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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-17
turning the North Fork westward

turning the North Fork westward
from the Crater Butte. The volume
of Snake river at that time was vastly
greater than 1t is now, and In getting
around its own deposits lying to the
north and east of the site of Idaho
Falls, 1t came in contact with high
land lying southwest Of the present
town of Market Lake. A channel was
kept open to the southwark, but a
vast eddy filled the low country to
the westward from Market Lake and
Dubois. This filled in TO considerable
depth with clay and silt, and as the
volume of the river decreased and the
channel leading southwark cut deep
er, the eddy became smaller, had less
life, and bar formed along it's south
eastern border, which separated it
from the river, except that during the
rise and fall of the stream, channel
would permit the water to pass into
or out of the eddy or bayou, thus
keeping the water level the same in
both. Since the building of the Utah
Northern, now the Oregon Short Line
railway this has been closed, and but
for the flow of Camas creek, the orr
ginal Mud Lake and Market Lake
would be extinct.
During the period of the greater
flow of Snake river, after the lake
was drained through the canyon be-
low Weiser, the stream between Ida
10 Falls and American Falls filed the
valley from the high bench on one
side to the high bench on the oppo-
site side, and when the flow was nor
NAL, the land and water together fill
ed the valley up comparatively level
from the foothills for into the plain
on the right bank. When the river
rose in extreme volume, the side flow
carried mud or silt out over the flats
and it lodged, building up a "flood
plain" and as the most mud settled
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near the river, 1t folio we'd that the
overflow passed some distance away
from the river and gathered In
streams that flowed down the valley
until it encountered high land and
was forced back into the river. These
channels are now called draws" or
''swails,' and an example may be
found putting into the river near the
Mcbride ranch, below Thomas, and
extending up the valley west of More
land and north of McDonaldyille. 1t
is used for several miles as a water
way for the Peoples Canal. A sim
lar swail lies west of Aberdeen, and
was formed when the high bluffs east
of the settlement were the river bank,
and it was filled with water from
there to the high bluff on the reser-
walton.
After this change took place and
the volume of the river was greatly
reduced so that it filled the space
between the lower benches, the peri
.odical overflow built up smaller
flood plains" and cut swails as be-
fore, many of which are to be seen
in the farms bordering the river. The
next period decreased the volume Of
water again and it flowed between the
present banks. During these peri
DDS, great streams that developed on
the plains or came from the noun
tains on the north, flowed into the
main stream at Thorn Springs, Danil-
son Springs, Sterling (Spring creek) +,
Big Hole, Little Hole and Tartar
Springs, carving their channels
through the old lake bed and cutting
great alcoves where they Joined the
main river. This was before the last
great lava flows, which cut off forever
any streams that flowed ON the sur
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some places the lava flow approach d
Snake river, AHA gTeat belt OF 1t
lies parallel to the river from five u
20 miles back from it
On the line OF the buttes, the ear
Ter flow BAIT up innumerab e
mounds and ridges by flowing out
and cooling within few miles o..
the vent. Later flows built up on top
OF this, and mounds or ridges hu1d-
reds CT feet high are the result. Ii
most cases the craters or vents hav,
closed up with molten mater, which
cooled and welded the sides. Sand
and dust have been carried by tn
winds ID fill up the shallow pits OF
crevices, and vegetation, usually sage
Drdsh, covers it over. The more re
cent flows are still clean, like Stag
from a furnace, and the comparative
dates of the flow may be determined
to some extent by the deposits of soil
and the decayed condition of the lava
or the absence of it. Examples may
be seen within ten or fifteen miles of
Blackfoot, of old flows, one upon an
other, varying greatly in age, and top
ped out with cinder blown from near
by craters or pot-holes by the action
of escaping steam or gases in the
lava after it had become too thin and
weak to flow. Bubbles forcing their
way to the surface would throw out
clots Of mush-like lava which would
cool in mid-air, so that it would fiat
ten but little when it fell on the other
rocks or cinders. At,this stage, when
the flow ceased, the molten matter in
the crater or pot-hole would recede
few feet or few yards and harden,
and in that condition it appears to-
day, with sometimes a cedar tree, 20,
40 or so years old, clinging to soil
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face to feed the master stream from
the north, ard left this weird river
of a thousand wonders to maintain
itself for hundreds of miles without
any visible tributaries on the north,
and not many ON the south.
The Lava Flow
Volcanic action in the Snake river
valley covered very long period and
is still operating in the Yellowstone
National park, in the discharge of
mud, steam and water from the
various geysers. That these wonder
full vents or sores" on the landscape
are healing and disappearing is shown
by the decreased activity in the third
of century during which observa-
tions have been made.
The most recent flow of lava that
has been studied and reported upon
is that at Cinder Buttes, about 20
miles west of Blackfoot, in the vicin
ity of Martin. This is thought by
scientists who have examined it, to
have ceased to flow about a hundred
years ago, and similar conditions, in
the lava belt just north of Blackfoot,
indicate activities in a long belt Of
fire-holes in recent times, ceasing,
perhaps, at the same time it did at
Cinder Buttes.
How It Happened
After Market Lake was drained,
volcanic action manifested itself in
upheava,s and overfiows of lava from
the upper part of the valley in the
region of Market Lake. on a line
southwestward past the Big Butte,
near the base of the mountain at Mar
tin and westward through the Wood
river country. with many deviations
from this line, but chiefly in the cent
raj part of the Snake river plains. In
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de .;osits made by the wind. In many
PAGES where a spur OF lava flowed
/ at into the pain, ten or 20 feet deep,
Ike substance burned away under the
edges while it was cooling, and 1t
split down by its own weight while
hot, and eft a crevice few feet or
few yards wide, with section of
lava standing at an ankle like the
roof of a house.
At Cinder Buttes many of the old
craters are still open to considerable
depth, and one is bottomless so far as
Investigations have been made. In
one whose depth is about SO feet
there is body of snow that has drift
ed in and lies there in the form of
white ice in August, protected from
the wind and sun.
The upbuilding of the lava west
of the Big Butte, covered q portion
of the alluvial fan referred to, which
formed from the wash from Big Lost
river A great belt of lava encroach-
ed upon it along the south, and flow
ed across it within few miles of old
Arco, joining with the bench ON the
north and east, at the foot of the
mountains. The river cut through
1t at the lowest point, making a can
yon several miles long. just above
Powell Flat. A spur of lava flowed
into the valley, extending up as far
as the ranches owned by Ira George
and Charles Pelky. This spur forced
the river down In the present channel,
and the next spur held the flow until
it wore its way through five or six
miles Of solid lava. Closing the up
per end of the canyon will convert
the low lands above it again into a
lake.
Grand Volcanic Phenomena
Lovers of nature and natures
forces can see the record of grandest
volcanic operations between the Big
Butte and Wood river. Cinder Buttes
being central point. One lava flow
has followed another with varying re-
suits. One crater, 800 feet in dia.
meter, has poured out a stream of
lava as thin as water, that flowed for
20 miles, and spread out to a great
width. Following along the base of
the mountains to the westward, it
backed up into every little valley un-
til its grade was exhausted, and in
one such instance the main flow
found new avenue of escape and
was drawn off suddenly from the foot
Of the valley, leaving it covered with
a coat of mail. In one place the point
of mountain extending out into the
plain, had a headland at it's extrern-
ity, and the lava poured over the
ridge, leaving the head.and an island
in the lava, and making cascades of
lava that hardened as they poured
over the rocky ridge.
One old crater at the Cinder Buttes
in it's earlier discharges had built up
a chimney of cinder and Stag to a
height of about 70 feet, and a SUBJ
sequent flow broke the chimney and
carried great blocks of the old wall
to distance of ten miles from the
crater. The new lava was so hot
and so heavy that it melted broad
Continued on page 81
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CINDER BUTTES, IDAHO, LOtK-
ING SOUTHEAST.
These are directly west of the Big
Butte, about 80 miles. The high
or cones were built by intermittent
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-17

1t enters. The settlers between Amer
lean Falls and the Big Butte have
tapped the water by drilling to a
depth of 40 to 80 feet, and it rises
about half way to the surface.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-17

Elsewhere in this issue we speak
Of "the great storage reservoir, the
Snake River Lavabeds," and this pic
ture shows how the water comes out
of It hundreds of miles from where
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-17

Notice the explanation in the lower
left hand corner Of the map regard
ing the original flow Of the old Ter
tiary lake bed. The Tertiary age In
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the creation of the world witnessed
such warm weather that cypress, mag
nolias, tulip trees and sweet gum
flourished along the shores OF the Arc
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it flowed away like water. For fur
Their details see Grand Volcanic
Phenomena" on this page. Quite a
forest has grown up on the adjacent
plain.
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flows and puffs of lava that cooled
around the craters from which they
came. Those having little or no cone
b lit up about them, are craters from
which came lava so hot and thin that
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-11-17

tic ocean. Then came the cold, or
ice period, that destroyed animal life
on the land and prepared the earth
for man. The original Snake river
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lava as shown here, was afterwards
submerged, and covered with wash to
great depth. The hva-now spoken
Of on this page refers to later flows.
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BULLETIN NO. 1879 PLATED

Continued on page 81
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
New Line
Is Surveyed

The Randsbuurg Miner reports
that surveying for the Bishop San
Bernardno line OF the Nevada Cali
fornia Power Company has been i'm
ished. The total distance of the
transmission will be 240 miles. Con
tracts for power have been made at
many places along the line. Con
struction is to be rushed. and the
through service is promised within a
few months. The power required
along the line is estimated at double
that now being Transmitted to the
town of Goldfeld.--Bonanza.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
MAKING REPAIRS

Joe Lafernier, who has charge OF
the city street work, is busy making
Golden West This open ditchway
while necessary to drain off the flood
great expense to the city and the
taxpayers 1t should have been GOV
cred with concrete years ago an'
thus prevented the continuous eX
pcnse that is necessary.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
To Rebuild
The Exchange

Directors of the Godlheld Mining
Stock Exchange have decided to i'm
mediately repair the Stock Exchange
building at Columbia and Ramsey
Streets, which was badly damaged by
fire about two weeks ago. Carpent-
ers, and other contractors are now
figuring on the cost of repairs, and
as soon as their bids are III and acted
upon, the work of reconstruction will
begin-Tribune.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

NOTICE is hereby given that tho
for the current fiscal year.
the undersigned the Assessment Rol
And that the Board OF County
commissioners will meet as a Board
of Equalization at the County Clerk S
office on Monday. September Is, 1911
at 10 o'clock a. IN. and continue IL
session from time to time, as provid-
ed by law, until the business OF equal
Z. O. PATTERSON,
ization is disposed of:
Clerk of the Board of County
Commits sioners.
Assessor has this day delivered to
Dated Sept. l. 1911,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
VISITING CARSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols OF Pasadena
Cal, came in yesterday in then
Franklyn auto and spent the day III
this city. They are taking in the
sights, They will return by the way
of Lake Tahoe. While here they
became very much interested in the
Indian basket work exhibited at the
Emporium, and secured several spec
linens of the handcraft
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
A GOOD CITIZEN

Recently a . resident of this city
went to San Francisco on a pleasure
trip and took his family along Be
fore going he went to local cloth
ing store, purchased himself and the
boys new suit of clothes, shoes,
etc, for the OCCASION, and his wife
also purchased travelling OUTFIT
After a couple of weeks spent in San
Francisco they returned home and
could have carried all OF their pur-
chases in hat box. \ pretty good
citizen
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
PLENTY OF GRAPES

Grapes are a drug on the market
in California There is a very heavy
crop and the market east and west
is crowded The merchants OF this
city are being flooded with consign-
ments The people can certainly en-
JOY the California fruit as it is being
sold at a very low rate this season IN
Carson
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27

Under and by virtue of an execu-
ton issued out of the District Court
OF the First Judicial District Of the
State of Nevada, in and for the Coun-
ty of Ormsby, on the 2lst day of
September A. d. 1911, in the above
entitled action, wherein the above
named Plaintiff, on the Sd dav of Feb
ruary A. d. 1911, recovered a judg-
ment in said District Court of the
State of Nevada, Ormsby County,
against the above named Defendant.
Homer Wilson, for the sum of Eigh-
ty-Two Hundred and Forty-Seven
and 32-l0O ($S,2E.32) Dollars, with
interest thereon at the rate of Seven
per cent per annum, from the 10Th
day of June A. d. 1907. until paid,
together with Fourteen Dollars costs
and disbursements, at the date of said
judgment, and accruing costs.
! have levied upon the following
described Personal Property to-wt:
One Promissory Note signed by
W. J. Murphy and Homer Wilson.
in favor of John Ross, Jr.. Dated
June %, 1905, payable Eighteen
Months after date. for $25.OOOOO. EN-
dorsed on the back John Ross. Jr.
Also One Certificate No. 405 for
100000 Shares Of the Capital
Stock of the Wildman Consolidated
Mines.
NOTICE is hereby given that on
THURSDAY, the 5th DAY of OC
TOBER, 1911, at o'clock p m of
that day, in front OF the Court House
in Carson City. Ormsby County, Ne
vada, I will sell all the right. title and
interest Of the said Homer Wilson in
and to the above described property
at public auction, for cash, Gold Coin,
to the highest and best bidder, to sat
isfy said execution, and all costs, sub
iect to the right Of redemption as
provided by law.
Dated September %, 1911.
ED REGAIN, |
Sheriff, |
By J. G. ELLIS, Deputy }
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
COUNT is ON

After several weeks rest the count
inc of ballots in the election contest
was resumed again this morning.
The ballots from the Second precinct
of Goldfield were taken up. 1t is be
heved that the remainder Nof the
week will be given t othis contest.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27

Hardly day passes but auto tour
lists passes through this city either to
or from Lake Tahoe. The news has
evidently been sent about that good
roads lead over the hills to Carson
as the people are coming in daily
By another year the roads will be
kept pretty hot with such travel
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
FROM TONOPAH

John Vieira who has been spend
ing a couple of weeks southern Ne
vada and Inyo County. California
has returned to his home in this city
John reports a most enjoyable time.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
ROLPH WINS

The election yesterday in San
Francisco resulted in the largest vote
cast in years. Rolph was elected
Mayor over Mccarthy by ire
mendous majority Fickert has been
elected district attorney. 1t was q
clean sweep for the Rolph ticket.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

The Board Of County Commission
ers will hold its regular monthly
meeting on Monday, October 2, 1911
for the transaction OF such bushes.
as may come before the Board. AL
persons having claims against the
County Of Ormsby will present then
prior 10 that time.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
BIG SALE

Frank Fernald of Elko County.
has sold 1900 head of cattle to Hunt
er & Banks. The consideration was
S33 per head. taking calves and all
stock owned on the range. This is
the largest sale OF cattle reported
from any of the big farms i'll Nevada
this season
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27

tonic to !tius $500 4, ALA ava VIZ
For pale. ,ung, $crni:iia'ss ca.i. ftii.
does wonders ii hG,f.. NJ in,!: til-
Gesh and their ,;r,Istl. tl..:uhgta!y ptlt
6es the blood agd n,a.tts r}fcrt e eve
Aatural m"ans Of ,l'as,iNg c"pai-tn.
and nouriSiing u; system
It starts the iprG'T .is,r i.ts h:&..h'
Aet!on AMI promotes ell the lily ip,.
tons.
and Scale .ii..a>vs i'NeI"p.'n G:.e.,,
sess. s-,n kiud~.,,, ajIn,"s.i. ii,e i;~,s-
s19 l. ~. r.. - :. l.. ,r:,s.e'-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
REGAINS EYESIGHT

Mrs. Frank Simonds of Goldheld
who last week became suddenly
blind, has regained her sight The
attending physician states that it was
caused from excessive nervousness.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
BORN

In this city September 20, 1911 to
Mrs Grace Johnson. widow of the
late George Johnson. a son. Mother
and child doing we'll
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
SHIPPING ORE

Two railroad cars OF ore, one from
the Phoenix and the other from the
Mexican. will be shipped to the
Sncltcr tomorrow morning
ginia Chronicle.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
MATRIMONIAL BOOM

The Enterprise states that a mat
rimonial boom has struck Silver City
and that a half dozen weddings are
billed for the next few weeks
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27

Harry Clifford and wife returned
to this city this afternoon from their
trip to the East. They report having
had most enjoyable time.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL DIS
TKICT COURT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR
THE COUNTY OF ORMSBY

lin the Matter OF the Estate OIL
NELLIE +. HEIDENRElCH
Deceased
Order Appointing Time for Pro.
late of Will and Directing Publica
ton of Notice of Same.
\ document purporting 10 be til,
last Will and Testament OF Nellie +
|! cidenreich, deceased, having on the
twenty-second day OF September
!0ll, come into possession OF said
District Court; and petition for the
probate thereof and for the issuance
OF Letters Testamentary to Thomas
]. Heidenreich having been filed by
him,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, That
Wednesday, the Fourth day OF Octo-
Der 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m. at the
Court Room OF said Court, at the
Court House in the City OF Carson,
County OF Ormsby, be and the same
is hereby appointed the time and
place for proving said Will and hear
ing said application. when and where
my person interested may appear
a,lc. contest said VIII, and may file
objections in writing TO the granting
II Letters Testamcntary to said Pc
tilioner.
And it is further ordered, That no
ace be given thereof by the Clerk Of
said Court III the Carson City Daily
peal for period OF ten, days prior
to said 4th day of October, 1911, of
i copy Of this order
Dat,G September p, 1911
FRANK p LANGAN,
District Judge
JAMES d. FINCH,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
THAT
AWFUL
|BACKACHE
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Morton's Gap, kentucky.-'1 suf-
fered two years with female disorders.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27

my nedlIn WAS very
bad and / had a
continual backache
which was simply
awful. l could not
stand on my feet
long enough to cook
a meals yictua Is
without my back
nearly killing me,
and l would have
|such dragging sem
| s a tiOnS l uld
hardly bear it. /
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27

A Second Hand Bicycle, must be
in good repair This is cash prop
osition Inquire at this office.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27
VISITING THE DOCTOR

DIR. Beurfriend OF Bodie, is spend
in a few days in this city as the guest
of his friend DR.. Krebbs. He is on
his way to the Coast where he will
spend the winter months.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27

lad soreness in each side, could not
tano tight clothing, and was irregular.
| was completely run down. On adj
vice | took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege--
table Compound and Liver Pills and
am enjoying good health. 1t is now
more than two years and / have not
had an ache or pain since do all my
own work, washing and everything,
and never have the backache any more.
l think your medicine is grand and l
praise it to all my neighbors. II you
think my testimony will help others
you may publish it. Mrs. OLLIE
WooDALL, Morton's Gap, Kentucky.
Backache is a symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement. Ii you
have backache don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this so surely as Lydia
E. pinkham's Compound.
Write to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass, for special advice.
Your letter will be absolutely
"iential, and the advice free.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-09-27

SHERIFF'S SALE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FIRST JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF NE
VADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ORMSBY
State Bank & Trust Co., by Frank
L. Wildes, Receiver.
Plaintiff.
VS..
Homer Wilson,
Defendant.