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Show PAPER FROM SAGEBRl'SH. A lioise Man Thinks That ho Has s Bonanza Bonan-za iu J-'.ht, The Boise MMM has the following: Robert I.uine. a resident of Boise. has made a discovery which may be of great value to the sage-brush districts of Idaho, Nevada, I rah tad other states. Mr. Lain;; is a practical paper maker, and some time ago he became imbued with the idea that the eaffc-hru.-h which grows so rankly between Boise and Nampa might be converted inlo coarser grades of paper. He secured a wagon load of Ihe supposedly useless use-less shrub and began to experiment. By usiug the lime process, and treating the limb;, of the brush to a protracted roiling, roil-ing, he secured a pulp that more than salis-lied salis-lied his expectations. It was eiiial to the very best wood pulp, and the presence of a Ion? and strong Bore was plainly demonstrated. demon-strated. Mr. I.aing stales that lie can manufacture sage-brush papi r at small cost, and that he can make a protit by selling it at 4'j cents per pound. He WW start east on Monday, his idea he. ing to interest capitalists to aid him iu developing de-veloping his discovery. |