The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19

rows on Lost river. At Hous-
ton, there is a better showing OF
progress than in former days for
years. Also as one goes down
Lost river progress is to be seen
on all sides. AS we reached the
new settlement on the west side
of Snake river, opposite Black
foot, it appeared all new. They
are really doing great deal
there, considering the hard
times. They are not building
great mansions, but small cot
tages and making new fields I'M
til in a few years, at this rate,
one would hardly be able to re-
member that this is the desert
we used to go over. 1t is the
same, we poor emigrants drag
ged over in 1862 and judged that
God had made it just to hold the
world together. 1t was deemed
to be of no other possible use.
Water and skill and patience and
sagebrush deserts beat almost
anything or land in production,
and Idaho has lots of all these.
Blackfoot is quiet with some
new improvements going on.
They say times are dull. War
has it's first attention, after it,
business and politics; however
there does not seem to be any
great despondency-nor hope
here-just going right on and on.
I met many old timers who were
generally we'll. Brother Jones
has moved the News into the
new brick. This is new build
ing for the land Offices, on the
east side of the railroad and is
rather nice. | noticed a number
of new bricks going up on Main
street, west side. Here we read
the news "that war was actually
begun" and we hope that the
next gale that sweeps from the
south will bring to our ears the
clash of resounding arms, and
victory over that most brutal of
all nations-Spain. Our depar-
ture at $50 o'clock p. M,
brought US, by freight, to Poca-
tello for short visit with the
friends there before the passen-
ger train should arrive to carry
US on to the city of Salt Lake.
Pocatello is very quiet with lit
tie building this season. Arriv-
ed at our journeys end at 10 a.
M, July 3rd. This city has not
looked so dull on the occasion of
our annual visits for years. In
walking through the streets one
is surprised to see the change
from last year But at IL o'clock
on the evening of the 3rd there
was great voice of sporting
that went sounding throughout
the streets, a voice of rejoicing.
A proclamation victory-a new,
glad proclamation of coming
liberty for sad humanity long
held in the coils of tyranny and
chains. Right will prevail and
the world become wiser and bet
ter until man will cease to love
tyranize over his brother man.
On the 4th here there was no
concerted action in celebrating;
everyone celebrated by himself.
Even the boys singled out in fir.
ing their China fire-crackers.
There were a large number went
to the surrounding resorts; but
there even each crowd was to
their own amusement. Too lit
tie money to have real good
old fashioned time. And when
Salt Lake City don't do glad,
glorious thing there is some
thing wrong. For it is plucky
place as there is in all the world.
| just looked on to see what lit
tie there was to be seen on the
Fourth.
On the 9Th devoted some time
to learning what was contemp-
lated for and by the Mining Con
gress. The executive committee
did not adjust the program until
late in the day.
| met some old friends here to-
day, among them being a Mr..
Johnesse, who used to be at
Custer, is delegate to the con-
gress. He has nice mineral
from Dixie in Idaho
county. There is very fine
display of ores brought to the
and it is to be regret
ted that Idaho has not more
here, but, then Idaho is mostly
silver, and you know it is des
pissed by wise men, when they
don't have to use it.
There is considerable lamenta-
ton among the citizens here on
account of loss and suffering of
and relatives in the bat
,lefield. War means danger. but
low OrandlV the bravo hove hove