The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-03

Considerable excitement has
prevailed in Cha1lis for a week
past by the citizens, owing to
the fact that Fl. f. Powell has
advertised to make final proof on
I'll. E. No. 1403, for the NE4 NE4
Sec. 80, TIP. IA, N. r. 19E. This
takes 40 acres and includes all
of the business portion of town.
And we learn that Axel Olson
and E. G. Dodge have each filed
on 40 acres, thereby taking the
remainder of the townsite. The
above named citizens will be
asked to relinquisk their filing.
1t is almost impossible for them
to get final proof to their claims.
The Probate Judge is the proper
person to make such proof, as
the time for proving up on this
townsite has not expired as yet.
Pursuant to call meeting of
the Odd Fellows, Masons and
Citizens was held at Challis, Nov.
80, 1895, for the purpose of re-
organizing the Challis Cemetery
Association.
A. K. Zeigler was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and James H
VanCamp temporary secretary.
Moved and seconded that we
now proceed to permanent org
anization.
The following officers were
then elected
President-O e. PenwelI.
Secretary-M. NJ. Sweet.
Treasurer. P. Spalding.
Trustee for Citizens-M. S.
Hicks.
Moved and seconded that the
Trustees chosen, President, Sec
retary and Treasurer constitute
a committee to draft Bylaws,
Rules and Regulations
Moved that we now adjourn
/ ". Il. L I'm ELL,
President.
Jas. H. VanCamp,
Sec. pro tenn.
In the earliest days of Custer
county, when there were log
cabins only here and there one
ten, twenty or thirty miles apart
Charles Raine came to this
part of Idaho, prospecting for a
mine, and like nearly all miners
luck, he did not fall at once onto
a place in the mountains where
he could dig hole and put in a
fire and melt the silver down in
large blocks as some of our de-
luded friends in the East imagine
is the way of mining; but by per-
severance and constant work
he has at last proved that min
ing, like most other kinds of
business, has its reward. At
last he and his partners, t. w.
Mollart, who came to our country
later, and who has proved to be
one of our most industrious and
best citizens, and VIM. Dunn, of
the Nevada Hotel, have taken up
the ground known as the Custer
Slide," and have brought the
water onto it from the gulch
right opposite the hotel, and,
this year, selected nearly 20 tons
of high grade ore from it. And
still they think there is ore in
this ground for more years than
they will want to work mines.
Their profits after milling were
a happy surprise, even to them
selves. They are now in very
cheerful mood, and have more
ground than they will ever be
able to work from present APP
pearances. This ore, though in
a broken up form, was, original
ly, part of the old Custer mine,
which has become known for its
richness throughout the civilized
world. Besides this ground Mr..
Raine and his partners have a
group of mines of quartz, in
place, on Custer Mountain that
they hold in high estimation; and
which will, undoubtedly, prove
valuable. This mountain is very
rich in gold and silver, and we
are glad to have our citizens. who
have proven themselves so
worthy, rewarded. 1t is but an
other proof that mining is a
legitimate kind of labor. Not
all sunshine, as some think--not
phantom as others would have
you believe. Mr.. Raine and MIR.
Mollart left on last Saturdays
stage for the East to visit their
relatives and friends. Mr.. Raine
has not visited Dubuque, Iowa,
where he now goes, for twenty
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