The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Barton, of Kansas, moth
err of Mrs. DIR. Rogers, arrived
in Challis last Saturday on a
visit. She was accompanied by
Miss Margaret Barrack formerly
of this place.
Lead during the past week has
taken a great fall in price owing
to the great smelter trust.
We have been favored with a
great amount of rain last week.
G. B. Wheeler of Blackfoot did
business in Challis last week.
Miss May Purviance contem-
plates departing for California
this week. She expects to ex.
tend her visit all summer.
Considerable snow fell on the
high mountains surrounding this
city during the past few days.
Over twenty Blackfoot citizens
have gone to Cape Nome during
the past week or so.
We expect to have a wedding
TO chronicle before the present
month has expired. The con-
tracing parties are well known
residents of this city.
We have just been turning out
a large number of colored post
ers for the Bedrock, Salmon &
Gibbonsville Stage Company.
Mr.. Vogler, the enterprising
proprietor of this line will be in
Challis in a few days with one of
his fine new Concord coaches,
and will go up TO Custer.
Most of our people who have
been down with la grippe are
convalescing.
The Boise Statesman in it's is
sue of May 9th gives Robert N.
Bell, now of Challis, neat little
complimentary notice in the fol
lowing editorial
ITO men who are engaged in
mining the article in yesterdays
Statesman from the pen of Rob-
ert N. Bell respecting the great
mineral belt of Custer and Lemhi
counties will be read with great
interest. Comparatively little
has been known about the mining
resources of that inland empire,
a fact that lends additional inter-
est to Mr.. Bells article. Mr..
Bell is not an expert sent into
that section for speculative pur-
poses. He is a resident there
and has lived there for a long
period. He is familiar with
every foot of the ground and his
technical knowledge is strength
ened by long practical expert
ence. His statements can be re-
lied on absolutely.
''The showing made for this
section OF the State by Mr.. Bell
is a wonderful one. It is a revel-
alton. Immense lodges of ore,
gold, silver-le lead and copper, have
been opened up to great depth,
and with all this development
the country has been scarcely
scratched. From the investors
point OF view it is an undevelop-
ed section, still it possesses some
OF the deepest workings in the
State and has produced millions
OF dollars. The encouragement
feature is that the past produc-
ton is but a drop in the bucket
compared 10 the possibilities of
the future.
Another pleasing thought to
ldahoans is that the section des-
cribed by Mr.. Bell is but one of
many just as good in the State
and that it furnishes additional
proof OF the statement that Idaho
is one vast store house of treas
ure, destined to lead in its output
OF precious metals. 1t is a fact.
That, Notwithstanding the mil
hons upon millions of dollars
that Idaho has contributed to the
wealth of the world this State is
but in its infancy so far as min
ing developments is concerned
All that is needed is the dollars
OF the capitalists to place the
State in its proper position,
Money is needed for the building
OF railroads and for the develop
ment of the mines-and tits com
ing. During the past few wears
a large amount of money hac