The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-03-30

We repudiate all Spring items
in this issue since yesterday.

We ACpuoidec oil spring ltemS
in this issue since yesterday.
The subject at church last
Sunday evening was 1.-THE
Prize Fight" The subject was
ably presented.
Geo. French has gone over to
the Blackbird district where he
is interested in some valuable
mining property.
Mrs. Edna Keyes fell on the
ice one day last week and receiv-
ed an ugly cut about the head,
which required several stitches.
"The Blackbird district in
Idaho is as yet practically un-
developed, but | am sure that it
is richer in copper ore than Butte
or any other known place in the
world" said w. G. Rose, general
manager of the Boston and Ida
no mines, of Salmon, Idaho, to a
News reporter. Mr.. Rose has
just returned from a trip to Lon
don and is stopping at the ST.
James, on his way home.
my visits to London and
Boston were for the purpose of
enlisting additional capital for
the development of my copper
and gold properties in the Black
bird and Yellow Jacket country,
and in this l was very success
full" continued Mr.. Rose. 1--WE
will have fly stamps running in
side of year from now, and are
going to spend a great deal of
money there this summer. The
Boston and Idaho mines are gold
properties and very rich.
MY principals in the East and
abroad will probably build a
railroad from Butte City to San
Francisco, and branch will also
be constructed from Salmon to
Leesburg and Blackbird district.
Preliminary surveys have al
ready been made, but the exact
route has not yet been decided
upon and | am not at liberty to
speak more definitely regarding
it at present. This region is not
even peopled by mining camps
as yet, but active preparations
will be made at once for the in
fiux that is sure to come with the
opening of this district.
L am convinced that copper
mines are going to increase ire
menduously in value before long.
The demand for copper is grow
ing faster than the supply, and
if European war should break
out, it would send prices up with
a rush. Denver News.
The war in Cuba between a
horde of Spanish mercenaries
and a few patriots struggling for
the inalienable right of human
liberty, still wears on with vary
ing success. much as did our own
struggle for independence; the
few bravely contending against
the many, the weak against the
strong. The time has arrived
for Columbia the champion of
liberty in the new world, -" to in
terfere in the Cuban affair The
island is our neighbor; its COM
merce is almost entirely with US;
it constitutes the key to the
Mexican Gulf; our citizens have
large interests there which are
jeopardized if not already ruined
by these too frequentre
Spain has demonstrated her in
ability to govern the island and
should be compelled to give
somebody else a whack at the
job. So long as Spain is per-
mitted to hold title to Cuba, just
so long will the garden spot of
the world be a reeking slaughter
house, a scene of despoilation
and outrage, hell upon earth.
The Cleveland administration
meddled unnecessarily with the
Hawaiian affair; it went out of
its way to prevent Venezuela be-
ing deprived of a few miles of
malarial land, but would not even
accord the brave Cubans the
simple right of belligerents in
their manly.revolt against a rob-
Der despotism more damnable
than was ever dreamed of by the
Unspeakable Turk. The out
RACES and insults heaped upon
the American colonies by the
mother country" were as moth
ing to those which have marked
Spanish domination in Cuba. Let
this government either give
Spain tip to take her hirelings
out of Cuba p. d. o., or close its
eyes while American citizens do
for the fair Queen of the Antilles
what Lafayette and his brave
comma fx.iotc 1s2 Gov nc 0ro