The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23


lying north of the Golden Sun
BEAM, comprising half a dozen
or more locations, with the rich
and wide Daisy vein of the Gold
en- Sunbeam Co. going into it,
was incorporated some weeks
ago, and tunnel contracts have
been let. Something good is
promised on the North Sunbeam
ground, and recent favorable
Indications in the form or rich
gold ore has sent the stock up
beyond the reach of the hired
girl" or the poor working man"
1t is up TO the millionaire to
grasp if he is quick enough be-
fore it is clean "out of sight.
The South Sunbeam is another
newly born, and although only a
few days old is already plenty
able to take care of itself. This
company, composed of a few
residents of the Fork country
and several of the long-range
mine-shooters of Salt Lake, (who
usually hit the bull's-eye, dis
tance unlimited), has quietly Sc
cured about the whole of the
south side of the Sunbeam or
Bismark Mountain, comprising
about a dozen claims in the heart
of the belt, or in fact, the whole
of the south slope of the hill:
have already surveyed and map
ped it and got a big wad" in
bank to draw on for development.
The Sunbeam veins run through
it, from the east to the west.
All forfeited or unoccupied
ground has been located, and
there is good wagon road, built
years ago by the Jesse James
Co., that gives a good road out
let to the Custer and Loon road,
distant about two miles.
Since the new strikes have
been made on Bismark Mountain
(or Captain Hill, as Jim War an
old prospector named it who first
found ore on it in 10, things
have entirely changed. For two
or three years the hill has been
coming out, and the past few
months have revealed many
great things. 1t is now almost
entirely in new hands. All we
old-timers have gazed upon Cap
itan Hill thousands of times, and
dug on it and around it, but
thought it too low grade ore to
ship. The new peoples have
found it to be full of ore, and
much of it extremely rich. Any
of US who have lived here for
years past could have owned the
whole mountain, and many did
have locations on it years ago.
But, like the boy with the old
pistol, we didn't know it was
| loaded"
Above the North Sunbeam and
at the head of Bismark Mountain
Tor Sunbeam, or Captain, as you
choose), another company, com
posed of Custer folks, have loca.
ted a group of mines, very favor
ably situated, and on the Sun
beam belt, and are doing work
preparatory to Incorporation.
! This is called, or is to be called,
the West Sunbeam Co.
The North Sunbeam Co. has
located 100 acres of placer on the
flats between Lake Hotel Cat
Sunbeam mine) on Jordan, up to
and above the Pine Grove Hotel,
taking in the groves and all the
adjoining country, and a town is
being laid out, to be christened
Sunbeam.
So you can see, everything is
apparently bright on Jordan
creek and the people are looking
on the sunny side of life uE
there.
One great advantage the Sun
beam country has, is that it is
directly on the county road lead
, ing to Loon creek, and only 4 OF
miles from the towns of Bon
anza and Custer.
There was still another com,
pany incorporated on the Forl
last week. This company is
named the Letha- Corona, and
comprises in its holdings the
, Letha, formerly Daniel O'Con
nelD, the Corona "a parallel vein
and other locations, on south
side of Dickens Hill, and on the
: road to Custer-and half way be
tween Bonanza and Custer. II
is the best situated group in the
whole Fork country, as it is or
/ a wagon road and in sight of two
towns, and has much develop
ment work done on it, and shows
good ore. 1t was good pro,
, ducer of high grade, gold, cop
per and silver ores in early days
| of the camp. Capitalized at 200,.