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Custer County Idaho's Mines and Promising Prospects
A historical overview details Custer County Idaho's formation, population around 5,000, and towns like Challis Mackay Bayhorse and Custer. It chronicles early placer and quartz mining, key districts, and abundant valleys for farming and stock-raising, plus infrastructure like Oregon Short Line, Bell Telephone, mills, and proposed railroad expansion. It highlights the region's rich mining potential, irrigation needs, and balanced economy of mining and agriculture.
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Custer County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Loon Creek
Quarts
Challis
Swat
Mackay
Bonsass
Custer
Stanley
Big Lost River Valley
Thousand Spring
Round
East Fork
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Mountsin Bell Telephone Company
Black
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Bayhorse
Poverty
Centennial Flat
Hast Fork
Clayton
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Fisher
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork