Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-09
STATELINE.
statellne. Utah. Inne &. 1915


Paul Kimball, who left last week for
Milford and Gunnison to visit with
relatives and friends, has not returned
yet.
Mrs. G. w. OGrain has opened up
her home as a boarding house and IL
now taking in boarders that are en-.
ployed at the Federal mill.
Joseph Johnson has gone to Good
Springs, Nevada, where ne intends 10
work during the summer. Mrs. John
son will leave about the end of the
week to join her husband.
Mr.. l. G. Clark, manager of the
Federal Mining company, came in
from Salt Lake during the week and
after attending to business about the
mill left again. for the Lake.
William Brown came over from his
ranch near Rag Town and went I'D to
the Ophir to see about work and IL
is learned that Mr.. Brown will be back
Thursday to start work. He is one
OF Stateline's old timers and he drilled
the first hole when the Ophir was
struck. Mr.. Browns assistance will
be realty appreciated.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Bremen from
Salt Lake drove in during the week in
Mr.. Browns Studebaker car. The
gentlemen are to remain here for the
summer. It is learned that Mr.. Brown
will be head timberman at the Ophir,
while Mr.. Benner is superintendent,
and work is progressing very salts
factorily under his management.
Carl O'Grain and his father, C. W.,
came in from Atchisorp Creek a few
days ago and report that the cowboys
discovered large bear track between
his ranch and Reeds cabin, and that
the boys horses were scattered in all
directions.
Miss Rhoda Bryant came in from
Cedar City Sunday, where she had
been on visit. Mr.. Lear Armstrong
took Miss Bryant's place during her
absence, and he got along with the
children very nicely. Mr.. Armstrong
has had considerable experience in the
school room.
Fritz johnson came down from the
Utah Spur and spent few hours a.
bout town. And as Mr. johnson has
such sunny disposition he made the
whole town forget their troubles for
the time being,
Indian Mixes Drinks.
One of our citizens has Just re-
turned from prospecting trip out
around Indian Peak, where he was
looking for tungsten and other valua-
bic metals. While he was not sue
cessful in finding any important de-
posits Of this valuable substance, he
found encouraging indications. But
while away he reports witnessing an
incident which did him as much good
as finding half dozen tungsten mines.
at happened this way" said the citi-
zen: 81 was camped at the mouth of
Snake Creek, where there are q num-
Der OF Indian farms, and few days
before some Shoshone Indians came
over to pay their respects to Captain
George. Well, one of the Indians
named Craze, who couldn't understand
much English, was always pilfering
around camp, and one evening when
we were all around the fire. spin
ming yarns, Craze got to shopping and
pilfering around the grub box. The
first thing he got hold Of was a pack
age Of arm and hammer soda that my
wife put in for use in case I ran out
of baking powder and couldn't get any
from the Captain, whose closest COM
issary is Frisco. Well, sir, Craze lifts
the package and gulps down half its
contents in one swallow, and strang-
ling, grabs for the first thing that
he can lay his hands on, which happens
to be a bottle Of Mounts picking vim
egar, and empties the contents Of the
bottle into his system"
"What happened them" somebody
asked
~ don't know just all that did take
place, for everything about camp was
turned topsy turvey, and about min
ute later we observed a misty streak
going over blue ridge that we recog-
nized to be Craze with stream of
foam flowing over each shoulder. II
Is believed that Craze In his great
haste probably didn't have time to
notice his own home in White River
but kept right on going, and it is fie-
ured that II he kept up his pace he
would now be at or near Skagaway,
Alaska.
Dewey Roberts was in town Sunday
for few hours visiting his relatives.
Dewey is working for Mr.. johnson at
Beryl, and he Just returned about 9