The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-08-23

evidently we'll pleased with That prop
erty ard with the manner in which it
is being developed. He made pretty
thorough inspection of the shaft, drifts
and slopes, sampled them for himself,
taking considerable quantity Of sam
plies home with him to have them tested.
When asked by Nugget man if this was
his first visit in mine, ''Oh no,p he
replied, "but this is the first time /
have been in what consider to be
big and rich one."
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fl. Handy, for
mer Silver City people, but for some
years residents of Caldwell, the gentle
man now auditing accountant of the
Caldwell Banking aud Trust company
and Grand Secretary of Idaho Ihde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows and the
lady president OF the Idaho Assembly
of Daughters of Rebekah, have been
spending fortnight here. visiting the
lodges of their orders here aud enjoy
ing visits with old time friends, relatives
and acquaintances and incidentally
growing stronger in our cool mountain
atmosphere. Mr.. Handy has not been
at all well for some months past, but
his health is improving, and ne is ever
ready to boast of the advantages Of
Caldwell and of the wonderful improve
ments going on in and around the
Magic City.
These reprehensible "hen parties
have become SO popular with Silver City
ladies that their homes have become all
too small to hold all who are glad to
flock to them, and they have taken to
hiring ball. AT least that is what
four charming hostesses are now doing,
and this afternoon, while Nugget is be-
ing printed and mailed, Mesdames
Brum baugh, Rowett, Weston and John
Crete Jr, are entertaining their lady
friends at Grete's hall which they en-
gagged and decorated in some color
scheme for the purpose of giving a card
party and luncheon. We are stretching
our conscience somewhat by stating
we hope it will be growing success,
except as making all the gay and strut
ting roosters in town envous, in seeing
all the old hens, with their feathers
preened to make them more attractive,
fiocking all by themselves. Thank
goodness, they cannot prevent us all
from standing behind fences to look at
their forgeathering
Mr. r. II. Britt, the we'll known min.
ing engineer, several years ago manager
of the Poorman mines and mill and later
engineer for the Trade Dollar Con. Co
but who has been absent from here
about two years, during which he must
have travelled considerably, Nugget fol
lowing his address first to Nevada, then
to New York, Cobalt, Ontario, South.
western Missouri, and l4tterly to Yer.
rington, Nevada, came back here, Tues
day, only for a very brief stay, to iooh
after some affairs for the Poorman com
pany. He left again on Thursday, tC
return to Yerrington, where he is now
in charge of one of the newly discovered
copper properties Mr.. Britt is of the
opinion that Yerrington is destined tC
) become very great copper producing
! camp. The Nevada Douglas, controlled
by the Orems, who have recently ac
+. quired the Ludwig mine, reported sole
:. to them for ST 10000 is sal to be al
b immensely valuable property. AnC
the Bluestone, which belongs to captain
n De La Mar, is another great propert.
g there. And there are still others.