Messenger Newspaper Highlights Mining Districts and County Proceedings
The Messenger reports news from Loon Creek, Sheep Mountain, Stanley Basin, Custer, Clayton, Bayhorse, and Thunder Mountain Mining Districts, along with County Proceedings of the Commissioners. Established May 1881, it is the oldest Salmon River paper.
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The
Messenger
Salmon River
Loon Creek
Sheep Mountain
Stanley Basin
Custer
Clayton
Bayhorse
Thunder Mountain
Great Offer Coupon Drawn From Post Card
A promotional request urges readers to cut out a coupon and mail it on the back of a postal card to receive a free copy of an unspecified item. The text emphasizes immediacy and mail return for a no cost offer.
Custer County Idaho A Land of Rich Mines and Growth
A historical overview extols Custer County Idaho as a thriving mining and farming region. It recounts early placer and quartz developments from 1860s to 1870s, lists towns Challis Mackay Houston Bayhorse Clayton Bonanza Custer Stanley, and notes vast mineral wealth, irrigation potential, and strong stock farming. The piece highlights transportation needs, extensive mining districts, mills, smelters, and a robust school system amid a temperate climate and growing tax base.
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Guster County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Custer County
Challis
Mackay
Houston
Bayhorse
Clayton
Custer
Stanley
Big Lost River Valley
Thousand Spring
Round
Pahsamaroi
East Fork
Antelope
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Central
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Gaylorse
Centennial
Slate Creekk
Thompson Jereel
Robinson Bar
Pishler
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork
Lady Boy
Bayrhorse
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Salmon River
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Parm
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St. Louis
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Republic
Fi. B. Kirk
Bath
Magnesia
Blacksmith
Mackay & Cettal
Concord
Robinson Custer
Bonanza
Looncreek
Yellow Jacket
Torney
Singiser
Leesburg
Blackbird
Lembi Opal Fields
C. V. Hansen
Nickerson
Agt
Warm Spring Creek
Superior
Medical Properties
K. D. Williams
Prop
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