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Show Was McKim Murdered? Boise, Ida,. Jan. 9. What promises to be one of the biggest eensati ons of the season in Idaho is developing in connection with the death of William McKim, at one time superintendent of the Bocaparte Hill mine, a prominent promi-nent property in Rocky Bar. In 1887 McKim mysteriously disappeared disap-peared and it was thought at the time that he had absconded, takiug with him money belonging to the companv. Some time ago a skeleton was found in the Boise river, -which from some-artlcles some-artlcles found on it, was identified as being that of the missing superintendent. superintend-ent. In addition a witnpsa was produced pro-duced who said he saw Mckim drown. The Bonaparte mine is a splendid property, but since McKim disappeared it has not been worked. Owners ot the mine now here doubt whether the skeleton skel-eton found was actually McKim 's. It is charged that other miners in Rocky Bar have been taking ore from the Bonaparte Hill mine by working below and that it ha9 developed great richness. rich-ness. Parties here are trying to bond the mine and others are endeavoring to lease it. It is broadly hinted now that McKim became cognizant of the underground work, and that parties killed him and then threw him into the river on the theory that "dead men tell no tale3." Detectives are at work on the case, but are very reticent, though it has leaked out that evidence has been unearthed a hich will bring matters to the criminal crimi-nal court. |