The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

Next month then Fall of the
year.
Miss Maud Jose is visiting at
Custer.
The State Board of Equaliza-
ton convened yesterday
A sight to behold Frank
NickersOn since he has shaved
off his mustache
The Boston Big 4 Comedy
Co. are billed to perform at the
opera house in Challis, Aug. 18th
and 18th.
Neis. Jensen and family ex-
pect to depart on the 18th inst.
for the Yellowstone National
Park on pleasure trip.
Henry A. Mccormick, Supt. Of
the Lucky Boy mine at Custer,
and John /. Minear, Supt. Of the
Yankee Fork company, are at
Salt Lake City.
For the first time in it's history
Snake river is dry. The unusu-
ally dry weather and the large
amount of water taken out has
caused the river to go entirely
dry below Blackfoot.
A wonderful rich strike is re-
ported on the MCGEE mine on
Mt. Estes, near Custer. The 9TH
day six foot ledge of high grade
gold and ruby ore was uncovered.
The new strike has caused some
excitement in the old camp.
In the last issue of the Challis
MESSENGER, that paper announc
ed that it had passed the 21st
mile post and was of. age and
voter. The Register passed the
21st mile post on the 1st day of
July, and is also of age. The
first issue of the Register was on
July /, 1880, at BIackfoot. being
moved to Idaho Falls (then Eagle
Rock) April L, 1884. Idaho Falls
Register
The j. Stevens Arms & Tool
Company, of Chicopee Falls,
Mass, are offering to distribute
the sum Of $500 to the 60 young
persons sending them before Oct.
1st, the so best targets made with
Stevens rifles. The prizes range
from $50 to IS. Send them 10
cents in stamps and state the
calibre of your rifle and they will
mail II official targets and condi-
tions of the contest.
The Haley Times says "As
previously announced in the
Times, it is the intention of the
Salmon River railroad to build
its line to the coal mines near
Salmon without much delay. 1t
may not run to that point right
away.
In the meantime the road will
be constructed about two thirds
of the way, or as far as Salisbury
This new town is to be laid out
at the Colvin bridge. on Salmon
river. four miles this side of
Challis, and it is expected to be-
come an important point, as it is
a central location.
The engineers have set the
grade stakes to this point, and
gone to survey along the line OF
the new railroad that the Oregon
Short Line is making to Los
Angeles. The line from Mackey
opposite Houston-to Salisbury
is therefore ready for the grad
ing contractors, and the grading
contracts will be let the end OF
this month, when the grade is
expected to be completed to
Mackey.
| Notes from the Combination
Placer Mining Co., located near
the Fisher mine:
w. j. Trealor and E. G. Head
rick, two of the owners in the
Combination Placer Mining Co.,
have arrived at the mines.
The drill machine has gone In
from Ketckum.
Geo. T. Burrough. president
of the Sweetzer-B Burrough Dredge
! Co., at Minadoka, will visit the
Combination Placer Mining Cos.
mines about Aug. 18th.
H. G. Lewis, of HALEY, repre-
senting mining men, will alse
look over the situation at this
camp.
The outlook in the neighbor
hood of the old Fisher mine is
favorable. An undeveloped sec
ton between Williams Ho
Springs, (Robinson Barr, ant
Sawtooth valley is likely to come