The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-10-29
Mines and Ndininp.


tends everywhere. At Clayton
the usual amount of rich Sky
lark ore is coming in daily, and
the Redbird is furnishing but, or
lead ores, enough for all fiuxing
purposes. 1t could furnish far
more, but a company cannot af-
ford to run on that grade alone.
The rule has ever been that this
kind of ore was short for all
the dry ore that a country would
produce; therefore the economy
in that class. But enough is
used to make that new smelter
that Supt. Greene has built this
summer, run a little the incest of
anything we have seen in that
line. Everything is going so
smoothly that Clayton almost re-
news its former prosperity, and
the people are partially happy.
CUSTER.
Our visit extended to the old
camp, and. to our surprise, we
found everything running much
like the days when Custer was
the best producer in all the world
for the labor and capital invested.
1t will come again Not at so
profitable a rate, but the great
day for general prosperity on a
more extended scale is yet to
come. The Lucky Boy mill and
mine are running nicely, and
from all we could learn, at very
remunerative rate. All parties
seem pleased, with the exception
of a few grumblers, who always
know that whatever new is
undertaken will run only three
months. 1t might be well for
the Fool Killer" to come along
in Custer for the purpose of
thinning out that class. We can
learn no reason for their use
fulness there. Mrs. VIM. Dunn,
of the Nevada House, told us
that the night we stopped there,
was the first time for five years
that they had their beds all fill.
ed. That night they had to turn
customers away; but we tell you
Mr.. Dunn will not allow much OF
that. He will contrive some way
to make comfortable all comers.
And Mrs. Dunn will back him up
in that kind of an enterprise.
THE BLACK,
having leased the Fourth of July
mill, is working force of some
sixty men; and having examined
their mine some years since, we
are of the opinion that this new
combination will be productive
of a great good to the town and
to the owners of the mine. M.
L. Crafts is principal owner and
general manager, which should
be enough to insure success.
This makes two independent
companies, something the camp
never had until now, which is ;
strong argument in favor o.
success. There will probably
be four different companies oper
ating in the Yankee Fork country
in 1896, the results of which will
largely centre in Custer.
BONANZA.
We spent one night at the
Dodge Hotel, in Bonanza, anC
although the town is still some
what dull, it is improving. Thi:
fine hotel tends to keep business
around it; and when Mr.. Nc
Carthy brings his new stock o.
merchandise and opens the fin
old storehouse for trade again
laurels will begin to gather
around the once famous littl,
city. This is one of the nices
mountain locations we ever visit
ed for business and residen
town, and it may yet have
prosperous day as in times o
of yore. The people are NOR
encouraged than they have beel
for years.
We had no time to look owe
the mines of the Yankee For
and Clayton countries, but when
on our return we visited Bay
horse, the accounts of the oil
Beardsley mine were so fattel
ing, that Dan. Osgood, of Crys
tai, accompanying, we took
look at this mine once more
We had often looked it over fror
it's discovery, but never saw
looking so finely as it does tc
day. Any one, by visiting tn
MESSENGER Office, can see
specimen out of it. 1t raises ou
pride little to be able to displa
such a sample of Custer count
mineral. And it makes Nj
Salisbury a little proud to thin
he owns a mine that can produc
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