The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-29

Mr.. G. G. Tautphaus returned
from a trip to Middle Fork last
Wednesday.
H. E. Burnett, D. D. S., of
Salmon, will be in Challis all of
this week, arriving on Monday
the 28th inst. His Office will be
at the Fox lodging house. All
work fully guaranteed. Make
early appointments.
The mail contract for Thunder
mountain has been awarded to
H. B. Eastman, of Boise. 1t will
be a tri-weekly service from
Idaho City, and to commence on
July 1st. The contract price is
$500.
The strike is still on at Mackay
$50 miners are out on a strike
for their rights as American
citizens. Carpenters and labor
ers now engaged in construction
work on the smelter will join our
ranks. The strike will be con
tinued until all the miners are re-
instated. All laborers are warn
ed to keep away from Mackay
until the trouble is settled
MACKAY MINERS UNION, April
21st, 1902.
The Mountain Girl quartz mine
in Stanley Basin, owned by B.
McAdair and VIM. Lutz is said
to be an immense free milling
gold proposition. 1t is located
about 25 miles from Thunder
mountain, and the character of
the quartz resembles that of the
famous Dewey mine very much.
A. G. Bomar returned from an
extended business trip to Snake
river towns last Tuesday.
Bishop Funston, Bishop of the
Episcopalian work in Idaho, was
a Challis visitor last week, and
delivered an able sermon at the
Congregational church in this
city last Wednesday evening.
Chief Engineer Ashton of the
Oregon Short Line, was in Chal-
| lis several days last week or
business in connection with thai
road, and was looking over the
survey made up Salmon river
a corps of Short Line engineers
He is well pleased with theil
work, but has nothing to give
out to the public relative to tht
roads proposed extension at this
time. The survey is following
up Salmon river on the nortI
bank, and at this time is abou
opposite the old town of Crystal
. Three Forks is becoming quit
a little city. 1t is the junction
point for the Challis and Salmo
routes to Thunder mountain.
Mr.. Jas. T. Gayle has made
beautiful improvement during
the past week at his residenc
on First Avenne, Challis, b
planting row of ornaments
Shade and fruit trees, also fxin
up the front fence AND gate.
VIM. Flenniker, proprietor an
3 general manager of the ANT
: Fat Restaurant" Tin Can Ally
!. Challis, and general news burea
t will soon take his departure fC
g Thunder mountain.
S "Fitz- Mac" Robert Bell an
d c. v. Hansen came down fro
e Mackay on Saturdays trail
t "Fitz- Mac" who has just returl
:? ed from Thunder mountain sa.
e the road via. Challis is now opt
: for stage travel as far as Thr'
e Forks, and that an easy ira
J. from that point encountering b
v little snow takes the traveller in
g the heart of Thunder mountai
g The Mackay- -Challis route whi'
/. is now open for speedy and sa
e travel needs but little advert
S ing, a glance at any accurate mi
b tells the story. At the prese
le time when all of the other rout
+. are wallowing in from 20 to
D. miles of deep snow, che Mack
k route only encounters six mil
e of it. This is easily explained
u THE fact that this route cross
at the mountains at from 1000
lie 1900 feet lower than the 9th
IL routes. A feet of Concord sta
le es await the traveller at Macka
v the end of the Salmon riy
le branch and the nearest point
D. Thunder mountain touched
off rail, these stages travelling oy
10 excellent roads at almost railw
Up speed arrive at Three Forks
Of the second day. From this po
r. it is but little over a da,
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