The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
May Day tomorrow !

Way LAY tOiuOTIOW
DIR. Robert w. Philips returned
last Tuesday from professional
trip to Pahsamaroi and Lost
river. If reports be true, the
Doctor will make Challis his
permanent residence.
Jos. Rodgers has been quite
sick for few days past, but at
this time is improving rapidly.
Mrs. Minnie Otto, of Murray,
Idaho, President of the State
Rebekah Assembly of Idaho,
writes that she will make an of
fetal visit to Silver Leaf Rebek-
ah Lodge No. 27. at Challis, on
Tuesday, May 14th, 1901.
The B. Ell. & G. stages change
on Summer time tomorrow.
w. P. Bascom was from Dick
ey one day last week.
Tomorrow you can fish legally
with hook and line until the 1st
of next November.
John johnson, one of the old
reliable drivers on the B. Ell. &
G. Stage Line, drove into Challis
last Saturday evening with a
newly refitted 17-passenger Con-
cord coach.
1t will soon be: Change cars
for Salmon River -
The grading contract for the
Salmon River Railroad, to Hous-
ton, a distance of about 80 miles,
was on the Oath inst. awarded to
the Utah Construction Company,
Salt Lake City.
County Attorney Karl Paine,
of Idaho City, has just received
letter from E. S. Workman, Kay
ukuk river, Alaska, dated Jan.
IL, 1901. He says four or five
have made from S2500 to $4,000
out of their ground there. Wag-
es are $40 day or 81 per hour
The first cold spell came in Oct
ober-25 below zero. The last
March was the coldest, getting
down to 65 and 20 degrees. He
adds From this time until
April l will employ myself in
sinking and crosscutting the
high benches. On Emma creek,
a tributary of the Kayukuk, mug
gets were found weighing from
S65 to S75. The country pro-
duced last summer $4,000 in
dust, and it cost about that sum
to get it out. Thomas Bohrer
sold his for for SIS, 900. Two
years ago / brought my provis-
ions 275 miles, and it took over
three months. This year only
so miles. Haven't seen the sun
since the first of November. -
Idaho World.
Vice President w. H. Bancroft
and General Superintendent Cal
vim have returned from a "a
| hours stay in Blackfoot and vic
unity, where work on the exten-
sion to Houston is well under
way. The officials were well
pleased with what they saw up
the line. Besides the several
spurs leading out of Blackfoot,
the Short Line gang has graded
almost to the river, which is
about two miles out from town.
Here they are engaged in the
placing an immense iron bridge
across the Snake. the work being
nearly completed. The bridge is
T one which came from the Union
Pacific, having been considered
not heavy enough for the big en-
, gines used between here and
Omaha. With this bridge in
place the firm which gets the big
grading contract will not have to
lose any time working towards
) Houston. Mr.. Bancroft states
{ that the contract will not be
awarded for day or two. The
various bids were in the hands of
Engineer Ashton. presumably
for the purpose of having him
pass upon them before final dis
position.
Mr.. Bancroft was jubilant yes
terday over the general activity
displayed all along the Short
Line.
Ever see two old farmers,
he asked, lone with his shirt
sleeves rolled up digging potato
es and the other sitting on the
fence watching him The one
digging for the potatoes is going
to get something. That is our
position. We are building line
to Houston and line to los
Angeles. We have six and d
half miles laid down below and
we are still going. We have two