The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-28

stores, eight saloons, ana one
stage and express Office. This
is good field for tin-horns, and
they are well represented. Plain
drunks will average about ten a
day. There is not much going
on in social way, except there
has been a snoe-shoe club organ
lied with a large membership
1t is quite the proper thing in
this particular locality, for it can
be indulged in for about nine
months out of the twelve. The
snow at present is about five feet
on the level. We all attended
the Christmas ball at the Nevada
House, but as there were only
six to about sixty gentlemen, we
didn't all have an all-round good
time. Challis seems to be the
social center, but we haven't been
out yet. The Clayton and Bay
horse smelters have closed down
for the winter, but are expected
to start as early as possible in
the spring, for an all summers
run. The Yellow Jacket is a lit
tie out of our reach, but we are
informed by the floating class of
miners that come In from there
that there are as many men en-
ployed there as usual, and the
camp is quite lively.
Hon. Edgar Wilson, of Idaho,
from the Committee on Public
Lands, submitted the following
report to Congress a few days
ago
The Committee on the Public
Lands, to whom was referred the
bill (H. r. 3558) to aid certain
States having mineral public
lands therein to support schools
of mines, have had the same
under consideration and respect
fully submit the following re-
port: The bill as originally in
troduced enumerated certain
States, presumably all of the
public land States having public
mineral lands therein, in which
, it was proposed to aid in the sup
, port of schools of mines; but
, your committee, after having
said bill under consideration,
: have unanimously come to the
conclusion that the provisions of
said bill should be extended to
, all public-land States, and here
/ with submit the same so amend
, ed. We would respectfully rec
ommend the passage of said bill
as amended, for the reason that
it will aid in the establishment o1
institutions of learning in the
!. mineral-land States, where the
F sciences of chemistry, metal
, lurgy, mineralogy, geology, min
a ing, and mining engineering and
other allied subjects can be
taught. In the opinion of youl
committee, it is especially impor
tant to do this in the States
where mining operations art
practically carried on, and where
the practical application of this
knowledge can be made. Ths
lack of scientific knowledge In
the development-of our mining
resources has been great hin
drance to this industry in tbs
past. While the great univer
sites in the East have taugh'
these allied sciences, neverthe
less it has been practically i'm
possible for the youth of tn
mineral land States to enjo,
these advantages owing to tn
great distance these institutions
of learning are located from tn
seat of mining operations. Thi
sr bill proposes an expenditure O
rs 25 per cent of the moneys receiy
c. ed from the sale of mineral land
Id in the respective States, for til
e. purpose of aiding these institl
le tions, and it is provided therei
e, that such expenditure shall in n
n. case exceed S12, 900 annually;an
lg it is further provided, that tn
m several States receiving this e1
le penditure shall also expend
ne like amount in aid of these il
le stitutions. Students comm
'e. from other States are given tn
re same privileges in these school
be which are accorded to resident
it of the respective States whel
W they may be located. The &C
W. vantages of these schools wi
st therefore extend to all students
to regardless of the States they ma
nd come from, who may desire
of pursue the study of these sciel
he ces. Your committee is of tt
sy opinion that it is to the intere
re of the entire country that sue
an institutions be encouraged to tt
is end that it may bring about