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MINERS' UNION OF DE LAMAR.
The Miners' Union of De Lamar is the oldest existing branch of the W. F. of M. in Owyhee county, and was organized on April 18, 1896, the first officers installed being: President, J. J. Bennett; vice-president, Thomas Duncalf; recording secretary, Samuel Honey; financial secretary, Ed. Wood; treasurer, William Cayzer; conductor, Charles Morris; warden, William Brasher; trus- tees, James H. Rodda, Fred Tyacke, John Pascoe, Richard Temby and Henry Warren.
Since its organization the Miners' Union of De Lamar has paid out in benefits to members and their families some $4,000.00; and, aside from its social features, has been ever the means of maintaining the harmonious feeling which exists between the De Lamar company and its employes. Its present member- ship amounts to 150, all in good standing. Its financial affairs are in a flourish ing condition, and the great good it has accomplished in De Lamar is acknowledged by all. The present officers are: President, W. H. Smith; vice- president, Thomas Duncalf; recording secretary, William Honey; financial secretary, J. H. W. Roberts; treasurer, Samuel Gregory; conductor, John Kitchen; warden, Henry Newman; trustees, Joseph Prout, William Brasher, William Bird, J. A. Roberts and Archie Warren.
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ADAMS, PETER, Mining. Allison, Oliver, miner.
Alway, George M., printer De Lamar Nugget.
Anderson, Benjamin, woodchopper.
Andrews, E. C., miner.
Angelo, P., wood.
Arbuckle, Charles H., capitalist.
Arvidson & Peterson, saloon.
Arvidson, John, (Arvidson & Peterson). Brasher, J. C., miner.
Athearn, P. D., teamster.
Austin, W. H., miner.
BACHELER, C. D., Wood and dairy.
Ball, W., car D. L. M.
Ball, William, teamster.
Baker, J. J., tailor.
Banfield, Eli, miner D. L. M.
Banks, W. B., car D. L. M.
BARKLE BROS., Saloon.
BARKLE, SAMUEL, (Barkle Bros.).
BARKLE, WILLIAM, (Barkle Bros.).
Barnes, W. T., tank D. L. mill.
Barry, John, car D. L. M.
Bartlett, George, car D. L. M.
Baxter, Joseph P., tank D. L. mill. BEERS & COLBORN,
Wholesale and retail butchers. Beers, D. C., corral.
Beers, W. P., (Beers & Colborn).
Belmont, L., miner D. L. M.
Bennett, E. G., retort D. L. M.
Bennett, Henry, miner. Bennett, James, mining.
Bennett, J. J., State Senator. Berry, J., miner.
Best, W., engineer D. L. M.
Bidwell, S. P., crusher D. L. mill.
Big I Mining Company, W. W. Fisk, Clark, John, miner D. L. M. superintendent.
Bird, William, miner D. L. M. Blackwell, A., miner D. L. M.
Blackwell, J., miner D. L. M.
Blaker, C. E., engineer D. L. M.
Blaker, Mrs. J. L., boarding house.
Block, F., tank D. L. mill. Bloom, M. W., miner D. L. M.
Blore, S. G., miner.
Bowden, Walter A., foreman D. L. mill.
Bowden, William, miner D. L. M.
Bond, George, car D. L. M.
Bond, William, car D. L. M.
Brasher, William, (Brasher & Miller).
Breman, Ed., car D. L. M. Brisbois, S., vaquero.
Brookshier, J., laborer D. L. M.
Brown, Joseph C., chop house.
Brownhill, William, fruits and confec- tionery.
BRUCE, GEORGE W., (Owyhee Meat Company).
Bryant, G. H., miner D. L. M.
Bullin, A., fireman D. L. M.
Burnett, W. T., car D. L. M.
Burroughs, D. H., wood.
Burt, A. S., miner. Burton, B., miner.
Caldwell, H., miner D. L. M.
Camble, D. J., repairer D. L. mill.
Campbell, D. J., engineer D. L. M. Campbell, G., car D. L. M.
Cantwell, J. G., office assistant D. L. M. Co. Carpenter, C., miner, D. L. M. Carpenter, D., miner D. L. M. Carrolin, J., car D. L. M.
Carthew, Charles, miner D. L. M.
Catterson, J. W., miner D. L. M.
Catterson, Scott, miner. Cavanah, F. P., assayer D. L. M. Chary, C. C., miner.
Clark, Fred, miner D. L. M.
C. O. & I. STAGE CO., J. J. Davis, superintendent. Cook, George J., machinist D. L. mill.
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Cock, George, miner D. L. M. Cock, J. W., timberman D. L. M. Cogar, J., toolsharpener D. L. M. COLHORN, MARK, (Beers & Colborn). Comegys, E. O., miner. Condy, Fred, miner. CONNORS, J. C., (Owyhee Meat Company).
Connors, J. J., vats P. C. mill.
Conroy, J. F., butcher. Cope, W. F., miner. Corliss, F., fireman D. L. mill. Cosby, John, D. L. hotel.
Cowan, James, miner. Cox, J. W., miner.
Cronin, B., wood.
Crosson, Frank, dealer in general mer- chandise.
Crosson, J., fireman D. L. mill. Cummings, J., painter. Cundy, E., carman. Cundy, Fred, miner D. L. M.
Curnon, C., miner.
Davis, H. J., miner.
DAVIS, J. J.,
Superintendent C. O.& I. Stage Co. Davis, W., mining.
Davy, Thomas, foreman D. L. M.
Davy, Thomas, Jr., miner D. L. M. DE LAMAR HOTEL, S. H. Hanes, manager.
DE LAMAR MINING CO., LD.,
Manager, D. B. Huntley; assistant manager, E. V. Orford.
DE LAMAR NUGGET,
John Lamb, editor and proprietor. Doherty, James, miner.
Downs, J. S., miner D. L. M.
Downs, Mike, miner D. L. M.
Drew, Edward, miner D. L. M. Duncalf, Tom, miner D. L. M. Duncan, Alexander, miner. Duncan, J., miner D. L. M. ' Dunstan, J. H., tanks D. L. mill. Durant, J. C., Scales' mill. Earle, H., miner. Eichelberger, L., miner D. L. M. Elliott, Albert, teamster.
ELLISON, W. H., Scales' mill. Emhiser, Frank, ranchhand. Endor, Joseph, miner. Ennor, N., miner D. L. M.
Eustice, J., miner D. L. M.
Evanston, R. C., P. C. mill.
Ewing, Jackson E., teamster.
Fannin, Arthur, accountant. Farrel, Chris, saloon.
Faull, Edward, car D. L. M. Fisk. W. W., superintendent Big I mine.
Folsom, L. B., teamster.
FORNEY, CHARLES, Proprietor D. L. & S. C. Stage Co. Forshee, G. B., miner Big I mine.
Fowler, William, miner D. L. M. Francisco, B., miner D. L. M. Franks, Mrs. M. C., restaurant. French, Joseph, clerk D. L. hotel. Giacomello, M., wood.
Gibson, J. W., tailor. Givens, Richard, blacksmith.
Glasson. C., miner D. L. M. Goad, Henry, miner D. L. M.
Goad. James. miner D. L. M.
GOMBRIG, RALPH, (Isay & Gombrig).
Grant, John, barkeeper. Granville, Mrs. Thomas, manager Muir boarding house.
Green, W., teamster. Greenfell, E. A., miner.
Gregory, Samuel G., miner D. L. M.
Gundry, Joseph, miner D. L. M.
Gundry, S., blacksmith D. L. M. Gundry, Sim., car D. L. M.
Haggerty, C. E., miner.
Haggerty, Joseph N., car D. L. M. Hains, James, wood.
Hall, J. M., stationery, confectionery, etc.
Hall, J. N., blacksmith.
Hall, T., blacksmith D. L. mill.
Hall, Matt, blacksmith B. T. M. Hambly, Mrs. Sarah, boarding house. Hamm, J., blacksmith D. L. M. Hammond. John, laborer.
Hancock, John, storekeeper D. L. M. Co. Hancock, William, shift boss D. L. M.
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IIANES, S. H.,
Manager De Lamar hotel. Hanna, W. W., miner.
Harrington, E., teamster. Harris, J. D., miner D. L. M. Harris, W. J., miner D. L. M. Harrison, W., miner.
Hatfield, A. F., carpenter.
Hawes, F., miner D. L. M.
Hawes, N., helper D. L. mill. HAWES, R. S., Groceries, etc.
Hawes, Thomas, restaurant.
Hayden, C. N., teamster.
Hayes, D., miner D. L. M.
Hayes, R. C., tank D. L. mill.
Haynes, L. C., barber shop. Heazel, Alfred, car D. L. M. Heazel, John B., car D. L. M ..
Helm, W. R., clerk Isay & Gombrig. Helsmiere, Henry, assayer B. I. M. Henderson, Robert, miner. Henderson, William, wood.
Heymanson, B., varieties.
Heers, Dr. S. F., dentist.
Hicks, Charles, miner.
Hocking, E., engineer D. L. M.
Hocking, W., miner D. L. M.
Hocking, W. J., miner D. L. M. Holcomb, A. S., teamster.
Holston, W., rancher.
Honey, William, miner D. L. M. Hooper, J., car D. L. M.
Hore, J., vats P. C. mill.
Horrace, William, car D. L. M.
Hoskins, C., miner D. L. M.
Houston, H., battery D. L. mill.
Howard, H., laborer.
Hummel, E., miner D. L. M. HUNTLEY, D. B.,
General manager D. L. M. Co. Iles, Samuel, waiter D. L. hotel.
ISAY & GOMBRIG, General merchandise.
ISAY, JULIUS, (Isay & Gombrig).
Ivor, George, teamster. Jane, W. J., miner. James, Thomas, miner D. L. M. Jeffery, R., carpenter D. L. M.
Jeffries, David, miner. Jolly, F., miner D. L. M. Joms, S., miner. JONES, T. W., Carpenter. Jones, W. B., clerk Isay & Gombrig. Junior, A., miner.
Kent, James, miner.
Kelloran, J. H., miner.
Keltner, M., wood.
Keogh, John, miner.
Kinsman, A. A., miner.
Kinsman, R., miner.
Kitchen, John, miner.
Kitchen, W. J., miner D. L. M.
Knapp, C., miner D. L. M.
Lake, Harry, waiter.
LAMB, JOIIN,
Justice of the Peace, notary public, and proprietor D. L. Nugget.
Lang, John, engineer D. L. M.
Langford, Joseph P., miner D. L. M. Larson, Joseph, wood.
Lawson, C. C., contractor.
Lawrence, John, miner.
Lawrence, S., miner D. L. M.
Lee, James, car D. L. M.
Lee, W., tank D. L. mill. Leisure, Socrates, miner.
Lepley, Frank, mining.
Lloyd, I., pan D. L. mill. Logue, John, mining.
McAuley, E. H., pan D. L. mill.
McAvenue, Thomas, butcher.
McCabe, George T., general merchan- dise. McCandless, D. C., confectioner, etc. McCAIN, THOMAS J., (Scott & McCain).
McCleery, E., repairer D. L. mill.
McCauley, E., millman.
McDonald, A., barkeeper.
McDougall, A., boots and shoes.
McDougall, D., vats P. C. mill.
McGuirt, John, miner D. L. M. McIntyre, Charles, ranch. McIntyre, Joseph, ranch.
McKay, D., miner D. L. M.
McLaughlin, F., miner D. L. M. Mclaughlin, J., miner D. L. M.
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McLeod, Alexander, miner. McMillan, R., carpenter D. L. M. McNee, R., miner. Madison, James, miner B. I. M. Madison, Martin, miner B. I. M. Magann, J. W., miner.
Marsh, P. W., wood.
Martin, Edward, miner D. L. M. Martin, W. A., miner. May, R., miner. Menafee, James W., prospector. Mildred, A., engineer D. L. mill. Miles. John. miner D. L. M.
Miles, Michael. miner D. L. M. Miller. George, miner D. L. M.
Miller, S. H., (Brasher & Miller). Miller, William, miner D. L. M. Mills, Mrs. Ezra, boarding house. Milne, J. B., miner. Minear, J., car D. L. M. Mingo. S., car D. L. M.
Mitchell. J., foreman B. I. M.
Mitchell, J. A., miner.
Mitchell, J. T., miner B. I. M.
Mitchell, William, miner D. L. M. Molloy, Bob, prospector. Moody, Joel, assistant Dr. Plummer.
Morcom, Henry, miner D. L. M. Morcom, J. H., miner.
Morrison, J. D., miner.
Morgan, E. H., lodgings.
Morse, C. F., car D. L. M.
Morse, J. P., teamster.
Moss, Edward, lunch counter. Munson, Henry, teamster. Munter, Herman, miner. Munyon, W., miner.
Napier, James L., mining.
Navarro, J., wood. Nelson, Carl, ranch.
Nelson, Paul, car D. L. M.
Nelson, Vick, car D. L. M.
Nelson. W., battery D. L. mill. Newcomb. Guy, journalist.
Newman, Henry, miner. Newman, M. H., car D. L. M.
Nichols, George, ranch.
Nicholas. T. F., miner.
Ninnis, Thomas, prospector.
Nixon, Nicholas, carpenter. Norton, Charles II., miner. Norwick, William, miner. Notter, II. E., car D. L. M. Noyes, T. W., miner.
O'Brien, Maurice, miner. O'Neill, J. J., miner D. L. M. Olsen, Ira, miner.
Orford, E. V., assistant manager and accountant D. L. M. Co.
Osborne. John, miner D. L. M.
OWYHEE MEAT CO., Conners & Bruce, proprietors.
Panana. R., wood.
Parlemi, A., wood.
Parr. Lambert, blacksmith.
Parsons. N., pans D. L. mill.
Parsons, W., miner.
Pascoe. James, Deputy Sheriff and Con- stable. Pascoe, J., timberman D. L. M.
Patterson, W. H., laborer.
Paul, Elijah, miner.
Paull, James, miner.
Paulding, J., pan D. L. mill.
Peterson, Henry H., (Arvidson & Peter- son).
Peterson, Henry, rancher.
Phillips, James, miner D. L. M.
Phillips, William, car D. L. M.
Pickens, J. tank D. L. mill.
Pim, R., vats P. C. mill.
Plumer, Dr. J. J., druggist and physi- cian D. L. M. Co.
Plummer, William, surveyor D. L. M. Co.
Porter, D. C., car D. L. M.
Powers, Harry, waiter.
Prosser, Amos, miner.
Prout, F .. engineer D. L. mill.
Prout. J., miner D. L. M.
Quick. R., car D. L. M.
Randall, O. O., miner.
Randall. Thomas P., miner.
Rasner. George W., miner.
Reagan, J., tank D. L. mill.
Reger, Albert, miner.
Reger, G., car D. L. M.
Richards, James, car D. L. M.
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Richards, Michael, miner D. L. M. Richardson, W. P., saw mill. Roberts, Charles W., miner. Roberts, Fred, miner D. L. M. Roberts, J. A., miner D. L. M. Roberts, J. H. W., car D. L. M. Rodda, Charles, miner D. L. M. Rodda, J. H., miner D. L. M. Rodda, Samuel, miner D. L. M.
Rowe, George, miner D. L. M.
Rowe, J. S., miner D. L. M.
Rowe, R. J., brake D. L. M. Rowett, J. W., watchmaker. Rumiser, C. D., ranch.
Sanders, John, engineer B. I. M. Sandkuhl, A., ore-bin D. L. M. Sampson, William, barkeeper. Scadden, Samuel, miner. SCALES, JOHN, Mill owner. Scoble, Fred, miner D. L. M. SCOTT & MeCAIN, Livery stables. SCOTT, HENRY, (Scott & McCain).
Scott. J. H., foreman P. C. mill.
Scott, William, miner.
Shea, Tim, County Commissioner. Simmons, Charles, miner.
Simonis, James, stableman. Simonis, Joseph, stableman.
Sims, J. L., miner D. L. M.
Skoveren, John, miner. Slattery, John, wood. Slattery, John F., wood. Slattery, Willian, saloon.
Slaughter, W. H., pan D. L. mill. Smitchger, L., P. C. mill.
Smith, John, car D. L. M. Smith, William, miner. Smith, W. H., miner D. L. M. SOMERVILLE, DAVID, Blacksmith and wheelwright. Sotheren, Mrs. A. R., manager Muir Waggoner, A. L., barber shop. boarding house. Sotheren. A. R., miner.
Souders, John, engineer. Sowden, Thomas, miner D. L. M. Spangler, E., shift boss D. L. M. Stanton, John, blacksmith.
Stephens, Henry, miner D. L. M. Stewart, Charles, blacksmith. Stewart, Charles, miner. Stillwell, R. J., barkeeper. Stimpson, Fred D., miner. Stimpson, John H., miner. Stoap, Ernst, car B. I. M. Stoddard, W. J., postmaster. Suiter, E., battery D. L. mill. Swan, George, butcher. Swisher, Frank, milk dealer. Tallon, A., miner D. L. M. Taylor, N., pan D. L. mill.
Teague, W. H., miner D. L. M.
Temby, R., timberman D. L. M. Temby, W., miner D. L. M.
Thomas, R., miner. Thomas, A. W., miner D. L. M.
Thomas, John, miner D. L. M. Thomas, J. L., miner. Thomas, R. R., car D. L. M.
Thomas, W., crusher D. L. mill.
Tolnin, J., miner. Tolnin, W., teamster.
Toy, John, miner D. L. M. Tressider, Thomas H., miner.
Trevarthan, Thomas, miner D. L. M. Truran, John, miner D. L. M. Underwood. E. T., teamster. Uren, J., shift boss D. L. M. Uren, Charles, miner D. L. M. Uren, Samuel, miner D. L. M. Van Cleane, T. B., miner D. L. M. Van Wie, A. J., miner. Varcoe, E., timberman D. L. M. Varcoe, George, miner D. L. M. Varcoe, James, miner D. L. M. Varcoe, W., miner D. L. M. Varker, John, miner D. L. M. Vincent, Dow, rancher. Wadish, Albert J., teamster.
Warren, A., miner D. L. M. Warren, H. W., miner D. L. M. Warren, S. J., miner. Waters, J., tank D. L. mill. Watros, C. L., miner. Webb, T. H., miner.
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Wells, R., miner D. L. M. West, Lorenzo, teamster.
Westerby, Henry, capitalist.
Weston, Charles H., barkeeper. White, Patrick, capitalist.
Whittenberg, S., teamster. Wickett, William, engineer D. L. M.
Wilcox, B. D., carpenter D. L. M.
Wilcox, J., miner D. L. M.
Williams, A., miner D. L. M.
Williams, F. W., miner D. L. M.
Williams, George, miner D. L. M Williams, W., miner.
Wills, Bert, miner D. L. M.
Wills, C., track D. L. M.
Wilson, John A., prospector.
Wilson, Joseph G., miner. Wilson, W. A., tank D. L. mill.
Winder, Thomas, miner.
Winston, Elijah, miner.
Winter, C. S., laborer D. L. M. Wright, Samuel, miner.
DEWEY.
The town of Booneville was first settled in the summer of 1863, the first inhabitant being Captain Boone, from whom the town was named. For a time the town enjoyed a large population, and was in a very prosperous condition;
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Hotel and Superintendent's Residence, Dewey.
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but subsequently fell into decay, and for a good many years was simply a stopping place for wayfarers, stages and teamsters, the only building of prominence being the old Booneville hotel.
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Mill, Stores, Etc., Dewey.
In the spring of 1896, the hotel and surrounding property was purchased by Colonel W. H. Dewey, and operations were at once set on foot for the improvement of the town.
During the summer of 1896, the Florida M. & M. Co. erected a twenty- stamp mill, which is by far one of the largest and best equipped in the West.
The Hotel Dewey was also erected, a large and commodious building. whose appointments and architectural structure are unequaled by any hotel in the state. The building is of the "Southern hotel" order, three stories in height, surmounted by a large cupola, and fronted with a double portico. The build- ing is thirty by sixty feet, with an "L" of thirty by seventy-eight feet. To the left of the hall are the bar rooms, card rooms and store rooms, the bar fittings being very elaborate, and unexcelled in this section of the country. To the right of the hall are the offices, reading room, billiard room and wash room. The hall terminates with the dining room and kitchen, and the upper stories are devoted to parlors and rooms single and en suite, elegantly furnished with
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modern style furniture, equal to that of any caravansary on the coast. In the third story is a large hall, completely fitted up for theatricals, dances and other amusements. The hotel is heated by steam heating apparatus of the latest pattern, and lighted by an electrical plant supplied by the mill, and the san- itary and sewerage conditions are as perfect as can be made by labor and science.
Adjoining the hotel are the offices of the Florida M. & M. Co., and the residence of the superintendent, both of which are of modern design, artistic structure and substantial erection.
Facing the hotel, several substantial buildings have been erected, viz., gen- eral store, butcher shop, steam laundry, barber shop, variety store, post office, livery stable and barn, etc., and in the upper part of the store building is a large hall, fitted up for lodge rooms, assemblages, etc.
The water facilities and fire system of the town are the best to be found in any mining camp this side of the Rocky mountains, the water being piped from natural springs located nearly two miles from the town, and conveyed to tanks having a capacity of 1,500 barrels, situated at an elevation of about 350 feet on the hill east of the hotel, giving a pressure of about 240 pounds to the square inch through a four-inch main, to 12 fire plugs located in different parts of the town; and thereby securing for the town an almost complete immunity from fire.
There has also been constructed an ice house and slaughter house, and, in fact, nothing has been neglected in the way of making the town complete as to conveniences for its inhabitants, as well as an illustration of what can be done by applied energy and industry.
In the spring of '97, through the efforts of Colonel Dewey, a post office was established, and the name of the town changed to "Dewey," in compliment to its founder, and Mr. James Gartland, the genial accountant of the F. M. & M. Co., and affable manager of the Hotel Dewey, received the appointment of postmaster.
The town of Dewey is located at the base of Florida mountain, and in easy distance of all the principal mining properties located on that mountain, and is also the terminal point of the B. N. & O. R. R. Company, now in course of construction.
Mr. Edward H. Dewey was born in Silver City, Idaho, October 23. 1869. Passed his boyhood days in Silver City, and in 1889, when twenty years of age. was appointed superintendent of the Black Jack mines, by the Idaho and Pittsburg Mining & Milling Company. In 1892 he was appointed superin- tendent of the Trade Dollar mines by that company. At present Mr. Dewey is the superintendent of the Florida Mountain Mining & Milling Company, and resides at Dewey. He was elected joint senator of Owyhee and Cassia coun- ties for the term 1894-5, and took a leading part in the work of the third
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session. He was married May 7, 1893, to Miss Sierra Nevada D'Orsay. Under Mr. Dewey's management three of the finest quartz mills in Owyhee county were erected, viz .: Black Jack, ten stamps; Trade Dollar, ten stamps; and Florida Mountain, twenty stamps.
Edward H. Dewey.
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James Gartland.
Mr. James Gartland is a native son of the Golden West, and was born in San Francisco, California, April 15, 1873. He was educated in the public schools of San Francisco, where, at an early age, he engaged in the stock- brokering business. In June, 1896, he was appointed accountant with the Florida Mountain Mining Company, which position he has creditably filled to the satisfaction of the company, and on the opening of the Hotel Dewey he was placed in charge of the hotel as manager, which position he still occupies, and is well known to the traveling public as a talented and affable gentleman. Mr. Gartland has also the entire management of the various buildings now in course of construction at Dewey, and his artistic taste and judgment is mani- fest to all those who have of late noted the improvements at the town of Dewey.
Mr. John Kelly, the natural vocalist and violinist, and his pupil, the Indian prodigy, have arrived in Ruby City, and will give one of their entertainments at the Magnolia this evening .- Avalanche, September 2, 1865.
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DEWEY DIRECTORY.
Austin, Charles, milk dealer and stables. Goodwin, John, miner. Austin, J., mining.
Babbett, T. D., civil engineer.
Brunzell, Charles, mining F. M. M. Co. Holzmeyer, Il., laborer.
Brunzell, C. A., manager Brunzell's Hogan, James, miner. saloon.
DRUNZELL, J. M., SR., Saloon, also Reynolds.
Crispen, Thomas, painter.
DEWEY, E. H., Superintendent F. M. M. Co.
DEWEY, COLONEL W. H.,
Proprietor Hotel Dewey, and mine owner.
Donnelly, Pete, miner.
Erickson, L. F., mining.
FLORIDA MOUNTAIN MINING CO ..
E. H. Dewey, superintendent.
GARTLAND, JAMES, Postmaster, accountant and man- WALKER, LOUIS W., ager Hotel Dewey. Barber shop. Goodwin, James, miner.
Gustavson, Andy, miner. Grover, Wes, stage driver.
HOTEL DEWEY, Colonel W. H. Dewey, proprietor, James Gartland, manager.
Jensen, J., boarding house.
Martin, J. W., clerk Hotel Dewey.
Moon, B. M., clerk Hotel Dewey.
Patscheck, Otto, carpenter.
Price, A. W., mining.
Queen, Ole K., residence Hotel Dewey
Reed, Thomas C., miner.
Shelton, Frank, teamster.
Stratton, Creed, millman.
Thomas, Robert. miner.
Wagner, F. W., mining.
The Masons and Odd Fellows have selected and recorded a plat of ground one hundred feet square for a cemetery for the use of the two orders. It lies adjacent to the Ruby City graveyard. The committees are Gilmore Hays, G. C. Robbins and O. H. Purdy .- Avalanche, November 11, 1865.
REYNOLDS CREEK.
Reynolds creek valley is located sixteen miles from Silver City and fifteen miles from Snake river.
The earliest settlers were Thomas Carson, Joseph Babbington and James C. Bernard, who located there in the spring of 1864. Since then the valley has been rapidly settled, and numbers at present in population about 200.
The chief productions of the valley are hay, grain and fruit, which find a ready market at the mining camps, and considerable attention is also given to stock raising.
The post office, store, hotel and saloon is kept by Jan M. Brunzell, Sr.
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HISTORICAL DIRECTORY OF
J. M. Brunzell's Hotel, Reynolds.
The above view is no doubt a familiar one, to all those who have had occasion to travel on the road from Silver City to the river, being the well- known roadside resort of J. M. Brunzell, Sr., established in 1888; and very few pass by without making a "social call" on "old John," who is at all times on deck ready to serve his patrons.
Mr. Brunzell's property consists of 260 acres, of which 100 acres is under cultivation, and which has yielded this season over 200 tons of hay and 1,300 bushels of grain. He has also on this property a thrifty young orchard of hardy fruit trees, which promise well.
His buildings consist of hotel, post office, stables, barns, all of modern and substantial construction, and the fact that those who have had occasion ยท to sojourn with him depart in a state of inmost contentment leads us to close our description with the words of the celebrated poet, "nuf sed."
Mr. Marion More arrived here last night on the stage from Owyhee, with 600 pounds of bullion in seven bricks, from the Oro Fino and Morning Star ledges .- Oregonian, November 28, 1864.
Divine service tomorrow at 10:30 a. m., in the sheriff's office. Rev. Mr. Case officiates. Hard cases invited .- Avalanche, December 9, 1865.
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OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO.
STAGE HOUSD
Shares' Stage House, Reynolds.
This well-known resort, familiar to the patrons of the C., O. & I. Stage Company, as well as to the wayfaring public in general, was opened in April, 1877, by Charles E. Share, as a stage station and teamsters' headquarters, and continued by him without interruption as such ever since.
The house, of modern and substantial construction, is beautifully located in about twenty-five acres of orchard land, covered with hardy fruit trees, such as apples, pears, apricots, plums, cherries, etc.
Mr. Share also owns about thirty-five acres, cultivated in timothy and alfalfa, and his yield this season will amount to about 130 tons of hay.
The "Stage House" is the stopping station of the C., O. & I. Stage Com- pany, and familiar and welcome to all those who have had the good fortune to partake of the hospitalities of the worthy host and hostess.
Owyhee boys challenge the balance of the territory for a snow-shoe match, any distance, for $1,000.00 to $2,000.00. We understand that parties have made from the top of Florida mountain to Ruby in twenty-eight seconds .- Avalanche, December 26, 1865.
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