The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-23
This is cold for September.

Supt. F. S. Boyd of the White
Knob Copper Co., has returned
to Mackay.
Mr.. Stephenson was down
from the Skylark mine several
days last week.
David Marsh after spending "a
few days in Challis returned to
Clayton last week.
Telephone wires are stretched
to the top of Willow creek sum-
nit on the Blackfoot- Challis line.
Challis was visited by for
tune teller last week. Some of
our people invested, and know
all about the past, present and
future of their lives.
Born:-In Challis, Idaho, on
Sunday evening, Sept. IA, 1902.
to the wife of Cy. Lane, a 81
pound son. Cy. is the proudest
man in Custer county.
The new church organ for the
Challis church has been shipped
from the factory. 1t is a Mason
q Hamlin make and is said to be
an excellent instrument.
Dedication service of the First
Congregational Church of Glib
louisville, Idaho, will be held
next Sunday, Sept. 28th. An
excellent program has been pre-
pared. Rev. j. D. Kingsbury,
d. D., of Salt Lake City, will be
present to conduct the dedica-
tion ceremonies. Rev. Howard
@. Stover will be the local pastor
to have charge of the church.
DR.. G. S. Jones, the Salmon
City dentist, will be in Challis.
Sept. %, to remain one week.
All work done ty the latest and
most improved methods. He
wishes to extend a special invi-
tation to those who have been so
unfortunate to procure plates
that do not fit. Remember he
does not ask for your money till
the work is satisfactory. Cali
and be convinced.
P. F. Rogers, who spent the
last week or so in Challis and
is civil engineer and
man of experienc and of
note. He has fol.
lowed his profession in many
parts of the world, consequently
is widely known. He informed
US that he has had charge of
some of the largest mining en-
terprises in South Africa. Mr..
Rogers was one of the party that
and brought Mr..
out of the wilds of South
Africa, and when they found him
he was in rags. Mr.. Rogers re-
lates thrilling experience on
the relief expedition through the
Dark Continent. Mr.. Rogers
will go to Silver creek to exam
inc some mines.
Andrew Marker arrived Sun
day from Mackay where he has
been employed on the electric
railroad. Mackay having shut
down again he came out with the
exodus of laid off employees. He
said he did not think the shut
down would be permanent, and
was not occasioned by a failure
of the mine. Rather, he thought,
it was due to dissatisfaction with
the electric road, the company
being unable to transport the ore
down the mountain with the
present facility as rapidly and
as is necessary. There
was talk, he said, of the com.
pany's intention of putting in a
gravity tramway down the noun
tain to Rio Grande gulch, run
ming the electric road from
thence down the ravine, thus
cutting off about seven or eight
miles of the road. Though it is
the opinion, he said, that some
of the ore is low grade, doubtless
with the improved transportation
facility, and consequent lessen
ing of the cost of smelling, the
pres could be profitably worked.
And with the company's great
confidence in the mine, and great
financial resources to develop it,
there is no doubt but that the
celebrated White Knob copper
nine will eventually be made the
success that its promoters have
The ore contains tie
necessary ingredients for fluxing
Itself, and therefore is very rap
dly and easily smelted, aud does
not require to be crushed. Dur
ng the few days that the one