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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1907
Page
8
Fragmentary local notice from SILVER MESSENGER mentions postal office matters, possible axle or road issue, and a scoot at a mall area. Details are unclear but indicate a community update on a post office or transit item. Further readable context is needed to identify people, places, and precise actions.
Mine Inspector Bell’s 1906 survey details extensive ore deposits in the Idaho Custer County area. It highlights the White Knob copper mine at Mackay with a 700 foot shaft, a 6 percent grade to the Alberta tunnel, and a 50,000 ton annual output. Other notable sites include Valley Creek, Greyhound, Payette Lead District, and the celebrated lead silver belt from Slate Creek to Garden Creek. The report notes promising prospects at Copper Basin and related districts, the need for railroad or improved transport, and the potential for future development and consolidation amid rising metal values.
The Board of County Commissioners of Custer County invites bids for the construction of a pier at Watson’s area near the town of Halin. Plans and specifications are on file with the Clerk. Bids must be sealed and marked for construction of Pier and delivered to the Clerk by April 1007. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Clerk GM Henderson.
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