The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

for Malad to visit friends and to
look after his fathers estate Of
which he is administrator.
The political pot in Custer
county has commenced to boil to
a slight degree, and some have
gone even so far as to make up a
''slate' for next falls campaign.
One thing seems evident that the
people will not stand for life
lease for any person in office.
They have at last come TO the
conclusion that an Office is a good
thing and to pass it around. The
MESSENGER will support its
friends and those only. We
own every dollar of stock in the
plant, and no one can dictate to
us our policy, nor do we have to
support those whom any boss
may dictate, regardless to what
their party affiliations may be.
We shall support men and not
politiCians-friends not enemies.
Report of the mining districts
of Idaho, for the year 1901, by
Martin II. Jacobs, Inspector of
Mines, is before us. Relative to
Custer county he says
Custer county occupies a cen
tral position upon the map of
Idaho. 1t is vast store house
of mineral wealth, but the devel-
lopment CT its resources have
been retarded by the lack of
transportation facilities. Not
until the year 1901 had railroad
crossed its borders. In that
year, a branch of the Oregon
! Short Line was constructed from
Blackfoot a distance of 80 miles
to Mackay. At this point are
the copper mines of the White
Knob Copper Co. This company
has done a great deal of devel-
opment work and is rapidly push
ing to completion a 900 ton smell
ting plant.
1T is anticipated that during
the coming year the railroad will
be extended from Mackay to the
Salmon river, thus bringing into
greater prominence the mines of
Challis, Bayhorse and Clayton.
The mines in the vicinity of Chal-
lis are being successfully work
ed. At Bayhorse are located the
famous silver properties known
as the Skylark and the Rams
horn, development work upon
the latter having been in pro
| gress for years and a vast
amount of high grade ore has
been accumulated awaiting trans
portation facilities.
SAT Clayton, L. Greene is
manager of the Clayton Milling
& Smelling company, owners of
the Redbird and % or 30 other
claims. The company also owns
the Skylark at Bayhorse. Mr..
Greene reports that during the
past season the output of his
company was 954, 775 pounds of
lead silver bullion containing
67, ,806.S6 ounces of silver and
21.784 ounces of gold. OF this
amoudt the Redbird produced
about 100000 pounds, and had
, $4,000 ounces of silver, and the
Skylark produced about 10000
ounces of silver. The remainder
was purchased ore. The output
f of the Redbird and Skylark for 9
years previous has been prac-
t tically double the above figures
) annually.
5 up Salmon river, in and
D about the Slate creek district.
are also numerous lead-silver
2 properties, including the famous
z Livingston group.
q "At Custer is a gold belt where
the Lucky Boy Gold Mining Co.
t works a thirty stamp mill night
: and day on ore of good quality.
: At Estes mountain are the fam
: McFadden group, where another
mill is also kept constantly at
. work on good paying ore.
! ''1he district is known as the
4 Yankee Fork Mining district and
: in addition to the mines named,
!, here are located the Gen. Custer,
: Charles Dickins, Summit, I'm
! known. Atlantic, Continental,
) Washington group, Anna, Whale,
: Wonder, Columbia, Jesse James
, and other properties. The total
bullion product of these mines
S is estimated at S12,OO0,000, of
d which the Custer has produced
d 81, 900, 600 and the Charles Dick
J. ems, Lucky Boy, Montana, Sum
S init, Unknown, Atlantic. Cont
Il mental and Anna have yielded
Il upwards OF 81, 900, 900.
1t In fact Custer county is a
!, county of great possibilities in
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