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Custer County Idaho Offers Vast Inducements to Settlers
A historical overview praises Custer County Idaho for its scenery, resources, and rapid growth since creation. It details mining districts, towns such as Challis Mackay Bay horse and Stanley, and the county’s 5,000 population, with rich placer and quartz mines plus developing irrigation, mills, and infrastructure. It highlights agriculture, stock-raising, and climate, noting timber, schools, and potential revenue growth amid expanding railroad lines and improving transportation.
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Custer County
Idaho
General Custer
Montana
Stanley Basin
Loon Creek
Ghallis
Mackay
Houston
Bay Horse
Glayton
Gonanza
Iolahia
Oregon Short Line
Challis
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Blackfoot
Coster County
Oyster County
May
Morgan Creel
Garden Creek
Baylorse
Poverty
Centennial
East Forks Clayton
Slate Creek
Thompson Creek
Robinson Bar
Fisher
Sheep Mountain
Seafoam
Washington Basin
Yankee Fork
Lucky Boy
Custer
Stanley
Clayton Concentrator
Bayhorse
Chballis
Enoch District
Colinty