The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-18

Sheriff Chamberlain departed
yesterday morning for Custer on
official business.
The railroad surveyors are on
Willow creek summit pushing
the survey rapidly towards Sal
mon river and Challis.
". D. Alexander has been in
this vicinity for the past two
weeks buying horses for the
British government to be used in
the South Africa war.
Ed. Nickerson expects to de-
part for Seattle in about two
weeks. and win go up on the first
boat to Nome. Alaska, where he
has valuable placer ground
A new blacksmith arrived in
Challis last Sunday morning and
is living with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Aashton. His age is tender and
his weight is only 8 pounds. and
is too young for a name yet.
George appears to weara bread
smile.
We have Just received one of
Salmon City's new maps show
ing that city's proposed stage
route to Thunder mountain. 1t
is a pretty good map. as it shows
how much nearer Mackay and
Challis are to Thunder mountain
than Redrock and Salmon. We
regret that the map has a copy
right. for we ask for no better ad-
vertising matter for Challis than
Salmon's s Thunder mountain map.
AT Glenn's Ferry, Ida. on the
7th of this month. an event of
great Importance to the schools
and shool teachers occurred.
Prof. Parsons, principal of the
school of that place punished one
Ralph Oliver for offenses COM
mitted out of school and not on
a school day. Mr.. Oliver. faith
er of the boy. brought suit and
Prof. Parsons was tried by Jury
trial before Judge Mullaney- The
jury brought in verdict of not
guilty. 1t was contended that
Mr.. Parsons not only did have
a right to punish for offenses
committed out OF school and not
on school days. but that it is the
lawful duty of any teacher TO do
so, if the offense in any way
tends TO destroy the teachers
control of the school.
In this issue will be found an
able article from the pen of Robt-
Bell, the well known mining ex-
pert, relative TO the mineral re-
sources of Custer county, and the
best and most direct way TO get
to Thunder mountain. Mr.. Bell
has been a resident of Lemhi and
Custer counties for many years,
and is familiar with the geogra-
ply of Central Idaho. and he un-
hesitatingly SAYS that the route
via. Challis to Thunder mountain
is by far the best and most di-
rect. Mr.. Bell knows what he
is talking about, aud this infor-
nation coming as it does from
such reliable authority can be
depended upon as correct. Mr..
Bells fifteen years spent in this
section has made him acquainted
with every road and trail leading
| to the new gold camp. He says
besides the ChaIliS route being
the shortest. it is the most prac-
ticable the whole year round for
travel on account of the low
mountain passes and light snow
fall encountered on this road.
Mr.. Bell also SAYS that Challis is
the proper Quitting point for
people going by this route to
/ the new Eldorado. for it is the
very gateway and starting point,
and we fully coincide with him in
this as well as in other matters
Mr.. Bell knows what grand min
! ing opportunities Custer county
has. and always and on all oc-
casions, has a good word for
/ Custer county. and for which the
MESSENGER and our people APP
preciate very much.