The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-20
LOCEL GLEEHINGS.
Arbor Day, Friday, May 9TH.

slmafl last week
VIM. Dunn is out from Custer
for a few days.
Robt. Campbell was down from
Clayton last week.
Bud Sterling arrived in this
place last week from Salmon.
John Finnegan, of Clayton.
spent few days in Challis last
week.
Geo. Hosford and family mov-
ed to Clayton on Saturday of last
week.
I L. Greene and F. J. Clyde. of
Clayton. were in Challis last
Tuesday.
Theodore Durrant has been
sentenced to be hanged on June
18th. 1897.
Mrs A. Gould and children
departed for Boise City last
Thursday morning.
John Mullen came out from
Bonanza last week, and is spend
ing a few days in Challis.
Very appropriate Easter exer-
cises were held in the church at
this place last Sunday evening.
The Challis public school will
close Friday. April 30. after a
six months term. 1t is intended
to furnish both rooms with new
desks before commencing school
in September next
DIR. G. G. Fairchild and wife
departed Thursday morning for
Bannock, Montana. DR.. Fair
child has moved his stock of
drugs to that place and will open
a store and ofhce.-Dubois Enter
prise
George c. Thompson, Grand
Master of the l. o. o. F. of Ida
no will arrive in Challis today
from Salmon A special meet
ing of the lodge will be held in
the evening, after which a ban
quet will be given and which all
Odd Fellows and their wives and
the Rebekahs are invited.
1t is reported that trapper
having line out from Florence
through the Buffalo Hump
country discovered the body Of
Nathan Smith, the old pioneer
of Elk City. who disappeared in
June, 1895. Smith was found in
a cabin in the old Morgan dig
gings. The subject of the above
was we'll known to the old tim
ers here. He was the discovereI
of the famous Loon creek plae-
ers of this county and was also
interested in mining property in
Leesburg Basin. He left this
section about II years ago, for
Elk City. and since then but lit
tie has been heard from him.
Salmon Recorder
Few people know that the
| Clearwater river has been turned
from its channel by the eager
gold seekers. yet that rs JUS
what the Lapwai placer mining
company has done at a point
about ninety miles above Lewis
ton. The company has thrown
up a dam 225 feet long and turn
ed the river into an old bed until
the present bed can be prospect
ed and worked. Early in the
'70s this ground was known a:
the Webfoot bar. Two prospec
tors took out SIS, 900 in one sum
mer when they were driven of
by the Indians and they have
never since allowed allowed
white men to linger there unit
the reservation became public
domain. Since then the bar ha:
been nibbled at by several per
sons, each of whom panned ou
s. and So a day. Recently tbs
property came into the hands o.
Agent Fisher, who let the agency
officials in with him and they arr
now getting the property il
shape for extensive workings
The old river bed is believed Il
contain the richest gravel ant
one purpose in turning the rive
upon it is to clear of the debri
! and loose ground that has beer
accumulating for years an'
, thereby save handling a tire
mendous amount of rock ant
waste soil. The new channel /
also thought to be heavily charg
ed with gold. and the changin,
of the river will allow this be
to be worked at the same time
There is some fear that thi