The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
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School commenced YESTERDAY.

Frank Dearden of Custer is a
visitor at the county hub.
Remember if you want vote
this fall you must register.
The Custer county delegation
departed yesterday for the Poca-
tello State convention.
A. G. Bomar and family de-
parted for their new home at
Idaho Falls last Wednesday eve
ming.
Challis will have three days
devoted to sporting Sept. 25, 26
and 27, consisting of baseball,
horse-racing, etc.
Miss Scott of Pahsamaroi was
in Challis last week taking the
teachers examination. She has
secured a position as teacher in
the Goldburg school.
The Louisiana Purchase states
} contain So, 900 miles of railway.
nearly one third the total of the
United States. These figures do
not include second tracks and
sidings.
Representatives of the Smith
family have applied for space for
building at the Worlds Fair to
be the headquarters of the
members of that. great family
when visiting the Exposition.
Some genius has figured out that
there are 14,0O0, 900 Smiths in
the world.
1t is said that the republican
platform to be adopted at the
; Forthcoming county convention
for Custer county, will declare
for and to sustain the law rela-
< tive to the assessment of patent
ed mining claims at their cash
value. What will democracy say
on this issue p?
| The State Board of Equaliza
ton seems likely to ''hand it tc
e the railroads in the matter oi
a assessment. If they will kindly
look into the action of the Com
: missioners of Custer county, il
"equalizing" all mines down tt
{ 5000 each they may find chanc'
o to raise few dollars more
Wallace Press.
While the news from Thunde
mountain is not as encouraging
as may be hoped it would be
= there is no reason why the un
favorable opinions passed b,
those who have made a hasty ex
animation of the district shoul
be taken as final or be regarde
as conclusive proof that a ricI
IL and productive mineral distric
is not to be developed in tina
y part of Idaho. There have bee
: few good mining districts tha
have not at one time or anothe
.; been pronounced fakes. Ever
man who rushes to what is b'
lieved to be new Eldorado ca
es not hope to make fortune, an
experience has shown that tt
ey many who do not immediatel
acquire a bonanza are dispose
to cry down the district rattle
|0- than speak well of it. Of tt
disparaging reports that hay
= come from Thunder mountain
:" is safe to say that the majori
p have emanated from disappoin
ed prospectors or speculate
who tried to get into the distri
early and have received scant r
ward for their labor and pains.
The Salt Lake Tribune, whi'
J take a reasonable view of Il
:, situation, says that it expects
VII hear for 10 years to come Of rit
no. finds in that central Idaho re
ion, for it is sure that the rich
are there. Long ago from hu
- dreds of placer claims lar
U.s. amount of gold was taken, a.
81. that gold came from lodges
the hills. From time to time
ost says the Tribune, 1.-The mode
N miner gets into one of these 0
abandoned claims, and und
st. present conditions finds tt
what the miner of former da
did not consider worth his viii
|. is now indeed a bonanza. Su
a case was reported yesterd
to morning from the old camp
Mineral. % miles from Weis'
These mines are great now, b
ing in the early days such ore v
practically worthless. We
lor pect to see many such discov
les, and whether they are on
west or east, on the north or
on south of the central region, I'll
A ara oil pronerlv to be credited