The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-07

The bill to divide Idaho into
mining districts and each district
to have an inspector, has been
reported favorably in the House.
1t has been amended to make
fChallis headquarters for this dis
trict instead of Ketchum.
Senator Mcdonald has intro
duced an anti-cigarette bill in the
Idaho Senate. 1t makes it un-
lawful for any person or persons
to buy, sell or give away or
manufacture cigarettes or cigar
cite paper, and providing pun
ishment of not more than $500.
or be imprisoned in the county
Jail not exceeding six month, or
both such fine and Imprisonment;
one-half of said fine to go to the
informer and the other half to
go to the school fund of the
county where the conviction is
had.
The case before Judge FinneI
In Challis last Thursday between
G. t. Potter and Chas. Funk
houser was decided in favor of
plaintiff, Potter, excepting $40
plaintiff claimed.
% below zero at this place last
Saturday morning.
Prof. @. w. Stickney says of
the Big Lost river mines in the
Boise Capital
THE silver mines at the head
of the river have entirely ceased
operations for the present and
the assignee of the Phi Kappa
Mining company has sold its
machinery and contemplates pull
ling down the mill These mines
however, would pay largely if
they were worked by electric
drills run by water power. The
late manager says SIS, 900 would
place them on a paying basis of
$50 per day, there being about
Ia, 600 tons of silver-lead ore in
sight, requiring only cheap min
ing and concentration to get its
value out with a good margin.
''The White Knob Mining COM
pany is operating further down
the river near Houston on what
is called the Big Copper. They
have sunk about 500 feet and
contemplate going down until
they reach water level, where
they expect to find sulphide ores
Of constant value and in guam
tity.
1.-THE owners of the copper
mines over on the east fork of
Big Lost river are still running
irifts and tunnels and develop
ing a larger body of ore each
year. This property is destined
10 be at some time a grand one
rs the grade of ore is above the
average of the producing Ameri-
IAN copper properties. Although
40 depth has yet been attained,
5he surface indications and ore
bodies uncovered are immense
Ind enoug ore is now in sight to
start small smelter. 1t is rum
'red that this property has late
y changed hands at pretty
rood figure"
Solomon wrote that ''many
waters cannot quench love-" and
solomon should know, with the
he had in making
owe to women of Egypt, of the
Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians,
iittites, et id genus onsne.
Jones was on his last legs.
In fact it was only matter of
few days with him, so he sent
or three ministers, a Presbyter-
an, a Methodist and Jewish
abb, and told them that if they
ach put 500 in his coffin he
Tould leave them each $5, 600 in
us will. He died shortly after
nd the day he was blurred the
dethodist minister met the
Presbyterian and asked him if
le had put his 500 in the casket.
Il did," said the Presbyterian.
Tn what for did you put yours
d ?"
I'm five $40 gold pieces"
"Wel, you'll get your $5, ,OOo."
"How did you put yours IMP"
Il put in crisp new $100 bill."
We'll, you'll get your five
housand, too"
Just then they saw the rabbi
cross the street and they called
i'm over and asked him in what
orm he put his 800 iu the
aSket
Il put in my check for $500
nd took out the change"
The lead and copper markets
re- on a boom this week. Cop
or is quoted at $500; Lead,