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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1907
Page
1
Challis notes report illnesses among residents, school district vote on forming an Independent district, Halloween pranks prompt cautions, local weddings planned, new piano purchase, gymnasium project, and local officials discuss game laws and wildlife. Includes community notices on births, arrivals, and regional travel to Mackay and Spokane.
The county board lists numerous fees for constables judges jurors and salaries with several items disallowed or deferred. Disbursements include fees to Huffman Kilgore Finnell Egan Keyes Ebberts Lamme Huston and others totaling 4593 47 with adjournment noted by Chairman Greene and Clerk Henderson. A long report closes with a note of bonds and expenses.
The Runover mine near Bonanza in Yan kee Fork district, owned by W. G. Sweet Senator Macbeth and Jas Dearley, is described as the richest gold strike in the region. Six to seven men work year round with bunk and boarding houses as plans for winter push ahead. A six inch vein assays at 7 663 per ton with ore in sight valued over 100 000 dollars. ledge over two feet wide and improving with depth. Senator Macbeth quotes Salt Lake Tribune praising the strike as better than Goldfield and suggests the public would not believe the facts.
Prof J Connell lauds Challis Public Schools under Supt W W Webber as highly successful. He praises Webber's original methods and the goal of teaching students to think for themselves, noting education now focuses on unlocking faculties and real life achievement.
SPECIAL WEIGHING OF MAILS Monthly statement of weights of mails and equipment at Challis Idaho post office for October 1907. 2nd Class Matter free in COUREY. 1st Class Matter 2nd Class paid at pound rate. Total equipment 1488 7-16. BEES F A Reep P M
On Bachelor Mountain near Custer new ore discoveries by Dr. C. L. Kirtley and Geo. R. Dearden indicate large bodies of high grade ore with gold values. A ledge twenty five feet wide contains a two foot vein worth about 150 dollars per ton and the ledge overall above forty dollars per ton. Developments continue all winter with milling planned at Custer next spring.
Notice states at the stockholders meeting held October 1 1907 Mr Stovel of Denver was elected manager of the mines at Custer Idaho Funds were withdrawn until his arrival and all future checks will be countersigned by Mr Stovel Secretary W P Prope signed the notice
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