The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10


week for Oregon.
DR.. Kirtley and DR.. Jones re-
turned from Salmon last week.
Wayne Darlington has been
installed into the Office of State
Engineer.
The Idaho legislature fixed last
Saturday to adjourn sine die.
Rest in peace
The ladies of the Cong. church
and S. ). will give a social in
Challis. Friday evening, March
18th, at the church.
If it's a bilious attack. take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets and a quick recovery
is certain. For sale by J. P.
Spalding, druggist.
Senator Baker has introduced
another bill to annex a portion
of Blaine county to Custer coun-
ty. This time he proposes to
allow Blaine to retain their Lost
river desert. 1t is said this bill
will meet the same fate of his
former bill.
County Attorney Adamson,
Sheriff Bowen and Attorney W.
]. Lamme were passengers on
the Wednesdays outgoing Mac
kay stage. The first two named
gentlemen went on official busi-
ness TO Mackay. while Mr.. l.
goes to Pocatello and Boise.
The remains of Michael o.
Donohue were inferred in the
Challis cemetery last Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. O'Donohue was
one of the oldest men in Custer
county having passed his four
score years and three. He be-
came tired Of life, and did not
want to burden people taking
care of him, so on Sunday night
the 1st inst, took a dose of
laudanum, fell asleep, and died.
A. S. Gable. of Pittsburg, Pa.
was in Challis last week, having
returned from a visit to the Bis
mark group of mines on Jordan
creek, near Custer. Mr.. Gable
was highly pleased with the out
look of his mining interests in
the Bismark group. and gave out
the information while here. that
his company would put a big
mill on the property this sum-
mer to treat the ores, which give
high gold values. The Bismark
group have been developed to
some extent, and promise to be
good mineral producers.
There has been extensive crit
icism of the President because
of the renovation of the White
House and the erection of a
somewhat insignificant Office
building in. the White House
grounds. While there may be
some ground for art connoisours
to criticise, people who have
stood for hours in the cold and
rain waiting for admission to a
White House reception appreci-
ate that the present arrange
ments are great Improvement
as far as the comfort and con-
venience of the public are con-
lcerned.
VIM. T. 0ster was out from
i Custer several days last week.
He is superintendent of the Lost
Packer group of mines at Loon
creek, also being a heavy stock
holder in this group. besides be-
} ing interested in other promising
claims in that section of Custer
|, county. He is just out from the
mines, aud reports as develop
! ment work progresses on the
Lost Packer better the showing.
} As depth is attained the ledge is
increasing in size and the pay
values are holding their own
} Mr.. Oster expresses his opinion
that Loon creek is one of the best
gold camps in Idaho. and his
. word can be relied upon. 1t is
a splendid field for the prospec-
! tor, although many locations
) have been made. there is still a
vast section in that country that
is still unprospected. Loon
. creek is an excellent watered and
timbered country, and is not, as
supposed. a region of heavy snow
falls, but the winters are mild
} and early Springs. 1t a country
easy of access. and can be reach
ed within short distance from
Custer or Challis. There is one
summit to cross in reaching the
camp, and of course at this seas
on of the year there is bound tC
be considerable snow on the sum