The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19

(Communicated.)


come of the Stanley postofice
and mail route that we heard so
much about just before election.
1t seems to us that the wave of
prosperity" skipped this camp
entirely. May be we are too
high up in the main range for
the main range for the Golden
Wave to climb. If any of you
goldbugs of Custer county should
happen to see where the wave"
is hung up you could do the
"kicker" great favor by giving
it a boost up our way.
The 20. p, of Stanley, retir-
ing from the ring soon after cleo
tion, we took it upon ourself to
kick, for we have a kick coming.
A few weeks ago there was a
terrible high wind here in Stan.
ley for few days. We couldn't
account Tor it, but later on our
runner returning from the outside
world, we learned that the wind
was all caused by one of the
Boise dredge promoters making
a flying trip up Salmon river.
From what we can hear, those
Boiseites will overstock the mar
ket here in Stanley with dredges
next summer. After the Midland
stampede was over we thought
we would get a little rest, but
now we will have to keep our
eyes pealed for a cyclone of
dredges. Those Boiseites ought
to drop on themselves with all
their dredges in operation and
the millions upon millions they
expect to clean up. The yellow
metal won't be worth more than
six bits carload, or, the first
thing we know, Willie and his
papa will get their eye on this
part of Custer county and set it
aside for a gold reserve, and then
the gum boot miners up here will
have to take to the sagebrush.
We hear that the work on the
Inland r. r. is progressing very
favorably, considering the cold
weather. General Mgr. Smith
has his force employed in driving
one of the longest tunnels the In
land will have. He expects to
put large force at work on the
grade in the spring, and hopes to
complete the Inland in time to
handle the heavy shipments of
bullion from the Stanley gold
fields. If the Midland railroad
don't ''get a four-dollar move on
herself" the Inland road will be
the first to reach the heart of the
gold fields of southern Idaho.
With the completion of the rail
roads and dredges the kicker"
is looking around where to invest
some of the millions he expects
to make.
We don't want any more of the
business. We tried that
and made fizzle of it. We had
40 idea there was barrels of
money in it. We would have
come out on top but a hard win
ter overlook us, and running a
little shy on feed we mixed saw
dust and corn meal together. We
got on fine till one old biddy took
It upon herself to raise a family.
We put twelve eggs under her,
and when she brought forth her
brood we found she had eleven
chickens with wooden legs and |
one ood-pecker. Don't mention
jhe chicken business to us unless
you want to "climb the golden
stairs. -
What we want is a long haired |
'pard"-one that will get up in
he morning and build the fires;
cook the slap. jacks; boil the cof-
Zee; fry the bacon; call us in time
% go to our work; chop all the
wood; boil our shirts; darn .our
socks-one that don't stay out
ate at night and keep us awake;
come down in the diggings and |
lelp us pack the bullion home;
Ind one that don't kick when we
sit by the fire clipping the
off our dredge stock and |
spit tobacco on the floor. Any |
young lady between the age of |
}0 or 40 that will cirn 4hic auroa |