31 Oct 1905
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1905
Page
1
The New Challis House offers first class meals and accommodations in Challis Idaho with reliable stages and timely meals. It promises reasonable board and lodging, top market tables, and good sample rooms for commercial travelers. O 24 Challis Architect and Civil Engineer US Deputy Mineral Surveyor Idaho.
Mrs J P Spalding operates a new board and lodging house at her residence in the northeast town area near the Fox hotel offering first class accommodations at reasonable rates.
State Mine Inspector Bell praised the Lost Packer mine on Loon Creek in Custer County as the year’s top mining development. He described a wide pay streak of chalcopyrite ore with 2 to 5 ounces of gold and 10 to 20 percent copper, plus a planned 100 ton daily smelter and a deep adit to unlock a large, richly mineralized vein.
Reports from Parker Mountain indicate rapid development under bond by the United States company of Utah with C A Goss and W H Goss in charge. Ore bodies lie in place, ledges widen with depth, and the district holds about 100 locations. Parker camp, under six months old, shows high gold values and a strong future, with Youngstown Ohio’s Ed Williams group recently bonded for a large sum and Challis about 25 miles away.
Challis items report Chas Waller leaving for Twin Falls and Mrs Geo Ernst with children heading to Pocatello. Several residents suffer illness while others plan travel. Plans for rail construction across Salmon river are debated amid historical delays and mock optimism.
Hotel Léaton George D. Peacock of Blackfoot and Miss Ethel Peck of Idaho Falls wed in Idaho Falls last Thursday evening. County Attorney Lamme, Henry J. Bradbury, and others hunted deer, promising venison. Bunch Brothers and associates bond 60 miles of Salmon river placer ground between Challis and Stanley Basin, claim 5 cents to 1 dollar per yard potential, with extensive dredging plans and Ready capital. They bond ground to San Francisco parties, expect to begin next season around May first, and will use the Robinson Bar hotel as office and boarding house.
Monthly report ending October 27 1905 lists enrollment 542 attendance 97.5 punctuality 97.6 visitors noted. Star scholars Johanna Sullivan Naomi Hosford Ruth Hosford Mable Baker Joe Gardner Thomas Campbell Robert Campbell Albert Smith Lizzie Leigh. Old part of building being reshingled to improve appearance and comfort. Parents Day Friday afternoon November 1 invites attendance to view exhibits and support teachers and pupils.
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