The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-06

day night from their visit at
Meadville, Penn
General Cronje, the Boer com
mander, with about 1000 men
capitulated unconditionally at
Paardeberg. Feb. 27.
1t is reported that there is 81
feet of snow at Stanley Basin,
which insures plenty of water
for placer mining purposes in
the spring.
The very latest news from the
South African war IS that Lady
smith has been relieved, al
though the British lost nearly
1000 men.
The committee from the bene-
fit ball turned IN S194 last Satur-
day to Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk, and at
that time there was 40 tickets to
hear from. OF this sum deliver
ed there was S45 sent down from
the Skylark mine
Taylor, of Kentucky, now as
sumes to be candidate for Vice
President on the republican tick
ct. If such an idea were not
maddening it would be amusing
Thank God, the Vice Presidency
has not fallen as low as that yet
w. F. Cobban, of the Cobban.
Casey. Day company, real estate
men of Butte, is in this city. He
says there is much interest in
Butte in the proposed Idaho Mid
land railroad connecting that
place with the capitol of Idaho.
and the hope is general there
that the project will be carried
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
In this issue we commence a
continued story which runs for
three weeks, by G. L Lane, en-
titled 1.-The Delinquent Tax
List or Custer County, for the
Year 1899" The total amount
of such delinquency is less this
year than last, although there Is
more names on the list. Nearly
one-half of said names are delin-
quent on property in the Big
Lost river valley.
Mr.. Robt. Bell came down
from Stanley Basin one day last
week. He reports 81 feet of
snow at the dredge, and feet on
the divide between Joe's Gulch
and Stanley creek, and says that
the miners up that way are feel
ing quite confident of a good
water season after all. Mr.. Bell
is favorably impressed with the
gold producing possibilities of
the basin and thinks the district
has a very bright future before
lit. He says that Stanley creek
is an ideal dredging proposition,
and thinks the gold bearing
lporphyry dykes are liable to de-
velop some big pay chutes of
high grade ore with development
in depth
| Representative Wilson, of Ida
no, is a very busy mau- Since
| the beginning of the session. he
has introduced, among others.
the following bills Increasing
the limit of cost of public build
ing at Boise City, Idaho. from
5000, 900 to $500, 600; a joint reso-
luton submitting an amendment
to the Federal Constitution pro-
viding for uniform marriage and
divorce laws throughout the
! United States; bill giving pref
erence TO the citizens of the sew
eral States where mails are car
ried in all mail lettings; bill to
ratify an agreement with the In
dians of the Fort Hall Indian
Reservation; a bill requiring In
dians who have taken their lands
in severalty to pay taxes in sup
port of the local government: a
bill TO prevent the unlawful kill
ing of game by Indians and max
ing the Indians amenable 10 the
State game laws He is also
earnestly endeavoring to prevent
the enactment of legislation auth
orizing the leasing of the public
grazing lands of the United
States. An effort is being made
by some large interests in Cali
fornia and Texas to lease large
: tracts of thepublic grazing lands.
These tracts viii, of course. be
fenced and enclosed. AS soon as
, this is done, the small cattle aud
stock owners will be at serious
disadvantage. as they viii not
. be able to make these large leas-
es; and citizens of Idaho desire
, that the public grazing lands re-
main open and free to all. just as