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Vast riches and promises in Custer County Idaho
Custer County Idaho offers vast inducements to settlers and capitalists. Its scenery, people, and diverse resources mark a booming mining and agricultural region. From early placers to quartz, the county hosts towns like Challis Mackay Bayhorse and Stanley with strong mining, grazing, and farming potential. Over 5,000 square miles, linked by rail and telegraph, supports thousands of acres of arable land, abundant water, timber, schooling, and growing tax revenue. The piece argues for investment to unlock transportation and development to match its mineral wealth.
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Custer County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Loon Creek
Challis
Mackay
Houston
Clayton
Bonanza
Custer
Stanley
Big Lost River
Thousand Spring
Round
Pahsamaroi
East Fork
Antelope
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Caster
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Baylorse
Poverty Flat
Centennial Flat
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Fisher
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork
Lucky Boy
Bayhorse
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Salmon River