The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-24
STANLEY NEWS ITEMS.
Ed. MESSENGER -

News has been received that
the dredger and other property
has been bonded to eastern par
ties, and it is expected a force of
workmen will be here soon who
will put the boat in working
order.
Matt Womacks has a fine coal
pit burning, which makes a
beautiful "smudge" to keep off
mosquitoes.
A. P. Challis has gone to your
city ON land business.
Fifth and another mining
expert were here recently look
ing up mining propositions.
Prospectors continue to ac-
cumulate, and the travel to
Thunder mountain also increas-
es in numbers.
Valley creek is quite high at
the present writing, making it a
difficult and unpleasant expert
ence for some who have low
built vehicles, especially for the
Dutchman the Capitol News tells
about, and who, while crossing
Valley creek furnished consider
able amusement for by-standers.
Mr.. Benner, who owns the
only store in Stanley, tells US
his sales have amounted to 81.
500 in less than four weeks. One
pack train outfit going to Thun-
der mountain bought $500 worth
of goods one day this week. and
in consequence made consider
able room for a new supply.
Dan Murphy arrived on Joe's
Gulch last week.
K. D. Williams made two trips
to Stanley lately; Mrs. Williams
accompanied him last time and
visited at Benner's.
w. E. Hanna has located a
ranch about 8 miles up the val
ley.
Brown is making some fine
views of Stanley mines and
scenery, finding ready sales
among mining men and tourists.
Lewis sent four eight horse
freight teams through here late
ly, also a four horse coach load
of men bound for Thunder Mt.
The freight wagons mired in the
mad - miles up the valley.
Some of them tipped over. Re
port does not say where the
coach load of men are-taken to
the woods, perhaps.
We were mistaken about Mr..
Thompson's family being here,
they will arrive later on.
Hanna's have begun dairy
work.
The question of giving Stanley
its first 4th of July celebration,
is being talked of.
Enclosed is clipping showing
what the prospect of fortune"
in Thunder mountain, will lead a
Dutchman to do
"a Dutchman was seen last
Sunday passing through Ketch-
um on his way to Thunder Mt.
He had an outfit consisting of
three horses and a vehicle sup
posed to be a wagon. The wag-
on was an ancient, fiat-bottomed
one-horse affair, each wheel APP
parently having been borrowed
from some other vehicle. The
tires of the wheels were bound
on the felloes with bailing wire.
The spokes, which rattled con-
tinually, were held in place by
green willow twigs over between
the spokes. Between the shafts
stood an animal with a pack sad
die on his back. A lash rope
wound around the horse. pack
saddle and shafts, obviated the
use of girths. There was rope
each side of the horse, running
from the pack saddle rings to the
two ends of a double bitted axe
that done service as a single tree.
A thin, ministerial cayuse was
tied to the rear of the wagon. In
front of the horse between the
shafts was another horse who
looked somewhat strenuous. On
the back of the lead horse was a
saddle which had seen better
days. The lead horse assisted
in the locomotion of this caravan,
with rope that reached from
the horn of the saddle to the
rear shaft of the wagon. A paiI
of rope lines on the lead animal
furnished the steering appara'
tus; al the ends OF the lines was
"a Dutchman, who walked along