The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-09
st. Valentines day Dext Sunday.


Joseph Rodgers is in Salt Lake re-
ceiving medical treatment.
Hon. George B.. Baldwin is out
from Custer for few days.
Len. Peck expects to depart this
week for Malad on visit with rela-
tives and friends.
The Grounding saw his shadow on
the End. According to this little
weather prophet we are to have six
more weeks of winter.
"A case of smallpox has developed
at the State Academy, Pocatello. The
students have been vaccinated and
placed under quarantine.
1t is feared by some parties that in
spite of the heavy stocks of supplies
now carried by the mines, there will
be shortage before spring. Flour is
now selling at $40 sack, bacon Scots.
a pound, condensed milk s16 a case,
and coal oil $50 case at Roosevelt.
Harry Dunn, Jas. Gooch and VIM.
Mcdonald were over from Goldburg
last Wednesday. Harry came over to
assist Messrs. Gooch and Mcdonald
over the rocky road" in the Encamp-
ment. After the initiation an excel
lent banquet was given at Mrs. Mary
G. Dorgan's City Bakery.
Manager ]. A. Czizek of the Lost
Packer mine at Loon Creek arrived in
Challis last Friday from the mines en-
route for Salt Lake. While here he
gave out the information that the Lost
Packer property is looking better at
this time than ever before. He looks
for much activity in the camp next
summer.
&C. G. Goss of this city has received
some very fine samples of nickel and
cobalt ores from the Vulcan mine at
Black bird, Idaho, sold by himself and
q brother year ago to several Nampa
business men. An analysis of this ore
shows values of from to per cent
uickle and from 6 TO per cent cobalt
to the ton. AS there is 10 foot body
of this ore in the Vulcan mine, 1t is
believed that this portion of Idaho will
soon become famous in the production
of these rare metals.-Salt Lake Min.
ing Review.
The development of the Cleopatrs
property, near jerome, Arizona, is
progressing satisfactorily under the
efficient superiutendency of President
Geo. w. Hull. The driving forward OF
the Dillon tunnel is being pushed as
rapidly as possible as is also develop
ment at three other points on the
property. All indications look favor.
able for the encountering of some
large ore bodies in a short time
whereby the Cleopatra will be placed
among the ranks of Yavapai county't
leading producers. Experienced min
ing men of the district express the
opinion that the Cleopatra will be 8
steady producer before the close of the
present year.-Mining Reporter.
"A recent letter received at this Off
ce from w. s Shallenberge, Second
Assistant Postmaster General, relative
to daily mail says:
"Your letter of the 25th inst. where
in you urge that the Department in
crease the frequency of mail service
over railroad route No. 17O,Ol2 between
Blackfoot and Mackay, Idaho, from
tri-weekly to daily service, has beer
received.
I'm reply have to state that tht
Department cannot control the fire
quency or schedules of railroad trains
but for mail purposes can only avail
itself of such trains as a railroad com
pany deems it advisable to operate"
From the above it will be seen tha
this great government is at the mercy
of the railroads.
The Thunder Mountain mining
district has not developed as rapidly a
was anticipated during the time of the
frst excitement, but there is no doub
that it will become a permanent camI
of considerable Importance. Three
hundred people are wintering in tn
Roosevelt section, large forces of uer
are working on two of the best prop
critics, aud the output of bullion is sai'
to be greater than ever before. Si'
stamp mills are at the end of the roa'
waiting to be taken into the district
when better transportation is offered
and, when working facilities have beer
provided, the camp will probably be
come steady and profitable producer
While the early tales of the Thunde
Mountain country may have been ex
aggerated, the new district has done
as well as could have been expecte'
under the circumstances. 1t is nov
generally agreed that permanent or
bodies exist and extensive development
is only question of time. The insc
cessibility of the district has been on
of the greatest drawbacks. 1t is diff
rult for naonla tn get into it and Ah