The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-14
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OpItuS. lASAO !" 40 o'S AASo -
April and three feet of snow on
the river bottom, and nobody
knows how much on the noun
tains, but not less than six to
eight feet.
"An Early Easter brings an
Early Spring" is an old proverb,
but it is not one of Solomon's
best, for there will be no blue
birds or robins this far up on the !
Fork this Easter. The old
grounding got in his work on
us this winter, for his day was
the only really bright, clear one
since before election, and he
hasn't shown up since his holt
day, the End of February.
Irrigating will be made easy
this year in the farming regions
down the Salmon, for when all
this present snow gets move
on it will make more water than
did Noah's 40 days and 40 nights
pour-down.
There has been more than the
usual amount of stage travel up
and down the river the past win
ter, and the mail sleigh has been
very punctual, but it is having a
hard time of it lately, as the
snow is getting soft to the bot
tom.
The Loon Checkers have kept
the trail warm and in good con-
dition all winter between the
Fork country and the New Edo
RADIO. Some have made the trip
between Loon and Custer in z to
10 hours. There is a good rest
ing place now at the head of Jor-
dan, at Mr.. Fegan's hotel. The
travel from this side goes that
far up in the night time, and
after resting, slip over the divide
on the crust in the morning.
From all reports, the prospects
being worked this winter in diff
ferent parts of the new gold belt,
are showing we'll, and without a
doubt that will be anything but
a lonesome country this year, for
there will be much travel in that
direction from this side alone.
Many here are interested in
mines there, and quite number
of companies have been organ
lied, local and outside, to develop
and prospect.
Custer seems like a new place
since the discovery of the Loon
creek gold quartz mines and the
starting of a newspaper. A
newspaper is good company for
town. They say 1t don't seem
near so lonesome there now since
the ProSpector put in its appear
ance. The people can hardly
wait till the paper is out. 1t
seems to break the monotony, as
do all village newspapers.
Between Loon creek and the
new paper, town property il
Custer has gone up several points
in value, and business of all kind,
has very materially improved
and, of course, the population,
transient and permanent, has
shown increase. They have |
stock board already, and Los
Packer" and other stocks ar,
"bulled" and cleared" and pas
current as cash. The ProSpecto
seems to be doing we'll and is ap
/, preciated. They have not put
fighting editor on the staff, as d,
: city papers, but they hav
bought dog.
1t is expected that the Luck,
Boy mill will start shortly, a
the tramway is in operation an
all necessary repairs have beel
: completed, and the lower leve
r in the mine is in plenty of ore.
S Custer is getting ready for til
t great mining excitement that
) sure to follow the discoverie
J made in the Loon creek country
r and the additional development
l. that are planned in the differer
d parts of the Fork country th
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