Custer County Idaho Prospect and Growth Chronicle
The article extols Custer County Idaho as a vast, resource rich region tied to General Custer’s legacy. It traces mining’s rise from placer days to quartz, lists towns and districts, notes 5000 square miles, transport links, and the county’s need for capital and better roads to develop hundreds of mines and smelters yet unprospected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer County
Mackay
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Baylorse
Ramsborn
Skylark
Poverty Flat
Centennial Flat
East Fork
Clayton
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Stanley Basin
Fishler
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Loon Creek
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork
Lucky Boy
Custer
Stanley
Bayhorse
Agriculture and Stock Raising in Custer County Chronicle
Agriculture supplements mining in Custer County with irrigation turning arid valleys into productive farms. Salmon river and nearby streams feed thousands of acres yet uncultivated, enabling vast hay, oats, wheat and potato yields. Stock-raising dominates revenue, aided by mild winters and rich summer ranges. Challis hosts a 5,400 foot elevation with a strong school fund and high school. The county boasts extensive timber, farming and grazing lands, growing tax base, rail access, churches, and rich mineral wealth including gold copper and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Salmon
Custer County
Challis
O Gorous
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Republic
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New
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General Custer
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Houston
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