The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06
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night, Sept 9Th, 1898, a dance
will be given in the L o. o. F.
hall, Challis. Supper will also
be given. A cordial invitation
extended
On Thursday last, Sept. LIST,
Col. w. II. Brodhead, Register
of the u. s. Land Office. at
HALEY, stepped down and out
and Col. n. J. Sharp, of ChaIlis,
took charge as Register. During
the administration Of Mr.. Brod-
head the affairs of this Office have
been kept in a first-class manner
always with correctness ard
dispatch and besides the retiring
administration goes out with a
! good record.
The Haley Times says that
Bishop WoOlley arrived this
morning from Paris, Idaho, to
make the first payment upon the
Jesse james group of claims in
Custer county, which he IS to
purchase for a syndicate of cap
italists.
The claims carry gold and sill
yer ore, the former predominat-
ing. A mill test of about five
tons of ore made recently show
ed the presence of $23 in gold
and about six ounces of silver to
the ton. This from a vein 10
feet wide.
They are situated on Bismarck
mountain, across the gulch from
Estes mountain, on Jordan creek.
and about five miles from Custer.
The price to be paid is SEQ, 600.
The first payment was made to-
day, the second payment is to be
made 80 days hence and the final
payment six months hence
! The deed is TO remain in es-
crow with the First National
bank of Haley until final pay
ment.
The owners of the property are
Louis Roy and Ed Ayers, who
located but did not name IT. A
friend named it for a josh. They
have held it about a year.
Bishop Woolley has agreed to
pay 5000 cash for the Vienna
cOmpany's mill that cost S120. :
600.
We are informed from a re-
liable source that no sale has
been made. nor money paid as
yet--ED. NJ.
A small party was given at
the hall in this place last Friday
evening.
]. o. Swift and his mining ex-
pert, Mr.. Callahan. from Lon
don. who have been out at Mr..
Swift's mines in the Blackbird
district. for several days return
ed to Challis last Thursday eve
ming, en- route for Haley. Mr..
Callahan did not care to talk
much for publication. but from
his conversation we were con
vinced that he is highly pleased
with the property, and it is more
than likely that q deal viii be
made. They brought in some
fine specimens of ore. one from
the Uncle Sam, taken from a six
foot ledge 500 feet down, and it
goes $50 in gold besides carrying
a heavy per cent in copper.
Harry Monk and wife. and
Miss Monk. of Salmon. who have
been visiting with relatives and
friends in Custer county for the
past week returned home on Sat
urday last.
Cliff Womacks was up from
Salmon last week.
DR.. j. S. Meyer and family
have moved into the Chris. Nor
Ter residence at the west end of
Main street. The building on
the same lot will be used as a
hospital. which viii make a very
convenient one.
l Whooping cough has made its
appearance in Challis.
VIM. Holland was out from
Yellow Jacket last Friday.
Charles Norton. an old timer
in Idaho who has mined in Gas
ter county for 20 years past, died
at the county hospital on Aug.
9th of cancer. He was Is years
old and had a most eventful
career. He will be missed by
many old friends. He has a
brother and sister whom he sup
posed were some place in Cali
fornia but from whom he had
not heard for Is years--Pocatel-
10 Tribune.
Mr.. Norton is well known by
many here. Several years ago
he had his lower jaw torn away