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Show STEAMBOAT ON THE SNAKE. Stern-Wheeler to Be Put on to Run Below Hall's Ferry. MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho. July 22. Gon. . Wonvor, president ana Konoral mnnagcr of tho Utilitv Power Co., 1ms returned from Portland, Oro., whoro ne completed nrrnnirc-munis nrrnnirc-munis lor tho construction of their steamboat, steam-boat, which will run mi Snnke rivor from Swan 1-nils to Crano Pullh, whero it will connect con-nect with tho electric railroad line. Tho boat is to bo a ctcrn-whooler, built to inako ten miles an hour and drnwiiij: fourteen inches of water. It will be shipped soon from Portland, put together on flic river and they hopo to havo it in complete running order by Ausust 15. The oantern terminus will bo at Hall s Forry until u.a electric rnilroiid is completed. Six thousand acres of tho land opened up li-v the Utility Power company, opposite Grand lew, on the Snako river, was flled on und water rights sccurod during tho past two weeks. Gen. Weaver is opening: up nn-ollicr nn-ollicr large tract of land on tho south sido ?. S5J,n.k ,The,r' nntl 110 ,clls The Herald of this City that ho expects at least 3000 peonlo ni that vulloy within tho next vear, The hie gold dredge, opposite "Grand View is again in motion and turning ont tho vol- low stuff in quantities satisfactory to '(ho ownors G. , W. Sublette, a prominent civil engineor of Minneapolis. Minn., is hero and will havo charge of tlto Camas and Limo Creek section olL.tll frcftl. Long Torn reservoir project, to which ho will devote his attention for tho noxt slxtv days. Thos Mellen and J. D. Whitson shipped sheep from Glenn s Perry recently. Taking Up Laud. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Guylord, Mrs. Sylvia M. Gaylord. Mis Lois Gaylord, M. 11, BaVlor Mrs. Olive Mc.N'ab und Mrs. Harriet Lee, all of rioise, Idaho, were here recently and each flled on a desert clcrm. Oluronco Manion has taken tho school at Litllo Camas. J. P. Clays and family havo roturnod from their trip to Sandusky, Ohio. They havo struck it rich, so it is stated m the Abbott-West inino up in tho Little Camas country. Tho ledge they havo been confident of striking lias been tapped and tho force of men Is to ho increased at once Rocont treatment of Minerva ores has proved vqrv satisfactory, and this, in con nection with .continued rich developments at tho mines, is very satisfactory to thoso interested. in-terested. A son WYis horn to Mr and Mrs. Henrv Cobkc, July 12, I90G. "enrj Mrs. L, Portloek has sold her town nmn. qrty.to Mrs. Ellen Glen. Mrs. PortToCkPwm hvo in Noinpa. Tho last Balo of wool at this plnco under the scaled bid system was hold Tuosday but no clips wero sold. Tho wool houses were roproseiitod by I, ICoshland, J. M. Johnson Frank Johnson. S. P. Prankenstcia and F T mcent. Thero aro about 500,000 pounds' in the warehouses hero but only 150 000 pounds wore put up for sale, and thono lot" had boon olTorcd nt previous salos. Tho bids today ranged from 15 cunls to 17J cents which is from 1 colli to 3 cents per pound lower than was offered by tho buyers At tho former . sales. One buyer slated that 1 o slump in price is duo to tho immense a" cumulation of now wool in tho Boston market for which Ihore is absolutely no sale. For ho balanco of this soustm the buyers will act independently at this point. |