The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-05

week from a visit with relatives
and friends at LaPlatte, Neb.
Miss Ethel Chivers and Miss
Julia Peck returned to Challis
last Friday morning from a visit
to Malad.
Born I'm Round Valley, near
Challis, Idaho, on Friday, Aug.
1st, 1902, to the wife of Chas. B.
Jensen, daughter.
Senator and Mrs. Macbeth, of
Custer, spent several days of
last week in Challis. The Sena-
tor is chock full of politics. and
he is of the opinion that Custer
county will roll up big Demo
cratic majority next fall.
Prof. Cameron A. Maple. the
Blackbird mine owner, gardner
and sweet singer, made a busi-
ness trip to Challis last week.
The Professor says that he has
recently uncovered fine body of
good ore in his Blackbird mine,
and we hope he has struck it
rich. He left a fine specimen of
the ore for the MESSENGER cab
met which shows well in copper
and silver.
Superintendent Cunningham of
the United States assay Office,
has completed his report show
ing the metal production of the
State for the calendar year of
1901. 1t shows the total produc-
ton was $16, 461, ,918, of which
81, 917, ,313 was gold, 81. .229,217
silver and 81, ,314, 888 lead. The
total production of the latter
metal, practically all from the
CRur d'Alene mines, was 162,-
553, 900 pounds. The heaviest
producer of gold and silver was
Shoshone county, the total being
s., I'll, 900. Owyhee is next,
with 50, 181, 900.
In Custer county the assess
ment on patented mining claims
is placed at 5000 d claim. This
plan is in accordance with the
advice of Attorney General Mar
tin.-Lemhi Herald.
The Herald is either fond of
misrepresenting the facts or is
ignorant of the Attorney Gener-
ais instructions. The only ad-
vice given in the matter of the
assessment of patented mines by
Attorney General Martin was
that they should be assessed at
their actual cash value, the Her
aid to the contrary, notwith-
standing.
VIM Fegley returned to Chal-
lis last Thursday evening from a
trip to Loon creek. He says
that country is filed with pros
pectors, and great excitement
prevails over the new gold dis
coveries. Numerous new strikes
rich in free gold have also been
made On Grouse and Deer creeks
in that district. Nearly all the
: lodges pan in free gold, and the
yellow metal is plainly visible in
the pan. Assays from one ledge
| run as high as 50, per ton in
) gold. The gold is high grade
and brings $18 per ounce. The
new district is in Custer county
. and all who have examined the
? mines are free to admit that they
are far superior to the mines o.
Thunder mountain, besides it i:
! easy of access, and has an abun
dance of timber and water, anC
is an exceedingly mild wintel
climate.
4 ]. G. Fox returned the for'
r part of last week from Stanley
e Basin, where be went to ge
: signers for a petition asking tha
!. three times a-week mail serv
. ice be established between Rob
inson and Stanley Basin, ant
e that H. L. Benner. the merchant
4 be appointed postmaster at Stan
a ley. Every person that Mr.. Fo,
e saw in the Basin signed tn
a petition. There are at this tim
e in the neighborhood of 200 per
h sons in and about Stanley. ant
/ they are certainly deserving o
It a mail service. Mr.. Fox speak
g ing of conditions up there say
b the country is very prosperous
q and especially there is much az
= tivity in mining-many ne'
e strikes in gold quartz minin
e have been made this summer, an
e the placer claims are yieldin
a better than expected. The Va
p ley Greek mine gives employ
It ment to about Is men, and ric
Ie and big ledge of gold ore wa
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