The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-01-05
PIONEER SECTION.
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volunteers against Indians. the most
Of the desperate class took it up and
vent there There were 3 companIcs
raised ia salmon City.
The valleys we're settled up by
most intellgcn and refined class Of
people from the east ar can BE- found
anywhere. and are full OF enterprise
and zeal 10 advance the interest OF
The county. There are 3 schools in
he valley which are well attended
and vel managed The county can
poll now 1900 votes Politics about
equally divided
Tho valley Isl luxuriantly grassed
and we'll rimbered Water is abundant
and good farms plenty. The land is
yet unsmveyed.
I'm 1877 the Nez Perez Indians met
r. large train coming across from
Montana and drove them into the
sl0Ckades, Eight wagons which were
following loaded for me and partner
and Fred Phillips, were attacked and
all the stores destroyed, stock kill
ed and wagons burned and FIVE men
were killed
In 1878 Buffalo Horns band Of
BannOcks came in and attacked a
train belonging 10 Geo. l.. Shoup q
Co. on Big Lost river. The train
"cOralled" and held stock and fought
Indians three days. being Obliged to
dig in the coral for water Jesse
MCCaleb was killed and buried in the
coral. on third day got man out on
horse back who went TO Salmon City
and IN Is hours (75 mles) rs men
were at the scene and split the In
dams. Two days later I had four
wagons coming over on Birch creek.
They saw the Indians coming and
took saddle horses and fed, but met a
party of OK leamsters coming out
They hitched the horses TO a light
wagon and started back and in two
hours recaptured the four wagons,
Killing some indians, 1879
We also had considerable trouble
with Sheepeaters who killed four or
lEo. men. but Lieut. Farlow ran them
down on the middle fork of Salmon
river and cleaned them out entirely
We Expect no more Indian wars
There are now 941 Indians ON the
Reservation. Ten boy is the chief. He
ls BannOck but his mother was
Sheepeater He has the confidence
OF the whites and is one of the best
Indians living always true to the
W lilFT anu bFfl ~ " val anu
whisky
Outside and surrounding the val
lcya are stupeudous mountains almost
uneNplored in which beyond q shadow
OF doubt very rich leads can be found
Prairie Basin Is 80 miles south
east from Challs in the mountains
IT has the largest bodies OF ore in the
county This district Is reached by II
trail and is almost inaccessible.
yellow Jacket Basin, ~ miles from
Challis has 100000 tons OF ore in
sight many men are now at work.
This was located as a district in 1877,
'RamshoTn District, 10 miles from
Challis has shipped 300 tons OF ore
TO Salt Lake and cleared from 1870 to
1000 ounces OF silver 10 the ton. They
have a smelter completed which Is
partly owned by Messrs Lindsey Il
Jones of Salt Lake. Fisher x McNab
own balance.
"Beardsley mine hes two mills and
ore runs 175 10 $50 dollars to ton.
Has shipped $50 tons to Salt Lake.
About 20 good locations are here near
Challis.
Bay Horse district. 20 miles above
Challis. has some good mines New
Vermont has shaft l25 feet on a
three foot ledge OF 500 dollar rock
has also sent rock TO Salt Lake as
good There were 80 locations made
in 1879. 80 miles from Challis is the
Kinniknick district all on the west
side of the salmon river. Opposite
to Kinnikinick district (across river)
is the East Fork district These lat
ter districts are not discovered but a
few days bur are promising
Judge Beatty OF LemhI county is
u t9er, was connected with the navy
of this coast for several years. served
two terms in the California legisla
ture. Removed TO Idaho in an early
day. has been president of either
House or Council since going there
nearly every session. 81. lawyer
previous miner.
&c. l.. Shoup. was the nrst
Councilman from Lemhi county anC
have been much identified With the
growth ana interests OF the territory
and have had Office thrust upon me
when | lost much and business suffer
ed for SO doing. In 1868 married
Lena DaruntZer OF Burlington, Iowa
al salmon City,
There is fine prospect for thi,
section OF country and II viii eyenu
ate another ComsIock Lode wtthou
doubt" FINS.