01 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1905
Page
1
A brief advertising item highlights sample rooms for commercial men. The note mentions CHALLIS fabric and a 4 cent price point, signaling a promotional snippet likely from a department or trade ad in a historical periodical.
Challis reports Parker Mountain district near Warm Spring Creek—discovered last fall but developed this summer—hosts rich ore with average values around 550 per ton in gold and silver, with a standout sample near 37 000 per ton. Prospects include Parker and Togo groups, ledges up to five feet thick, and similarities to Nevada camps. Local prospector T. J. Kerr and others report dense activity, with Challis residents among first on site and ore assays fueling optimism for a major producer in Lemhi County.
A joint Teachers Institute for Custer and Lemhi counties will convene in Challis Idaho from August 24 to September 2, 1905 with Miss Anna Youngberg of Salt Lake City and Mr Maurice Morrissey of Boise City as instructors. The Regular Teachers' Examination will be held August 24 25 26 1905 with questions prepared for Life Diploma State Certificate First Second and Primary Grade County Certificates and Eighth Grade for those seeking that certificate. Louise Bascom County Superintendent urges attendance and notes substitutions in required subjects. The excerpt titled In the mountains alone reflects on the prospector's life and gold seeking as a powerful motif from the Exchange.
Japan remarks that financial concerns abroad seem unnecessary as borrowing appears easy. The comment minimizes worries about deficits and suggests a carefree view of international borrowing practices.
Miss O Day of Clayton visits Challis while mining men rush to Parker Mountain. Reports note many outfits heading to Parker and Eldorado with bankers and prospectors arriving daily. A large irrigating canal project near Salmon River is surveyed costing about 80 000. Deaths include Edward Nash and Nelson Cartwright with local officials broadcasting wagon road plans and mining activity.
Treasury issues notice that warrants from the current expense fund and School District No. 7 are payable with interest if presented within 60 days from the advertisement date. Warrant ranges include Jan 1905 issues Nos. 234-246 and July 1905 Nos. 23-38. FP J Crype, County Treasurer, dated Aug 15, 1905.
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