The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-29

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Robert Hiland came out from the
Marshall Lake mining district last
week and will go this spring to Alaska
to engage In mining. Mr.. Hiland says
the Marshall Lake country has never
been In as good shape before as 1t is
at present; that the mines are being
rapidly developed and are making a
most. excellent showing. He has long
had his eye on the northern country
and finally made up his mind to break
away this spring and seek his fortune
In the nOrthland.
A. G. Higgins, one of the well-to-do
young ranchers and stockraisers of the
Winona section, is a business visitor
In the city today. In speaking of
stock conditions in his neighborhood.
MIR. Higgins remarked that most farm
ers out his way were In pretty good
shape and would get through the long
winter without much loss. At the
present time he Is feeding his stock a
mixed ration of grain and straw, re-
serving his hay for the horses during
the spring work.
Phi G. Brown left this morning for
'Batty's Ferry, west of here, where he
goes to build q new pontoon boat for
Wallace Jarrett The old boat has
passed its day of usefulness, and Mr..
Jarrett has decided to make the nee
essary steps for first-class ferry. Mr..
Brown returned recently from White
Bird where he finished up comfortable
quarters for the new White Bird bank.
which will open up for business In the
very near future. While there he was
engaged to build a new boat for the
Lyons ferry now operated by George
Bolley.
j w. A. Jones came out last Thursday
from his ranch In Yellow Pine pre-
cinct, and Mrs. Jones came out this
week and will remain here for some
time. Bill says his cattle loss this
winter has been unusually small. That
out of band of 240 he has lost but
4 head. He stated, however. that he
had some unusual experience in car
ing for his stock. He had As head of
cattle down below the snow line on
the river, and not wanting to move
them he had used a pack train of ten
tAOhct w tAahcIbOlb Ady W LliGfl. 11t
would put 200 pounds ON an animal
thus taking ton at a trip, and
kept this up for five weeks, making
a trip of nine miles and back each day
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Nurss arrived
In the city on last Thursday nights
stage from White Bird. Harvey has
been at work in the mines at Warren,
and he and wife decided to come out
to Grangeville. They snowshoed it to
Mccall and there took the stage for
New Meadows and on down the river
to White Bird and out to Grangeville.
Something of trip when the weather
are taken into considera-
ton. Harvey has a contract to haul
a considerable amount of mining ma
chinery from Mccall to Warren. The
mines In the south part of Idaho coun-
ty are coming to the front rapidly.
there being far more activity than
has been manifested for many years.
A. +. Parker returned Monday from
the north part of the state where he
was called to look after the states
timber interests at the meeting of the
Timber Protective association held at
Spokane recently, and to attend to
other matters connected with the office
OF state timber selector and appraiser.
He remarked to the Globe man upon
him: Il have been bucking
snow drifts ever since / left here"
Mr. Parker says his attendance at the
meeting at Spokane was decidedly ed
and gave him an insight in
to the timber conditions of the state
that will be of great value to him in
his official work, and enlightened him
on the magnitude of the great wealth
the state owns In its vast holdings of
timber lands
George Yahrus and John ShissIer
came out from Dixie last week. where
they have been working the past win
ter at the Black Diamond mine. Mr..
Yahrus will go on down to Boise and
probably Salt Lake. for a number of
months. Mr.. Shissler will remain In
Grangeyille with his family for the
present The Black Diamond has tenn
I0rarily shut down work on account
Ut the heavy snow fall, which is now
ten feet deep at the mouth of the
tunnel, making 1t almost impossible to
get in timbering in the construction
work. There never has been such a
snow fall known in that country, and
while the men have worked at shovel
ng and even hauling the snow away.
L has fallen as fast as they have re-
moved ii. Work will be again resumed
IT the earliest practical moment.