Custer County Commercial Club Organized in Challis Idaho
On March 26 1904 a meeting at the Court House Challis Idaho organized the Custer County Commercial Club with officers including President W H Felkner and five vice presidents and several committee chairs. The aim is to promote mining and agricultural resources to attract home seekers and investors. next meeting set for April 10 1904 at 4 30 o’clock p m with invitations to contribute suggestions.
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Court House
Challis
Custer County
Idaho
Custer County Commercial Club
W. H. Felkner
Henry Starkey
Stanley
Robert Campbell
Clayton
W. J. Treloar
Bayhorse
James Hooper
Pahsamaroi
K. McKenzie
Custer
Custer County Idaho Mining Heart of Growth and Prospects
ALDU describes Custer County Idaho as rich in mining and farming, tracing its 35 year ascent from exploration to a 5000 population. It lists towns Oballis Mackay Bayhorse Clayton Bonanza Custer and mining districts Mackay Morgan Creek Garden Creek Bayhorse, plus valleys Big Lost River and others. It notes 5000 square miles, railroad access and needs capital and transport to unlock mineral wealth.
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Custer County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Loon Creek
Oballis
Mackay
Houston
Clayton
Custer
Stanley
Big Lost River Valley
Thousand Spring
Round
Pahsamaroi
Hast Fork
Antelope
Branley
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oregon Short Line
Challis
Icy Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Bayhorse
Custer County Rich in Mines and Resources Highlighted
The report catalogs rich lead silver and gold mines in Poverty Flat, Yankee Fork, and several districts with prominent producers like Lucky Boy. It details quartz mills, a dredge, a 800-ton smelter, and nearly 5000 mining claims. Agriculture and stock-raising are growing, with Salmon River irrigation viewed as expanding verdant farming. The climate, schools, timber, and vast mineral wealth frame a county poised for rapid progress.
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Poverty Flat
Centennial Flat
East Fork
Clayton
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Stanley Basin
Fisher
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork
Custer County
Custer
Stanley
Bayhorse
Mackay
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Salmon River
Iach
Challis
Local junk dealer Bird Tego piles up cheap engravings
The Mackay junk dealer known as Bird Tego is accused of peddling gratis papers and low quality engraving cuts while inflating his circulation claims. The Telegraph contrasts its own subscriber base with his, notes his aggressive debt collection, and mocks his cheap engravings.
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Mackay
Tego
Telegraph
Mussmn- Ger
Corporation Organ
Bird
Trego
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Silver Messenger
M. M. Sweet
W. J. Lamme
Committee On Constitution and By
M. A. Brown
L. H. Johnston
R. A. Pierce
W. W. Adamson
Geo. E. Keyes
George Dearden
J. Michael
James T Gayle
Joseph Rodgers
J. P. Spalding
George Hosford
Frank Nickerson
Julius Cross
William Buster
Geo. Coryell
Edwin Williams
F. Hunt
W. G. Sweet
Ravenel’ Macbeth
A. Brown
Hunt
Ulnltk i
Aldu
Nulu
Smithsonian Institute
Langley
War Department
Smithsonian
Payne
Milwaukee
Bristow
Shaw
Ware
Congress
Charles Emory Smith
Bonaparte
Conrad
Publc
R. N. Howe
James Gayle
R.N. Hull & CO
General Merchandise
Challis, Idaho
W. H. Pekyer
William Buster, Frop
Crockery
Hardware
IDA
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