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Custer County Idaho Rich in Mines and Promising Growth
Custer County Idaho offers vast inducements to settlers and capitalists. The region, named for General Custer, boasts rich mines, diverse districts from Mackay to Bayhorse, extensive placer and quartz activity, and planned irrigation. Agriculture and stock-raising support mining, with future canals and rail links expected to boost development. Challis hosts the county’s seat and a high school, while the land features extensive timber, arable valleys, and growing tax revenues.
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Custer County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Loon Creek
Challis
Mackay
Houston
Clayton
Bonanza
Custer
Stanley
Big Lost River Valley
Thousand Spring
Round
Pahsamaroi
East Fork
Antelope
Statley
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Bayhorse
Poverty Flat
Centennial Flat
Hast Park
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Fisher
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Washington Basin
Yankee Park District
Rayhorse
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Salmon River