The Owyhee nugget., December 02, 1909, Image 1

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OWYHEE NUG
OFFICIAL
COUNTY
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De-vo-tecL to ttie Mining and .A.grio-u.lt-u.ra.1 Interests of Owyhee County
VOLUME XIX.
SILVER CITY, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, DECEMRER 2, 1909.
NUMBER 30
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LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Rowett keeps all kinds of Christmas
goods.
Boys' Underwear, 35 and 40 cts. per
garment, S. C. S. Co.
A bargain in a first class Sewing
Machine at G. R. Sweeney.
A good First Class Family Sewing Ma
chine for sale oheep at G. R. Sweeney.
Mrs. Catlow and children went to
Boise on last Wednesday for a few days
visit.
Mrs. E. J. Burrough left on Monday
morning for their new home at Glenns
Ferry.
An excellent assortment of dolls, toys
and all kinds of Christmas goods may be
found at J. W. Rowetts.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shea left for their
home in the valley on last Monday aftei
several days visit in Silver City.
1000 bu. of onions per acre is reported
from a ranch near Parma, Ida. We would
call this a highly perfumed ranch.
Cut glass, jewelry of all kinds and pat
terns, clocks, watches silver-wear and
umbrellas at the Silver City Jewelry Store.
Cranberries, preserved and st.ffed figs
and dates; Bulk olives, fancy table
sauces and pickles for Christmas,
S. C. S. Co.
Some Eagles have been soaring pretty
high for several days and found it rather
difficult to accustom themselves to
mon place affairs.
Arrangements are being made by the
Union Sunday School to give an enter
tainment on Christmas eve with a Christ
mas tree for the little ones.
Married : At Nampa on Thanksgiving
day, Nov. 25, 1909. Patrick Wm. Kelly,
of Wilson, Idaho and Laura May Cox, of
Murphy, Idaho; Rev. Joseph Dreyer of
Nampa, officiating.
A misunderstanding about the collect
ing of a bill, yesterday, resulted in a first
class "scrap" between two of our busi
ness men. However "all is quiet along
the Potomac" this morning.
JÎfr. Catlow left Sunday morning for
Nampa at which place he will load sup
plies for their stock ranch in Oregon.
He was accompanied by O. A. Petitt who
is on his way to his old home at Logans
port, Iud.
One of the flying "Eagles" lit on an
old decrepit Chinaman called "Song Lee"
and proceeded to "wipe up the earth"
with him. One would think a man of
his ability might find more enobling
amusement.
J.W. Menefee, an old time miner and
prospector, has gone down to our ranch
on the Owyhee river in Oregon to spend
the winter. The climate being so much
warmer and the altitude nearly 4000 ft.
lower, Jim will think it is summer time
all winter.
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A public dance will be given at the
Jordan Valley Hotel on December 8th
1909.
The dances given by this well
known hostelry are known to be
thing that could be desired in that line
and all are assured of a jolly good time.
Ail are invited.
The Thanksgiving ball given on last
Thursday evening by the Rebekah lodge
of this city was well attended and
social and finanical success. The lunch
served by the ladies was excellent and
was well patronized. Many were in at
tendance from outside points
thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
State Surveyor Utley has recently de
termined that the boundry line between
Owyhee and Twin Falls countiecf is really
about 30 rods east of the place designated
on the maps. This adds a strip 30 rods
wide and about 65 miles long to Owyhee
County. As this county has only about
8,130 square miles of territory, this little
strip will "help some."
A continuous telephone line from St.
Paul to Puget Sound, by way of Spo
kane, is to be constructed soon. Inde
pendent interests have acquired a large
number of telephone companies in the
intervening territory, so that a through
conection can be established without
much difficulty, it is said. Seattle is to
he the weastern terminal. This wire
will ultimately give telephone service
to New York, thereby making it possible
to talk from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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and
WANTS SILVER
REMONETIZED
Revival of THia Subject by Sir
Moreton F «wen.
Sir Moreton Frewen will address the
business men of Salt Lake Dec. 1, and
those of Denver Dec. 8, on the rejuve
nation of silver as a medium of financial
exchange.
Mr. Frewen will be remembered as one
of the world's most ardent advocates of
bimetallism during its discussion in the
United States ten years ago.
He is said never to have abandoned
the belief that eventually all nations must
again adopt the double standard, and to
have equipped himself with data at this
time which proves bimetallism isthç only
Safeguard against an ultimate world's
financial catastrophe
He landed in San Francisco a few days
ago en route to England from the orient,
being on a world's tour in this cause.-Ex.
per
to
be
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of
of
for
an
of
ft.
That the future prosperity of this min
ing camp depends alone on the working
of the Trade Dollar property is a mistake
which some people have accepted as a
fact. While the Trade Dollar company
has been a great producer and has em
ployed a number of men, the camp pros
pered before the Trade Dollar company
came into existance and will do so again.
One by one the elements of nature
are being legislated into the control of
the corporations until it will be but a
short while until companies will be
found to furnish pure air for the inhab
itants of this country. Already a scheme
has been proposed in Chicago to pipe
pure air from the newly discovered
regions of the north pole. The old saying
of "Trade follows the Flag" will soon be
better known by "Graft follows the
Flag. "
The campus of the University of Wash
ington is to become a public park, under
the direction of the Seattle Park Board.
A lease has been effected with the regents,
covering the period of several years.
During this time the city will expend
*10,000 to maintain the landscape gar
dening features, which made the Alaska
Yukon- Pacific Exposition gronnds the
admiration of all visitors. Had the city
not stepped in, they would have been
lost. Later on, it is hoped that the
Legislature will make provision to take
care of the state property.
The fairy tales published concerning
the wonderful deposit of gold in the Jar
bridge camp are surely "going it pretty
strong." We hope that even a twentieth
part of what they claim is true, as even
then this newly discovered locality will
be one of the richest mining camps in
the world. Slowly but surely the pro
gress of mining excitement from Southern
Nevada is coming toward Silver City,
the "Mother" camp of the west. A
mining engineer of much experience
while looking over this camp recently
said to us "If the mines surrounding
Silver City were in Nevada they would
not lay idle very long."
From a newspaper man's standpoint,
Lynden, Wn., seems to be the ideal place
to live and Dan Cloud ia the luckieet of
all editors. The local commercial club
has just voted him substantial evidence
of its appreciation of bis efforts to boost
that locality, through the columns of The
Tribune. It is generally taken for grant
ed that that is a part of an editors every
day routine. But the business men and
farmers of Lynden seem to be of another
stripe. They wanted Editor Cloud to
know that they appreciated his work.
The result is that Lynden is going to
have a better booster than ever before.
Other editors are equally deserving of
such recognition and the community that
grants it will be the gainer a thousand
fold.
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Monday afternoon a young man by the
name of Martz, who had been drinking
pretty freely of the beverage that makes
men "wild and wooly" undertook to
take possession of the batcher shop of
this place and began abusing Fred Ulmer
in a violent manner. Mr. Ulmer object
ed and proceeded to put Martz out of his
place of business when Martz threatened
to get a gun and put daylight through
our accomodating butcher,
got his gun first and held the officious
young man up when he was speedily
taken in charge by Sheriff Kreig and
taken to the county jail after some re
sistance. By Tuesday morning
quite gentle and when released begged
Mr. Ulmers pardon and said he would
never do so anymore.
But Fred
he was
OWYHEE COUNTY
MINING NEWS
THE BANNER
With the extension of the north drift on
the Banner vein the character of the ore
continues to improve both in appearance
and quality. Where this vein was en
countered in the crosscut tunnel the vein
had "faulted" and was some what
broken up but as the drift is carried far
ther north into the more permanent part
of the hill the rock is showing a more
permanent formation and the vein im
proving. The management is much
encouraged py the present outlook.
Silver City M. <& M. Co.
Word was received from the officers of
this company, who are now in London,
England, that no more stock should be
sold and the work on the property sus
pended for the present, as the English
Company who are about to take over the
property desired to take up the stock
already sold and to get entire control of
the property. The disposal of this well
known property to English capitalists
who have an unlimited amount of funds
wherewith to prosecute the development
work will ensure a large expenditure in
opening the mine, erection of mills and
installation of other machinery.
'Bhe Dewev Homestake Mining Co,
(From Evening Capital Hews.)
The Dewey Homestake Mining com
pany, which has recently organized with
A. E. Carlson as president; C. A. Ren
eker, vice president; Louis Arens, secre
tary, and George Fletcher treasurer, has
taken over what is known as the Dewey
Homestake mining property on Granite
mountain, near Dewey, and will start
active development work on the property
at once.
The property is located in the Owyhee
mountains near 8ilver City and is one of
the most promising claims discovered
there in recent years. For the amount of
development work done it has made as
fine a showing as many of the older mines
in that section.
The property was discovered by George
Schlack early in 1893, after several
months of prospecting, he having pan
ned some rich gold from the gravel some
two miles below, where he later discover
ed the outcroppings of the ledge, which
proved to be a mammoth dyke of rhyolite
so strongly impregnated with mineral that
the surface resembled a vast bed of hemitite
ore. Work on the property showed that
beneath the surface the honey-combed
rock carried good values. Mr. Schlack
improved the property to the extent of
his ability, but not having means and
being unable to get capital interested be
cause of the central location of the prop
erty, which people stated, could not have
been overlooked for so long and again
being in a district unknown as a<>mineral
ized belt the discoverer was unable to in
terest parties and the only development
was done by him. Recently, while in
that district, Mr. Reneker, a mining ex
pert from Kansas City, who has opened
offices here, made an investigation of the
property, took samples of the ore from
which he received assay varying from $98
on the surface to as high as $3000 per ton
at the bottom of the shaft, which is 300
feet.
A farther investigation of the property
was made with a result that a company
was formed and George Schlack engaged
as superintendent to improve the prop
erty, which the owners believe will prove
one of the bonanzas of the Silver City
district.
LEWISTON NORMAL NOTES
When the new Normal gymnasium is |
finished this month; two operettas will be i
given by the students under the direction
of Miss Chamberlain, head of the music
department. One is called ' 'The J apaneee
Girl" and the other "A Cup of Saki."
Prof. H. A. Hallowell, head of the
European history department, has just
received from London 600 lantern slides
to be used in illustrating different phases
and periods of Greek, Roman, and Eng
lish history. The Lewiston Normal is
the only institution in the Northwest
using this preeminently attractive and
useful method in teaching European
history.
A MOVE IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION
Forming New National Party.
This appears to us to be the most sensi
ble movement that has been advocated
on this subject. Bryan and his followers,
LaFolIette with the republican insurgents,
the populist leaders, the labor unions, and
in fact all who are fighting for the com
mon good are all striving for one and the
same thing, i.e. the defeat of the system
of graft, corruption and oppression, now
so firmly intrenched with the old political
parties. Bryanism is for reform—but it
must come through the Democratic party ;
La Follette and his followers are for re
form but it must come through their way
and through the Republican party.
While the Populists, Labor Leaders, and
Socialists are for reform, but it must
come their way; while the Cannon
Aldrich-Taft-Trust A Graft Company
are out for the spoils and are a united
party and propose to have things their
way. And so the dance goes merrily on,
and the common people pay the fiddler.
Now comes forward a movement to
unite all the different sects or party fac
tions of reform for the common good.
But why pick on Roosevelt for a candi
date? We admit that he has shown some
very admirable trials of character and de
termination, but "there are others, ' ' Ted
dy is not the only one who could lead the
combined forces of reform to victory. He
is too much of a partisan. But be that as
it may, the leadership and candidates
should be an after consideration. For
the present the aim should be to get the
reform forces together and unite them all
in one party
harmony. One that would not allow little
petty differences and false reports circu
lated by the system's agents to cause their
ranks to be broken and scattered. The
following article taken from an exchange
indicates that a movement of this nature
is being advanced:
"W.A. Dillon, head of the populist,
party in Missouri and its candidate for
governor at the last election, is aggress
ively advocating in the middle state press,
a new national party composed of demo
crats, populists and insurgent republi
cans, with former President Roosevelt as
its candidate to succeed Taft.
He says it is the only plan that will de
feat the Canaon-Aldrich republicans
and secure the reforms advocated by
these parties.' '
a
party that would work in
Dedicated to the Memory of
"Our Darling; Florence.
■
God take back our loved one,
You loaned us a lew years ago.
Back to Thy throne in glory
But Oh !— we shall miss her so.
You loaned her to us Jesus
To cheer us on our way
How could we live without her
If we nad not learned to pray.
It seems like God in His mercy
Could have left her a little while
But Lord—Thy will be done
Take back our darling child.
We do not want to bring her
Back to this earth again
We are glad she is home with Jesus,
Away from this world ot sin.
We know that we shall miss her
Bat we know where she has gone
Back to the One who loaned her
To await that glorious dawn.
Lord give ns a heart as loving
As the one you have taken away
May we follow in Thy footsteps,
To meet her there some day.
Make us kind and gentle
Give ns forgiving heart*
Teach ns the way eternal
May we ne'er from Thee depart.
Help us forget the dark days
That are just now passing by
To think more of the Fnture
And the One who reigns on high.
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Show ns the work in Tby vineyard
And we will do our best
To be Thy true under shepherd
May in this oar hearts find rest.
True a child Bhall lead them
To walk on the golden street
May we be a united family
Around Tby mercy seat.
G.S.S.
Corporations Contend
For "Juicy" Irriga
tion Projects.
NUMEROUS - APPLI
CATIONS FOR THE
SOUTHERN IDAHO
SEGREGATIONS.
A Water=wagon that
It Pays to Get On.
UP TO THE STATE LAND BOARD.
And the Poor Farmer ia to
PAY the Bill.
With delegation of citizens and water
users of Sunnyside and Mountainhome,
representatives of the Bruneau Irrigation
Co. and Southern Idaho Reclamation
company, together with I. B. Perrine
and S. H. Hays of the Twin Falls North
Side Land & Water company in the sen
ate chamber of the state house at Boise
on the 10th alt., an important meeting
of the state board of land commissioners
was held with a view to disposing of
the conflicting claims.
Through a compromise effected by the
interested companies, the Bruneau com
pany will receive the project o( that
name embracing some 46,000 acres of
the original segregation of 77,000 acres
made at the request of I. B. Perrine and
6. H. Hays over a year ago, the Twin
Falls company withdrawing from direct
connection with the project.
Water rights will probably be fixed at
(60 as against $60, the estimated price
in the original application.
A compromise with respect to the
conflicting claims for the Sunnyside
project to the effect that the Southern
Idaho Reclamation company, reclaim
25,000 acres and allow the Twin Falls
Land & Water company to take over
the remainder of the lands in a project
of 200,000 acres, was presented to 8. H.
Hays, but rejected by th Southern Idaho
Reclamation company, which insists on
a project ef 67,000 acres as applied for
with water rights at $70 per acre.
The segregation of the entire 67,000
acres was opposed by representatives
of the Twin Falls company who stated
that their project would not be consum
mated in the event of such a segrega
tion for the Southern Idaho Reclama
tion company. The price of water
rights of the Twin Falls company is
placed at $85.—Ex.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
To tha Officers ervd Members of
Owyhee Aerie Ne. 1737.
At the next regular meeting, on Dec.
9th, there will be election of officers for
the ensuing year. Yonr attendance
ia desired.
Hinry Rood, Worthy President.
O. A. Prrrrr, Secretary.
For the Season of Long Evenings.
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the homes where The Youth's Compan
ion is a weekly visitor, and there need
be no idle hours. The variety of the
paper's contents appeals to every mem
ber of the household, and before one
issue is exhausted the next is waiting
at the post-office. During the winter
season The Companion prints nearly a
hundred complete stories of considera
ble length, besides the absorbing serials
some 26 articles by men and women
of renown, and about twice as many
short character and humorous sketches
as there are winter nights. 8ucb an
article as "Winter Gardening" suggests
an interesting occupation which can be
carried on in Alaska with snow twenty
feet deep, and without the coat oi a dol
lar. It is well "worth while" to read a
paper so carefully and ably edited.
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