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Custer County Idaho Aland of mining and farming promise
Custer county in central Idaho is described as richly endowed with mining districts such as Mackay Bayhorse and Yankee Fork, extensive irrigation prospects, and a growing agricultural base. The piece notes about 5,000 residents Challis as county seat, plentiful timber, schools, rail and telegraph lines, and a climate favorable to health and growth, arguing capital and transportation will unlock vast wealth.
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Guster County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Makera
Stanley Basin
Joan Creek
Quarts
Custer County
Challis
Mackay
Houston
Bayhorse
Clayton
Bonanza
Custer
Stanley
Big Lost River Valley
Thousand Spring
Round
Pohsamaroi
East Fork
Antelope
Branley
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Poverty Flat
Centennial Flat
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Fisher
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Loon Creek
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork
Lucky Boy
Sawtooth Mountains
Wood River
Salmon River