The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-22


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H. Fl. Knapp, Ex-County Com
missioner, arrived in Challis last
Saturday from a prospecting trip
Mr.. Knapp and Hon. George B.
Baldwin have been prospecting
in the vicinity of Cape Horn and
Bear Valley for the past few
weeks, and have met with de-
cided success, at least it looks
that way. They located an i'm
mense copper ledge in the Cape
Horn valley, near the State
wagon road, in the west end of
Custer county, that promises to
be one of the best copper propo-
sitions known. The ledge is 10
feet in width and can be traced
1000 feet, as the groupings APP
Ipear the entire distance. The
ore, an average of the groupings,
assays 13 per cent. in copper and
Al ozs. in silver. Four locations
were made on this ledge. When
one takes into consideration the
immensity of this discovery its
greatness can be realized. MIR.
Knapp brought out some fine
samples of ore from the claims
He returned to the new discovery
, on the following morning and
; will commence active work to
open up the claims. They being
situated on a wagon road makes
; them all the more valuable. We
l understand parties have already
offered to bond the group for
S1OO,OOO without any develop
, ment whatever being made. Carl
Lane and ]. G. Fox are located
, in these claims.
. Rev. Mr.. Crowther and family,
! of Salmon, were in Challis last
Saturday ell route for Boise to
! attend the annual NJ E. confer
. ence.
Ed. O'Neal and family of Pah-
samaroi are visiting relatives and
e friends in Challis-
S The following tip for those
who are worried by those troub-
lesome creatures, mosquitoes :
. Throw bit of alum, about the
: size of marble, into small
). bowl of water, and wet the hands
~ and face and any exposed parts
! with it. Not a mosquito will ap-
. proach you. They hunt about a
little and then disappear.
IS never had an occasion to use a
i mosquito curtain, and / am glad
to think that / can perhaps bene-
fit others (travelers in particular
u by this little bit of information.
= Elk.
n Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Bomar
IS spent last week in Custer and
n Bonanza.
20 1t is estimated that 10000, ,OOt
a pounds of wool was shipped from
70 Idaho this season.
Placerville, Idaho, is in ruin.
f tonight, the 18th, says the Bois'
Statesman. A fire started abou'
N Z o'clock this evening in th'
a1 Veazy hall by the oyerturning o
of q lamp. For over four hours th'
m fire ragged furiously, and tn
4 flames at this hour Q1:30), ar
a still dancing like spectres over
n the embers, lighting up spasmod
of ically the awful gloom through
re- which peer dozens of homeless
IN and heartsick people. With tn
N exception of a few residences tn
So the town is wiped out. The bust
~ ness portion is completely des
q. troyed, together with numbe
tv of residences in the main part O
NJ the town. There was very littl
lie insurance. The report receive
= here is that practically none o
the goods in any of the store
are saved.
Ia
on E. ]. Michael and Geo. Emer.
ID. came down from Bayhorse las
tie Saturday evening. Yesterda
s5 morning Mr.. Emery departed 70
Park City, Utah.