The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-03
Central IDAHO EN-
TIERS A new ERA
OF PROSPERITY
Two of Largest Manufac-
turing Concerns in World
Operate in Central Idaho
Mining Circles

This is no maybe-perhaps story =
no next-year proposition. 1t is a fact
ACCOMPLISHED these two big con-
Germs are here and are spending their
money in Central Idaho developing
our tremendous resources.
CENTRAL IDAHO HAS COME IN
TO HER OWN!
This section of the Gem State was
about the first to be ettled and there
remains among us today many of the
brave men and women who came IN
to this section and wrestled 1t away
from a wilderness growth infested by
wild animals and the ever-menacing
Red Skin.
These few old pioneers who remain
have lived to see the time when The
world has turned to this, their great
inland empire.
The greatest industrial wizard of
the age has recognized this section
The coming of the Fords and Gen
forecast in mining circles for some
time but until the final release of the
story two weeks ago nothing definite
could be obtained.
Both the Red Bird and the Living
ston mines are located in the Salmon
river section of Central Idaho in Gus
ter county about thirty-fve miles to
the west and souih OF Challis.
The Red Bird -~hich the Ford in
crests are developing, is lead pro-
ducing mine.
/ AS we have already stated prepare
lions are going along nicely to keep
the road open all winter from the
mine to Mackay, from which point the
ore will be loaded for shipment.
Several carloads of equipment are
now on the ground including Ford
son tractors pull equipment for use
on snow plows.
The Hansen garage building next
door to the Penney store at Mackay,
has been secured for a warehouse and
supply depot purposes.
The deal takes over the lease and
option held by Robert N. Bell, form
er state mine inspector, who held
them from New York capitalists. The
leases cover two years, during which
time the mine will be thoroughly ex-
plored.
w. H. Griswold is in charge of
transportation Mr.. Griswold is
western sales manager for the Ford
company, with headquarters at Salt
Lake. He will supervise bringing
the necessary equipment into the
property.
John Reigert of the staff of Ford
iron mines at Iron Mountain, Mich,
will head the mine development corps
M. E. Wilmot, general manager of
the Ford lead mines in Missouri Is
general superintendent.
Equipment is arriving at Mackay
in a shipment of nine carloads and
Is being taken to the property. Some
came from Salt Lake. the remainder
from Detroit Included are all forms
of transportation facilities, trucks,
trailers, tractors and motive power
for the mine. A complete laboratory
is included with sawmill ana two
cars of portable houses.
The payroll will start at $4,000. 1t
is the company's intention to install
n compressor, machine drills and dia-
mond drills Immediately, the latter
for preliminary testing of the prima-
ry ore horizons below the 900-foor lev
ell, the permanent water level OF the
zone This work will be pushed Wig
orously as soon as the necessary me-
chanical installations are in place.
The power unit for this purpose will
be 200 h. p. Diesel esgine for the
present.
This transaction marks the second
large manufacturing company to en-
ter the Central Idaho mining field.
The General Motors Company IS
equipping the Livingston group on
railroad ridge, about forty miles from
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