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Show For Salmon Hiver. Mr. Jobu MiGrath left for Salmon river yesterday afternoon. Ha ib running freight teams to the camps thereabouts and brings back ore from the Custer and Unknown mines in Idaho, of which he says there is now about 300,000 tons cn the dump. These mines were sold some time since for $190, GOO, and are beyond .dispute very valuable properties. Before leaving Mr. McGrath made a , will, witnessed and sealed with a stamp oQ a match box, by which he leaves to hid brother Maurice all hia old clothe?, etc., in case he g?(B scalped I by the Iudiaua. lie coaiplaius of having started him in life the Bame way three or four times by which he has not profited, and will do so no more. This kind ot joking assumes : a very ghobtly phase, but he will do it. |