The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-06

from clayton one udy laSb week
on his wheel.
One day a gentleman called at
the Office of certain newspaper,
and said to the editor "Sir, it
is announced in your paper that
l am dead" We'll" replied the
editor, if it is in our paper, it is
correct. "It is not correct, for l
am alive" replied the other.
"Well. it cannot be helped" said
the editor. but l expect you
to contradict it" said the injured
man. mo, / cannot do that"
said the editor, as we never con-
tradict anything that appears in
our paper. will do the only
thing can do. Tomorrow I will
put you in the list of births"
Assessor Lane returned last
Thursday evening from an assess
ing tour of Stanley Basin and
other camps. AT Stanley a large
dredge boat is being built to
work a large area of placer
ground which is said to be ex-
cellent ground for dredging. The
dredge is to be completed and in
working order by Sept. 18th.
The placer miners in the Basin
are highly pleased with manner
in which the snow is melting
this year-not too fast or too
slow-but just right, and they
are supplied with good strong
head of water for piping pur-
poses, which insures them long
er run this season than usual,
and the miners feel confident of
better results than ever. Stan
ley is attracting more attention
in the mining world this year
than ever. The people are just
learning of it's richness and vast
ness. There is no boom-but a
steady influx of people from all
directions are pouring into the
camp; the capitalist, looking for
an opportunity to purchase mines;
the prospector, seeking to make
new discoveries, and the laborer,
wanting employment, in fact
nearly all classes of people have
their eyes upon Stanley. This
is no hocus pocus camp, but a
genuine and bona ide one, as the
output every year proves this.
True, the output has not been
enormous in the yellow metal.
but when we-take into considera-
tion the dead work that has been
done on the mines for years past
to get them in shape for pro-
ducers, and the limited capital
and facilities the miners have
been contending with, we can
truthfully say the Basin has been
a big producer. But today, we
! venture to say that there is not
, a placer mine in that district that
has been developed to extent but
Z what pays. Stanley Basin is not
new camp, but has been work
! ed for the past twenty years and
over by a limited number of min,
ers on a small scale, but not un-
til last year did it attract much
attention, when eastern capital
lists got hold of the Marshal
ground, and this spring com
menced the erection of a dredge
I to mine on an extended scale
, The promoters of this scheme
! feel confident that this dredgt
! will prove successful, as they
have similar dredges working
, in very satisfactory manner
! and yielding a handsome income
, at Bannack, Montana, and Moose
!. creek, in Lemhi county, and 9th
! er places, so it can be seen tina
! gold dredging is not new ex
; pertinent. The ground at Stan
, ley is said to be excellent dredg
9 ing, and we can see no reason
why it will not operate success
fully, and if it proves what il
n claimed for it, other plants vii
5 be put in soon. Mr.. Lynn, VIII,
S is superintendent, is on tn
d ground, and is pushing the worl
e on the dredge as rapidly as pos
f sible. Stanley Basin is not only
S rich in its placer mines, but larg
: sold quartz lodges have been dis
covered in recent years, but q
they have not been developed t.
any extent, we are unable to sa.
whether they open into paying
producers or not. Cinnabar fioa
Y has been found here on nearly a.
S the claims, although not in pay
/. ing quantities, but some think
s may yet be traced to permar
a ent ledge. The gold of this dis
|, trict is coarse. often quite larg
e nuggets are found, and of hig
y quality. Stanley Basin has
S bright future indeed, and W
W hope the miners who have labor
h ed so faithfully and delved fo
e