The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-08
skeeHk NEWS.p.


IL miles southeast of Germania
Basin, will come to the front this
year. 1t is operated by Frank
F. Fisher, superintendent, and
Messrs. Miller, Coleman and
Russell are inteuested In the
property. The old Columbia 10
stamp mill, which was sold to
Towndrow by t. FL. Moriarty.
and used on the Independence
mine, will be set up and put to
work at once. The excavation
for it has already been made. In
order to get the necessary lumb-
er for this purpose. sawmill is
being erected. The foundation
for it has been completed. The
mine was located in 1879, and
considerable work has been done
upon it since that year. Some
extremely rich ore has been
taken out, and there are exten-
sive bodies of good grade ore.
Although the mine is IN Custer
county, all supplies for it will
go from Wood river. Ten or Is
men are now employed and this
force may be increased before
fall. t. 81. Moriarty has just re-
turned from an inspection of the
property, and he thinks it will
turn out to be pretty big thing.
If it does there will be a big
camp there before long.-Hailey
NewSMiner.
DR.. r. ]. Alcorn was bound
over on last Saturday by Justice
of the Peace Thompson of Har-
rison to await the action of the
grand jury, with bail fixed at
$1,000. Up to the present time
he has been unable TO furnish the
necessary bond for his release
Alcorn is charged with having
caused the death of Mrs. Cora
Burke By means of criminal op-
eration.-Rathdrum Blade.
The Pocatello Tribune, after
copying an article in the MES
SENGER, relative to the way the
manner in which the cattle were
rounded up" counted and as
sessed in P;hsamaroi valley by
Assessor Lane, adds 1T might
not be a bad plan for Bannocl
county to adopt the method EN-
ployed in Custer county, and Wa
| feel pretty sure that an actua
count would show that the grea
majority of Bannock county cat
tie and sheep raisers have no
turned in much more than hal
of their herds and fiocks TO
assessment. A count, followed
by a few prosecutions for per
jury, might have a very bene
fetal effect upon future stool
assessments. F"
The eliminating act in a dick
er involving the transfer of th'
, Medea, West Media and Jasol
mining claims of Tintic, on
basis of about 800, 900, whicl
was performed in the banking
/, house of Mccormick & Co. yes
terday afternoon when j. .
Wood and his associates shelle
out the balance of the money ant
received the deeds of the prop
critics. The conveyance mad
the purchasers proceeded to tn
Office of Frank Pierce, and tina
5 gentleman is now engaged upo
: the articles for a company fo
which the ground has been mad
the foundation. The vendor
were represented by b. Chris
tensen of Eureka, who associate
himself with the Wood crowC
and who will become one of tn
directors of the new company
T with which Josiah Barnett, A
Hanauer and w. M. Bradley ar
also connected. The company
ground adjoins the Grand Ger
trail and Mammoth's end-lines o
: the north and sidelines with tn
:, Victoria. The intention of th
4 company, which has decided o
e a capitalization of $500, 900. is I
: begin systematic development
: and to that end sinking will Goa
mence as soon as the articles {
incorporation are filed. Nj
Wood, who is at the head of til
company, is a wealthy stool
grower and mine-owner of tn
state aud Idaho, and mining an
stock interests generally wis
T. him aad his associates success
Salt Lake Tribune.
Mrs. Mabel Rowles, of Challi
= wife of Sheriff Rowles, was b
him on Monday, July 31st, a
; pointed Deputy Sheriff of Cust'
: county, Idaho.
|, An enjoyable dance was he
NJ ~ ~