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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15
Natwfck & Harris Bank Many
Logs for Their Spring Run.
EXPECT A BIG DEMAND
Prospect That Much Building
Will Be Done.

Natwick & Harris, the saw mill men,
have force of men and teams at work
banking logs for their spring run, which
they will start early in the spring.
They already have one pile of logs that
reaches from the mill to the top of the
hill, but there isn't enough lumber in
that to supply the demand for it that is
expected as soon as the weather is
favorable for building. The logs are
said to be of higher grade than any
lot ever before secured by the company
The company has bought ESQ, 900 feet of
standing timber on the Thornton ranch,
which they began to cut the first of the
week. The snow this winter is of such
depth that logging is comparatively
easy, and because of it saw logs are be-
ing hauled a greater distance than
usual.
The owners of the mill have decided
they will not move the plant to Red
I river at present, owing to the prospect
of heavy demand for lumber early in
the spring and the ease with which the
market can be supplied from timber
that is near where the mill is now To-
Gated.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15
Either Milwaukee or Burlington
Seeks Route Along Salmon.
THE LOWEST GRADE YET
Find There Most Feasible
Route to the Coast.

Lewiston Tribune: Either the Mil
waukee road or the Burlington has
found the best grade yet discovered for
road crossing the Bitter Root range
of the Rocky mountains and this grade
has been found on the headwaters of
the Salmon river. This is the informa-
tion received by Attorney H. G. Red
wine in two letters received. One let
ter is from State Senator Whitwell, of
Lemhi county, Idaho, and the other
from Montana banker.
The letters in question relate to a
railroad line from Armsted, Montana, to-
Salmon City, the survey for which has
just been completed and on which con-
struction work will be commenced in
the spring. The line has been steadily
receiving the attention of surveying
crews for year past, these men enter
ing the field about the time the Mil
waukee road Sent out its western extern
sion. Senator Whitwell in his letter
suggests the line is either Burlington
or Milwaukee project, while the Mon
tana banker states he is sanguine it is a
Milwaukee enterprise. Both men ex-
press the view that the line is to be ex-
tended down the Salmon river through
the Lewiston country, and is to become
a main line.
The survey completed from Armsted
to Salmon river shows that grade not
exceeding one percent was secured.
On all other surveys over the Bitter
Root divide the best grade secured by
other lines was what is termed two
percent compensated grade. The line
from Armsted to Salmon is seventy
miles in length and in crossing the di
vide three tunnels are utilized
The company handling the work ha.
secured the right-of-way the entir'
distance and recently men identified
with the work have made purchases O
property in, Salmon and vicinity. Th'
company entered the field after exhaust
: i've preliminary investigation of the Sal
mon river divide had been made by en-
gineers who undoubtedly representa-
5 one of the big transcontinental lines
The survey. leaves the Oregon Shor
! Line about one hundred miles south o
Butte and starts directly west for tn
I headwaters of the Salmon. The surve
s shows there has been no purpose t
s avoid heavy work, and in fact there ar
e several long stretches of the road wher
the line runs practically in direc
q course for miles.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15
MEADOW CREEK
MILL GOING UP

VIM. M. Luther, representing the
machinery company that is installing
an ore mill on the Meadow Creek min
ing property, in Newsome district, ar
rived in Sites Wednesday to superin-
tend the freighting of the machinery to
the mine. The new mill will crush rs
tons of ore every "a hours.
Mr.. Luther informs Mining News
that his company has had inquiries re-
garding its machines from number of
property owners in Elk City and Oro-
grande districts, and that he has about
closed negotiations on the sale of plants
to two different mining companies in
Orogrande district.
Mr.. Luther says Elk district has won
high standing among gold miners the
past year, and he is looking FOR great
deal of activity all through central
Idaho the coming spring and summer.
]. M. Anderson left Saturday
EfOr Grap0AtillAE "a T.. ,7sf17s~- s-srr--
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15
Hotel Arrivals.

Hotel Parr-Wm. Purdy, Thunder
Mountain; N. B. Pettibone, Sites; M.
]. Durant, Red River; Frank Peck,
South Fork; F. H. Wilmer, Spokane;
Lulu Howell, Grangeville;R. Pettibone;
j.. Massam, Spokane; George M.
Saunders, Harpster; ]. T. O'Brieh,
Spokane; o. P. Langstaff, City.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15

Coolies of tall dry, standing
timber. 2-horse load Of poles,
$3;4-horse load of poles, $5;stove
wood lengths, $3.50 per rick. A
card order will get it from
Romero. 7tf
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15
Dirt Runs From One to
Six Cents 10 the Pan.
BAKER GULCH IS RICH GROUND
Best Ground Ever Found in
Elk Mining District

What is claimed by old prospectors to
be the richest placer ground ever found
in the Elk district was discovered by
]. M. Crunk and S. S. Snider last Sun
day in Baker gulch, just north of the
school house, and adjoining Graceful
Bend placer. one of the Buster group of
mining claims. Mr.. Crunk reported to
Mining News Wednesday that he had
made about 50 paintings of the dirt and
wasn't ''skunked'' once. He says it
runs from one to six cents to the pan.
The discovery was made while the men
were doing assessment on the ground,
which they call the ''Hush" claim.
At the discovery the bed rock is eleven
feet under the surface.
Miners Fortune.
''I'll take the placer for me-every
time; it's the poor mans property in a
mining camp" said Mr.. Crunk. And
: theA he became enthusiastic as a happy
thought came to him, probably a visit
back to the home of his boy hood days.
II only wish that had made the dis
covery early in life. Here am, an old
man, after seeing the ups and downs
of many of the important mining camps
in the west. 1t is sad what fate de-
crees. In my younger days l worked
on many placer claims, in different min
ing camps, that made the owners rich,
but our Hush claim is as promising as
any ever saw"
Discovery Was Tuck.
Baker gulch was one of the richest
gulches worked in the district in the
early placer days, but there are no indi-
S,tions that the Hush ground was
worked.
Mr.. Crunk and Mr.. Snider have
formed a working partnership. They
will, as soon as the weather is favor
able, begin work to store the water
and work the ground with pipe anC
sluice boxes this spring and summer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15
1. o. o. F.

Meets every Thursday night at
8 p. M, Odd Fellows Hall. All
visiting brothers are cordially in
vited to attend. GEORGE CHAMBa
ERS, Secretary.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-15
Red Horse Properly Has
Rich Ore Body.
SIMMONS MADE DISCOVERY
Ore B1iHters Gold and Values
Will Run High.

Schuyler Simmons brought in piece
of roasted ore Saturday, as sample,
and reported he has struck 80 inches of
ore in his Hope group that will run sew
eral hundred dollars to the ton. No as
says have been made, but the piece of
roasted ore was almost covered with
gold.
The Hope is the property on which
Mr.. Simmons made an unusually rich
discovery year ago, shortly after he
located it. It adjoins his placer. The
late strike is telluride ore, and is ex-
posed to depth of eight feet. The
group comprises six claims.
Good Ore in Atlas.
Mr. Simmons reports he has found
two feet of ore in the tunnel in the At
las claim, one of the Imperial Corona
group, which he located the first of the
year. The tunnel in the Atlas was in
las feet, and showed a foot of ore in
the face. There is a cross vein in the
claim that cuts into the Hope group on
the east end. In the old work a
stringer was cut, and the company quit.
Mr.. Simmons thinks he is on the begin
ming of good shoot of ore, and he is
preparing to do considerable develop
ment work.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
STANDARD oils REPLY
Files Answer to Governments
Petition for Rehearing.
INVOLVES $2g,OOO,OOO FINE
Judges Decision is Picked to Pieces by
Attorney for Oil Company---GOy-
ernment's Next Move.

Chicago, Ill-Counsel for the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana in an an
swer to the petition Of the govern
ment attorneys for "a rehear1ng of
the appeal from Judge. Lands judy
ment filming the company $29,24O,O0O
for violations Of the anti-rebate laws,
upholds the decision of Judges Cross
cup, Baker and Seaman Of the United
States circuit court of appeals revers-
ing the Judgment and lifting the bur.
den of the enormous fine as good law
amply justified by the record in the
case.
Point by point the answer, which
was formally placed on record at the
opening of office Of the clerk Of the
court by Colonel w. r. Stewart, gen.
eral attorney in Chicago, for the STAN
dard Oil company takes up the argu-
ments of the petition for rehearing
which set forth alleged errors and
particularly suggested that the upper
court had erred in its understanding
of what the trial judge really had said
concerning the previous offenses by
the Standard Oil Company Of Indiana
or the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey.
In the petition for rehearing the re-
viewing judges are charged with as
Stunning that Judge Lands attempted
to try and punish the Standard Oil
Company Of New Jersey in the origi-
nal proceedings which were against
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana.
On this point the answer declares 1t
to be matter OF no consequence
whether the trial court referred to
the New Jersey company or the In
diana company was not a virgin Of
fender
"The real point u.s." says the an
swer, did the trial court in imposing
punishment, take into consideration
the relation between the Standard OIL
Company of New Jersey and Stand
ard Oil Company of Indiana, and did
it base its fine upon the wealth Of
the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey and it's ability to pay, instead
of upon the wealth of the STANDARD
Oil Company of Indiana and its abil-
ity to pay?"
To determine this question the Stan.
dard Oil attorneys assert that few
sentences extracted by the govern
ment counsel from the words Of Judge
Lands are not sufficient and quote at
length from Judge Lands opinion to
show that he referred to the New Jer-
sey corporation as the real defend
ant" and the Indiana company as the
nominal defendant"
The conclusion stated by the answer
is "that the enormous fine inflicted
upon the defendant was because Of its
ownership of it's stock in the Stand
ard Oil Company Of New Jersey, and
because of the financial standing of
the corporation, is beyond dispute
when the entire opinion Of the trial
court is considered.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
SMALL BILLS EXHAUSTED.
Banking Institutions Have Very Few
ST and So Bills.

New York City.-The national and
state banks and trust companies
throughout the country have each re-
serves that. have been .equalled Sell
dom in the financial history Of the
country, but there has developed a
scarcity of small bills which is begin
ming to embarass many bankers and
their customers.
The lack of 81 and 50 bills is the
more extraordinary because it occurs
at season when small money is or
dinarily plentiful and because in the
panic last fall the treasury turned out
small bills as rapidly as the/printing
presses could work them off and thus
Increased the amount to point new
er before reached.
The amount one day recently was
but SAB, 900, or an average of but $4,000
for every bank turning in the smaller
denominations of currency Requests
were in much greater amount and
many Of the banks desiring small bills
for their customers were Obliged to
look elsewhere
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
THIRTY-FOUR PERSONS INJURED.
When New York Express on the Erie
Was peralled.

Meadville, Pa-Thirty-four persons
were injured in the wreck of the Erie
train No. 4, Chicago to New York ex-
press, at Geneva, Pa, small station
eight miles west of here, the wreck,
railroad officials believe, being due to
enemies of the company opening a
switch shortly before the passenger
train arrived. Thirty-one of the in
jured were passengers and three rail-
road men.
Two of the cars, combination smo-
ker and baggage, and day coach,
were demolished A majority of the
injured were riding in the combina-
ton car, being foreign laborers tray-
cling second Gloss The two tracks
were torn up distance Of over 100
feet.
Railroad officials assert that they are
convinced that the switch was mali
ciously opened for the purpose Of
wrecking the train, but think it was
done by persons having a grievance
against the company rather than for
the purpose of robbery.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
GAS METER STOPPED.
Man Attempts Suicide, But There Was
No Money in Slot.

New York City.-After making elab-
crate preparations for killing himself
by gas, including the writing Of a
farewell letter to hisSwife, in which
he stated that he had spent his last
quarter for drink, James Rowan, Al
years old, turned on the gas and lay
down.
y Had Rowan staked his last. quarter
on the gas meter, he might had his
wish. The supply of gas, however,
was furnished by quarter meter,
which supplies rs cents worth of IL
Illuminating fluid and then, stops until
another quarter is inserted.
The gas in this case stopped flowing
Just after the man lost consciousness
and he was revived by a policemtn
who was summoned. Rowan was re-
moved to a hospital and later locked
UP for attempted suicide.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
THREE FATAL WRECKS
Railway Accidents in Different
States Claim Many Victims.
5 KILLED and So INJURED
Passenger Train in Mississippi Derailed-
Excursion Train in Illinois Telescoped.
Alabama Log Train Jumps Trestle.

Clarksdale, Miss.-F our persons are
known to have been killed and twenty
six were injured in wreck on the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad
two miles south of here when two
coaches of passenger train rolled
down an embankment. The known
dead are: Mrs Virgie Graham, Glen
dora, Miss; Miss Amber Russell, IL
years old, Anding, Miss; Mrs. RoD,
ert M. Gay, Glendora, Miss; Unknown
White Woman, whose body remains
under the debris The train, upon ap.
preaching Clarksdale, was behind, and
while running at a very rapid rate q
speed, the chair car and a day coach
left the track. The wreck, 1t is said
was caused by the expansion OF the
steel rails after the engine and ad
vance cars had passed over them.
Samson, Ala.-The log train of the
Henderson-Boyd Lumber Company
was wrecked about five miles north OF
Samson, killing three persons outright
and injuring twenty more. The dead
are: ]. o. Stephenson, white con
Wet guard; Joe Wise, white, laDorer;
Albert England, negro convict. The
engine was pushing train OF empty
cars, and the wreck occurred on
trestle with a steep grade on either
side. The engineer was scalded, but
the fireman escaped unhurt. The en-
CINE and entire train left the track
None worked more faithfully than the
conyicts, and the three dead bodies
with all of the injured, were removed
by them from the wreck, and carried
to Richford on relief train
Chicago, Ill.-A Chicago woman is
dead and a number are dying and over
forty persons were injured as the re
suit of rear-end collision at Ches
terton, Ind, between a theater train
running out of Chicago, and the real
coaches of an excursion train, running
from Chicago to Indianapolis. At the
time of the collision, great cloud OF
smoke from the forest fires hung over
the tracks, making the rear lights in
the excursion train dim and shutting
off a view of the tracks Seven a hun
dred feet ahead Of the suburban train
at the time the trains came together
The suburban train was running al
greatly reduced speed, owing to the
haze, or the injured list would have
been greatly increased.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE In LAKE.
Mrs. Ashton Harvey's Body Found
Covered With Jewels.

Newark, N. 1.-THE body of Mrs.
Ashton Harvey, and literally covered
with fortune in jewels, was found
in the private pleasure lake of the
estate of Stewart Hartshorn, at Short
Hills, N. j., by bloodhounds which
had been brought from New York to
seek her. Mrs. Harvey was the wife
af Ashton Harvey, a millionaire cor
poration lawyer.
Mrs. Harvey, who was wealthy in
her own right, had been acting pecu-
liarly for several weeks, and her
daughter, Dorothy, and son. Harold,
became alarmed when she left the
house dressed in white, even to her
shoes and stockings, and wearing all
of her Jewels. About her neck she
wore a $4,000 pearl necklace and on
her head she had placed rich dia-
mond tiara. Her breast was covered
with sunbursts and other brooches
set with dazzling gems, and her. fing-
ers were bedecked in jeweled rings.
Her husband believes she commit
ted suicide. She had been a suffered
from headaches for nine years She
had also grieved over the death of
her oldest son.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
ACCOUNTS SHORT $4,000.
Chief Clerk of New Orleans City
Treasurer Placed in Jail.

New Orleans, La.-Chief Clerk vi
tai Tujague, of the New Orleans city
treasurer's Office, has been placed in
the parish prison on a-charge of hav-
ing embezzled about $4,000 in city
funds. Tujague was formerly city
comptroller, and has been actively
identified with local politics for many
years. A brother of the accused man
deposited $4,000 in currency with the
city treasurer some time ago to cover
any shortage, accidental or otherwise.
that might exist, but Mayor Behrman
placed the matter in the hands of the
district attorney as soon as expert
accountants made their report.
The alleged embezzlement of Tia
que makes the fifth shortage of a pub
lie official in New Orleans during the
last eighteen months, the amounts
stolen aggregating several hundred
thousand dollars.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
MORE CEMENT FOR CANAL.
Work on the Locks Will Be Delayed
Until July, 1909.

washington, d. CA contract for
furnishing the isthmian canal com
mission with 10000 barrels Of cement
in addition to the 4,50O,000 barrels al
ready contracted for with that com
pany, has been awarded to the Atlas
Portland Cement Company Of North
ampton, Pa. 1t has been hoped that
the work on the locks at Gatun Miro
flores and at Pace Miguel would be
commenced about January /, as the
original invitations for furnishing the
commission with cement contemplated
that the deliveries in large quantities
should begin them, but as the work
of excavations for the foundations Of
these locks has progressed, it has
been found desirable to make them
deeper than was at first thought nee
essary, in consequence Of which ac-
tual construction work will be delay
ed until July next.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
FOREST FIRES RAGING.
Much Valuable Property Has Been De-
stroyed-- MANY Towns Endangered.

Duluth, Minn.-The two hunu-ed
inhabitants of Foxboro, y small Wis
consin village, twelve miles from here,
are battling for their lives With forest
fires whicn completely surround the
village and are rapidly eating their
way toward the town.
Reports from Cook and Lake conn-
ties state that the flames are still
spreading and that an immense guam
tity of timber has been destroyed.
Damage to the extent Of 100000
has been done at Washburn, Wis,
where whole block in the business
section succumbed to the flames.
Hibbing is still the center of most
peril from the flames in the Mesaba
range district and desperate EFFORT
is being made mile west of the town
to stay the approach of the fire.
Bay City, Micth.-Although ii. is not
known that any lives have been sac
rificed to the forest fireM that have
been devasting the lower peninsular,
many farm buildings have been de-
stroyed and the flames are still
spreading in Bay, Arenac and Glad
win counties.
Fort William, Ont-There is mo
change for the better In the fire sit
uation in this section. The fire line
now extends from Grand Marias to
Chicago Bay, a distance of twenty
five miles, and 1t is reported that the
camp of the Pigeon River Lumber
Company has been destroyed. The
fire damage in the White Fish Valley
has been very great.
A AC% HnnC
threatened a number of houses on
the outskirts Of the city in different
directions, which resulted in the call.
ing out of the whole fire brigade,
which succeeded in blocking the dan
ger A second confiagration was
threatened within the city when a fire
started at the Commercial hoted, but
the blaze was extinguished with chem
ical engines. A big fire could be seen
all night burning on Thunder Cape.
eighteen miles distant
Los Angeles, Cal.-Great damage
to timber and ranch property has been
done by brush fire which was start.
ed by rancher attempting to burn
some brush. Already thirteen square
miles of territory have been swept by
! the flames and number of residences
near La Cresenta have been burned
A large number Of men are fighting
to prevent the destruction Of the town
itself The San Gabriel forest re-
serves have suffered heavily from the
ravages of the flames.
Lexington, Ky--A forest fire in Gar
rard county is causing much anxiety
Pain Lick, small town twelve miles
from Lancaster. is in danger Of being
wiped out. Communication with the
town has been cut off, but before the
wires were lost reports were received
that a number of business buildings
including hotel, bank and the
warehouse of the American. Tobacco
company, had been destroyed, entail
ing loss estimated at 100000.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
new AIR ship RECORD
Wright's Machine Stays in the
Air Seventy-One Minutes.
DESCRIBES THE FIGURE EIGHT
Complete Control Of Machine Was Dem.
onstrated---Traveled at Rate of
1856 Miles an Hour.

Washington, d. Gin fight last
ing one hour, ten minutes and twenty
six seconds, Orville Wright surpassed
all his previous exploits for time
and distance fight for heavier-than-
air machine
Two flights were made at Fort My
er, Va, the first being of ten min
utes and fifty seconds duration, for
the purpose Of showing what speed
he had been travelling during recent
flights. The test demonstrated, ac-
cording to the aviator's calculation,
that the speed Of the acroplane dur
ing the record-breaking flights, was
1886 miles an hour.
In the first fight the aeroplane made
nine rounds Of the drill grounds and
then landing within a few feet Of the
thousand or more spectators, Mr..
Wright computed the speed Of his
cord-breaking fights.
The speed was officially announced
as 1856 miles an hour.
F'ifty-seven times the machine pass
ed over the staring points during the
seventy minutes and twenty-six sec
ons that it was up tae second time
Twice the areoplanist described the
figure 49," showing for the first time
during his Fort Myer fights that he
could control his machine in any di
rection. A feature of the landing
was that he did not stop the motor
until the machine touched the ground
Before making another ascenion at
Fort Myer, Mr.. Wright will make q
few changes in his machine in order
to secure greater speed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
JACKSONVILLE FLOODED.
Streets of Residence District Under
Three Feet of Water.

Jacksonville, Fla.-With a total
rainfall of 11.39 inches in two days
this city was threatened with a food
as bad as the one of 1903, when the
merchants on West Bay street, the
principal thoroughfare were driven
fxNm their places of business.
sroche water stood three and a half
Sp az. Ieep on West Bay street. Mccoy
a large stream which empties
the twoSl, a. and the water covered the
per was "a the entire western section.
ed at hiHreet car traffic was tied up,
right sidcks being under water, and
readino amage was done. Merchants
T,.,,,t. ~ sections built dams across
: 1850 lore doors in an effort to keep
ter out.