The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-09-14

coverey and located claims on
five new lodges. From one of
them Mr.. Fitzwater has speci-
men of gold and silver ore that
assays a little less than $4,000
per ton. The croppings of one
gray copper ledge shows dis
tance of 300 feet in width and is
mass of rich ore. In other
lodges silver predominates and
they are very rich, as may seen
by glance at the specimens
brought back by these gentle
men. A party of miners from
Challis have built Atom smell
ter at Sheep Mountain this sum-
mer and it is turning out bullion
day and night. It's capacity will
be greatly increased before an
other season. - Mountainhome
Bulletin.
-Mendelson & Bossert, piano
and organ tuners are in Challis
this week.
We are informed that a ball
will be given at Challis next
Friday evening, the 18th.
DIR. L. P. Jacobsen is now at
Keokuk, Iowa, attending school
at the medical college in that
place.
"A Boise man with a large
telescope gave an exhibition on
Main street last Saturday night
I-15 cents for peep at the moon
and stars.
"A young man purchased 1000
fine cigars, and had them insured
for their full value, smoked them
up, and demanded the insurance
claiming they had been destroy
ed by fire. The case was taken
to the court and the court decid-
ed in favor of the young man.
The insurance company then had
him arrested for setting fire to
his own property, and the same
Judge ordered that he pay a fine
and go to Jail for three years.
Idaho seems to be in that
blissful condition of not know
ing whether any law is constitu-
tional until the supreme court
has decided to permit it to stand.
Possibly the astute tribunal, by
searching diligently enough, may
ascertain that the law upon
which its own existence is based
has something the matter with
it. 1t is embarrassing to be con-
fronted with the circumstance of
having nothing constitutional in
a commonwealth except the
courts.
"A bad wreck took place near
Emporia, Kan, Sept. 9Th, on
the Santa Fe railroad, and twelve
people were killed and many
wounded. Hon. w. j. Bryan
was on the train, but was not
injured. He was one of the nobl-
est men in the crowd of rescuers.
He helped to carry out the dead
and wounded and gave the great
| est attention to their care. One
poor fellow who was badly injur-
: ed called to Mr.. Bryan and said !:
II went to hear you today; I am
, dying now, and want to shake
{ your hand and say God bless you.
: If you possibly can, Mr.. Bryan,
' get me drink of water" Mr..
' Bryan went into the fast mail
, car, which was burning, and
came out with the drink of water
which he gave to the suffering
: passenger. He brought out
cushions for others of the injur-
ed and was everywhere present
/ to minister to the wants of the
5 suffering.
{ The Helena Frisco Company
! has adopted certain rules and
regulations for the protection of
! employees, which, if carefully
: followed, will reduce accidents in
the mine to a minimum. The
. following is the substance :
! Each man must satisfy him
q self that his portion of the mine
is entirely safe; he must pick
: down all loose ground and do
a whatever else may be necessary
6 to make the place free from
: danger. Picking loose giant
n dowder out of a hole is forbidden.
: No fuse is to be used of a length
t less than five feet. All extra
} powder, caps and fuse to be re-
: turned to the Gaping bench and
g not laid around in the mine.
: Miners must not carry giant
Q powder or caps in their boots.
e In shaft blasting fuse must not
S be lighted until the engineer has
: been given the signal and he re-