Custer County Idaho Heralds Rich Prospects and Settler Inducements
The article extols Custer County Idaho as a vast opportunity for settlers and capitalists. It traces mining development from placer beginnings to quartz and lists towns such as Challis Mackay Houston and Bay Horse. It notes 5000 square miles, transportation needs, multiple mines districts including Mackay and Yankee Fork, and several mills smelters and a dredge operation, with nearly 5000 mining claims yet to be prospected.
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Custer County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Guster County
Custer
Stanley
Big Lost River
Thousand Spring
Round
Pahsamarol
Hast Fork
Antelope
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oregon Short Line
Challis
Reely Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Mackay
Morgan Creek
Garden Creek
Baylorse
Poverty Flat
Centennial Flat
East Fork
Clayton
Shire Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork
Lucky Boy
Forts
Bayhorse
Agriculture and Stock Raising in the County
Agriculture greatly supports mining in this county with vast arable lands along Salmon river and its tributaries. Irrigation is scarce yet, promising canal projects to reclaim sagebrush valleys. The county’s main revenue comes from stock growing, aided by mild winters and rich summer ranges, with large yields of hay oats wheat and potatoes each year.
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Sawtooth Mountains
Woodriver
Salmon River
New Use for Cottonseed in Paper Making
A historic note describes cottonseed hulls once discarded now repurposed as a key fiber mix for paper. Hulls, combined with flax fiber, will be processed at mills in the south to produce high grade papers and strong, finishes. A Niagara Falls property stake backs the new venture on former paper-mill lands.
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Siagara
Niagara Pally Power Company
The
New York Times
Cost of Meerschaum and Pipe Making Details
A fire damaged a pipe maker's stock of meerschaum and exposed myths about its cost. Meerschaum is imported mainly from Asia Minor with grades from rough to fine. No duty. Boxes store the raw material, brittle and soaked before modeling. shavings yield cheaper chip meerschaum pipes.
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Mistria
Asia Minor
New York Post
Phonograph Adds Language Teaching to Correspondence Schools
The article notes correspondence schools using phonographs to teach languages by mail, enabling speaking practice through exchanged cylinders. It claims improved pronunciation and memory of phonetic detail, citing potential appeal despite possible humorous quirks in French, and contrasts with German cab services and peat usage in construction.
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Saya
New York Times
Notice of Patent for Patsy Golden Sunbeam and related mines
The Olden Sunbeam Mines Company applies for U.S. patent for Patsy Golden Sunbeam Pittsb urg Bismark and Newmark No 2 lodes in Yankee Fork district Custer County Idaho Survey data and monument references list of conflicting claims and prior filings. Publication authorized by A I McMahon and McFadden Brodhead in Hailey Idaho dated August 27 1907.
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Olden Sunbeam Mines Company
W. A. Hrodhead
Hailey
Idaho
United States
Hismarle
Wittsburg
Yankee Yorke
Guster County
Guster County, State of Idaho
Patsy” Lede
Yankee Fork
Notice of water right confirmation in Challis Idaho
At 2 pm on November 16 1007 before J H Horton proof will be submitted for beneficial use of one cable foot per second from two springs in Spring Gulch Custer county Idaho Permit No 1939 held by Gmil Kleupfer Challis The water will be used for irrigation and domestic on 15 acres of NW corner of 160 unsurveyed land about 10 miles north of Challis The canal is Kleupfer ditch priority dated August 1005 filed Sept 24 1907 by state engineer State First publication Sept 24 1907
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Challis
Custer
State of Idaho
J. H. Horton
Spring Gulch
Custer County
Gmil Kleupfer
Dado
Chalnod
Morgai Areel
Spring Guieh
Jas
Semrinense
Gineer
Notice of Sale of Mining Property at Private Sale
Probate Court of Custer Idaho orders sale of the Silver Brick mine and Greenland lode in Bayhorse District along with iron mining cars. Sale likely October 16 1907 with 10 percent down and balance after court confirmation. Administrator GEO W EMERY states details and publication dates.
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Custer
Idaho
Iugrart Christensen
Bayhorse
Custer County
Bayhorse Maing
Geo. W. Emery
Ingrart Christensen
Notice to Creditors in Thomas Kehoe Estate
The Probate Court of Custer County Idaho advertises for all creditors to present claims against the estate of Thomas Kehoe deceased. William Lambson is the administrator, with Chase A. Clare as attorney. Claims must be filed within four months of first publication at Clark & Redford in Mackay Idaho. First published September 24, 1907.
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Thomas Kehoe
Clark & Redford
State Bank of
Mackay
Munckay
Custer County
Idaho
William Lambson
Notice of Forfeiture in Hutte Quartz Claim Idaho
Charles Rischmann announces forfeiture action on the Hutte quartz mining claim in Loon Creek Mining District Custer County Idaho. He states labor and improvements of $100 were expended for year ending December 31 1906 with assessment due of $25, plus $15 ad publication costs. If heirs or assigns do not pay within 90 days after first publication, the claim will be forfeited to the subscriber under federal law.
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C. B. Seigmund
Loon Creel
Coster County
State of
Idaho
Bononi
Asaigna
Admie
United States
Charles, Rischnmann
Ivers
Custer County
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