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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04
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% named because % acres produced
20 hsaviiy that tts proceeds buiil Q
lovely home. Bee Aaiasf.a eAiaio9.
Yielded In isc1 In Ind. y; su.. Ohio
100 bu.. Tenn % bu.. and In Mleh. 80
hu. per acre. You caa beat this rscosd
In tsot.
vsAT DO roc rHtxx oy susss ,ss.ps
roa Acalt
80 bu. neafdiess Barley Per acre.
80 bu- Saisef's New Nat oais-psr A.
70 bu. Salsrf Speisa q MAeafoni Wheat
Leo ba Pedigree Potatoes per acre.
~ tons OF rich Hilton Dol. Grass Hay.
eo.@ap lbs. Victoria Rape for shsep-arfs.
600 tbs. Teosinte. the fodder wonder.
Ss.ooo lbs. Haisef's Superior Fodder
Corn-rieh. juicy fodder. per A.
Nov such Yields 1ou can have. Mr.
Farmer. In 1904. u you viii plant sai.
oars seeds.
stsS SEND rats NOTICE AID 100
IN stamps 10 John A. Saissr sesd Co.
La Crosse Wis. and receive their
rrvat easAlne and lots q farm sssd
sasnpisa (w. N. W
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

The way to cure pneumonia is to
have a cough and refrain from bath.
ing. according 10 Dr. J. Dill Robertson,
whose indian name would be The.
Man.AfraIdof.water Some may
fancy that the cure is worse tn n the
disease.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

after prolonged cheering by the
banaustsrz tho slogan was takca up
by nearly all pfossnt.- A,tsa;iss wait
cra had been around and allied up all
the slogans.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

People o, tho District Of Columbia
arc accused Of loving dogs better thar
man. woman or child. Perhaps ,hoJ
can set up the claim that ,hey do not
love man. woman aHd child less. but
dogs more.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Young John u. Rockefeller says ns
man can fool his Conscience. This m
doubt is the truth. but the trouble IL
that some men have consciencns
which woulda't be worth fooiing even
n II could be done.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

A British schoolboy is held respon.
sible for the following comment in
his school examination papers upon
one of our national Institutions: ''in
the United States people are put TO
death by eiocution." Indeed, the boy
spoke truer than he knew.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Professional oscuIationists should
bear in mind that attempted kissing
without the consent Of the kisscc
means 500 or thirty days in jail. The
choicest things in l'fe naturally come
biEh.-Des Muines Capital.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

a Connecticut man has lost for.
tune on a iSehaieaIi;y. Tho only way
In which he can sc; eSea Is TO 80 ia,a
the bribiHE and grating business aad
thea get on on another techaicsiity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

A writer In Harpcr's Weekly asks:
Docs civilization shorten Hte!- What
can ve do about IL. even IL Il does:
W. all want TO be civilized. doa't
VET
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

The author Of "Mrs Wigs has
bought herself a $1,000 home ib
Louisville. That's rather modest. Hui,
perhaps the report that the lady's roy.
aiIes have amounted to 100000 ara
slightly exaggerated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

when Rose, the Cleveland dctaulier.
found he was $4,000 short. he rpa.
soned that he could make Il up by go
ing on specializing So he specialized
and spCcuIa,cd until he was siST.V0O
short. Why say more?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

A sas;runomle expert says there
arc those who cat pour passor IL
,smps.- Odd. lsa't II. ;ha, some OF
tho hiEh,oaSi restaurants have oscs.
looked this dishf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

AZ another sign Of stable financial
conditions please note the enthusiasm,
with which each insurance company
since the baltimore Gre has risen &c
shout. Never touched mel"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Nobody darca say Look pleasant
20 royal personascs when they have
their photographs taken: at least.
nobody could have said Il TO tho mi.
kado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

BcrtIiion has discovered a method
for making tho dead lIfcilkc. He will
DO hoaosed for inysntIng n plan 10
wake up some OF tho living.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

The Russian admiral has cabled
home: I'VE have met the enemy and
they are peaches"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Tho Sc. Louis doctor ~ho says usls
ny is good for eoasamp;iScs Nigh,
make moro Of biz With his towns.
men u ho could say good ~ord fos
beer And plug tobacco.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

What worries some Of tho other
powers now Is tho question whether II
tho japa Nln this war there will be
any living with them on that sIds OF
tho globe.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Chnmbcrlain's son rises, as some
would say. when Chamberlain's sur
IL setting.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Russia wants to borrow 100000.
600. Most of us would be satisfied
with loan OF half that sum.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

When a mans only salvation Is =
woman. he Is generally pretty far
gone on tho road To Destruction
Town Topics.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

This would seem 10 be about tho
time for Kipllng TO tune up with Q
few polyglot stanzas of choice Anglo
japanese.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

The imports OF foreign perfumes
into this country arc said to be in.
creasing by very large per cent.
whew!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Henry Seton Merriman" left a
fortune Of 100000. Another of those
poverty-gtricken literary feliers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Radiup punch and radium cock
tails have arrived. Now for the ra
dium scent cigar!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Sad. isnr 1t. to reject that the
trahsla,ors Of the ST. James version
Of tho Bible were 10 lamcntably shy
on literary form"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Tho new Baltimore doubtless vii
have IN additional monument, 4
mark the spot where the fire started
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04
y, y ). l.; "a D9XSkAs s41ssA s:s

VI. l. Dooe1ae
shoes have By tkeif
exceilent style,
easy.attln8. . n d
superior wearing
qualities. achieved
the largest eAle OF
any shoes In the
world.
They are just as good
as those that cost you
81 10 S-ths only
difference is the price.
ssiS fss,ysss.s.
Look for name and
price On bottom.
n.-n.S -- E~--
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

An Indiana court has decided that .
ran must treat his mothor-in-iav with
respect Generally the mothes-in-iAv
attends to that.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Spain might telegraph its sympa.
thy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

D1AH ~ pWKKAN f-"IS AlWays GiVe0
- pleasure 10 and an article Of real Saluo,
nd unqusasiousd merit hava foundf
Lydia e. PinkhaM's Vegetable Com.
pound we'll ealeulassd 70 relieve and cure
Ihs vasSoos troublss arising from isTsGulAsss
tias and menstrual paina- 30
"Aueh suffering eouid b sparsd II ~
oaly pald more attenSloa 10 proper tiving eaA
diet, but - long - women do not do this,
yoar Vegetable Compound has coma 70
bssn very pleased indeed with shs relief 10,
haa bseuehi ne. and that have pssfsse
health now. and that ny mind = also more
clear and setivs sines / used your veee.'
tablc Compound. Il has bssa Of grsas
bsasat 10 asa, and I gladly recommend L.,
vssy sinesssiy yours. Mrs lsz1I C1ossy, |,
S1S EAsa Chasitoo g.. EAss aavannAh, Ga
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

First come. the doctor. then the lawyer
then the undertaken. then the A~yes
AGAIN.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

III krss ssr s.- n ~. a..s, nss-ss.
& kss.. Ia. u isss sss.;. w. iii fS.:s.,s;s l s.i; IS
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

rIsos Cure IL TIE best r-aie,ss - s.ss us~a
FOR all aseesIoss Of the sAroas saa iunsss-wn.
O EsossIsy. vsseofvs- Lad. YshI Ia isa
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Can you live on - cents a aayr' ask.
the Chlcaso News. We can n our credit
holds out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Cciissis. wAleh ss ssvsryvksre seeeeNe1 te
be the nWess Patent t..sshee yss r,~ssweeA.
Esf o.e kgsysss 500. shses ~ ssIi. ~. elsss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Occasionally q man remains In the
nrst love-hImself
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Rsember cordially invited 70 wite 70
anyshing about hof
Pnkhams address Aass
advice chesrfuly given alnG
WHO ssks for it.
$4,000 &C.; :::; g: .:.' .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04
3ewarc Of Ointments for cstarrh
that Contain Mercury.

= resyssy .ri .ss.sy ss..rsy tss 5000 ss s.ss
ea3 saaststs;r s<raefs tks vkets sysssa Otsa
ss,iss:s ssssis s.,.s ss x.-s sss.ss = ssyss,is.
s,se frys tss-. Hsirs csissss csfv. rsssfs<i-svs
~ " j. CNsssr c.. T-ssss. a. susts,ss NET
ssrfs sss 70 tssss tstssxssr s<tis1 sifvetir ssss
,se tssss sss esssss s-sfs<ss ~ ,.s sysse~. ts
hsffsa Hare Cs.ssth Csfv ~ este yvs get tke
ssssies IL 10 tsssa ts,srrsiJp - rsi. y fe,ess.
ps,s. tf v j. Cesssy c. rssstea-otsas ffvss
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Nss. Windows ssoshis~ syrrr.
rc- esix-ss te>sst.g. ssft<ss sss s--s. ,~5lsss -
eAassss. aisfs ssia tsfss ~sss sslss q. t.sssiN
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

from sss :s. .fss. %'ss,.s ;s'.s -. e;
notteed them a long tine sHo."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04
Miss Nellie Holmes, treasurer of the
Young Woman's Temperance Association
of Buffalo. N. Y, strongly advises all suf-
fering women to rely, as she did, upon
Lydia e. Pmkham's Vegetable Compound.

.p.Aa Hsa s.sdisns h iaasd an ia..i vs.sn
suffered 70. being troubled With ~
was rsstful and In pain that suffered for hoo,s
dnerent hoping relief gndin9 That
medicine did Vegetable Compound
Waiting i
table NELLIE Hosas Dvs'oa u. Buffalo Ax
lss Irene Crosby, prominent In Social Life In East
Savannah, Ga, adds her testimonial to the value
oiLydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

A girl generally. ha. an idea her hair
would be nice and iusy u she lived In q
different climate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

IL. siuo., as hard to bay back a. /, !.
10 borrow.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

asop. tho Cough and
works on tho Cold
Laxative Bruno Quinine Tablets PSics 20
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
NOTICE.

The following warrants against Gus
ter County will be paid with interest
TO date, II presented within sixty days
from date of this notice !:
Current Expense Fund.
October Issue 1908.
Nos. 2l3-214-9l5.
Bounty Fund.
October Issue 1902.
Nos. 52-53-54-55.
January Issue 10O3].
Nos. 60.
Interest at .o7 per cent. from date of
registry to ten days after advertise
ment.
ALICE FELKNER,
County Treasurer.
Challis, Idaho, February 18th, 1904.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
hoW TO SWIM.

Twas many days with Sam and Jim
Before they taught me how to swim,
A swimming collar, rat and vide.
Around my timid reck was tied;
] had a lie preseryer on,
And buoyant boards to float upon,
And veEtured out SIX feet or more
> From safety ana the reckoning shore,
paeo.tG In the shadows there
with quite a bold, determined air.
Ana got the motions to a T,
As jim and sam aid both agree;
But, some way, spite OF Sam and Jim.
4 never ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
One day, Worn out with these attempts.
Dlscarding my requirements,
! stood there, like the fool am.
Az goose-iesh, watching Jim anG Sam,
When suddenly they rushed ashore,
AAc, needing not ms panic roar,
Ihty caught me up and carried me
Indignant, lighting to get free.
Along a rustic bridge, 10 where
me dSepest, deadliest waters were,
Then threw me in with warning grim:
you BOBBY! Now us sink or swim!'
a frantic struggle with the stream!
waNed a c0mon In my wrath,
lSu houndered on my watery path,
And gasping, faint, too weak to stand,
And blubhering, | reached the land,
Thus, taroy thanks to Sam and Jim,
= EAfrt ~ AaNA AAt way " SNAms
Ard row, as ] surrender me
To some e~cstatic. ieaping sea.
or cleave the waters dark and cool
81 heron-haurted forest pool,
OR through the shining Of some lake
My liquid flashing course | take,
say, while wrapped in that delight:
NeIl, Jim was right. and Sam was right
Ard often, in these later days
OF huStllng twentieth century WAYS,
As from the shore / watch the tide
~ life and labor Geep and wide,
Where fierce contentious clash and beat
Alorg the current Of the street,
Ard in the ocean Of the town
] see iulI many a wreck go down,
As. bound by timorous despair,
] stand aloof ard idle there,
The thought returns Of Sam and Jim,
And how they mace a coward swim.
Jump in ! bid my shrinking soul.
Nor heed the waves that angry roll.
Nor breakers. fierce howe'er they be;
a man is lighter than the sea,
trust H. your lungs and muscles stout,
And In Coos ocean. out! Swim out!'
Their. as / venture to be brave
And hurl my body on the wave,
Ard pay no heed 10 my alarms,
But use my feet and use my arms,
| md my BODY Instantly
In ilqulc oreress with that sea,
And-thanks once more TO Sam ard jim
learn at last that l can swim.
Amos r. Wells, In Young People.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Climate, Timber, School, Etc.

The climate of Custer county is very delightfuI-light snowfall
in the valleys; short winters and most charming winters AZ
Chalis, with an elevation OF 5,4OO feet. ~sleigh-rides are well nigh
impossible. Creditable to our county is our plethoric school fund.
Each district has its school building and ell.pad teacher. At
.Challis the high school studies are taught.
Probably one-fourth of the mountainous territory # thie ,orn+
is heavily timbered with spruce, fir and nine.
With large tracts of farming and grazing land uncultiyatea; with
a list of taxable property annually lenghening with giant strides.
with increasing revenue and decreasing taxation; with railroad
building; with good schools and churches. and little crr,o. With
stool, ranges of luxurious vegetation; with an admirable climate
favorable to health; with a fertile soil, rich in fruitful nrodpcts.
and with a vast mineral wealth in gold, silver. copper lead iron
and the precious metals-Custer county is blessed with natural
gifts and advantages that will prove its brief though Y gorous ex
lstcnce to hoYe been but a puny part Of its progressive aroer
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
AND TIE WATER
KEPT G
BY DAVID HILL.

Ohm HANkINS' pasture and mine
IL joined together in a kind Of dry
hollow and were separated from each
other by a high rail fence. That
fence, as well as the hollow, ran due
east and west. To the east was Tom
Lamkin's pasture, whose land joined
ours, and whose fence ran in directly
the opposite direction, The hollow
from Lamkin's land down to the nest
ern extremity of ours was quite de-
%scending: and In the lower corner, on
Johns side Of the fence, was one of the
largest, coolest and most in%vigorating
springs ] ever saw.
IT seemed TO gurgle, and bubble, and
boil up like so much liquid crystal;
and when the sunlight flashed across
it the suggestion was that of a cluster
OF pure diamonds in the bright glare
Of an electric light.
If ] do say it, / always envied John
that beautiful spring, from the mo-
ment | discovered it was on his land
instead Of my own.
Finally an idea entered my head
that, if dug into the ground on my
own side Of the fence, just a few rods
above Johns spring, | might tap the
vein that furnished the supply, and so
convert a portion Of that water to my
own use.
SO | went at it.
And my success was greater than
my expectations.
For. in less than four feet Of soil 1
struck a vein of water Mat boiled IN
like a miniature fountain. Neither
did the force diminish, as / fancied it
would after a few moments. IT. rose
higher and higher. and dubbed and
gurgled, until finally it overlooked the
hole and went pouring down the in
Cline like a young spring freshet.
was in ecstasies.
The eiation over my good fortune led
me TO steal over to Johns spring to
zee how the two compared for guam
tity and circumference.
Well. bless my soul! Judge of nv
astonishment when / found that
Johns spring was as dry as the table
lands Of New Mexico. ] had cut Oft the
main channel connecting the water
with his land, and had converted the
whole Of that magnificent spring into.
one Of my own.
I quickly realized there would be a
cyclone when John found il out, and
there was.
He danced a fishers hornpipe on his
own side Of the fence. and swore he
would have me prosecuted to the full
est extent Of the law.
/ simply continued to excavate nv
new find, cleaned Il the bottom
walled up the sides, whistled annie
Laurien softly 10 myself, and-the
water kept wight on a gurgling.
John said. compared with myself
and some Of my contemplate acts, the
devil would make a good citizen.
/ invested S25 in cut granite, fitted
the spring up to the best of my ability.
and-the water kept right on a gurg-
ling.
John said he pitied my mother, but
had more genuine sympathy for the
wife who was compelled to drag ont
her existence with such a miserable
wretch.
! put a stone curb on top of the
granite, ornamented IL with an iron
railing. erected a sign called "CrystaI
Spring" which l faced toward Johns
pasture, and-the water kept right on
y gurgling.
And while this Yas taking place Tom
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Mines, Mills and Mining.

IturaI and grazing land
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
nrewer. numd chnrchea.

st. James Review states that n
well-known brewer is building a
church as a memorial of King Ed
wards coronation. Dean Swift's ca
thedral-St. Patrick's, Dubliu-was
restored by the late distiller, Sir
benjamin Guinness. 1t was a famous
distiller, too, who rebuilt the Protest
ant cathedral of Cork. and another
distiller restored Christ church, in
Dublin. One Of the famous brewing
firms in England has erected no less
than six churches at various times.
Pittsburg ships more than 12,0o0,-
600 tons Of coal annually.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Agriculture and Stock Raising.

Agriculture ably supplements the mining industry in enrichfng
this county. The Salmon river. rising in the Sawtooth mountains
north of Wood river, enters on its southwestern border. and pur-
suing a zigzag course in a general north.easterly direction. receiv-
es the waters of ten large creeks besides the East Fork. These
streams, together with Lost river and its tributaries, flow through
thousand o acres of arabic land still uncultivated. Since the hand
OF man is forced to supply what nature wthholds, irrigation takes
the place of rain; and the water that annually goes to waste would
make verdant fruitful valleys out of deserts, would convert the
the silence OF desolaton into the sounds from many homes. Agri.
culture, like all other industries of the county, is in its infancy.
The time is not distant when large irrigattng canals will be taken
out OF Salmon river, which has an endless water supply, and many
thousands OF acres OF rich sagebrnsh land along the river will be
reclaimed. Inc farms OF this county produce wonderful yields of
hay, oats, wheat, potatoes, etc, per acre, and large crops are
harvested each year.
Stock growing is one OF leading industries of the county. and
with the usually mild winters in the valleys and excellent summer
ranges, has become a very remuneraive industry, and the county
each year derives its largest amount of revenues in the way of
taxes each year from the stock-growers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Stage Lime !

Four-horse Concord coaches
and tirst-class daily stage service
between Challis and Mackay, the
nearest railroad point; Challis
and Three Forks, on the Thun-
der Mountain route.
Stages arrive in Challis at IL
m, and depart at 1 p. M, car
rying passengers, mail and ex-
press, making close connections
with stage lines to different
points in Custer and Lemhi
counties.
G. V. HANSEN, Mgr.
F.. Nickerson, Agt., Challis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

but at present It needs better transportation, and capital TO develop
its rich mining districts. In some states and territories mining
and agriculture, though progressing hand in hand, are yet nearly
Independent of each other. The farmers market is widened by
the miner, to be sure but not relying on home consumption ex-
clusiyely, he can exist and prosper, but in this county the miner
and farmer depend upon each other 10 a great extent. Let us for
a moment call the attention of the capitalist to some of the most
important mining districts and mines in the county, viz Mackay.
with lis great copper mines; Morgan creek; Garden creek lead and
silver mines; Bayhorse district with its famous Ramshorn. Skylark
and dozens of rich lead silver and gold bearing mines; Poverty
Flat; Centennial Flat; East Fork; Clayton; Slate creek; Thompson
creek; Robinson Bar; Stanley Basin, with placer and quartz; Fish.
.er gold mines; Sheep Mountain and Seafoam, with their hundreds
of rich lead-silver mines; Loon creek, placer and gold quartz min
.es; Washington Basin gold mines; and the celebrated Yankee Fork
district, which is goldsilver ores, and embraces within its confines
hundred OF mines, the most prominent producers at this time being
the Lucky Boy and Yankee Fork. Custer county also has several
quartz mills and smelters-hve quartz mills at Custer; a dredge
boat and mill at Stanley; d smelter at ayton;concentrat at Bay
horse, and a new 8Oo-ton smelter at Mackay. In Custer county has
nearly 5000 located mining claims, and yet the vast region has not
been half prOSDected
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
The one Thing NeedfuI.

She-I am thinking seriously Of en-
tering the literary field.
He-Well, hope you possess the
chief requisite.
'Chief REQUESTED"
Eyes; postage stamps, you know
Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Worse Than Philadelphia.

Who's the slowest man you ever
knew"
"A chap in New York. He fell out of
a third story fiat window and did not
reach the ground for an hour"
How was that?"
He caught in a tree at the second
story and went in to visit some friends"
Detroit Free Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Nightly Occurrence.

Teacher-What is this word?
Tommy don't know, ma'am.
What does a gentleman remove when
he enters a house?p
We'll, II ma is awake pa removes his
shoes Chicago Daily News,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
CuSb6r 6Ounty

Custer county, Idaho, offers vast inducements 10 setuers and
capitalists. It's beautiful scenery, its enterprisng people, its var
led resources. and its brilliant prospects not inapty commemorate
the name of General Custer, whose dashing, romantic, yet produc-
tive career has become a part Of our national history .Ihlrtyhve
years ago, when placer mining was in its prime and quartz mining
in its infancy, the territory now embraced in its confines was
known only to Indians and an occasional party OF prospectors
travelling to or from Montana. To them a wilderness, to the max
.ers of maps it was 'unexplored." In 1862 placers were actively
worked in Stanley Basin, on what is now our western border; and
in 1869 a few venturesome men found rich ground on Loon creek.
In 1870 other pIacers were discovered and yielded handsomely, but
until quartz claimed attention, five years later, the region now
forming Custer county was practically unknown. From 1875 to
lists and increasing its population-untl the following year, by
Legislative enactment, Custer county was created, and has thrived
ince that time, until today it has a population OF 1000 people,
and has the following towns
~Chalis-County seat, farming, stock-raising, fruit and mining
M~ackay-Mining and farming.
Houston--Farming and stockraising
Bayhorse-Mining.
Cayton--Mining, farming and stockraising.
B~onanza-Mining.
~CuSter-Mning.
Staney-Pacer and quartz mining, and grazing land.
Custer county also has numerous large valleys where farming
and stock-raising is pursued to a great extent, viz Big Lost Riy-
Ier valley; Thousand Spring; Round; Pahsamaroi; East Fork; An
telope and Stanley.
Custer cornty embraces in irregular outline about 5000 square
miles, ard it is as large asthe State of Connecticut, and larger
than Delaware and Rhode Island together; situated in central Ida
no, it is reached by the Oregon Short Line railroad on the east,
and this road will probably be extended to Challis next year. The
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company have a line from Black
foot 70 Challs. The resources of Custer county are found in it's
mines and its agricultural and grazing lands.