The Owyhee nugget., March 17, 1910, Image 1

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OWYHEE NUGGET
OFFICIAL
COUNTY
PAPER.
BEST
ADVERTISING
MEDIUM
Devoted to tlae Mining and -A.griouilt-u.rELl Interests of Owyhee County
VOLUME XIX.
SILVER CITY, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, MARCH 17,
1910.
NUMBER 45
OWYHEE COUNTY DIRECTORY.
County Commissioners :
1st Dist.—C. H. Grete, Silver City.
2nd Dist.— J. W. McDowell, Homedale.
3rd Dist.—A. J. Harley, Brnneau.
Sheriff.—M. M. Krieg.
Clerk Dist. Court.—John S. St Clair.
Probate Judge.— Dr. F. S. Heer.
Assessor.—Oscar F. Brunzell.
Treasurer.—Margaret Cavaney.
School Supt.—Jennie Farrer Avery.
Coroner.— Dr. T. D. Farrer.
WEEK'S LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
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Marcus White is in from Twilight gulch |
and reports all hands busy getting out
rich ore and consequently happy.
Look over tiie ads in your paper and '
see what merchants want your trade, j
Don't annoy any one who don't wish you j
to bother him.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Nelson and children
left for Spokane, Wash., last Monday,
and will locate on a ranch in that locality
if they find one that suits them.
Theo. H. Philipp has added a new
brauch to his business and is now selling
town lots in the growing new town of
Horseshoe Bend. See his ad elsewhere.
J. C. Connors left last Saturday for the
Jarbidge country. He is contemplating
going into the roadhouse business at Wil
kins Island and accommodating the trav
elers on their way to and from the mines.
Thos. Fry, who has been working in
tiie mines at DeLamar for several weeks,
is spending a few days with his family in
this city. Mr. Fry lias not been feeling
well for several days but is considerably
better at present and will soon return to
DeLamar and resume work.
Asher A. Getchell left for Boise this
morning to visit his parents, who have
been spending tiie winter with Mrs.
Getchell's brother, S. T. N. Smith, and
who will leave in a day or two for their
home in Maine, visiting for a short time
in Seattle on their way home. Mr. A.
A. Getchell was accompanied by his little
son, Asher. They expect to return to
morrow.
An epidemic of LaU rippe is prevailing
in this community and many are suffer
ing from the effects of this disease. A
good dose of whiskey and quinine gener
ally bringH the patient out all O. K. But
don't mix the quinine in the whiskey
but take it separately, as one might re
cover before using all the whiskey and
then "liow hard it will be to have it in
the house."
Tiie esthetic boosters that have recently
crowded into the Vale neighborhood and
are trying to boom tiie Willow creek
country, insist that the creek is now a
river. Well, it might have enough water
in it for a day or two during the spring
freshets to be called a river, but for about
300 days out of the 305 one has consider
able trouble finding enough water in that
stream to quench the thirst of a horse.
Jordan Valley, with a stream 4 times the
size of Willow creek, has followed suit
and now' we must remember to call it
Jordan River, with a big R. Prosperity
and plenty prevails on Jordan River and
the higher up the stream, the more pros
perous it gets. Silver City is right on the
head of tiie river.
For many years this locality has not
had such fine jveather during the first
half of March as we have been enjoying
this year. Today the sun is shining
brightly, the snow is rapidly melting and
although there are a few hazy clouds in
the horizon, tiie world-wide holiday in
honor of St. Patrick lias nothing in this
region to prevent the celebration of this
festival. This day is observed through
out the civilized world, and
To St. Patrick, of Ireland, all honor
we pay,
And the 17th of March is the happy day,
When with festivities and rejoicing we
all agree,
That from snakes and such evils all
Ireland is free.
All due to St. Patrick.
Our patrons who reside in the northern
part of the county or iu and near Nampa,
should not overlook the fact that they
can buy the best grade of groceries at the
lowest jirices at the "O. K." Grocery in
that city. Spring time is here and when
the flood waters subside and tiie roads ]
settle, you will want to lay in your spring
and summer supplies, but first look over
the ads in the Nugget and find out what
merchants want your trade. And if you
go to Nampa, don't fail to call on ''Me" at
the O. K. Grocery, where you can find a
complete line of staple and fancy gro
ceries. He wants your trade and has the
business sagacity to say so through the
best advertising medium in the world,
his home papers and the other papers
that circulate in the territory tributary to
Nampa.
B. F. Pfeiffer has disposed of his ranch
located on Boulder creek near the junc
tion of that stream with Jordan creek.
The purchase price was $18,000 including
the stock and all farm implements. The
purchasers are J. C. and J. R. Hailey of
Boise. They will take charge at once and
spend considerable money in improving
the property. This is one of the best
ranches in that section of the country
consisting of 320 acres of deeded land and
is well located. The railroad building
from Buhl to Coos Bay will run near this
property and when built will increase the
value of the land. This is only one of
the many transfers of property that will
take place in the near future. Prosperity
has been slow in reaching Owyhee coun
ty, but it is surely coming, and this year
will witness the greatest activity in real
estate and mining that this locality lias
seen for many years.
A MUSICAL PRODIGY.
The genius and wonderful musical
knowledge shown by little Atla Elmer is
drawing-much attention from noted mu
sicians. Atla Elaine Elmer is tiie nine
year-old daughter of Will Elmer, and
was born and raised in this city where
she resided until a year or two ago, when,
after her mother's death, she went to live
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. E. Ivnapp, who now reside in
Nampa, Idaho. Having from an early
age shown an unusual interest and capa
bility for music, her grandmother, Mrs.
Knapp, who is exceptionally proficient as
a musician, gave little Atla special in
struction and thus helped develop her
musical ability. When the Conservatory
of Music was established in Nampa, little
Miss Atla was enrolled as a pupil when it
first opened last October and Dean
Blakeslee was so charmed with lier won
derful natural accomplishments that he
gave her a scholarship. Since the open
ing of the conservatory Miss Atla has ad
vanced as much in Harmony as is usually
done iu a three years course by the aver
age pupil. She seems to possess the
knowledge without study and only needs
the guidance of her teachers to properly
classify the different subjects and themes
in the work so as to produce the best re
sults. Owing to her tender age, frail
physique and nervous temperament, she
is not allowed to overstudy and practice
as much as she desires.
Madam Nordiea was very much im
pressed with little Atla's playing when
she heard her and wished to take charge
of her musical education and when Miss
Myrtle Elven, the noted pianist met her
and had Atla perforin for lier, she fell in
love with the child and went in raptures
over the possibilities of lier future.
Dean Blakeslee says of her: "She is a
little child nine years old wdiose soul is
like the fragrance of a beautiful flower;
who knows more of the. theory of music
than most adult graduates do. Yet she
has never attempted to study it."
Every summer Miss Atla, accompanied
by her grandmother, spends several weeks
at the home in Silver City which belongs
to her. Their many friends Heartily wel
come them to their former home. Many
millions of dollars in bullion have been
taken out of the mines in the hills sur
rounding our city ; many a nugget of un
usual beauty of large size and great value
has been found in the placers once so
famous in this locality ; but one of the
rarest gems of bright genius and
great promise that was ever produced
had its origin in the birtii of Atla L'-ine
Elmer in Silver City, Idaho.
ESTRAY NOTICE.
One three-year-old steer, has been three
years with my cattle. Brand, quarter
circle 2 bars or 3 bars only on left hip,
overslope on each ear, small wattle on
left side of neck close to shoulder.
Owner can have same by proving prop
erty and paying costs.
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Joe Neorini,
DeLamar, Idaho.
Rich Strike
Made at Flint
White Brothers cut Ledge and
Assays R_un High.
Other Properties in the Same District
also Making Good Showing.
For several years it lias been known
that the mines in the Flint district were
very rich and that the property owned
by the White Bros., on Twilight gulch,
was one of the best prospective mining
propositions in the country. It has just
been demonstrated that the ore shoots
not only go down but that they get
laiger and ricluft as depth is gained.
After spending considerable money and
more hard work on a crosscut tunnel to
cut the ledge at great deptti on the Iva
Grace claim of their group, they en
countered the vein, and although at
present they have not yet crosscut it,
they are iu 7 feet, all in ore of high
grade. On this same shoot of ore in the
upper workings the vein was 11 feet iu
width with the best values on the hang
ing wall, and about 2 feet, of good rich
ore, the balance of the vein being of a
low grade. Where they are now cross
cutting the vein with this tunnel, at
over UK) feel greater depth, the foot wall
was first struck and the ore is first class
and continues to increase in Values as
they get further in on the vein towards
the hanging wall.
By drifting on the vein South a much
greater depth is gained, and when they
leach the point to the Souili directly
under the shaft on the upper workings,
on another ore shoot that siiows on the
surface near the junction of this claim
with tlie Valley View, a distance of only
about 400 feet, the level of this tunnel
will be over 400 feet lower than the
Ujiper workings, where a good body of
very rich ore was found. They have
three full claims on this vein, on all of
which good rich ore lias been found,
showing that the vein is well mineraliz
ed and from which several shipments of
ort have been made that gave good re
turns.
The White Bros, have made several
shipments of ore from their properties
Black Horse Silver City M. Co.
Last week we visited the miuing pro
perty of the Black Horse Silver City
Mining Co., which is located iu Diamond
Basin, iu the Owyhee Mountains, about
10 miles south of Murphy, the southern
terminal of the Idaho Northern R. R.
The main vein on tiiis property is
about 5
strong vein carrying values in gold and
silver. It is located about 2 miles north
of the Ilewey-Homestake property, and
while of a different character of ore, the
immense size of the vein and Ute smalt
expense with which it can be developed
indicate that it is a very likely property
and with proper development will prove
to be a producing mine of no small size.
Such a large body of ore within short
distance of the railroad, even if it proves
to be of low grade when taken as a
body, will prove a good thing
tonnage can be easilv produced daily
and would justify the erection of a large
reduction works.
The property lias been developed by
numerous shafts and open cuts and a
crosscut tunnel is being driven to cut
the vein at good depth. The ledge can
be readily traced for considerable dist
ance bv tiie immense outcroppings, all
of which give assay vaines.
feet wide and shows a gond
large
THE BANNER-.
We visited the Banner mine last Sun
day and found everything progressing
witli the usual vigor and good work be
ing done on the north drift of the Ban
ner vein. Tiie ledge is improving in
widtii and the quartz is of a much bet
ter character and quality.
and by intelligently sorting the ore have
obtained good results. They have now
120 sacks of high grade ore taken from
the upper workings. The ore thug pre
pared and ready for shipment will assay
very high in siteer and carries good val
ues in gold.
Through the adjoining ground on tiie
west another vein of very rich ore of the
same character runs parallel with this
vein. This ground is covered by the
Bullion No. 1 and Bullion No. 2, owned
by Rohert M. L'iw'is, and on which con
sideiable work is being done. A large
specimen of this ore is on exhibit in tiie
display window of the "Big Store" that
assays 1800 ounces of silver and $20 in
gold to tiie ton. This is also a good
strong vein and although no gr^tjjepth
has been attained in the worlyl d i g ger
far the indications for it proving?*'"
rich property are exceptionally
A crosscut
pod
dit.
tunnel will Jap the wein
on this property at great depth, •'Mÿ.
Another property near this wonderful
mine is the property owned by Thos.
Harland and the" White Bros., which
has the indications of becoming a very
valuable property. It consists of ttiree
claims located a little further down the
gulch from tiie White Bros, property
and on which considerable development
work has been done showing good shoots
of high grade ore.
All these properties are tunnel propo
sitions and a good depth can be attained.
The Wiiite Bros, property is equipped
with a 5 stamp mill. With the addition
of the proper kind of machinery.for suc
cessfully treating this ore a great min
ing industry c&n be established that will
soon place this district as one of the best
in the country. The construction of a
railroad now being surveyed through
this region will greatly facilitate the
handling of the Ores in the country
through which it will pass and renewed
mining activity will result.
Mr. Steele is reported much better
from the attack of rheumatic fever from
which he has been suffering recently,
and that lie will soon take iiis departure
from Minneapolis for other points in
the east.
A Complete Furniture Establishment
The A. IT. Badger furniture store of
Nampa, Idaho, which was recently finish
ed, is one of the most up-to-date and
complete establishments iu the west.
The building is well constructed of con
crete and lias three floors 50x90 ft., in
cluding basement, with balcony, giving an
additional floor space of 50x50 feet, gives
room for the proper display of the im
mense stock carried. The building has
an elegant plate glass front and the inter
ior is finished in colonial style that gives
a very neat a PP 1,ar;lnce to the store rooms.
Everything used to furnish the home may
be found in this store, and those needing
articles of this nature would do well to
visit this noted establishment and make
their selections, which they can purchase '
at bed-rock prices.
In the present quarters Mr. Badger lias
Iti,000 square feet of floor space and has
it all filled to overflowing with desirable
articles for use in the home. Many lines
are carried that are not usually found in
an establishment of this kind and the
customer would, indeed, be hard to please
who could not find there just what he de
sired. "Once a customer, always a cus
tomer," is one of Mr. Badger's mottos
and as honest dealings and courteous
treatment have been the watchword, the |
present elegant establishment proves that j
sucli work is fully appreciated.
OREANA,
The masquerade dance last Friday night
was a success, both socially and finan
cially. A number of interesting and
amusing costumes were displayed.
Messrs Lionel Pritchard, Geo.. Duvall,.
Pose Morrow and George Crocheron
started for Nampa todtay with some cattle
belonging to Mr-. Duvall'.
Win. Payne and family have moved on
to Chas. Chitwood's place, which he has
rented'for the coming season.
Herman Koeppe has moved his family
to the Rowzee place, where he will re
main for a Short time.
Born:—To Mr. and-Mrs. Tom Feeney,
Tuesday, March 8, 1910, a son.
Mr. Lee, of Weiser, came up Po Oreana
Saturday, holding services at the school
house Sunday evening.
A large delegation from Grandview
came down last evening to call on B. H.
Hyde. They came in an effort to persuade
him to take the receivership for the Bru
neau canal. Judging from the number
present, the entire male population from
Grandview valley must have joined the
delegation.
Mrs. Matthews and daughter, Ada,.
si>ent a few days at Grandview last week,,
at the home of Fay Byfield.
Mrs. J. Neil and daughter, Bernice,
started for Boise, Sunday, for an indefi
nite visit.
Mrs. Pittman is expected home from
Boise this week.
M. R. Givens has been employed by J.
Neil to superintend the work on his ranch
here. Mr. Givens has been here some
time, his family joined him lastf week.
Geo. Terry, of Brnneau, came down
last week to see Frank Coates, who is
still quite ill.
NOTICE.
To Mrs. G. B. Adams and Harry
Stephens.
You are each of you hereby notified
to call and settle at once for the keeping
of the following described property: Two
mares, both gray, one darker than the
other, 7 or 8 years old each. The darker
one belonging to Mrs. G. B. Adams, the
other to Harry Stephens.
Said mares are held for $40 still due me
for the caring for said animals and unless
an early settlement is made will lie col
lected by due process of law.
J. Mcssell.
HORSESHOE BEND, IDAHO..
An opportunity is offered to every one
who desires to own a home or a place of.
business.
Joaquin.Miller, California's great poet
said: "Only he is real happy who owns
a piece of ground, no matter how small,
that he can call all his own."
Tiiis chance is offered to any one that
desires to procure a plot of ground for a
home, or for a place of business, with a
small payment down and 5 per cent per
month thereafter, iu the Horseshoe Bend
Townsite, situated 25 miles north of
Boise.
There will be two railroads built. There
are two sawmills, lumber is only $11 and
$12 per thousand feet, plenty of cheap
fuel close by, coal only 1 % miles' from
town, placer and quartz mining, good
grazing in the hills, and about 35 to 40
prosperous ranchers are there now. This
locality has been settled since the 60's.
It is in Payette Valley, and is the best
part of it.
That it has not been offered to the
public before, is because the conditions
favoring a railroad were not sufficient,
but now as there are plenty of products
to give tonnage to the railroads, it is com
ing into its proper sphere. Now is the
.
* m ' e or the , 8,na11 lnvestor to buy, as a
J lttle later the P r,ces wil1 80ar too high for
* 11,n -
If you are intending to have a home of
your own, in a country like a paradise,
where everything is raised in abundance,
or to procure a business establishment,
call or write to Theoiiork II. Philipp,
Silver City, Idaho, representative for
this section for tiie Horseshoe Bfend Co.,
Ltd., and get all the information you de
sire.
so let us hear from you.
A good First Class Family Sewing Ma
chine for sale cheap at G. R. Sweeney.s
You can't lose, this is impossible,