The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-07

Hon. Geo. B. Baldwin arrived
in Challis last Friday evening
from Custer.
Robt. Campbell and Jas. Pap
worth were down from Clayton
last Friday and Saturday.
The colored company-"Hap-
py Hours IN Coon Town"-play-
ed in Challis last Thursday night
to crowded house, and intend
to put on another play on their
return from Custer tomorrow
night There appears to be a
diversity of opinion as to the
merits of the show-some say it
was all right, while others, were
not very well pleased. From
here they go to Salmon.
We are requested, by the Com
mittee on Arrangements of the
Challis Social Club, to announce
that the dance on Friday night
next, will probably be the last
party under the auspices of the
Social Club until the masquerade
ball on Feb. 2lst, as the Club is
about financially embarrassed.
The people here who enjoy the
terpsichorean art so well, will.
without doubt, regret that such
action is necessary.
Great many of the towns in
Idaho are making strong efforts
to show that the most direct
route to Thunder Mountain, is
by the way of their own town,
and considerable printers ink is
being used setting forth their
natural advantages. This is
right, the people of every com
munity should hold up for the
advantages of their own town or
country. Thunder Mountain is
talked of in all portions of the
United States, and its riches in
mineral has attracted the public
to a great extent. 1t is estimat-
ed that at least 10000 people
will rush to that famous camp in
the spring, and as the traffic will
be great, so it behooves every
town to make strong effort to
get their share of the patronage.
Salmon, Ketchum, Haley, Boise
City, Weiser, Emmett and Idaho
City, all claim to have the best
and most direct route to the
great Thunder Mountain gold
fields. We do not propose to
say anything detrimental to the
different routes mentioned, but
do claim that the Challis route is
the most direct and best of them
all. For instance, you can go
to Mackay by rail, and from
Mackay to Challis, distance of
80 miles, there is one of the best
wagon roads in the State, and
over which daily stages are run.
This is an open road all the year,
and right today heavy freight
teams are hauling freight be-
tween these two points by
wagon, with perfect ease. The
route from Challis to Thunder
Mountain, is over a good wagon
road to Three Forks, and from
this point there is a good trail
right to Thunder Mountain. This
route follows the natural water
course Of the rivers and creeks,
besides it is open nearly month
earlier in the spring than any
other route mentioned. There
is but one summit to cross
Morgan creek-and this is such
an easy grade no difficulty is ex-
perienced in crossing it as a fine
wagon road has been constructed
over it. Challis also presents
another good route to Thunder
Mountain, following up Salmon
river over the State wagon road,
and passing through or within
close proximity of such noted
mining camps as Bayhorse, Clay
ton, Robinson, Custer, Bonanza,
Stanley, Seafoam, Sheep Noun
tain, Loon creek, and on TO Bear
Valley. From Bear VALLEY
Thunder Mountain is easy of
access. With these two direct
and easy routes to the wonderful
gold fields, we claim the Mackay-
Challis routes the most advan-
tageous to people and for traffic
to Thunder Mountain. and this
being a fact, we had ought to
receive the bulk of the patron
age. But to show to the public
our natural advantages, we can
not sit idly by and allow the 9TH
er towns to take from our county
in traffic what rightfully belongs
TO us. We must be up and doing
and with the proper spirit of en-
terprise we can get this traffic
and f,.oxral anI hu ca 1ninn Cnc