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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
5
Land Office official Bradley presides over case involving Eth Dierkteg and James M Stevens at the Land Office. Proceedings center on property claim and public land records. Citizens urged to review docket and records.
Custer County Idaho offers vast inducements to settlers and capitalists with scenic landscapes and diverse resources. It traces mining history from placer roots to quartz riches, lists towns Challis Mackay Houston Bay Horse and others, notes a 5000 population, extensive valleys for farming and stock raising, and outlines transportation links including the Oregon Short Line and a Bell Telephone line from Blackfoot to Challis.
Custer county ranks among the world’s rich mining regions yet supports strong farming. Major districts include Mackay copper mines, Morgan Creek and Garden Creek lead and silver mines, Bayhorse with Ramshorn and Skylark, and Yankee Fork with Lucky Boy. The county hosts five quartz mills, a dredge, a Clayton smelter, a Bay Horse concentrator, and an 800 ton Mackay smelter. about 2000 claims exist though much of the area remains underexplored.
Agriculture supplements mining in enriching Custer County as irrigation transforms arid valleys. Salmon River and tributaries yield extensive farming and stock-raising, with large irrigating schemes planned. Challis hosts a four thousand four hundred foot elevation and strong schools. vast timbered lands, forest resources, and rich mineral wealth enhance a promising, growing economy.
A long damaged reminiscence details street fighting lore and a plan to outbox a larger man. The narrator recounts sparring, brutal clashes, a bungled attempt, and a late moment of reflection on street justice and old nerves.
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