The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-31

Custer is still running-both
mills, besides Yellow Jacket has
been great source of revenue
to this county during the past
year, but with our new wagon
road TO that camp we may look
for a marked improvement for
1896 Our ranchers and others
have felt the touch of prosperity
during 1895. But If we had free
coinage of silver at Is to 1 this
would be the banner mining sec
ton of Idaho.
FoR SALE.-A s., 600 fruit
ranch This ranch is situated
on Snake river about 30 miles
below the town of ShoshOne- Tt
contains 50 acres, 40 acres of
which are excellent fruit lands
under fence. There are 100
fruit trees on this ground, most
ly bearing. This orchard pro-
duces the finest apples in the
nation without worm or blem-
ish, and Is not excelled In pro-
duction of prunes, cherries and
pears There are on it $50 apple
trees. $50 prune trees, 1O0cherry
trees and $50 pear trees. This
farm produces about 70 tons of
hay annually; has good bitches
and an unlimited supply of ex-
cellent water. One-h half down
and easy terms for the balance.
Come and view it. S. P Briggs,
proprietor, Shoshone, Idaho.
1t is difficult to predict the
future work In the magazine
field No one would have con-
ceived. ten years ago, that a 35-
cent magazine would ever con-
template the use OF the expen-
sive photographic process in
printing. But a ten cent maga-
zine has put in a large and com
plete photographic plant with the
ayowed purpose of furnishing a
certain amount of color-work
every month. The first result
is the reproduction of a water
color, drawn by Rossi for The
Cosmopolitan, and redrawn upon
stone by The Cosmopolitan Iith-
ographic artists, and printed
upon The Cosmopolitan lith-
ographic presses Work upon
even a more extended scale is
promised for the January numb
er.
The Salt Lake Herald says
Colonel Nick Treweek who has
but recently returned from the
Lucky Boy mine in Custer, Ida
no, states that the mine and mill
has now a force of 50 men at
work, and that this force viii be
kept employed steadily during
this winter with a prospect of
doubling up when the winter
breaks up. The altitude of the
Lucky Boy mine is estimated at
8, 900 feet above sea level on Gus
ter mountain, and the mill is
about 1900 feet lower. the two
being connected by a Halliday
suspended wire tramway. About
$40, coo has been expended in
purchasing and delivering sup
plies to the mine and mill to in
sure the working of the property
at full blast during the present
winter, but as an Offset to this
the mill is turning out about 81.
900 in gold and silver bullion
each day. AS yet the winter
weather has not interfered with
the shipments of bullion. which
have been regular since the mill
started on October LIST last, the
bullion which carries an aver
lage value of s. per ounce being
shipped TO Omaha The Lucky
Boy is a close corporation being
owned by four Salt Lake men.
and now figures can be obtained
as to its earning capacity. How
ever, the record of the first ten
days run on the mill, commenc-
ing on October 1st last was $40.
600, and it is stated that this
record has been maintained ever
since. so that the output up TO
the present time cannot be less
than S350.O0O. Owned by Salt
Lake men the mine and mill is
also managed by Salt Lake men.
Major w. A. Stanton, formerly
chief of the Salt Lake fire de-
partment. is superintendent of
of the mine. Chas. NJ. Dunlop.
one of the best known railroad
mechanics in the west. is chief
engineer of the mine and mill;
and Theo. Wust is metallurgist
and superintendent of the mill.
Henry Mccormick has charge OF
the accounts of the property and
Henry Knapp, who has handled
lover So, 600, 600 of the. bullion
produced on Custer mountain, Is