The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24

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year.
Seeds of all kinds-that grow
at Busters.
Dr. Mitchell of Alaska arrived
in Challis last Sunday.
Bluebirds and robins have put
in their appearance, and they are
sure harbingers of spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Micheal
were down from Bayhorse last
Sunday visiting relatives and
friends.
The fight over the Hagaman
and Fair estates will save some
lawyers from all danger of going
to the poor-house.
The Citizen, is the name of
new weekly democratic news
paper just launched at Moscow.
We wish it success.
If you work on Sunday follow
the example of the House of
Representatives. Call it con-
tinuation of the previous legisla-
ton day.
Fourteen weeks pointless de-
bate on the Statehood bill was
proper. but two days debate on
the Aldrich and Philippine tariff
bills was filibustering.
Mr.. Roosevelt's denomination
of Byrne for Delaware attorney
would indicate desire to create
strife between the new sena-
tors from that state.
President Roosevelt will soon
visit Idaho. We extend to him
a cordial invitation to visit Gus
ter county if he wants some real
genuine sport hunting bear and
and mountain lions.
A large number Of statesmen
will return to their constituents
and appeal for endorsements of
their noble work in correcting
election Irregularities Mis-
souri,.
Secretary Cortelyou has sent a
man to Japan to import terrapin.
| Mr.. Cortelyou will at least make
certain of the unanimous support
of the swell restaurants, but the
Maryland monopolists will op-
pose him.
| Among the interpretations fled
at Boise last week was the Hous-
ton Ditch company. The direc-
tors are James N. Hanrahan, J..
H. Greene, John D. Daniels, N.
Fl. Clark and Wayne Darlington.
Capital stock, S25, 900; purpose,
to build, OWE, buy, sell and op-
crate canals and bitches of every
kind and description, and to buy,
sell and acquire water rights and
ditch rights, to build reservoirs,
construct power plants and erect
machinery for the purpose of
generating electric power.
P. L. Fearn, the Idaho repre-
sentative of the United Mines
company of New York and con-
sulting engineer of the White
Knob copper mine in Custer
county. returned last night from
an official visit to the mine at
Mackay. When seen in his Office
in the Falk block this morning
he had little to say concerning
the property he represents. 1--WE
have no stock for sale, )" said he,
land are not seeking to promote
anything through the newspap-
ers, but in general way | car
say that / believe there is a greai
7 future for Custer county. I re
l gard it as a good country and
hear good reports from Stanley
Basin on the headwaters of the
/. Salmon river" The company is
preparing to start up the new
smelter which was installed a
? Mackay last season at cost OF
81, 100000. 1t has capacity OF
/, 900 tons day and will be re
: turned to its full capacity. About
d 60 men are now engaged in the
4 mine blocking out ore which
} carries about 3 per cent copper
5 and 81 gold and silver, or value
: of approximately 81 ton. Tbs
= shaft has been sunk ZOO fee
deep which connects with a tun
Y mel 5000 feet long which is nov
r nearing completion. The com
e pany has constructed an electri'
/. railway 10 miles long eonnectin:
S the mines with the smelter. /
, has a grade of 6 per cent ant
y carries a load of 10 cars of 5 ton
# each. This dispels the idea tina
), electric roads are not available
: for mountainous countries. Th'