grses. In mixing two or more skim
nings together be sure to have them
beth cooled DO not pour warm cream
In with cold. Stir thoroughly and FREE
qusntiy while ripening, adding the cul-
ture, if any Is used, when the cream II
drst mixed, stirring often until It has
q smooth, glossy appearance and
pleasant taste.
A Hcistcin's Great Record.
The Holstein-E riesian COW Colantha
Tvs Johanna, owned by w. J. Gil
lett Of Rosedale, Wis, has beaten the
worlds butter record, In sixty day
test BY forty pounds The test was
of6cislly conducted by the Wisconsin
experiment station The total amount
Of milk produced In this period was
5,s2e.7 pounds; total amount Of butter.