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Custer County in 1880s Mining and Farming Outlook
James L. Onderdonk surveys Lost River, Salmon River, and Round Valley in Custer County, noting rich ore from the Big Copper mines and other properties, burgeoning agriculture via irrigation, and growing towns Challis Houston Adria Bayhorse and mining camps, with railless winter constraints and burgeoning stock. The piece highlights ore yields, smelting, irrigation potential, and regional development prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Fork
Jefferson
Washington
Sutterberg
Sperling
Germania
Lost River
Alice
Mammoth
Black Daisy
Jay Gould
Via
Buona Vista
Golden Wave
Copper King
Henrietta
Old Judge
Supt. Center
Houston
Pabsimari
Yankee Fork
Challis
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Round Valley
Lost River Valley
Custer County
Pahsimari Valley
Pahsimari
Salmon River
Bayhorse
Bonanza
Custer
Yankes Fork