The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-01

in Challis on the 2srd was not very
well attended.
Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out
George Gardner at SanFrancisco on
Nov. 25th in 2O-round mill"
j. Il. Greene. of Mackay. one of
Custer eounty's most prominent busi-
men, was in chalIis Saturday.
1t is said that within one year
there will be telephone connection
between New York and London.
"A doctor in the Alps has his pat
tents live in houses which are placed
on turn tables so that the sun can shine
on all sides
"A party of Oregon Short Line Off
ciaIs-Mr. Bancroft. and other-4re
expected in Challis this week Cuot to
build railroadl but to hunt deer
One of the latest novelties in inven-
tions is letter scale which will ft on
the end of lead pencil, and can be
carried conveniently in the pocket
The negroes who immigrated from
Georgia 70 Liberia last February are
now in destitute condition, ana are
petitioning the government to take
them back home.
-Ex County Commissioner, D. E.
MeCallum, of Maekay, was ia ChaIlis
last week. Mr.. McCallum is the owner
of some very promising copper pros
I poets near Houston.
Custer Lodge No. 81. L o. o. F.,
last Saturday evening elected the fol-
lowing officers
V. G.-J. @ Adams.
4 Secretary. q. FinueIl,
/ Treasurer. c. Dougherty,
/ Trustees-Wm- Elder, RobL Nor
risou. NJ. NJ Sweet
i D. D. G. Nm NJ Sweet.
L. Greene of Salt Lake. and par
ty of mining experts were at Bsyhorse
and Clay ton last week examining the
mines of the Ramshorn Mining Co. and
the Clayton Mining & Smelling Co. in
view of purchasing and consolidating
the above companies into one. Should
the deal go through it would mean
much to the prosperity of Custer
county, for the mines owned by the
companies if worked at full capacity
would employ 500 meu, instead of less
than 25 men at the present time.
The Carbonate Hill Mining com
pany, that began operations near
Galena three or four months ago. is
composed of some of the weaIthiesi
electricians in the United States. Be
ing heavily interested in trolley and
other electric lines in the Eastern
States, it was quite natural that they
should be impressed By the probable
tiles of great traffic between WooC
River and Stanley Basin. They have
therefore about decided to build ar
electric road from Ketehum to STANLEY
Basin. q distance of about so miles
This will be firstly, for their own con
supplies to and from the railroad tt
their mines; and, secondly, to offse
the cost of such hauling. AS the cos
of operating 6O-miIe electric line i
not much larger than that of q sO-mil,
one, they would soon reeoup the build
ing costs, and would then have a lin,
that would not only do their owI
hauling free of charge hut leave |
profit besides.-Hailey Times
Within the next day or two. o
Just as soon as Sam A. King, one o
the organizers, returns from Gold
Mountain, the Lemh; Opal Mining Co
| will file its articles of Incorporation
1t is capaltized for $500. 900 in 81 shares
with officers and directors as follows
Judge Thomas Marioneaux, president
, w. l. Cook, vice president; A. III. Btr-
rell, secretary and treasurer: the 9th
er directors being Heber NJ. Wells, 5
r. Thurman, 5. A. King and j. A
Brown. Without waiting for tn
GUN upkCkt04 VI tAc u OAE&AAA&~AIA eA
! men behind the undertaking mustere,
, force of men who have started north
! with L. l. Pratt as superintendent, u
! isagin work on the eompauy's propert.
. located about six miles northwest o
| Forney, adjoining 81. V. LeSieur':
opal mines. The new company ha
! identieally tbs same kind of q PROPOSE
! tion as that of It's neighbor, and som
/ of the stones which il has on exhibi
J tiou are declared by experts. among
them E. j. Swaner, to be very valua
/ BILE. The gems are found in gra.
t traehite, which appears to have beer
} poured over the mountain in q moltei
/ stream at some time or another. /
: has been found difficult to mine tn,
I rock in the ordinary way withou
shsttering the gems which it contain
} and experiments are to be made that
it is thought. will result in securing
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