Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-09-22
Idaho County Mining Man In
terest Black Champion
PRIZE RING TO COLO FIELDS
Jack Johnson Places Money in
Parks Mines

Ybe following item which will be read
With interest by number Of Idaho
county men, especially the mining men
who are we'll acquainted with Theo-
dore Parks. Theodore, like the cham
pioa of his race, seems to have ''got
home with the haoon," for he succeed
ed in interesting Jack johnson in
mining property which he is develop
ing in the Jarbridge district as the
following article Indicates.
Jap Mounce is in receipt Of an in
tesesting letter from Theodore Parks,
wGo is now handling mining property
Sin the Jarbidge district and who for
aeveral years was largely identified
with mining operations in the Buffalo
Hump district of Idaho county. The
letter discloses the information that
Parks has succeeded in interesting
Jack johnson, the heavyweight pugi
list, with him in the mines. A min.
ing man, in an interview in a Nevada
newspaper, tells Of the circumstances
under which johnson became interest.
ed. The statement is as follows:
although there were hundreds Of
men clamoring to gain access to Jack
johnson, at Reno, following the fght,
~ikswas none other than Theodore Parks
who was grabbed by johnson and
taken into his cae. There it was
Parks good fortune to hold johnson
in conversation for half an hour on
the day he was to depart for New
York, and duning al Of which period
johnson was really holding off even
, hundreds who were anxious to speak
with him. That WASH great card for
Parks, and it led the public to under
stand that Parks was about the clos.
est man to johnson of anybody in
Reno at that time. Parks of course
was desirous of Interesting johnson in
Jarbidae gold mining propositions
and all the mining men from Jarbidge
who were in Reno naturally applaud
ed Parks success IN evidently securing
good opportunities for presenting his
propositions
Parks returned tO Twin Falls i'm.
mediately after johnson started east
and busily engaged himself in getting
things in shape for thedexelepment Of
the properties of the Rainbow-Amazor
and the Good Luck companies, in
each Of which johnson will invest ,ac
eording to the assurances he gave the
Jarbidge man. He informed Parks
that the proposition looked like an
honest one Of the merit, and that he
would like to take a flyer in mining
with some of his newiy-aegsired wealth.
de also informed the promoter Of the
companies that he believed Parks
would give him a square deal on a
mans hnvestment.
In Reno none seemed to stand high.
er In the estimation Of the business
men than Parks, and the mining mag.
mates Of the southern part Of the state
were profuse in congratulating him on
naVlng made strike in the new Elk
county bonanza camp.
r. Z. Beach, of Lewiston, is presi-
cent of the Good Luck company and
A. Z. Coburn, formerly Of Lewiston,
out now residing at Twin Falls, IL
secretary. In the letter to Mr..
no1nce, Mr.. Parks says in part:
4 am very busy these days look
ing after two mining properties.
Saen is looking good Jack Coburn,
,1c.fmerly Of Lewiston. came into Jar.
sloge camp yesterday and will work
:or me on the Good Luck mine. This
y good mining camp and l have
sood properties here. l may be up
towards Lewiston this winter"
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