Stanley Creek Mining Company Incorporation in Boise
The Stanley Creek Mining Company Limited is capitalized at 250000 with 1.00 shares. It is a Boise company with all stock subscribed, owning placer ground in Stanley Basin. Officers include Watters president Olden vice president Brannon secretary Coffin treasurer Glorieux Twiggs McGuigan. Dredge operators in Stanley Basin reportedly earned over 700 per day last season.
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Stanley Creek Mining Company (Limited
Boise Company
The
Statesman
Stanley Basin
Counny
E. J. Watters
B. F. Olden
Edward Brannon
H. N. Coffin
A. J. Glorieux
J. M. Twiggs
M. J. McGuigan
Ibis
Boise
Railroad Plans Tie Payette Route to Idaho Midland
Boise Statesman reports Burlington is weighing a route down the Payette into Oregon near Isa, with a main line from Wyoming westward through Lost River, Custer County to near Lake, tunneling the Sawtooth and following the Payette south fork. A Goat Lake to Salmon line would connect toward Billings, Boise via Emmet, and Idaho Northern may factor in.-
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Boise Statesman
Burlington Company
Payette
Oregon
Isa
Wyoming
Lost River
Custer County
Lake
Sawtooth
Goat Lake
Midland
Burlington T
Statesman
100 Years Ago in Americas Life and Customs Snapshot
A fragmentary reminiscence describes 19th or early 20th century American manners and institutions. It notes queues and powdered hair, foot scraping when bowing, villagers gathering at an inn to hear news, church collections in bags with bells, an old Connecticut copper mine used as a prison, debt imprisonment common, a sole hat factory making cocked hats, and Virginia containing a fifth of…
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Connecticut
Virginia
Travel, manners, and life in early America remembered
A retrospective sketch contrasts colonial life with later times, noting stagecoaches, limited libraries, high book prices, harsh fines for public behavior, archaic terms for goods, cooking by open fire, slow mail, and strict social rules such as restraint at Christmas quilting parties. It highlights scarce infrastructure and evolving social norms.
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New York
Boston
Mississippi Valley
Africa
United States
York
Atlantic
Charleston
New England
Philadelphia
Christmas Gatherings In Challis Describe Holiday Festivities
Christmas in Challis drew about 100 visitors from nearby towns. The record lists attendees by hamlets and families, notes warm weather with no snow, highlights a large L 0. F. Christmas ball under the C. S. C. auspices, and mentions weeklong games with cash prizes. A Friday night party at Hot Springs drew about 50 locals.
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Challis
Wera
Hiamaroi
Miss Short
H. Hobbs
Hugh Wood
Harry Dunn
Hicks Cochran
Claude Cochran
John Short
Wm. Fienniken
John Wells
Grubb Boys
Kim
Bob Whitsett
Gilbert Halloran
C. B. Graves
Mabel Row
C. S.C
Henry McGowan
Pallsamaros
McGowan
New Century Promises Local Dews and Rail Talk
The piece notes New Century celebrations and oath of county officers on January 1, while reporting on E. J. Chamberlain as deputy sheriff and local travels. It details Idaho rail survey plans from Kelton Utah to Arco Idaho toward Houston, with talks of the Northern Short Line linking Blackfoot to Arco and broader transport growth in Custer County. It also mentions shocks of diphtheria among cattle in Wyoming and a religious railroad prayer anecdote with moral reflections.
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Orera Short Line
Blackfoot
Arco
New York City
Boise Statesman
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New Century Ball
Pecos
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Bis Berief
Extes Mountain
Yankee Fork
Couty
Custer
Idaho
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Amos Franklin
Hailey
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Department OF the Sigs Tiias
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Mamed
L. HL Johnston
Comminstoger
Ida
I Benjamin Bobieson
Wheel Caries Waddleton
Maho
Margus Nordstrom
Morse
I Cas Cochran
Morne
Kuward Footer
SUARP
Register
Jon
Eee
Road Fund
R. N. Hue
Jan
John J. Mitchell
North Main St
Houston, Id
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Homar
Neels Jenson
Blackfoot, Houston
Challis Stage Line
G. V. Hansen
Houston
Bayhorse
Clayton
Bonanza
Sheep Mounain
Yellow Jacket
Wee
H. & C. Stage Co
Bisckfoot
Ints
P. Spaupine
Agt
Andako
Littie
Stanley Haste
Americas
Chaltie
E. J. Chamberlain
E. J. Michael
Indiana
Sid. Roberts
Cheyenne
British Museum
Nevon
Aare
Que
Arriet
Appy
Appier
Kelton
Utah
Develo
Idaho Line
Raft River Range
Raft River
Snake River
Minidoka
Big Lost River
Grover
McKinley
Hank Dorsey
John Davidson
Rebekah
Exes
Shoup
U. S
Dubois
Fred T. Duboise
Pocatello
Heavenly Pather
Bryan
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