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21 Nov 1899

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The Silver Messenger in Challis, Idaho

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The Silver Messenger

Location

Challis, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1899

Page

1

Miner Tales and a Lifelong Prospector's End

A miscellany piece chronicles prospectors who roam the Northwest in search of a homestake, and lauds the enduring impact of mining pioneers. It then memorializes Christian Morler, a Challis area figure, detailing his life from Germany to Idaho, his public service, and death in Spokane after a long illness.

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Local notes and society items from Challis district

Thanksgiving near, local officials and residents holiday and business visits noted. Items include deaths, mining activity, court cases, political scenes, a new county commissioner, a gambling fine appeal, and editor humor. Also mentions trusts growing and political rhetoric about the GOP as an octopus.

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The Pay-Streak Wandered into the Wall in Song

A fragment of Sullivan Ballou style verse recalls a miner’s broken heart as the pay streak vanishes into the wall. The speaker laments lost prospects and the demon of despair, with a chorus on memory and ruined fortune.

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Clayton Forscoth G. Sullivan Deera Sullivan Ball
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