The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-05-12
Chas. dewitt was awarded the


mail contract from Challis to
Forney. three times per week,
for 81, ,395.
j. G. Dougherty has just re-
ceived another lot of choice mus
ic and songs for his phonograph,
making "a in all.
1t is reported that the Yellow
Jacket mine in Lemhi county.
has been sold for one million
dollars to a New York syndicate
representing five million.
The Lucky Boy mine at Custer
has been closed down, as the re-
suit of a strike of the miners,
who demanded that the Chinese
cooks be discharged, and the
carmen be paid the same wages
as the miners. Eighty men have
lost their jobs and operations
have been indefinitely suspended.
Inter Mountain Mining Revie1o.
The miners of the Yellow
Jacket company are on strike.
The reason alleged for the strike
is that according to agreement
the men were to put in ten hours
days work, while those who
worked on the night shift were
to work nine hours, all receiving
the same wages. The men claim
that the management now re-
quire ten hours as a night shift,
which is not as per agreement.
Over a hundred men are out 1t
is hoped for the benefit of all
concerned that an early adjust
ment of the difficulty may be eff
fected. d.-Lemhi Republic.
The Sheep Mountain district is
about 100 miles northeast of
Idaho City. The state wagon
road is completed to Cape Horn,
eight miles from the camp. 1t is
mountainous district, thickly
covered with black pine and fir
timber. The water facilities are
unexcelled. This promising
camp was discovered by Major
Bernard, of the United States
army, in the summer of 1879
while in search of the Sheep
Eater Indians. Packers in the
employ of Col. Bernard, brought
some of the quartz found upon
the hill sides to Boise, which
upon being assayed proved to be
very rich. In the spring of 1881
John Early, of Boise, visited the
camp to investigate some claims
owned by himself and Emmanuel
Fontez and found immense bodies
of galena ore. Across Rapid
River on Greyhound mountain,
rich quartz rock was found. Mr..
Early has had % assays made OF
ore from these lodges. The low
est assay gave S68 in silver and
S4 in gold, and the highest assay
being SLIP. 90 in silver and S3I
in gold per ton.
The Granite lode was located
in 1885 and is owned by JOIN
Early. The ledge is from Il
inches to 3 feet wide and can b.
traced for over 1900 feet. Their,
has been very little development
work done.
The Birdie lode is from tw,
feet to three and a half feet wild,
and can be traced for over a mile
: A tunnel of 115 feet has beer
driven on the lode, and ore takel
from the tunnel and shipped T.
? Omaha gave 166 ounces in silve
and S4 in gold to the ton. Or
shipped on pack mules, the onl,
means of conveyance, went 10
I ounces in silver to the ton.
S The Rufus lode is another goo
: looking mine. Three tunnel
have been driven on it from 3
e to 60 feet deep. Below the tun
t nels ledge FIVE feet wide wa
: uncovered which assays up i
: the hundreds. The property j
I owned by Bowling, Fontez an
3 John Early.
The Bernard, named after Col
Bernard, who discovered the camp
A tunnel of 100 feet has been ru
p on this property with the hop
q of striking the ledge, which ha
not yet been reached. 1t is col
sidered as good as the frs
o Dowling, Early and Fontez ow
: this claim.
y The Greyhound owned b
Bowling, Fontez and other'
= This mine was discovered b
:, :, Jack and George Stoddard, {
2 Silver City 1t is of the SAN
= character as the others.
On Sheep Mountain propt
l. there are the Lacinda and NJ
i King lodes. These show in
is mense bodies of base ore, carr,
IT ing 40 per cent of lead ore al