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Custer County Idaho hailed for mines and farming wealth
Custer County Idaho is described as rich in mineral wealth and agricultural potential. The piece traces mining origins from placer sites to quartz, lists key districts and mines, notes large cattle and farming valleys, irrigation prospects, and transportation plans. It highlights Challis as county seat, notes population, climate, schools, timber, and growing tax receipts.
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Custer County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Loon Creek
Challis
Clayton
Custer— Tanley
Big Lost River
Thousand Spring
East Fork
Antelope
Stanley
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Er County
Mackay
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Bayhorse
Poverty Flat
Centennial Flat
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Fisher
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork
Lucky Boy
Custer
Stansmelter
S&ton
Lo Cester County
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Salmon