The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-11-12

lucky, has joined the Republican
fold. The contempt for the
Cleveland administration by the
masses of the people is the di-
rect cause. Old Democracy is
dead, killed by Grover Cleve-
land and his followers. Silver
lost where it was made an issue
in Nebraska, Kentucky and in
the Eighteenth Illinois district,
where Lane, a free silver nom
inee for Congress was defeated
by goldbug Republican. 1t is
said that Grover is charging
none of the results of the cleo
ton to his administration. On
the contrary he is taking a quiet
smile over certain features of the
returns. Senator German de-
clares that Cleveland's personal
followers contributed to the sue
cess of Lowndes. The admins
tration Democrats appear to be
willing to assume the response
bility as another achievement
for reform. There seems to be
no doubt that they expected and
desired the defeat of Gorman's
ticket. The President and every
member of his cabinet took a
deep interest in the cause of
Campbell in Ohio and express
regret at his defeat. The help
less condition presented by the
Kentucky Democracy is regard
ed as a rebuke to the free silver
Democrats and the President
and Secretary Carlisle have con-
fidentially expected the defeat of
Hardin and Blackburn, or their
elections by majorities so meager
as to amount practically to de-
feat.
The following interesting arti-
Gle is from the Lemhi Republic,
written by A. @. Miner
1.-The new Blackbird district
which is attracting so much and
so well deserved attention, is
situated about 35 miles west of
Salmon, at the head of a small
stream carrying about so inches
of water, that puts into Big creek
from the west, about 5 miles be-
low the mouth of Musgrove
creek and one and one-half miles
above the Dutchman's rock; it
also extends over the divide into
the east fork of Deer creek.
From the wagon road there is a
rocky but passsble trail up the
Blackbird canyon to the camp,
which is about 8 miles distant
The canyon is narrow and full of
sliderock, but the grade is very
gradual, and there is not a single
steep bench in the creek from
the mouth to the head, and a
frst-class wagon road could be
constructed up to the camp for
IS, 900. The first claim was dis
covered in this camp by an In
dian. In the summer of 1892 the
Indian brought in some pieces of
very rich redoside copper which
he showed to T. K. Andrews,
and told him there was plenty
more of the same kind of money
rock as he called it, in large
chunks. Mr.. Andrews had faith
in the Indians story. He got
together an outfit and started it
out late in October to find the
mine, with Levi Gheen as inter
prefer and Bob Bell as expert
prospector. The first night out
they camped just over the Sal
mon river range at the head of
Moccasin creek. 1t showed six
inches that night; Gheen got a
shot fouled in his self-loader and
very severe attack of asthma
during the night, and in the
morning decided to take the
back track. After Gheen left,
the Indian got contrary, pointed
to high snowy peak away over
towards Oregon and said the
mine was there, and it would
take a seven days journey.
When he left the Springs he said
it would only take three days.
However Mr.. Bell determined to
trace the thing out if possible, so
he told the Indian to lead the
way and he would stay with
him. They struck across Big
creek and up the steep side of
the canyon opposite Deep creek.
and on to the Deer creek slope of
the ridge, and after two more
days wasted with three little OBJ
stinate Indian ponies through
the dog-hair pines, and fallen
timber they finally arrived at the
point where the money rock
was thickly strewn over the
ground, at the top of high fiat
topped ridge-an Indian story
had panned out true for once.