The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07

OdlG Lake ana bldCKIOOU, IN 1US
last issue proclaims itself as the
only reliable paper in Custer
county" yet it contains nothing
reliable" or anything else worth
reading. About all there is in
the two small Mackay pages are
four county treasurer warrant
calls way back in November and
December of last year. They
may be reliable" but they are
d-n dead. Yes it is reliable"
in mixing names, for in it's last
issue it refers to &c. F." Clyde
treasurer being in Mackay; also
in another item it makes three
errors in five lines in spelling
Senator Macbeth's name. The
job press annex at Mackay of
late has become so insignificant
that the people in general do not
class it as a newspaper.
Hon. N. H. Clark, Superin-
tendent of the White Knob Cop
per company's mines and smelter
at Mackay, arrived in Challis
last Friday evening on legal
business, being an attorney in
the land contest hearing held in
this city on the 4th inst. Mr..
Clark has just returned from
New York where he went to
meet the directors of the White
Knob Copper Co. He informs
US that some fifty odd men were
put to work on the company s
mines at Mackay last week and
the force will be increased in the
spring. The smelter will not be
started at present. The White
Knob company has been reorg
anized, and Mr.. Clark has been
put in full charge at Mackay.
Under the new management it is
proposed to operate the property
on a systematic and business
like basis, and not have an army
of high-salaried bosses to con-
sumo the profits. Under the old
management it cost the company
$4,000 annually to pay the corps
of bosses.
The outlook for Custer county
for 1905 at this time very prom
iSing. 1t now seems assured
that the Oregon Short Line rail
way will extend its line from
Mackay to Salmon river; that
there is a probability of the con-
struction of the through line of
railroad from Butte to SanF'ran-
cisco. If either Of these roads
be built Bayhorse mines will op-
crate with big force. The
mines at Mackay have already
started. 1t is reported the Clay
ton mines and smelter will re-
sumo operations in the spring,
also that the Lucky Boy com
pany at Custer are preparing to
drive the big tunnel from the
General Custer mill through the
mountain to tap the Lucky Boy
mine at great depth; a dredge
, boat is to be built to work the
: placer ground on Yankee Fork
below Bonanza; the new Estes
Mountain company will do a
large amount of development
\ work on the old Montana and
' other claims this year; the Gold,
' en- Sunbeam property on Jordan
: creek, and the Yankee Fork mine
and mill on Estes Mountain are
: preparing for a season of activ
| ity; the Lost Packer company at
4 Loon creek have ordered a new
2 100-ton smelter and will install il
: on their property as soon as the
/ weather will permit. At Stan
e ley Basin we are assured there
e will be as season of activity botl
: in placer and quartz mining
: Loon creek will be better thar
e ever, and at Seafoam large
: smelter is being installed by the
e Greyhound company; which vii
5 mean an active season in botl
camps -Seafoam and Sheer
e Mountain. While over in Lemhi
r county, but which are connected
r by a good wagon road from
2 Challis, are the gold camps o.
}, Singiser and Yellow Jacket. Al
: Singiser recently a force of mer
= have been put to work on the
l company's mines, and at yellow
+ Jacket there is a 60-stamp mill
e and it is reported this property
7 has changed hands within tn,
e past few weeks, and in the early
t spring the mill and mines vii
e resume operations with a bis
r force of men. A little further
g on in the same locality, is Wilson
. creek, where number of ex-
t ceedingly rich gold quartz mines
] were discovered last year, is a
} promising district. 1t is said
5 a new mill be erected in thaf
1 camp this season. So taking i