The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1894-07-31
MINING OUTLOOK.

assumed any great proportions
owing to the low price of silver,
yet we understand some work
will be done by the various com
panies. The high waters of Sal
mon river this spring taking out
most of the bridges across that
river, and seriously damaging
the wagon roads in different
places has greatly checked work
at Clayton and Yankee Fork.
At Clayton the smelter expects
to make a short run this fall.
A small force of men are taking
out high grade ore from the Sky
lark and Redbird mines.
Bayhorse smelter is not ex-
pected to make arun this season.
A few men are employed on the
Ramshorn and a few on leases.
Custer has also but few men
employed in that camp. M. L.
Crafts has a bond on the Black
mine and is working a few men
taking out ore. 1t was reported
that the old Custer mill would
be started this season, but no
indications thus far seems to
make good the report. John J.
Mccarthy contemplates putting
in operation again this fall the
Morrison & Pierson mill on Jor-
dan creek. Col. McFadden is in
Denver endeavoring to secure a
mill for his Yankee Fork mine.
The Montana mine is being de-
veloped and results in showing a
fine body of ore. The Fourth of
July property is idle.
Placer mining is being pushed
in Stanley Basin by the different
companies.
Seafoam and Sheep Mountain
are very quiet this season-only
a few men doing development
work.
AT Houston nothing of impor-
tance in mining circles has tran
spired yet, but everybody in
that neighborhood anticipates
that that will be q lively camp
before long, owing to the state
ment that w. A. Clarke, of Butte,
Montana, one of the leading min
ing men of America has become
interested in this property. 1t
is reported that he has purchas-
ed the two 40-ton stacks at Mich
Ola and will place them near the
old works at Houston. If things
assume such a shape as they
would now indicate Houston will
be the best camp in the county.
Yellow Jacket district is more
prosperous this summer than
ever before. 1t is a typical min
ing camp of early days on this
coast. Large preparations for
are being made. The Yellow
Jacket Mining company have
machinery en- route for a 40,
stamp mill which will be placed
near the old one which was ac-
cidently burned nearly three
months ago. This company is
working about 80 men. The
Howe company is also erecting
a 10-stamp mill on the property
formerly owned by Messrs. Dan.
Steen, Hengsteller and Groves.
They have in their employment
somewhere in the neighborhood
of 80 men. Another enterpris,
ing company in this wonderful
gold belt is the Placer Mining
company managed by Pinney &
Fox. They have 40 men al
work building a sawmill, board
ing house, lodging house, an6
doing general development work.
Challis is the distributing
point for this vast region, ano
the only practical route to these
mines. 1t is from this point all
the freight is shipped, and from
, here it is transferred to the Vel
low Jacket, mostly by Frank
Beagle and Jesus Urquide, but
some by Jim Woods train.
If things pan OUT the way
they look at this writing, Vel
) low Jacket will have 500 men al
work this fall. Already the
, camp is beginning build. 1t has
two saloons-one owned by the
! popular Pudding River" Smith
r and Carl Lane, and the other by
Watson & Co., who are vel
and favorably known far and
r near. Among the other business
houses are a barber shop, owned
by Jinegar & Ebberts, where
I everything in the tonsorial line
is done in workman-like man
ner; boarding house run by
Mrs. Furgson, and other bust
ness houses will be erected in
the near future. We expect