The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-14

JUG L ICSbOu art uIihtuSs aAu
when either one of these men
have the lines you feel a good |
degree of safety and will enjoy |
yourself as well as possible on a
mountain road in winter. The
roads in going up were excep-
tionally fine for a coach up to
the mouth of Yankee Fork, |
where we met snow enough for a
sleigh, and we want it kept a
little still, as it might raise bit
of jealousy; but here Nels. too a
sleigh with bells on, too-the
very first of this kind this year.
When we came out of Custer
there was about 15 inches and
now there is not far from two
feet of snow-not such fine
sleighing-too much snow. But
it is good to Clayton Below
there is little in the roads.
THE CUSTER MILL
is using the Whitley tables, and,
although they have not used them
enough to be entirely certain, it
is believed by the most, who
have seen them work that they
are going to be a success; and, if
they are, it will be a great bene-
fit to the whole Yankee Fork
country. We saw them working
and are favorably impressed.
Everything seems to be manag-
ed in a good, ousiness-like way
by Supt. Mccormick and his
book keeper with whom we had
a very pleasant visit. They had
been running ten stamps prior to
onr call, few days and then
started fifteen. The SHOWS are
accumulating very rapidly on the
higher attitudes, and the ore
teams made down while we were
there. There is no ore or wood
hauling but the Lucky Boy G.
| M. Co. have a large amount of
ore in the mill and wood in the
yard. The whole interest in
this region is now centered on
the success of the new tables and
in the sale of the Black mine and
mill. Our hope is that all will
turn out for successful working,
| bat we have had so many disap-
pointments in the march of min
ling work that we dare not get
elated and go to any great eleva-
tior-for fear of the snow fall.
We have had so many back-sets
since the wrong to silver.
AS is always the case. Billy
Dunn holds the hotel, Nevada,
right on and on for all weary
travellers; and Mrs. Estella Bur
ton is keeping a very nice res
taurant. She, also. has a few
beds. Hotel business has been
better for the last few years, to
what it was before the Lucky
Boy and Black started up; al
. though Custer seems rather dull
as a whole. On the 9th We left
Custer and went to the Robinson
Bar Springs md enjoyed bath
in its waters. These springs are
: of a superior quality. even fol
our mineral springs of Idaho.
i There are on a small space OF
5 ground, three different kinds OF
a hot mineral water, alkali, iroI
r and sulphur. There is no othel
: place in our State, that we know
: of. where such splendid vari
q ETY. of medical water exists; anC
/, really, this is the finest resor
for invalids, especially in sum
: merthat we have ever seen
' and, then, Mr.. and Mrs. vii
n liams, who are keeping it know
( Just how TO care for such a place
It The iron water is better mikes
+ than any of your druggists cal
n do it, and the other kinds ar
e strong in the qualities the,
r carry. After enjoying the bene
i fits of this resort for a day an
2 night we boarded the MorriSO
!. stage and came down Salmo
V river to the Sullivan Springs
It These are situated on the stag
n road so they can be reache
; without any extra trouble. The
IS are strong. hot sulphur water
d and give all the benefit to be de
d rived from that quality; and pen
e sons make a great mistake whe
l. they go away to other State
D. from their home for the aid theS
a will give. Besides, go wheT
/, they will. they viii find no NOR
n cheerful and attentive landlor
te and iandlady than Con. and Mr.
0 Sullivan. We always feel as
V we had got home when we get
r the Sullivan springs.
@ From here we went to Clay
a. ton, where we met nearly all {
n our old friends. Senator Camp