24 Oct 1905
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1905
Page
1
Mrs J P Spalding has opened a board and lodging house at her residence in the northeast part of town near the Fox hotel. First class board and lodging at reasonable rates.
Information released after A. Goss left Challis indicates Parker Mountain ore from the Ed Williams claim is shipping rock values of at least 107 ounces gold and 400 ounces silver per ton, with rock valued around 2200 dollars per ton. Initial shipments of about 15 tons are promised, and Salt Lake investors including Clarence E. Allen A. P. Mayberry William Goodsell and others back the district, which extends twenty five miles northward with promising outcrops."
California horticulturist Luther Burbank argues that proper environment can shape any child into a good adult, regardless of ancestry. He promotes natural living, avoidance of fear, and balanced nourishment to foster noble, industrious citizens and advance a unified American character.
An early reflective piece comparing girls to sisters of boys, noting dress and adornments, with a reference to a girl called Christmas Eve and a family with multiple daughters. The narrator mentions a sister and hints at a playful paradox where girls can seem to grow older and younger, capturing a quaint rural voice.
J A Czizek of the Lost Packer at Loon creek, visiting Wilson hotel with James Ivers and Miles Finlan, reports a finished smelter to be blown in on his return. Mining in the Loon creek district enriches, with ore near Metcalf carrying 150 ounces of silver per ton and copper, while drive toward the long tunnel under Jordan creek advances to within a thousand feet of its 1300 foot target.
State Mining Inspector Bell describes the Bunker Hill fissure near Stanley Lake as a long white and brown quartz vein with galena patches and gray copper. He notes ore concentrates yielding about 500 ounces of silver and over 60 percent lead, with easy access five miles from the wagon road and strong potential for adit tunnel development and shipping ore.
A large mining deal closed in Challis bonds the Ed Williams group of four claims on Parker Mountain to Riebell of Salt Lake for about 3.2 million with down payments. The Ed Williams claim group, adjoining Parker, has ore assaying 2200 dollars per ton in gold and silver. Local owners Kerr Williams Dunn and Shanafelt will oversee development. five men will be kept employed with plans for a larger force next spring if warranted. Also reported are marriage of Sam Oldfield and Bertha Clarington in Blackfoot and the death of Wm Boxwell Sr. Grand Lodge officers elected at Lewiston include John L. Chapman and James M. Stevens among others with Rebekah officers led by Mrs Agnes Swinnerton.
Notice states that several Desert Lands claims have filed proof of residence to support their entries. Hearing before Geo. L. Morgan in Mackay Idaho on a future date to provide witnesses and testimony.
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