The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-06
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Fl. Lightall departed for Singiser
last Saturday on a prospecting
trip.
The new railroad town of Mac
kay, near Houston, on the Sal
mon River railroad, is to be a
strictly antisaloon town.
John O'Brien, who committed
suicide at Haley on July 29th,
was a brother of Mrs. Mary G..
Dorgan, of Challis.
I'll. FL. Armstead, Supt. of the
Chemical Gold Mining company,
of Yellow Jacket, attempted to
commit suicide at Butte, Mont,
one day last week.
After the survey was made for
the proposed big irrigating canal
to carry 10000 inches of water,
on the east side of Salmon river
from Challis, it was found that
in order to cover the land pro-
posed the head of the ditch
would be near the Bayhorse
bridge, a distance of some 8 or
10 miles from the land in ques-
ton, and the estimated cost of
building the canal is $50, 900.
The corps of surveyors for the
Salmon River Railroad who have
been surveying in this valley for
two weeks past left for Nevada
the other day. having completed
the survey oSalmon river at a
point near Colvin's bridge. The
officials of that road long ago
said that the road would be built
to Salmon river, and have never
claimed that it would go further,
and it looks as if they knew just
what they were talking about,
yet the live ssShoup" mouth
piece at Salmon. the Hearld over
month ago said to its readers
that this railroad was being push
ed on to Salmon City, and that
the surveyors were within twenty
miles of said town. This is only
one instance which goes to show
how unreliable the Salmon
boomer" is. If the road was
being pushed on to Salmon
City," all survey work would not
have ceased just as soon as they
reach Salmon river with the sur
vey IS miles away.
Houston has commenced tc
show great activity on account
of the near approach of the rail
road. Some 200 men are now
employed at the mines and a.
other work. The White Knob
com pany have commenced burn
ing brick and breaking ground
for the big smelter, which is tC
be of 600 tons daily capacity. /
said this company will also pu
in an electric railroad from ths
mines to the smelter to handle
the ore. Also a number of othel
new enterprises have been start
ed recently. A new two depart
ment school house is being pu
up, all of which goes to shov
that the town of Houston is goins
right to the front.
Senator Shoup found Lemh
county inhabited by coyotes ans
savages. = = = assisted the pion
eers in material ways, even T.
the extent of risking his life il
, their behalf. Salmon Hearld
} ("Shoup Organ").
Wouldn't that jar you TIL
. Herald probably thinks that tn
Grand Old Man is still Unite
States Senator. We would ca
the attention of the Herald to a
election which took place at Bois
last winter. Again the Heral
insults the pioneers of this an
Lemhi county by saying "Ml
Shoup found Lemhi county in
; habited by coyotes and savages.
Shoup was not the first whit
settler in Lemhi county, and th
pioneers before him were just 8
good men as Shoup. Mr.. Shou
: found Lemhi county inhabite
| with as an honest and respectful
class of people as any commul
ity, and not ''inhabited by co,
otes aud savages. True, Co
Shoup assisted some of the
I in material ways, yet it is ais
equally true that the miners I
: that section assisted Col. Shou
in material ways.
You assume no risk when yo
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