The Owyhee nugget., January 31, 1908, Image 1

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OWYHEE NUGGET
OFFICIAL
COUNTY
PAPER.
BEST
ADVERTISING
MEDIUM
VOLUME XVII.
SILVER CITY, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO, JANUARY 31, 1908.
NUMBER 38
THE LOCAL NEWS
Short Items of Interest for Nugget's
Many (Leaders
Any Suit in the house for $15
Sweeney, Silver City.
New goods in Hardware, Graniteware
Building and Roofing paper and Win
dows, just arrived at Philipp's.
County commissioner 0. D. Brum
baugh is over in Nampa and Bcise this
week, partly on a business visit, but
more for rest and recreation.
Dr. W. R. Hamilton, only partially
recovered from a quite serious attack
of illness, went to Payette last Tuesday
for a brief spell of recuperation.
A new invoice of several cases of
dry goods has been received and is
being placed on display at the Silver
City Supply Company's stores here
and in DeLamar
Marcus White, over from his Twi
light Gulch mine, near Fliut, says that
be aud his brother Percy are busy
running a crosscut on their claim and
have po lling new to report regard
ing it.
The space in this paper taken up
by the Commissioner' proceedings is
unavoidably large this quarter, but
such thing occur only quarterly, and
make good reading for all wbo are in
terested in county affairs.
Mr. G. H. Ivor, who is employed as a
superintendent at the Del.amar mine,
was in the city Tuesday of this week on
bis way back to DeLamar after an ab
sence of three weeks, during which
time he was at Detroit, Mich., where he
was called by the death of his mother.
—Nampa Leader-Herald.
Mrs. Mary J. Deary, of Pleasant Val
ley, and Mr. Joseph Lessman, of Cliffs,
spent yesterday here, before ' the pro
bate court, respectively making final
proofs on homestead and desert land
entries. Mr. Lessman also making
proof on completion of work on water
permit. Christy Driscoll and Bazil
Deary were with them as witnesses.
The February number of tiie Pacific
Monthly has been received. It con
tains several articles relating to Idaho.
A paper on "The Citizenship of Ida
ho," by Senator Borah, and one on
"The Promise of Idaho," by Governor
Gooding, with excellent portraits of
the two distinguished gentlemen, and
"Westward Ho to Idaho," by Fred
Lockley, with five half-tones of scen
erv, are among its.interesting features.
Mr. Edward E. Garrett, who for the
past nine years has been the efficient
receiver of tiie United States land of
fice, at Boise, and whose service has
made him familiar with the public land
laws and the usages of the land depart
ment, lias opened an office in the Boise
City Nat'l bank b'ld'g and eutered tiie
practice of law, making land and min
ing laws practice specialties. Knowing
Mr. Garrett's standing and ability Nug
get takes pleasure in commending him
to all who may require tbe services of
an attorney in matters pertaining to
land or mining affairs.
The thermometer in front of Nugget
shop registered 12 degrees below zero
this last morning iu January 1908.
With the exception of Feb'y 2, 1905,
this, we believe, was the coldest morn
ing known here during the past twenty
years. It set a lot of old timers spin
ning yarns about cold days, but none
of them could verify any colder weath
er. A general complaint of frozeu and
bursted water pipes comes from over
the towu. The day has been a bright
and beautiful one, though unusually
cold.
Nugget publisher has put in the past
few days wrestling with a siege of
grippej which has made him indifferent
to what has been going ou in this old
world. He is recovering from it some
what now however, and the world is
beginning to grow brighter to him
again. He has found the grippe a
tough proposition.
it
A Surprise Party at the Home of
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Steele.
ind Mrs. Peter Steele invited a
Mr.
couple of young married ladies and
their busbauds to come up the gulch to
their home and speud the evening with
them and join them in entertaining Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Nelson on the anni
versasy of that gent emau's birthday.
The two ladies iqvited didn't do a tiling
but invite other friends iu town to ac
company them. The result was that
tw o sleigh loads of about 30 ladies ar.d
gentlemen poured in upon them Tues
day evening as a complete surprise
party. They all made the most of it to
have a good time out of it. Cards aud
other games were played until well on
into tiie wee small hours of the morning.
Refreshments were served, and the
party retnrued home Feeling that tiie
evening had been hugely enjoyed.
Eagles to Give a Big Ball and
Banquet,
The Owyliee Aerie of Fraternal Order
of Eagles, recently organized in Silver
City, is making arrangements for giviDg
a Big Ball and Banquet at their aerie
on Valentine's day evening, with a real
live eagle, the property of the order,
with a seven-foot spread of wings to be
exhibited in the banqueting hall. In
order that the great American bird may
properly participate in enjoyment of
the proposed feast, guests are invited
to bring to it good, healthy, heavy
weight Thomas cats and watch tbe bird
tear them to pieces witli claws and beak
and devour them. Mr. John Connors,
Worthy President of the Aerie here, de
clares that theirs is tbe biggest and
most veracious bird belonging to tiie
order, and that lie can make way with
one or more healthy live cats. A gen
eral invitation is extended to the public
to atteud tiie ball and banquet, which
promises to he the festive occasion of
the winter for Silver City. This is Leap
Year, aud Valentine's Day is the time
when birds begin to mate. There are a
number of eligible bache'or m, mbersof
tiie order in silver City.
Second Homestead Entries.
It is quite probable that a law will
be euacted at an early day allowing
secoud homestead entries where tiie
eutryman through no fault of his own
failed to make final proof on his
homestead; a bill with this object iu
view having been favorably reported
from the committee on Public Lands
iu both branches of Congress. The
bill iu the Seuate was introduced by
Senator Heyburu and is being pushed
in the House by Congressman French.
The present law allowing second
homestead entries was enacted April
28, 1904, and was limited to entries
relinquished without consideration, or
abandoned prior to that date. Tbe
legislation under consideration will be
a boon to many honest settlers, who
through misfortune, poverty or other
hindrances have been unable to hold
their claims.—Ex
Any Suit in tiie house for $15.
Sweeney, Silver City.
Just received a brand new lot of
tailor made suits at Geo. R. Sweeney's.
Buy your heating and cook stoves
from Philipp.
MINING
IN OWYHEE COUNTY
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH
Mr. Fegtley, witli only two miners
working with him, is continuing to take
down high grade gold ore from the up
raise being made on tbe Village Black
smith to reacli the bottom of the old
Trask shaft. Without assays to test its
value, it is estimated that the ore taken
down will run close to $100 per ton in
gold value. The amount of new ground
thus being opened in this portion of
the mine is of considerable extent, and
it goes to prove ttiat the Village Black
smith will develop into a good paying
proposition when fully opened.
POTOSL
At 55 feet north from tiie bottom of
the shaft on No 3 level, ore was en
countered iu tiie Potosi miue this
week greatly encouraging to Superiu
tendent Masters, who brought down
his pockets full of specimens to show.
Tbe ore is a white copper-stained quartz,
filled witli nuggets of silver aud gray
copper, very similar to the ore found
in the south drift on No. 2 level. As it
comes from the deepest point yetreach
ed on the property aud the point farth
est north, it is proof that the vein is
continuing its character north under
the town. Preparations are uo* under
way for sinkiug tiie shaft another bun
dred feet or for a 4th level
THE BANNER.
Work at putting machinery at tbe
mill is progressing satisfactorily. The
pans and settlers Lave all been moved
to the positions they are to occupy, and
the batteries are on the big concrete
block ready to be adjusted in position.
The heavy rook crusher has not yet
been hoisted to its place under the ore
bin on the top oi tiie mill. All of this
has involved a big lot of work with
chain blocks and pulleys. When the
crusher is hoisted, the heaviest part of
the labor will have been done and only
tiie finer work of getting it all adjusted,
trued into line and bolted into place
will be required, when it will be ready
for tbe pulley wheels and belting to
put it all iD motion. The motors and
electric power for driving them will
then be placed and the "juice" will be
ready to be turned on. But a great deal
has to be done yet before all of this is
accomplished
In tiie mine, work has gone steadilv
ahead in pushing No. 4 level further
north into tiie mountain, with the shoot
of white gold-bearing quartz still con
tinuing to keep up its width and char
acter. There is a lot of new ground be
ing opened for stuping wheu tbe mill is
ready to receive the ore.
METALLIC M, ® M. COMPANY
Mr. James Petrey, of Healdsburg,
Cal., a stockholder ia the Metallic
Mining and Milling company, of this
place, whose property is located just
west of town, was a visitor to tbe
property the latter portion of last
week, leaving .for his home Monday,
after quite thoroughly inspecting the
mine aud its location and surround
ings and noting what was being done
in tiie way of development work. It
was hie first visit here in twelve years
and he expressed himself well pleased
with what he saw at the mine, and
lie will report in this way to others
interested.
The compressor is now set up ready
to start ; the transformer house nearly
completed and it is expected to turn
on the electric power next week in
Dewey tunnel, to run the crosscut to
cut the ledge, about 600 feet lower
down than the former workings, or at
the 800 foot level of the mine. The
crosscut will lie about 500 feet in
length and ore can be delivered ftom
the mine through it at a point which
will obviate the necessity of its being
brought down the mountain to a point
where tiie proposed mill y ill be lo
cated.
If the ledge proves as good
where this crosscut readies it as it is
iu the upper workings, there can be
uo doubt about another paying prop
erty beiDg added to this camp.
FLINT REDIV1VUS.
Tiie old Flint Mining District has had
a peculiar history of being up and down.
Long years since, it was famous as
showing more miles of ledges than any
other district iu Southern Idaho, and
considerable amounts of rich silver ores
were taken out, worked iu a mill there
or shipped to smelters. Then the camp
fell into desuetude, and twenty-five
years ago, was taken up or fell into the
hands of Omaha parties, directors in
the U. P. Ry., re-organized, and with
Major Stanton, the notee railway engi
neer, as manager, it was again started.
A new and expensive mill was built,
aud the North Star claim developed iu
to a paying proposition. An immense
stock of supplies was laid in, and every
thing wore a flourishing air, a big board
ing bouse was built, cottages were pro
vided for the officials, a stage line and
telegraph connected it witli Silver City,
and for a time Fliut was tiie busiest
mining camp iu Owyhee. Then it fell
to pieces again; the big lot of supplies
aud equipments were sold at a sacrifice
and the camp was virtually abandoned.
The mill constructed on a wrong prin
ciple by Major Stantou would not save
I he values and tiie North Star shoot of
ore apparently played out. That was
in 1888. Since that tiie property has
been through many changes and vicis
situdes. But during all tbe years, Mr.
Holdridge, one of the Omaha directors,
has managed to retain an interest in
the property. Associating with him Mr.
F. P Bonnell, a few years since, they
re-organized the property under tiie
name of the Perseverance Mining com
pany, aud have been doing desultory
stunts of work on it ever since. Under
Mr. Bonnel's management more vigor
oub work was begun on it during last
summer. He has sunk the North Star
shaft dow'n 100 feet deeper and encoun
tered richer ore than has heretofore
been found on the property. Two car
loads of this ore have already been taken
out, ready for shipment. The big ore
bins at the mill have all been filled with
a good grade of milling ore.
Tbe tunnel started from the mill
level to cut the North Star shoot of ore,
will be pushed to completion with pow
er drills. This is the good news brought
form Flint today by Mr. Marcus
White.
Rowett has just received and placed
on his shelves a consignment of Edison
phonographs, with a great variety of
the latest records produced by that
machine. When vou want a perfect
Phonograph you will find that the Edi
son stand at the head of the list for
clearness and distinctiveness, as well
a great variety of records.
Black Silk Liquid Stove Polish and a
new supply of National Cook Stoves
just arrived at Philipp's.
SONG LEE DEAD.
If Song Lee had been born a white
man, or had uot worn a pig tail, he
would have been called a prince among
men, by ail who kuew him. Well, he
was a prince of a good fellow anyway.
His big cheery laugh, his big hearty
physique marked him a man among
men. Everybody here esteemed and
respected him, whers he had spent
more than half the years of his life, al
ways the leader of his race, in the Owy
hee mountains—a merchant, placer
miner and contractor.
Song Lee is dead now, and many are
the regrets He died at Nampa, aged
61 years. He came to Silver City 34
years ago, and remained here until two
years ago, when the building of a sugar
factory at Nampa and the diminishing
of his countrymen here to a few old and
feeble, attracted him to that flourish
ing place, where he opened a restaurant
and eventually leased a big, new build
ing aud opened a Chinese store and
lodging house, patronized by orientals.
He did uot make money by this venture,
aud iiis health failing him aud an in
curable sore breaking out on one of his
legs, last summer he was taken to Boise,
and finally brought back to Nampa,
where he died last Monday morning
and was buried in the Nampa cemetery,
Tuesday, according to the rites of his
race.
Song Lee was married before he left
China, and left a son surviving him,
who came to this country upon permit
applied for by bis father not long since,
and is now in Nampa.
The old timers of Owyliee will long
remember Song Lee aud respect his
memory. He was the Chinaman among
all others who was a leader of his race
here.
Notice to Stockmen.
Every Stockman who enters this
county with stock must notify the As
sessor within ten davs of such entry,
and at the same time he shall make aud
deliver to tiie Assessor a written state
ment showing the number, description
and different kinds of such live stock
belonging to him, togetiier with their
marks and brands, when practicable,
aud for what lengtli of time they shall
be in the county during the flscial year.
Any person or persons who neglect
to give such notice will be prosecuted
to the full exteut of the law.
M. M. Krieg, Assessor and
Ex-officio Tax Collector,
Owyhee County, Idaho.
Notice of Teachers' Examination.
The next regular teachers' examina
tion will be held at my office in Silver
City, February 27, 28, 29. Questions
will be issued for first, second, third,
and primary grade county certificates,
state certificates and life diplomas.
Very truly,
Myrtle M. Hastings,
County Superintendent.
Any Suit in the house for $15.
Sweeney, Silver City.
Souvenir Chinaware and hand paint
ed chinaware iD beautiful designs and
great variety at Rowett's Jewelry Store.
Axes, double and single bitted, and
bovs' axes, Keen Kutter brand, from
Simmons Hardware Co., of St Louis, at
Theo. H. Philipp's Hardware Store.
Attention, Ladies!
Mrs. Mills will keep a full line of mil
linery at the oid stand in Silver City,
in charge of Miss Hastings, and invites
her patrons to upon her. Miss
a Hastit)g8 w , u take 0r(Jer8 {or any ar .
tides she may not have in stock, which
will be promptly supplied.