Grand Scenery and Resources of Central Idaho Prospecting Region
This piece portrays Custer County Idaho as a mountain empire where forests, snowcapped peaks, and Salmon River define a vast landscape. It extols mining riches from Bayhorse to Mackay, notes historic gold camps, land reclamation, and growing settlements, and urges prospecting amid dramatic scenery and mineral wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Eddy
Packer
Custer County
Challis
Mackay
Old Mexico
Mountain Empire
Idaho
Salmon River
Great Columbia
White Man Dominion
Bayhorse
Clayton
Custer
Stanley Basin
Loon Creek
Bay
Horse
Bonanza
Robert Burns
Scotland
Coleridge
Mount Blanc
Southey
Lecore
Thomas Moore
Sawtooth Mountains
Warm Spring Creek
Red Fish Lake
Lost River
Round Valley
Pahsamaroi
Custer Mountain
Estes Mountain
Swansea
Wales
Sunbeam
Parker Mountain
Seafoam
The Secret of Success in Prospecting
The article extols persistent climbing and systematic surface and assay of porphyries to yield treasure like the Golden Sunbeam. It notes the Salmon river power supports mills on Jordan creek and compares its value to Mackay’s five million dollar dam, urging desert prospectors to come to Caster county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon
Jordan Creek
Mackay
Nevada
Death Valley
Caster County
First National Bank of Challis Idaho Report 1910
Delinquent stock list and notice of sale by Ravenel Macbeth for Jesse James Mining Co Limited. Delinquent assessments dated Oct 40, 1910, for shareholders including Melville Jeffrey J Biseber Louis Fischer L F Culp R L Shay and George Coryell. Sale to satisfy assessments and costs on November 8 1910 at 12 noon at the company office in Custer Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse James Midox Company, Limited
Riivipal
Custer
Custer County
Idaho
Melville Jeffrey
J. Biseber
Louis Fischer
L. F. Culp
Tgs
George Coryell
Rts
Gerge Coryell
Pelkner
SOAKW
Combination Mining Co
Bond
Italia
Miber
Ravenel Macbeta
Jesse James Mioing Comny
A. M
Challis
State of Idaho
L. E. Glennon
N. P
Devils Canyon Creek
Stanton M. VanCamp
Challis Local News Roundup Highlights
Local notes report Judge Finnell, Wm Waters and wife leaving for New Orleans, and families returning to Mt. Home. Residents buy dress goods, while Dolberg the Pocatello steel bridge contractor visited Challis. Attendees include Miss Kelleher, Mrs D C Smutz, and several doctors and Clark family. Deer hunting at Mosquito Flat, Peter Wear 50, dies of pneumonia. several sales and property transfers noted. Community plans a Thanksgiving ball, bridge bond outcomes favor steel bridges, and a new Modern Woodmen lodge is planned. Holiday goods at Mrs Buster’s, shooting gallery opens, dental work available, and land survey applications urged before Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finnell
Wm. Waters
New Orleans
Noel
Mt. Home
Kelleher
Boise
D. C. Smutz
Challis
Alex. Burnett
Chase A. Clark
Arthur
Dr. Patterson
Mosquito Flat
William Jenks
Leadore
Buster
Brinkhof
Ellis
Idaho
Dr. Philps
Chamberlain
J. M. Hill
Custer Co
United Steel Co
Patterson
Goldburg
Pahsamaroi
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J. L. Ebberts
Prey Challis
Main Street
Challis, Idaho
M. Jose
Edison
Signet Horns
I. W. Lynn
R. B. Vandervort
Ager Ofs
Havana
Luul
Stanley Lake
Ster County
First National Bank
Horta
Met
U. S
NG Individue Deposi
A. W Gayle
A. W. Gayle
AS. T
A Michael
W.W. Adamson
Notary Baltic
Peter Wear
Noy
Listic
Hailey
Ianare
Miss L
Treloar, Challis, Idaho
W. H. Seaton
San Francisco
Chase Clark
Sadie Crampton
J. Li Riley
Opera House
Henderson
Judge Finnell
Bert Macnab
Gents’ Furjnishing
G. & P. Railroad Co
Wm. Buster
Santa Claus
E. J. Michael
Darlington
Campbell
Mac
Battle Ground
Pabsamaroi
Sunol
Stanley
Loun Creek
Woodmen of America
Eric Burstedt
Chicago
Fowler Photo
Stanley Et
Sunbesas
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