Valley County ID Archives News.....The Prospector and Thunder Mountain News, February 4, 1905, Locals & Mining News February 4, 1905
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The Prospector And Thunder Mountain News February 4, 1905

P. K. McCann and J. M. Bledsoe left last Monday for Ketchakan, Alaska.

We have several changes of ads. this week. Look them over and you will profit by
doing so.

It is hoped that Roosevelt will have a telephone connection with the outside world
within the next ninety days, at least, as we are surely in need of it.

Lee Lisenby, one of our prominent business men, is in Boise at the present time, and
while there he will purchase a first-class stock of goods for his summer trade.

The proprietor of the Amusement Hall has put in a first-class bathing outfit in the
upper story of the hall and connected it by pipes and hose to the pump and stove on
the ground floor. This is a drawing card for the establishment and an accommodation
to those wishing a bath.

S. P. Burr, U. S. deputy mineral surveyor, of Roosevelt, who has been working on a
map of Thunder Mountain for sometime will have it completed the first of the week.
This is a fine specimen of the draftsman art. This is the only correct map we have
seen of the district and should sell readily.

When the twenty teams (nothing less than four-horse teams) reaches here next week it
will be a red letter day for Roosevelt and will go down as a historical point and
show the people, far and near, that freight can come to Thunder Mountain any time of
thc year. They are loaded with all kinds of freight.

The bill introduced in the state senate to close up all places of amusement on
Sundays menaces the individual rights of citizens, and should never be given a place
among the statutes of Idaho. It is not likely that it will become law. Sunday is the
only day which most of the toilers have for rest, recreation and amusement.
- Wardner News.

Floyd H. Barnett, owner of the Thunder Mountain Assay Office, has a group of seven
claims on Divide creek, one and one half miles above town, that has all the marks of
a good mine. He has a force of men working on the property and is satisfied that he
has something good. Mr. Barnett is a stayer and if there is anything there he will
find it.

Some of the merchants of Roosevelt are having quite a lot of goods tobogganed down
from The Robb Mercantile Co.'s establishment at the Sunnyside. Mr. Thompson says
their stock is going fast. This gentleman knows the value of printers ink. Next week
we will try and show our readers where this firm is doing business. See their ad. on
last page.

With this issue we start with fifty new paid up subscribers from the outside world
to say nothing of our new subscriptions at home. This added to our former list will
make us a subhcription list that we are proud of. Our outside subscribers knowing
themselves indebted to us will please remit at the earlist convenience by money
order, by so doing you are sure of receiving the paper.

T. J. Little has accepted a position with the 20th Century, Co. and commenced work
Monday.

L. A. Wayland Son's ad. appears in this issue for the first time. Their stock of
goods is new and complete. For further particulars see ad.

Jim Hash and Jack McGiveny, from the Middle Fork of Salmon river, are in town this
week. They report about two or three inches of snow in the valley.

Hinkey is a disappointed manufacturer. He has some fine snow-shoes on hand, but it
is impossible to sell them because the weather persists in remaining fine regardless
of his desire to sell snow-shoes.

Hammell, Skinner & Swayne are doing the annual assessment work on their claims at
the head of Cottonwood creek. There are five claims in the group and they are so
located that the work can all he done on one claim. By so doing, this gives them a
chance of showing up their property and possibly striking something good.

A visit to Smith's Hotel will convince a person, who is familiar with this kind of a
life, that he is keeping a first-class place. We were shown through this
establishment and found it neat and tidy. They have a large dining-room which is
well furnished and their sleeping department nice and warm. One feature of the hotel
is their large sitting room which is well supplied with literature where a person
can spend a few leisure moments in comfort. Mr. and Mrs. Smith know how to treat a
guest and persons visiting Roosevelt would do well to give them a call.

Additional Comments:
courtesy Sandy McRae and Jim Collord and Yellow Pine Times

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