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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
FOUND A LOST
GOLD mine
Boise PrOspectOr Discovers Mine
Found by Sheepherder Thirty
Years Ago---Ore Assays $50, 600
to the Ton.

Word comes from Boise that
the "Sheepherder's lost mine"
has been re-discovered in the
Bruneau country and that a big
rush into that section will occur
early next spring. Some thirty
years ago a sheepherder came to
civilization with samples of
quartz literally filled with gold.
He later disappeared and though
frequent search was made later
the mine was never found. In
November, 1908, a prospector
stumbled upon the skeleton of a
man whom he believed to have
been the sheepherder and after
short search discovered the
lost mine. He kept the discov-
cry secret until recently, mean
while locating as much of the
property as he could and testing
the ore all through that section.
He says the ledge is 40 feet wide
and he has traced it for over
14O0 feet and does not know how
much farther it extends. The
ore is of a telluride character
and can be mined very easily, it
being possible to quarry it like
building stone. Assays of the
ore have run as high as $80,00C
to the ton, while sample taken
at random where no value was
expected showed an assay value
of $86 per ton. 1t is conserva
lively estimated that 81, ,750, ,00(
worth of ore now lies exposed
and what values the mine will
develop at depth is impossible tt
imagine. Showings of gold wer'
} found by the prospector nin'
miles from where he located tn,
ledge.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

ernment forest reserve service.
Three thousand Jonathan ap-
pies, and every one prize win
ner at the National Horticultural
congress, will be distributed
among the orphans living in the
city Of Chicago as a gift from
the state of Idaho. Governor
Brady has rendered the gift
through Mayor Busse.
Sing Chong. a Chinese resident
of Lewiston, was arrested last
week and will be deported.
Chong has been in this country
for ten years and it is only re-
Gently that the federal officers
have been able to get the evil
dence necessary to send him
back to the fiowery kingdom.
P. D. Lambert, a farmer re-
siding near Rupert on the Mini
doka tract, harvested an acre of
potatoes recently that yielded
656 bushels. The potatoes were
grown on subirrigated ground.
Another farmer in the same sec
ton harvested 500 bushels of
potatoes from one acre of land.
Mr.. Lambert also grew a IL
pound pumpkin that was exhibit
ed at the state fair at Boise.
Twelve arrests were made last
Friday at Grangeville on charges
of selling liquor to a minor,
Douglas Chase, the 18-year old
son Of Frank Chase, a farmer
residing near that place. Those
arrested were George Smith,
Matt Geary, kid" Smith, Fen
Batty, William Maxey, j. H
Corbett, A. L. Thompson, Jack
Bobbitt, Fred Mckenzie, Al
Sempert and Frank Groom.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places Re-
produced for the Benefit of our
Readers-Stories Rehashed from
Our Exchanges.

A little girl was attacked by a
coyote near Juliaetta last week
but her dog killed the animal
before it could hurt her.
Most Of the residents of Jack
sons Hole are laying in a supply
of elk meat for winter use.
Game continues as plentiful as
ever.
A Wallace dealer in second
hand goods last week picked up
a rare old violin for $40, which
is worth $3.50, being of the Hopf
make.
The Council Valley carried off
35 prizes at the National Horti-
cultural show at Council Bluffs,
and will now be exhibited at
Chicago.
A smallpox epidemic has bro
ken out at Troy and eight or ten
cases are already under quaran-
tine there. The cases are said
to be very mild.
Caldwell vegetable growers
made 16 individual entries at
Council Bluffs and won II firsts,
four seconds and one third, win
ming a prize for every entry
made.
The $400 sweepstakes prize
for the best commercial apple
display at the National Horti
cultural show at Council Bluff
was won by the Boise CONNER
cial club.
Idaho's share of the forest re
serve earnings from rentals ant
leases in the various counties il
! the state is $48, 1892. 70. This is
!. material decrease from the las
fiscal year when the total wa
+, $71, ,432.4 .46.
The Blackfoot commercial clu
! has arranged to distribute 500
t small sacks of upper Snake rive
valley sugar at the Chicago Ian
: and Irrigation show. In eac
! sack there is some good advel
, tising matter.
Y The bull elk in the Bronx 70
r of New York, one of the larges
e and most vicious in captivit!
r was captured in Stanley basir
}, Idaho, seven years ago when
G three-months' old fawn, by 81
peryisor Grandjean of the go
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
SWITCHMEN
ON A STRIKE
All Railroads of the Northwest
Effected and Freight Trains at
Stand StiIl---Thousands Will
Soon be out of Employment.

The freight department of
every railroad in the northwest
this side of St. Paul is tied up as
the result of a strike called by
the Switchmen's Union of North
America and it is impossible to
say Just how soon the difficulty
will be settled. Over 2300 men
walked out Tuesday evening
when the strike was called. The
switchmen made demands for
higher wages and double time
for Sundays and holidays. The
railroads refused to grant the
demands and as the switchmen
refuse to arbitrate the matter
may be a long drawn out affair.
Coming just before the holiday
season the strike will prove very
disagreeable to everyone through
out the territory affected. The
railroads are operating the pas
senger trains and will try to
move freight in many sections
but unless the strike is speedily
settled it will result in great
hardship to all sections of the
northwest.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Berman Bros, the hide buyers,
were in town Monday from
Grangeville.
Fred Roman, the Keuterville
merchant, was in the city on
business Wednesday.
Mat Petersen was down from
Keuterville Wednesday and ad-
vanced his subscription another
year.
L. B. Goble, formerly agent
for the Commercial Cream Co.
at this place, was a visitor in the
city the first of the week from
Lewiston.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Miss Maude Turner went to
Lewiston Tuesday to visit her
aunt for a few days.
Nine tons of powder have been
used 50 far in clearing stumps
form the streets in the new town
of Winchester.
Henry Nuttmann was in the
city today from Keuterville and
while here joined the bunch of
CHRONICLE readers.
Tony Aichlmayr and family
returned last night from their
visit to relatives in South Dakota.
Tony improved considerably in
health while away.
All members of the K. of P.
lodge are requested to be pres
ent at meeting to be held on
Tuesday, Dec. z, when important
business will be transacted.
Will Rookie says the sheep are
doing fine across the river. He
will go back there again next
week and will take his wife along
for a couple weeks visit there.
A stock company is being or
ganized at Grangeville to put ir
another electric light system OF
a gas plant and $4,000 has
already been subscribed to helK
the project along.
The Camas Prairie Railroad
Company officially took charge
of the Riparia-Lewiston and Lew
on-Grangeville lines Wednes
day and will control them for
year, and perhaps longer i:
agreeable to the two roads.
Contractor Hendrickson has +;
force of men at work building al
addition to Robertson Bros. liv
cry barn. The addition will b.
the full width of the barn and 2
feet in length, giving them con
siderably more stable room.
]. Reidhaar was in from
Greencreek this morning and in
formed us that he would leav
early next week for Californi
on couple months visit. H
may decide to purchase a hom
there if he can find a place t
suit.
The trial of Ray Minis fo
keeping his saloon open after tn
local option law went into etfet
will be heard Monday at Grange
Vile. The injunction whlc
Minis filed against the count
board to restrain it from closln
his place of business until tn
law had been tested was to haV
been heard the first of the wee
at Moscow but Judge Steele a
lowed County Attorney Gllmol
until Saturday to file his brief
answer to the injunction.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Mrs. A. J. Hoffman was visit
ing in the city Wednesday from
Greencreek.
Henry Bosse, of Keuterville,
called in Tuesday and had his
subscription set ahead another
year.
The son and daughter of Paul
Fuchs, Of Uniontown, Wash,
who had been visiting here with
relatives for several days, left
Monday morning for their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vey, parents Of
Peter Vey, arrived in the city
late last week from Wisconsin
snd will reside on the John Vey
farm southwest of town. Peter
Vey, who has been here for the
past several months looking after
his deceased brothers. estate
intends leaving in the morning
for his home in Wisconsin.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
Wm. Plummer Dead.

Will Rookie came in yesterday
from across Salmon river and in
forms us of the death of VIM.
Plummer, an aged resident of
that country, on Nov. 29th from
the effects of kidney trouble, his
funeral being held the next day.
The deceased was between 60
and 70 years old and has lived
across the river for a good many
years. He left England at the
age of 16 and was a sailor for a
number of years. He later re-
sided at Moscow for several years
about twenty years ago. Little
is known of his past life and ne
left no property.
This is to certify that Mr.
Hickman, who represented the
McCalley Entertainers, had let
ters of enforcement from the
principals of Tacoma, Walla Wal
la and Moscow High Schools
The boys in arranging for this
entertainment had in mind a higt
class entertainment rather thar
a money maker.
T. F. KABLER,
Principal of Schools
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
viii Have Joint Christmas Tree.

At a joint conference Of the
Baptist and Methodist Sunday
Schools held last Sunday after
noon in the Methodist church,
the two Sunday schools deter
mined to hold Christmas exer-
cises in the /. o. O. F. hall on
Christmas eve, and unite in an
endeavor to give everybody a
good time. 1t will be the inten-
ton of the two schools to have a
present on the tree for every
child in the town that will be
likely to attend the exercises.
Persons not belonging to either
Sunday school will be allowed to
put presents on the tree for their
friends and a hearty invitation is
extended to all.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

G. F. Mckinney left Monday
for Spokane on a business trip.
George Terhaar's children are
i'll this week with an attack of
measles.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
ACorrection.

In our article in a recent issue
regarding the change of location
of the Cottonwood Mercantile
Co., which will occur next spring,
we were slightly mistaken in re-
gard to Mr.. Brust quitting busi-
ness here. Instead he will move
into other quarters when the
Mercantile Co. occupies his pres
ent building. He intends keep
ing his stock up in good shape
and expects to remain in business
here for some time to come. His
many customers will be glad to
know that he is not going to quit
us so soon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Henry Nuttmann was in the
city today from Keuterville and
while here joined the bunch of
CHRONICLE readers.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Miss Maude Turner went to
Lewiston Tuesday to visit her
aunt for a few days.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Nine tons of powder have been
used 50 far in clearing stumps
form the streets in the new town
of Winchester.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Tony Aichlmayr and family
returned last night from their
visit to relatives in South Dakota.
Tony improved considerably in
health while away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
JUDGE PULLMAN
 RETIRES TODAY
Two Years on Bench of City Court Concluded With Complimentary Address to Court Officers and Po- lice.

The terms of the officers of the city court expire tomorrow, but they will hold owe till their successors are ap- pointed Judge John s. Pullman re- tired from the bench to-day and Judge Carl Foster will preside in the interim until the legislature settles the con- troversy over the succession which is now going on. It will probably be 8 week or more before the new appoint ments will be made. At the close of the court this morning Judge Pullman made a neat little farewell speech to the court. He said: "As to-day clos cannot leave without voicing my high appreciation of the conduct of the of ficers of the court during my term. 1 want to thank Capt Hunt and Court Officers Finnegan and -Coughlln for their uniformly courteous attention to the court and to their duties. want to say also that not only during the two years I have been on the bench, but also during the four years in with Supt. Birmingham, Capt. Hunt, the detectives and the members of the police force have been invariably pleasant I wish publicly to express my appreciation. of their help during the six years I have been associated with them. It is no small matter to maintain uniformly pleasant relations with nearly 100 men for six years. l believe that the City of Bridgeport has a good police force to-day"
 During the two years of his term Judge Pullman has heard 4,OO0 cases. During his term as prosecutor he ap- peared in nearly 10000 cases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
MAKE EFFORT
 TO SUPPRESS
 OPIUM TRAFFIC
Recommendations of Com mission Which Met at Shanghai Received at State Department.
Especial from United Press.)


 Washington, Feb. 27.-More string ent regulations on the part of all coun- tries to suppress the opium traffic have been recommended by the Information al Opium Commission which has just completed it's 1abors at Shanghai. The draft of the recommendations has been received at the State Department from Bishop Brent, chairman of the Ameri- can delegation. The recommenda- tions are as follows:
 Tt is the duty of all countries to adopt necessary measures to prevent the shipment of opium and it's deriva- tives to any country prohibiting the entry of opium and it's derivatives.
 "The commission recognizes the sin cerity of China in it's efforts towards suppressing the use of opium. 1t rec ommends that each government inves- tigate from a scientific standpoint, the effects of opium and it's products. It finds that the unrestricted distribution of morphine already constitutes a grave danger which is spreading and urges that drastic measures be taken to stop the distribution of all opium.
 "It recommends each government to adopt measures for the gradual SUD- pression of opium smoking in it's own territory
 Other resolutions recommend strin- gency in the regulations for the pro- hibition opium traffic and urge the governments who have given conces- sions to China to adopt drastic laws to stop the use of the drug.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
NO GROOVED RAILS
 FOR CONN. COMPANY
Street Committee Will Ask Councils Permission to Proceed With Permanent Pavements.

Representatives of the Connecticut Company were before the Aldermanic committee on streets, last night, with hearts bleeding for the people of Bridgeport and very apparent deter imitation not to lay groeved rails on manently paved.
 It looks as if the city would have to take a chance with the railroad com missioners, where there is some pros pect of success, because other cities have almost uniformly refused to per init the T. rail to be laid.
 Vice-President Calvert Townley, of the Connecticut Company. appeared be- fore the committee, with Superinten- dent c. H. Chapman, of the Bridge port Division.
 Mr. Townley gave a large number of reasons to show that '"T'' rails were safer One reason was that they af- forded more surface for the wheels to grip, when the brake is applied.
 MT. Townley said that less than five Der cent. of the population passed through the streets in vehicles. He evidently did not believe that these were entitled to much consideration. MT. Townley would not agree to lay a grooved rail. He would lay a rail he said that would give as little trouble as possible.
 At this the aldermen smiled, because they interpreted MT. Townley to mean that a T rail will be laid which will give no more trouble than T rails do give.
 Alderman Fletcher dryly remarked that it was evident Mr. Townley's did not wish to lay grooved rails.
 Supt. Chapman said that new rails would be laid in all the streets where permanent pavement is going down, and that new special work would be laid at Congress and Main streets.
 The committee voted to ask the Council for permission to let bids and proceed with the paving work at once. It is likely that the work in South Main street and Golden Hill street will be done first
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
Youth of 19 Would Walk Home from New Jersey
 Village.
Mother, Panic Stricken, Con suits Police, Who Send
 Out Alarm.
Airs. Stahl Receives Letters From Boy in Which He Says He Will Be Home in About a Week-Feared Exposure Will Kill Him.

Mrs. Augusta Stahl, 28 Goodsell
 treet, received word yesterday morn Ing from her 19 year old son, Henry, that he had run away from the Peddae Institute, Hightstown, N. J., last Thursday afternoon. Since that time no word has been received from him and he cannot be located, although the spolice of several New Jersey cities are 'co-operating with the police or thls city in the matter. The members or the family have kept the telephone and telegraph wires hot since recelv- ing the news as the boy in the letter to his mother states that he IS walking
 Mrs. Stahl is almost distracted with grief at the lack of tidings from her son. who is of slight stature, weighs little more than 100 pounds, and would mot, it is believed, be able to suanu much exposure.
 The lost boy is feet inches tall. dark brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin, wears either green cap or black Derby hat, dark suit, dark gray overcoat; had gold tooth on left side upper jaw. When he left the school his face was swollen from contact with poison ivy. fI 1ast heard of was in New Brunswick, IN. J.
 The family desires anyone locating the boy to telephone to Herman Drug Co, 2437-2, this city, and has served notice that they will pay all expenses tfor detaining the boy until his rela- lives can come for him.
 The family is most worried because they believe that Henry undertook to walk home without any funds in his clothes. It is believed that the boy, who had been at the school for a month, became suddenly homesick, which coupled with the pain occasion ed by his becoming poisoned by con- tact with ivy made his desire to get home very intense. The first t1dings that he was on his way home came dn a letter written in Hightstown and pOstmarked New Brunswick, N. J., Eeb. 25 19O9 It says:
 Dear Mar-Have rum away. Will be- home in week or so. If you cOme1 after my, trunk and things you will find q trunk key in my drawer in. the tAble in my room. My face is badly swelled and think a walk home will do it good. Received Carries letter this morning. Send my love to all and don't forget I am on my way home. Henry"
 A telegram from R. W. Swetland, principal of the school followed the letter. stating that Henry had left the school without permission. The police and other authorities through New Jersey have been notified by the school faculty of the boys disappearance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
SHELL FISH MATTERS
Legislative Committee Holds
 Hearings at the Capitol

Hartford Feb. 7.-The shellfish com-
 mittee gave several hearings Friday afternoon at the Capitol upon bills which were backed by the Natural Oyster Growthers and which. it was claimed by them, would save the state considerable expense. A bill which provides that all contracts for buoy ing the natural oyster beds shall he let to the lowest bidder, attracted the greatest interest. It was the conten- tion of the natural growhers that if this was done it would save the state expense, in that now quite frequently the state was obliged to pay for days when the contractor was not able to work. on account of unfavorable con- ditiOn. and that in case the contract was let to the lowest bidder, the con- tractor would have to stand this loss. The opposition claimed that a compet- ent engineer would be needed just the ka1ne to superintend the work and that the expenses would be about as much.
 Senate bill 146. providing that the buoys On% natural oyster beds shall not be less than 800 feet apart, was next taken up. It was the contention of the natural growthers that there were too many buoys already and that con- siderable expense would be saved the state by the lessening of their number
 House bill 729, repeating section 3231 which provides for the buoying by the state of ali natural oyster beds, aroused the opposition of the planters or grow CTS. The natural growthers claimed that the buoying of the beds by the state was not needed now and that the annually spent for this some thing over $1,00O. would be turned into the treasury. The oyster growers or planters thought that in so much as the state was determined to reserve these beds for the class of people now in control it could do no less than place buoys around the beds. l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
REVENUE CUTTER IS STILL HARD AGROUND
Effort to Float Her This Morning Failed = Try Again This Afternoon.
Especial from United Press. ]

New York. Feb. 27-Hard and fast on the sharp teeth of Little Hog Rock Reef. one of the main dangers to. navi- gators of the notorious Hell Gate Channel, between Long Island Sound and the East River. the Mohawk, pride of the Revenue Cutter Service, lies to-day with a fleet of government tugs lowering about her waiting for a favorable tide to make the work of rescue a possibility.
 At flood tide an effort was made to shove the Mohawk off. The tide was two feet lower than the usual high water owing to the direction of the wind and the rescuers were forced to wait twelve hours longer, until 4 this afternoon. for another flood tide.
 The Mohawk struck while trying to swing around barge that b'ocked part of the channel. The Mohawk had been engaged in destroying derelicts off Long Island and was returning to it's regulation station at Staten Island. Shortly after the Mohawk went aground the barge Susan Clarke, in tow of a tug, coliided with the dredge the Mohawk had narrowly escaped col lision with and was sunk.