The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1911-06-15
JUST 20 YEARS
AGO TODAY
Clippings From the Nugget Of
20 Years Aago When Pub
Iished az DeLamar

Harry Fay, Jim Miller and Geo. Drak,
were in Silver yesterday.
The Osa mine, one Of the Poormar
group at Silver City, is now turning out
some very rich ore.
If anyone wants to visit the stoddard
mine now from this side be can 90 thru
the mountain instead of over it.
Quite a number Of prospectors arrived
here from Nevada last Saturday with a
pack train. The hills hereabouts are
very rapidly being covered with location
stakes, and the boundaries of this great
mineral zone are likely soon to be defined.
The DeLamar hotel is now under the
charge of Mr. William Bell, and under
the management Of Mr.. Merriam is being
run in first class style. In its present
crowded condition it is impossible to ac-
commodate all who come quite satisfaet-
orally, but as soon as the new boarding
and lodging houses are completed at the
mine, the pressure will be taken off the
hotel and guests will be made more com
Portable.
II some party would put up a good ten
stamp mill near DeLamar now tbev
would find no difficulty in getting plenty
Of work for it to do. The owners Of the
Manhattan mine are contemplating haul
ing several hundred tons of ore to Silver
City to have it worked. Jones & Ready
could get out big crushing at once. The
Ohio, the Chautauqua, the Webfoot and
several other mines has piles Of ore ont
which they would pay well for crushing
It is reported that some of the nros-
pectors on Grow creek are playing the old
game Of putting up notices on claims and
leaving them remain fifteen days without
recording, and then posting another in its
place. This is not fair to other prospectors
1t is also complained that some persons
are moving stakes over there. If this is
the case, we will some day be treated TO a
sensation, for this kind of conduct is
label to lead to emphasizing arguments
with Winchesters and six shooters.
Robert Noble, Owyhee county's bio
wool man, has just sold ten thousand
mutton sheep at three dollars per head.
When Bob markets his wool crop from
his more than fifty thousand head Of
sheep, he will gracefully pungle up three
dollars for one years subscription to the
Nugget, even if this paper is helping to
cover the ranges on which some Of his
bands Of sheep fatten, with miners cabins
and prospectors tents. Mr.. Noble is as
fat and jolly, as well as lucky and rich.
A contract has been let for furnishing
the poles and putting up telegraph
line from this place to Boonville. where
it will connect with the Silver City and
Caldwell line. Operators win be employ.
ed here and at Silver City and Caldwell
The amount of profanity exercised in
front of the vexatious telephone instru-
ments viii be materially lessened. and
our citizens can now enjoy greater GER
tainty Of having their messages 90 out TO
the world in shape to be understood
A considerable amount of work is being
done IN rearranging the yards and shops
about the mouth of the main DeLamar
tunnel. By filling in and leaveling up
the grounds around the waste dumps
large area of leavel space will be secured
for extending the blacksmith and timber
shops and make it much more convenient
for the workmen. The place is being
rapidly being transformed from a con
fusion to a neat and orderly ground where
the timber men, carpenters and black
smiths will find what they require at once.