The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Rebekah dance tomorrow night.

OhCSSu Ou dCCOuub VI Suldll pO4.
H. E. Gliberman, a travelling
man from Pocatello, was in this
city last week.
The new state officials viii be
installed next Monday, to be fol-
lowed by a grand inaugural ball.
Mrs. Margaret K. MCGOWAN of
Custer is spending the Holiday
vacation in Challis.
Mrs. Minnie Foster, wife of
Rev. Guy Foster. formerly a
resident of Challis, died at her
home in Council, on Dec. %, from
consumption. She leaves a hus-
band and several small children
Last Sunday night William
Stimson and l.. L. Sweet had a
narrow escape from a watery
grave in attempting to ford the
North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene
river about three miles from
Delta. In company with team
ster named Smith they had been
over on the North Fork deer
hunting. Mr.. Sweet had shot
one of the largest Whitehall bucks
ever seen in the CHur d'Alenes
and Stimson a fine doe. They
had them on a bobsled and Mr..
Smith was in the act of driving
the men and the deer to Delta.
In fording the river the bobsled
broke the coupling and the rack
hoated away carrying Mr.. Slim
son and the two deer with it.
The night was very dark and
Mr.. Stimson could not see his
way in the water. The current
was very swift and the water
about 20 feet deep and very cold.
The weight of the deer and Mr..
Stimson was more than the rack
could bear and he was required
to remain waist deep in the
water. He used his gun for
paddle but despite all efforts he
could not land. The doe drifted
away but was afterwards found
and returned to Mr.. Stimson.
The buck was fast to the rack
and with the dead deer he drift
ed down the river about a mile
and half. Mr.. Sweet clung to
the bobsled and the horses swan
ashore, taking him with them.
He Immediately went to wood
choppers cabin near by and
aroused the occupants who start
ed with boat after Stimson and
reached him just in time to save
his life. They also brought the
deer back with them and all came
to Wallace safe, but have no de-
sire to attempt to ford the North
Fork again at this time of the
year, especially after dark
Wallace Tribune.
The object of the law requir-
ing annual work is, that the
holder of a mining claim shall
give substantial evidence of his
good faith. The labor is not re-
quired to be applied in any par
ticular manner, so long as it is
unquestionably devoted to the
claim. 1t must not be such as to
raise a question as to its purpose.
The labor may be in excavating,
erection of works for mining and
placing machinery. Any build
ing, machinery, roadway or 9TH
er Improvements used in connec-
ton with and essential to the
practical development of the
claim. and having a direct rela-
ton to the development of the
claim, constitutes assessment
work. Picking rock from the
walls of shaft or tunnel, or
along the groupings of ledge in
small quantities from day to day.
making tests for the purpose of
sampling it, breaking and exam
ining it under a glass, crushing
it and panning it out and carry
ing it away and making assays
of it in an attempt to find the pay
shoot is not such as the law will
permit to be claimed as assess
ment work. The placing upon
the ground of machinery, lumb-
er, tools, ETC.. which are not
used, but subsequently removed
to another claim for the purpose
of doing a similar duty, as
assessment work. is sham and
fraud and will not stand.
Assessment work may be done
in a tunnel being driven to de
velop several veins, the owner
doing 800 worth of work for
each claim in the group directly
benefited by the driving of the
tunnel As the character of the
rock varies greatly, the amount
of work must be determined by
the wages paid in the district or
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