07 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1877
Page
1
A clipped notice lists several names including Ton Clark, Geo. Ainsle, H. E. Prickett, J. M. Wowe, and J. Monroe as involved in a receiver action. Other entities referenced include Richardson and Curtee Register with unspecified roles in the proceeding.
The Oregonian reports on Silver Mud Springs in Wasco County located 140 miles south of The Dalles. It describes ledges Green Horn Chin-du-Wan Bashful Youth and Live Yankee as true fissure veins with high returns per ton and easy ore processing. It notes several shafts reaching 70 feet, ore yielding six to twelve thousand dollars per ton, and mentions government land prices from 1.25 to 2.59 per acre with home-steal rights.
Ogden Freeman editor tours the region north of the Umatilla Reservation praising fertile farms. The landscape shows fences, rolling ground, and mountain spurs with no irrigation needed. The belt spans from south of the Umatilla river through Walla Walla Palouse to British Columbia, promising up to fifty million bushels annually if all suitable land were sown.
The narrative recounts John D Lee's final speech denying wrongdoing, denouncing Brigham Young, and asserting readiness to die. Officials and Rev Stokes attend Mountain Meadows as Lee is executed by firing squad after instructions for his property, body, and a planned heart-shot final act. The event draws spectators and orderly conduct, with later mention of executive interference hopes.
The Rhode Island Legislature votes 26 to 24 to defeat a constitutional amendment allowing women to vote where taxed. The defeat keeps the state from granting women full voting rights through this measure.
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