The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04

Is eHectlVe. In EUROPE all per-
sons liable to mineral poisoning
are compelled, by law, to protect
themselves by the use of pure
and not commerciaI-iodide Of
potassium"
Boise Statesman '.Represen-
tative Clawson, who has been in
the city since the adjournment of
the legislature. has received
letter from his friend, w. H.
Rankin, of Bonanza. Mr.. Rankin
is mine owner of that district
and gives some interesting state
ments concerning the develop
ment work of the mines in that
vicinity.
There will be four quartz
mills in operation in that section
this season snd there may be two
more added before the close of !
the year. The Fourth of July
mill is in operation now and is
being worked by the Crafts
Company, who have leased it.
They are crushing ore from the
Black mine on Custer mountain.
1.-THE company controlling the
Lucky Boy is putting in wet
crushing machinery in place of
the dry plant which has been in
use up to this time. This will
give the mill a capacity of 90
tons per day, an increase of 35
tons over the former capacity
The company has 20 men at
work, which number will be in
creased as the season progresses:
Among other mills, the one
owned by the Steen Company is
reducing ore from the company's
property, but will also do custom
work. The new McFadden mill,
which is being built for the
Yankee Fork mine, is expected
to be ready for business some
time In June. The machinery is
already on the ground The
present owners of the Montana
mine will in all probability erect
a mill upon their property dur
ing the summer, as the mine is
developed to depth of over 500
feet and contains large amount
of good milling ore. This is six
miles from Custer. r. M. Will
son and the Dye brothers of
Boise, who discovered a gold
quartz mine six miles from Gus
ter two years ago and sold an in
terest to Spokane parties last
year, may purchase a mill for
their property this season.
"A Silver City party has in
vested in what is known as the
Bismarck group of mines which
lie near the Wilson-Dye claims,
with view of thoroughly ex-
ploring the ground this summer.
The mines in the Custer district
are somewhat similar in charac-
ter and value of ore TO chose at
Silver and DeLamar. Gold and
silver are found in them with
gold predominating in many.
1T is expected there will be
several hundred men in the Gus
ter camp this season. There is
much work laid out in addition
to that already in progress. Two
years ago there was not stamp
dropping or a wheel turning in
all the country about Custer
The present activity is attributed
to the Lucky Boy Company of
Salt Lake, which purchased the
property two years ago this COM
ling June and started in to de-
velop it. When they opened up
large bodies of ore this gave re-
newed confidence in the real
wealth of the then idle mines of
the district and new life at once
began to spring up"
Col. N. J. Sharp, j. P. Spald-
ing and John Bowman left last
Sunday morning for the Coloners
1 Lost river copper mines.
w. ]. Deboe, Republican, has
been elected U. .. Senator IRON
Kentucky.
Spain is playing her last cards
, fast in Cuba. She now proposes
to offer amnesty to all insurgents
who will lay down their arms.
Quite likely Spain could do no
less if she wished, but on the
eve of victory men do not ex-
change liberty for bondage. War
is awful but there is little use in
counting the cost. If the fight
is worth while in the beginning
it is worth while until liberty
shall be gained or there is no
more blood to spill. If human
, life was worth sacrificing two
) years ago. it is worth it now and
J Cuban blood cannot be valued by
drops until it is free to furnish
' the an ay.xrxy that shall ryfa ~ h11IlH