The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05

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The new fish and game licenses
have arrived.
&C. S. Jordan is still very feeble, but
is on the mend.
Bradley Jarvis is down from Gus
ter for few days.
State Mine Inspector Bell is dang
erous i'll at Salt Lake.
-Challis now has two soft drink
places-Frost and Jones.
WIN. Rankin and John P. Dudley
are out from Custer on Court business
j. C. Fox returned Friday last from
an extended visit to Boise and else
where.
.-Chas. E. Frost and family have
moved into the +. G. Dodge house at
the chicken ranch.
1t is said that the NJ. & C. 1. Stage
company now own the stage line from
Robinson to Stanley Basin.
From all reports there will be con-
siderable mining work done in the
Black bird district this year.
-Thos Chivers returned last week
from Malad where he had been to at
tend the funeral of his mother.
Out of nine liquor licenses in Gus
ter county that expired on April 1st,
only one-J. C. Dougherty-tooko out a
new license.
The mine and mill at Singiser has
changed hands, and it is hoped to be-
gin active operations at the mine not
later than May 1st.
We learn that the Stanley Basin
dredge will commence operations this
Spring as soon as possible. Mat Won.
acks will be in charge.
-Messrs. Chamberlain and Clum last
week completed their contract with
the county, building the breakwater or
Salmon river, above Watson's bridge.
Hon. John C. Rogers and wife ar
rived in town last Thursday from AL
bion. Mr.. Rogers will assist the Co
Attorney in the criminal case-State
of Idaho VS.. E. L. Fegan.
People out from Custer where there
is still four or five feet of snow, ar,
pleased to be in Challis to once agair
walk on bare ground and enjoy the
balmy Spring atmosphere. The change
of climate in SO miles is wonderful.
j. A. Czizek, president of the Los
Packer Mining company, arrived il
Challis last Friday evening from Sal
Lake, and will remain here few day
then proceed to Loon creek. Mr.
fiuencing capitalists to invest larg
amount of money in Custer county
aud this year million or more dol
lars will lie invested here through hi
untiring energies and confidence au'
high esteem in which he is held anon
the prominent capitalists-Ravene
Macbeth with his "knocking," to tb
contrary, Notwithstanding. Mr.. {
will present a proposition to the Boar
of County Commissioners at their reg
ular meeting next week which appeal
to the interests of every person i
Custer county, and that is the buildin
of a wagon road from the headwater
of Jordan creek to Loon creek as 500
as the snow disappears. Such roa
as this would be of untold benefit
the pople of the county-to the min'
owner, the prospector, the miner an
the rancher. MIR. Czizek has fiatterin
: offers from Boise to put in the roa
from that way, but he considers til
Jordan creek the best route. While {
Salt Lake recently, Mr.. Czizek inform
us, that owners of the Lost Packt
mine held a meeting for the purpo:
, of building the road. They estimate
it would cost $40, 900, and they will p,
in 81 500 of this amount provided thu
Custer county will donate the balanC
SO, 500. Ii the road does not co
that amount, which probably it wi
not, they are willing to pay rs p'
cent of the cost of the building,
Custer county will donate 25 per cen
This is good fair proposition for tt
county. Loon creek and surroundir
country bids fair to be one of the ver
: best mining regions in Idaho, but it
: sadly in need of a wagon road to ther
by develop its mining resources, fl
the days of pack-trains are past. SuC
e a road would not only develop IL
i mines of Loon creek but those of Il
S great Sheep Mountain and Seafoa
e regions. There will be smelter p
# iu by the Lost Packer company
n Loon creek just as soon as the road
built with sufficient capacity not on
e to treat the ores of Loon creek b
t those of Sheep Mountain and Seafoa
which are but few miles distant,