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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

AOuhu Oh hAS o1 w don1uS IOu III
the Office of our special CORES
pondent, E. G. Siggers, 918 F
street, N. W., Washington, D. G.
A very important question has
just been decided by Commis-
sioner Hermann of the general
land Office, governing placer
mining upon the beach of the
Bering sea, off the coast of AL
aska at and near Cape Nome,
the new gold field. The decision
affects mining and locations en-
bracing tide lands below the line
of ordinary high tide.
Numerous applications are
pending before the Interior De-
partment as to locations upon
such lands, which have been de-
monstrated to contain gold in
marvellous quantities. Iudivid-
uals or associations of persons
and incorporated mining com
panies are seeking concessions
from the government by which
they may acquire exclusive priv
ileges pertaining to such tide
lands.
The commissioner decides that
tide lands in the district of AL
aska are not public lands, sub
ject to disposal to individuals,
under any of the existing land
laws of the United States, and
that the department has no stat
utory authority to make conces-
sions to individuals of any min
ing rights pertaining to such
tide lands.
A citation is made by the COM
missioner to the case of Shiveley
VS.. Boalbo, decided by the Unit
ed States supreme court, in which
it was held that the United Stat
es, upon acquiring a territory,
whether by cession from one of
the states or by treaty with a
foreign country, or by discovery
and settlement, takes the title
and the dominion of lands below
high water mark of tide waters
for the benefit of the whole peop-
lie in trust for future states to be
created out of the territory, and
it will be further held that con-
gress has not undertaken, by
general laws, to dispose of lands
below high water mark, of tide
waters in territory, but unless
in case of some international
duty or public exigency, has left
the sovereign rights in such wat
ers and lands to the control of
the states respectively when ad-
mitted into the Union.
A case involving an important
question was submitted to the
supreme court yesterday on
briefs. 1t is entitled "Sponberg
VS.. Oneida county" Sponberg,
as tax collector of the county,
became involved in a dispute
with the board of county com
missioners relative to poll tax
collections. The law provides a
penalty of so cents for each poll
tax delinquent, the delinquency
taking effect on the second Mon
day of December. Oneida's tax
collector only collected So after
that date, failing to collect the
penalty. The commissioners
charged him with the so cents in
each case, the total amount SO
charged being about $500. Spon.
berg then brought suit to recov-
er. Under the old law poll taxes
became delinquent on the second
Monday in December. The time
when property taxes become de-
linquent was changed to Jan
uary, but the law relative to poll
taxes stood as it was. 1t is un-
stood that in many of the coun-
ties tax collectors proceeded or
the idea that the two taxes be.
came delinquent in January, in
that manner losing no little rev.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
sLocai NeWs.s
Holidays are here /!

You may soon write it 1900!
Turn over a new leaf next
Monday
Mr.. d. T. Miller, of the Idaho
Midland, departed for his home
in Boise last Thursday morning.
Yesterday was Christmas. 1t
was observed in Challis by big
ball under the auspices of Custer
Lodge No. 81, I. o. o. F.
County Attorney Calhoun re-
turned from HALEY last Wednes-
day evening, where he had been
on legal business. He secured
a writ of Injunction for Custer
county, in the District Court at
Haley, against R. N. Hull {,
Treasurer of Custer county, from
paying out any money for the
redemption of certain Custer
county warrants held by Lemhi
county. 1t is now evident that
Lemhi county will have to prove
the validity of these warrants in
question.
We have been experiencing
some zero weather in Challis.
Three nights last week it ranged
from 10 to IA degrees below the
zero mark.
Old Jealousy, editor of news
paper published up north, growls
because a young couple kissed
and hugged each other at mid
night in the passenger depot in
his town right before lot of
unwilling spectators" who were
waiting for a train, and says
they were Hobsonizing each 9th
er.-Ex.
What are young people for
anyway If the spectators were
unwilling why didn't they put
their hands over their faces and
look through their fingers? Why
didn't they go outside and give
the young folks a ch ance ? He
says the hugging and kissing
was disgusting, but we don't be-
lieve it. 1t was delightful and
we'll bet on it. Then the old
pessimist threatens to give the
names of the couple in print.
We never saw the editor, but we
picture him as lank, dried up,
faced, cadaverous galoot,
an old bachelor or a tyrant of a
husband. Hook-nosed, green
eyed, bald-headed, one leg short
er than the other, one shoulder
down, eats onions and smokes
cubebs. Must have been raised
on a bottle. Well bet the dogs
are afraid of him. Kicking in
the nineteenth century because
the train was late. Suppose the
train hadn't come at all +? Sup
pose that poor couple had to stay
in the depot two weeks waiting
for a train p? Going to have
them sit back like bumps on a
log, eye each other and never
show their love, just because an
old warped, leather-lunged editor
with egg on his chin and cold
pancake in his craw was one
unwilling spectator amt ye
Don't understand the inScrutable
fascination of surreptitious os-
culatory cooperative juxtaposi-
ton, do you ? Never palpitated
tumultuously owing to the opal
escent scintillation of a pair OF
unsophisticated cerulean blue
optics. did ye }? Never INDUCED
in nocturnal responsive, inter
changeable hallucinatory embrac-
ing, did ye ? Don't understand
the intricate peregrinations and
metaplasm psychic investigation
and inebriant sinuosity of human
telepathy, can ye ? Oh, no, you
old impecunious, rhombohedra,
irascible, antiquated, memorable
eliminating quill jabber You
lpeevish old vilifying, diabolical,
acrimonious ink Singer You
satirical, old pig-headed, insidi-
ore h01Iou oh acfoI Cona Ta5
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

Grangeville a visit last week
and was delighted to find his ex-
lieutenant governor, Vic Bier
bower, residing here, says the
Standard. The two ex-gover-
nors spent several days together
very pleasantly. While the ex-
governor was here, presumably
on official business connected
with the Indian department, he
very modestly let it be known
that he was candidate for con-
gress before the next republican
convention. While both of those
gentlemen are proverbially suave
and polite in their intercourse
with the people, Governor Mac"
was proportionately so while
visiting US. Whenever he and
Governor Vic took walk up
street they would be greeted by
passers by with a cheerful chow
are you governor ?" Then Gov
ernor MAC" would make a pro-
found bow and raise his hat.
Our reporter happened to drop
behind them on one of their dress
parades and overheard the fol-
lowing conversation
Governor "Mac" said "You
see, Vic, how well the dear peop-
lie remember me. Notice how
pleasantly they all salute me
and politely they all address
me. I tell you Vic, l am strong
with the people, and this is why
| make such a formidable candi-
date whenever 1 run for Office"
Then Governor "Vic" said !;
''Mac, you are not so id strong
with the people as you think you
are, and you are not the only
governor around here. These
people are not speaking to you
at all; they are friends and ac-
quaintances of mine, and when
they say how are you governor,
they are speaking to me and not
to you. But I notice that when
ever friend of mine speaks to
me you make a profound bow
and take off your hat and run up
and shake hands with him. Some
of them have asked me who that
fussy old century plant was who
was running around with me,
and l told them you were a Pink
ton detective"
H. E. Taylor is at the Inland.
Mr.. Taylor has just returned
from summers stay in the
Thunder Mountain country, says
the Salubria Citizen. He and
Mr.. Day have large interests in
that country, owning about 60
acres of ground. Mr.. Day show
ed US piece of ore from one of
their properties which was taken
from an 80-foot ledge at a depth
of IA feet. The ore bears a
striking resemblance to Cripple
Greek rock. On every side
prominent nuggets stuck out as
large as pin heads and some
great deal larger. Messrs. Day
and Taylor will send in supplies
early in the spring and develop
their properties. Mr.. Taylor is
quite enthusiastic over the out
look and says the Thunder Noun
tain country is destined to be the
leading gold camp in Idaho.
1t has been known for some
time that there were phenomenal
surface showings there, but ow-
ing to the inaccessibility of the
country it has been prospected
very little, and no mining has
been done.
An idea of the immense rich.
ness of the country can be gain
ed, however, from the fact that
Caswell Bros. in 40 hours work
with hydraulic cleaned up sc
pounds of gold. When this clean
up was made there was no water
except the melting snow; this
lhe Caswell boys prepared for,
and as soon as the snow began
|
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

ately astonish the world and
would experience a boom that
wonld outstride the famous Grip
pie Creek boom in Colorado.
There is also a large copper
showing there, but, of course,
without transportation copper
mining cannot be carried on sue
cessfully.
The eight populist and silver
republican Senators held eau
Gus this week and decided to
vote with the democrats on all
political questions, as they did
in the last Congress.
Taxes become delinquent on
January 1st, 1900.
Boise Ellis and Judge Lewis
were over from Pahsamaroi last
week.
The republican House on the
18th, by the aid of IL democrats
passed bill to place the country
upon a single gold standard.
Every republican voted for the
bill. The vote stood 100 to $50.
E. ]. Michael and Chas. Baker
of Bayhorse made business trip
to Chaliis last week.
Poor old dad" Freeman is
dead He is well-known in this
portion of Idaho. The Boise
Statesman of the 10Th, speaking
of his death, says Horace
Freeman, better known as"Dad"
Freeman, died yesterday after
noon at st. Alphonsus hospital
after a brief illness. Mr.. Free
man was 78 years of age. His
only known relative is a step
daughter, Mrs. Mary Straight of
this city. Mr.. Freeman was one
of the pioneers. He came west
as trail blazer and was always
restless until he could get into
some newer country. He was a
man of marvellous constitution
and until a year ago hardly knew
what it was to have a sick day.
He decided to leave Wood river
for the winter, but instead OF
taking the cars, to which he bore
considerable antipathy, he drove
"a team over, being rained on
nearly every foot of the way to
Boise. He contracted a cold on
the trip that forced him to take
to his bed, and he never got up.
When asked why he had driven
over he said he had a team that
did not match and he wanted to
match them here before return
ing to Wood river. The deceas-
ed was a Mason and that order
will have charge of the funeral
arrangements"
| The four principal claims OF
the 16-claim group in Big Cop
per Basin, 81 miles from Ketch-
um, owned by Messrs. Sharp,
Pierce, Davidson and Reed, has
just been sold to H. G. Stratton
and associates of Portland, Ore.
This property is located in Gus
ter county.
The HALEY Times says: 1.-The
price to be paid is $85, 900. OF
which $4,000 is already paid,
the remainder to be paid in de.
ferred payments. The sale was
promoted by Hon. A. j. Crook,
who so successfully managed the
Clayton smelter prior to retiring
from the business in 1898. Mr..
Crook is to be the general man
ager of the company, and has al
ready gone to work to prepare
for the winter. Returning tc
HALEY today with Col. Sharp,
who owned about / of the claims
sold, he went on to Ketchum to
} buy some machinery from H. G.
/ Lewis. Tomorrow he is to come
to HALEY to see Knox Taylor,
and to buy from him all the
smelling machinery that he can
use. Mr.. Crook intends to get
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

Joy and distress, delight and pain,
Come surging DER my heart again;
Back through the moments bright and drear
live again the vanished year.
One fieeting year-and yet dread;
To name the griefs-to count the dead;
On joys alone my thoughts would dwell
Thy joys are past-Old Year farewell
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

The New Challis House,
is a strictly 6rst-class,
hotel, and the meals,
and accommodations,
cannot be surpassed
in Custer county.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

Copies of this paper may be
found on file at Washington in
the Office of our special cores
pondent, E. G. Siggers, 91s F
street, N. W., Washington, D. G.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-23

yey for a spur of that road from the
depot to the outlet of the 6o0-foot tun-
mel of the Ontario mine today. If found
practicable, the spur will be built.
The surveyors were accompanied by
Mr.. ]. ]. DAILY. If it be determined
by surveys that it is impracticable to
build the railroad, Mr. DAILY will IN
dertake the construction OF a tramway
from the Daly-West mine to the rail-
read depot, so that the ores from this
bonanza property may be marketed
without resorting to the old method Of
wagon transportation.
The coal which has been stored at
the new Silver King mill was removed
to the mine today, and it is thought
that the quantity is sufficient to keep
the mine running until the roads are
open. BY that time the mill will be
ready for another test run. Since clos
ing down the mill has made complete
change in regard to the placing of the
machinery, etc, and the timbers used
as foundations for the crushers have
been supplanted by solid masonry.
The work of removing the STOW from
the Ontario roads was commenced this
morning, the force from the mine being
taken out for that purpose.
Report gained currency on the street
today that a rich strike had been made
at the Alice. AS the men working the
lease had nothing to say, the report
could not be verified, but it is hoped
that the report is true. and that the
men will be rewarded for their many
years of patient toll.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-23
GOLD MOUNTAIN STRIKE.
High-grade Gold Ore Found In the
Senator
Especial Correspondence.'

RichfeId, April 22.-Reliable xforma-
ton conveys to Richffeld the report of
another magnificent gold strike at
Cod Mountain district, Piute county,
north of the Marysvale district. The
fortunate property is the Senator Stew
art claim, one of the Annie Laurie
group. which belongs to the Bald Noun
tain company of Castle Gate.
on the Senator Stewart q force of
men are driving a tunnel which for 400
feet follows a 1g-foot vein of very fine
milling ore. For many weeks the own
ers have been happy in the knowledge
prove a free-milling bonanza, but now
they viii have the increased Satisfac-
ton of knowing that their diggings is
a shipper OF high grade rock. Work
men in a drift northwest from the main
Vein have came upon huge bouldeTs in
the ledge, many of which viii go from
$500 to 5000 in gold per ton. The choic-
est of their new-found rock is of the
blush tinge characteristic of the Won
derfully pregnant quartz discovered in
James Longs Mammoth. All over it
free gold is easily disceTnable to the
naked eye and in many places the rock
is auriferously yellow, the free metal
fairly matted on the surface.
The report of the new find has caused
considerable excitement and produced
supreme satisfaction in Richtield, where
reside several stockholders in the Annie
Laurie. Men just down from the noun
tain say the snow is disappearing so
rapidly that within a fortnight they
Will be able to drive from Sewer, the
nearest railway station, ali the way to
the Annie Laurie and Snyder City, the
new town OF the camp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-23


gings, but a new shaft is being pushed
down as rapidly as three shifts can do
it on the Amelia Riyes ground. This
group of claims, which is located be-
tween the Lower Mammoth and the
Star Consolidated, is regarded here
abouts as valuable ground.
The Star Consolidated has a large
force of men trenching for the pipe line.
When completed the line will go direct
to the pumping rooms near the Man,
moth mill in Robinson, covering a dis
lance of $3.50 feet, something over a
mile.
The Boss Tweed folks are hosting
some very nice appearing copper ore,
ready for shipping. Development work
and exploring is being continued.
James NJ. O'Brien, contractor in
charge of the Red Rose mine, is works
ing a double shift, employing eight
men.
Manager Oglesby of the Emerald es-
corted number of visitors from the
city to the mine this morning. They
returned to Salt Lake on the afternoon
Short Line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-23
TO WORK THE SILVER PARK.
Ed Loose and Associates May Take
This Property
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence)
Silver City, Utah, April pat this
writing it looks to certainty as if the
people of Silver City and vicinity would
enjoy the benefits to be derived from
the opening of another mine, the Silver
Park. to MesSrs. Loose, Hatfield, Ritter
and Holbrook men who virtually have
redeemed this section of the country.
In many respects the Silver Park has
been a wonderful mine in years past,
but. in reality, a comparatively small
amount of work has been done, SO far
as actually gaining depth is concerned
And vet it has yielded several fortunes
TO resolute miners, who were deter
mined that the hidden riches should be
revealed. The claim was located in
the spring of 1871 by Thomas Startin.
who subsequently disposed of 1t to ia
cob Lawrence. who realized handsome
~ from its rich product. Desultory and
spasmodic work was done by shiftleSS
parties. until some seven or eight years
ago, when it was leased to Pat Con-
don, who took out over sixty tons OF
high-grade mineral from q winze sunk
thirty feet from the mouth of the tun-
mel. and later extracted $4,000 from
the various workings, chiefly upraises.
going TO the surface. The work being
prosecuted now, under the direction of
Mr. A. L. Toll, lifelong miner, is in
WINE sunk seventy feet in depth. about
200 feet from the breast and 800 feet
from the mouth of the tunnel. At the
bottom of this winze appeared, Thurs
day. streak of fine-grain galena ore.
Assay returns made Friday show per-
eentage of lead varying from 50 to IS
per cent, sos in silver, and S1.5O in gold.
Mr. Toll is working a double shift of
four men each, and is anXiously await
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-23
LOWER MAMMOTH STRIKE.
Good Body of Ore Running High Ii
Lead.
Especial Correspondents.


Mammoth, April 22-For some days
a report has been freely circulated to
the effect that a strike of considerable
magnitude has been made in the Lower
Mammoth. 1t has been difficult to To-
cate any reliable authority, and wholly
impossible to obtain any direct infor-
nation of employees. Today. however,
your correspondent managed to procure
news of interest from a source general
ly recognized as thoroughly reliable.
The gentleman in question spoke intel
igently and emphatically of the recent
disclosures of new ore bodies, and To-
Gated them on the third. fourth and
fifth levels. 1t is said that the ore
chute was first opened on the 300-foot
level, extending vertically, with a
western pitch. Subsequent explorations
revealed the same body extending con-
tinuously to the 400 and 500-foot levels
Various tests of samples from the
three levels gave returns of from 30 to
IS per cent in lead and s13 in silver. 1t
is claimed that no test was made for
copper at the time this information was
gratifying results.
The sentiment that seems to prevail
here is that the ground is decidedly all
right, but that the territory has not
been judiciOusly explored. This subject
is discussed in Mammoth rather regret
fully. but absolutely without any per
sonal feeling in the premises. that it is
very unfortunate that the actual man
agement should be almost wholly lack
ing in practical underground expert
enCe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-23
BUSINESS WAS LIVELY
Northern Light Continues On the
Upgrade.
FOUR ACES WAS WANTED
AND LIVELY BIDDING WAS
MADE FOR 1T.
Star Consolidated Stock Was In De-
mand On the Salt Lake Exchange
Midnight Bowers Also Receives
Attention-Antler Stock Goes
Higher On the Utah Exchange.

The trading on the Salt Lake ex-
change was quite lively yesterday.
Northern Light opened strong and
nearly every broker in the pit wanted
it, while offerings We're light.
When the stock was called up 500
shares was dropped at II and the bal
ance sold all the way up to 1874. Lively
bidding was also done for Four Aces
and 600 shares sold for SS15 cents.
Another stock in strong demand was
the Star Consolidated, which was
wanted at s1.121a. but only 100 shares
could be gotten at that figure.
1t was expected that Boss Tweed
would be in demand on account of the
contamination of the sale of a control
of the property. but no one seemed to
want the security and no sales were
made.
On the Utah exchange q. 800 shares of
stock were transferred, aggregating a
total value of $2,977.15. The trading
was done chiefly in Northern Light and
Midnight Bowers.
The curb sales We're few during the
day and an unusual quiet prevailed in
all quarters along the brokers' row.
The closing quotations were as fol-
lows:
Call of Listed Stocks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-23
Mineral Surveys Ordered.

The following mineral surveys have
been ordered by the surveyor general
Office the past week:
st. Joe Mining company, r. H.
lode. West Mountain district, Salt Lake
county, by Deputy L. G. Burton.
St. Joe Mining company, Ida lode,
West Mountain district, Salt Lake
county, by Deputy l.. G. Burton.
James NJ. Carey Refite lode. West
Mountain district, Salt Lake county, by
Deputy L. G. Burton.
w. H. Cramer, secre. -ry. Canyon
Gold Coin and Gold Dust lodes, Tintic
district, Juab county, by Deputy a. P.
Hanson.
st. Joe Mining company, Comet
lode, West Mountain distinct, Salt Lake
county. by Deputy L. G. Burton.
st. Joe Mining company, Rainbow
lode, West Mountain district, Salt Lake
county, by Deputy L. G. Burton.
John NJ. Breeze, secretary, Magnet
lode, Tintic district, Juab county, by
Deputy f. NJ. Lyman, jr.
Showers Consolidated Gold & Silver
Mining company, Elf lode, Tintic dis
trict, Juab county, by Deputy Robert
Gorlinski.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-23
Takes Up Bond.
CTintic NIiner.)

The Sunbeam Mining company has
taken UP the bond on the Kinsey Sun
beam, which contains PA feet of the
lode on which is the old shaft through
which Gre is being extracted from the
Weodmansee ground. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mediation were the owners, re-
ceiving for it $4,000 and other valuable
cons d5rations, The exact value of viii h
could not be learned. Development
work is being pushed by Manager
Buckbee, with the physical condition of
the mine steadily improving. When
shipments are commenced they will be
kept up regularly. Water has been en-
countered in the Juab Lawrence shaft,
through which development work is
being prosecuted. and a dump which
has been IN readiness for some time is
being put in to handle the water.