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Custer County Idaho A mining and farming frontier rises
Custer County in Idaho unfolds as a rich mining and farming region with Challis as county seat, Mackay, Bayhorse, Bonanza, Stanley, and Custer noted for copper, lead, silver, and gold districts. The area spans about 5000 square miles, features strong irrigation potential, timber, and growing towns while rail and telephony expand. Stock-raising and agriculture support mining wealth, with multiple mills, smelters, and hundreds of claims.
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Custer County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Challis
Mackay
Houston
Bayhorse
Clayton
Bonanza
Custer
Stanley
Big Lost Rigger Valley
Thousand Spring
Roond
Pahsamaroi
East Fork
Antelope
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oregon Short Line
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Morgan Creek
Gardes Creek
Baylorse
Poverty Flat
Centennial Flat
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Pisher
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Caster
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Salmon