The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-06
J. c. Fox is at Pocatello.

Ed. Nickerson and family have
removed to Challis.
r. N. Hull and E. G. Chamber
lain returned from Sheep Mt.
Thursday last.
Chas. Waddleton has been laid
up with a bad sore throat for the
past few days.
f. II. Davis and ]. F. Conroy,
of Nampa, returned from Silver
creek last Saturday.
Nal Branca and others of Bay
horse were down to attend the
funeral of A. Pascini Sunday.
Last week Salmon had a show
consisting of Frenchman with
three trained white rats and a
monkey. We understand that
this managerie is headed this
way.
Martin Joyce returned from
HALEY last Tuesday. His hand
is healing rapidly where it was
injured, and he has gone to work
on his mining lease at Bayhorse.
Nearly all of the boys employ
ed at the Stanley dredge arrived
in Challis Saturday. The boat
has closed down. The boys have
attached the property to secure
nearly two months wages that
is due them.
A quiet wedding took place at
the residence of Mrs. Emma
Cearley on East Fork, Oct. 1st.
The contracting parties We're
John w. Dale and Mrs. Emma
Cearley. Judge Jas. G. Marker
performed the ceremony. We
extend our congratulations.
John Burns who lives near
Clayton was brought down to
Challis last Friday by Sheriff
| Bowen on a charge of stealing
horse owned by Fred Anderson.
The preliminary hearing was
held Saturday and the evidence
being insufficient Mr.. Burns was
discharged.
A party of FIVE eastern capital
lists interested in Thunder Noun
tain mining property were in
Challis last week. They had
Just come out from the mines,
and were highly pleased with
the mines in there. They also
praised the Challis route to
Thunder as being the best and
easiest.
Marshal Huntington brought a
sheep -herder by the name of
, Foebush up from Mackay the
fore part of last week and had
him lodged in Jail. Foebush is
: charged with obtaining money
! under false pretense SO from a
Mr.. Wolfe of Mackay. The fell
+ low waived examination, and con-
sequently will have to remain in
jail here until the District court
f meets next May or June, which
will be no small expense keeping
e him in custody till that time.
. Ed. Trealor, the genial prop
S rietor of the Forney hotel and
q postmaster at that place was in
r town last week. He reports ev-
erything O. K. in the way of
mining in his district. While,
he says, there are lot many men
:, at work yet at the same time the
. mines are looking good. There
are a few men at work at the old
! Yellow Jacket camp doing de-
: velopment and assessment
! work, and the same condition OF
affairs exist at. Black bird, all the
mine owners looking for more
n active mining life next year. On
l. Silver creek there has been con
n siderable mining activity this
o season, and much high grade ore
l. has been uncovered in some OF
If the old claims, especially the
e Ramey group, aud sale for {
e good figure is pending. Among
q the new locations on the creel
l. recently, and which is attracting
e considerable attention are tht
IS two claims owned by Messrs
% Davis, Kerr and Hunt, known al
o Myrtle lode No. l and Myrtle
= lode No. 2. There is also prob
1t ably a sale of this property t.
n Mr.. P. ]. Conroy, of Nampa, wh'
l. has visited the property. These
W claims have an excellent show
,r ing considering the amount o.
IN work performed on the mines
Id The Opal Mining company are
rs also operating on Silver creek
le and have a small force of men a
n work on their property, and ar
e. putting up buildings and install
~ ling machinery preparatory t
xt extracting and cutting the prec