The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-06
SALMON RIVER
NEWS REPORT
Mines, Stock, Farm, Fruit and
Personal Doings of
Citizens.

State House, Idaho, is in town
visiting old friends for few days
Mr.. Baird, George K. Reed of
Kamiah and Hon. j. L. Eckert of
Cottonwood are owners of the
Great Eastern mine located on
Snake river, eight miles above
Pittsburg. Mr.. Baird has been at
the mine for several months where
he did the assessment work on that
well known property for the years
1912 and 1913. The main ledge
was encountered in the develop
ment work this winter and looks
good. The property has been open
ed up with over 400 feet of tunnel
work and a 3O-foot shaft. One
hundred tons of ore are now on
the river bank waiting shipment
to Lewiston by boat, from which
point it will be shipped to the
smetler at Tacoma. Hon. j. L..
Eckert contracted with Glover &
McFarlane last fall for the de-
livery of this ore at Lewiston and
four tons were taken down last
fall by the Prospector. Low water
prevented the completion of the
contract last fall but the ore will
be delivered as soon as the stage
Of water permits. The ores of
the Great Eastern assay high
in gold, silver and copper.
Coyotes a Menace.
Badly Creighton has been in
town today from Wolf Creek. He
reports that the coyotes are num-
erous in the Wolf Creek country,
the heavy snow having driven
them down in great numbers, and
that they are destroying the quail,
pheasants and other game and
are a constant menace to the
sheep and cattle growers.
Apricots Blooming There.
Walter S. Brockman, of the
Snake river country, was in town
yesterday en- route to Grangeville.
Mr.. Brockman brought over a
bundle of apricot twigs in full
blossom to show the people that his
country had the finest climate in
the northwest. Mr.. Brockman has
over 30 tons of hay on hand and
his stock is in fine condition.
Buys Fine Beef.
Nick Nichols returned today
from Pollock where he purchased
several fine fat beef for his local
butcher shop. He reports that the
dust is flying ON the wagon road
all the way from Whitebird to
Pollock.
Protect Against Floods.
Whitebird will be we'll protect
ed from high water from now on,
the public spirited citizens of the
town having subscribed literally
and at considerable expense erect
ed breakwater cribs at the worst
points along Whitebird creek in
the town limits. About 300 feet
OF this work has just been com
pleted. The work consists most
ly of log cribs, five to seven feet
high, and the same width, filled
with boulders. The work was
done by Ellery Oldrich, who has
had considerable experience in
this kind of work. B. L. Davis,
owner of the Whitebird Electric
Light and Power plant, has also
done considerable of the same
kind of work at the head of the
flume to protect it from high wat
er.
Visitor From Grangeville.
Robert Todd, proprietor of the
ElVago cigar facotry at Grange
VILE, was in town this week on
business.
Bronchos for Border Days.
Albert johnson, better known
as OLE is in town today. Ole
was one of the stars of the
Grangeville Border Days celebra-
uon last fall. He has recently Sc
cured bunch of bucking bron-
chos for this years celebration,
Out From Jumbo.
j. B. Elliott, who has been
working at the Jumbo mine the
past winter, is here en- route to
his home on Big Greek in the