27 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
1
Local items report various Challis happenings from May and August 1907 including social calls, trips, and arrivals. Notes mention the new State Bank of Mackay opening, a divorce in Blackfoot, and a proposed Central Idaho Telephone Co. The Challis school board struggles to hire teachers, with wages offered. Mining developments in Custer County, Lost Packer and Estes Mountain, spark talks of new railways and increased activity.
In Custer on August 16 1907 the Yankee Fork area buzzes with mining activity and new arrivals. Notables Senator and Mrs Macbeth and Grace Burton visit for summer and fall. Old residents like Haven Sawyer W G Sweet and Geor e Dearden resume work on the Bachelor group with new sinking and tunnel plans. The Idaho Mostana Tunnel Co moves toward Mt Estes and the Black vein while Oxanna Gold Mining Co expands toward 500 more feet of tunnel and 20 stamps for the mill. Dancing honors Macbeth and party return, while fishing remains good and the Fork country O K.
William Buster of Challis reports locating a natural reservoir near Garden Creek headwaters and naming it Garden Lake. He holds a state permit to convey lake waters via Garden Creek channels for a desert entry by Mrs. Wm. Buster and John Q. Adams, situating about 15 miles west of Challis. The lake is 8000 feet in circumference, 45 feet deep at the deepest point, and 15 feet at the shallowest, fed by snows and springs in a volcanic basin. Buster plans a tunnel and control works to release water as needed, reserving flow for low creek water periods. The project aims to reclaim hundreds of acres west of Salmon River with minimal expense, benefiting current water users on Garden Creek.
The Caldwell News reports on the San Francisco Idaho and Montana railroad, arguing the line traverses mineral rich, timbered and grazing country. It cites potential annual tonnage in Lemhi and Custer counties, outlines favorable grades, and notes construction from Caldwell toward Winnemucca and Sheaville with miles under contract. A westward link would save about 500 miles between New York and San Francisco.
The Oregon Idaho Gold Mining Company invites bids for delivering fifteen hundred cords of pine wood from adjacent mining claims to its Meyers Cove mill and hoist yards in Lemhi County Idaho. Bids must state bidder name residence and price. Contracts and 25 percent bond guaranteed. company may reject all bids. Dated August 1 1907 Arlington Hibbs general manager.
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