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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1906
Page
4
The Messenger covers Loon Creek Sheep Mountain Stanley Basin Custer Clayton Bayhorse and Thunder Mountain Mining Districts plus County Proceedings of the Commissioners. Established May 21 1881.
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A historical overview extols Custer County Idaho as a land of vast inducements for settlers. It traces mining’s rise from placer days to quartz, lists towns Challis Mackay Bayhorse Clayton Bonanza Custer Stanley and more, notes 5000 residents and 5000 mining claims, praises agriculture irrigation and stock-raising, highlights mills dredges and smelters, and predicts transportation gains, strong school funds, timber, climate, and future wealth.
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