Show MINING IN YANKEE FORK Good Reports From Loon Creek Tel Telephone Telephone ephone Line Wanted Writing from frem the mouth of Jordan reek Creek to the Challis Ida Messenger a correspondent says ays of mining doings in that portion of th Yankee Fork region The Sunbeam folks of Jordan creek are repairing the mill at present A run of a couple of weeks was made from the new strike in the Daisy one of the com mines fillies with fine results rhe The vein veinis is js several feet wide vide of high grade gold ore and und makes bullion rapidly It is be believed believed believed to be a l new vein eln or a blind that show on the surface and was cut cutin cutin cutIn in the tunnel heading for the old Daisy rin At any rate it is a Daisy Dais and the management is pleased with the strike and content C to let it go as a twin Daisy Work York is going ahead again on the Montana development nt tunnel on the west westside westside westside side of Mt Este Estes all repairs having been completed on the engine house The dam damage age to the compressor machinery was slight Some very ver favorable reports have come comein c comein me mein in from the Loon creek country recent recently ly Some good strikes are said to have 1180 been made on the belt The Loon I on Creek Placer company has a crew of experienced placer miners at work put putting putting putting ting things in shape for early gravel washing Report is current that a dredge boat will ill be built on the Yankee Fork ork below or near Bonanza early earl in the summer as aca pos possible possible sible The company Boise and Boston has already exploited the ground with ma machinery chinery for that purpose and with shafts and has no doubt or of o the results The company compan r owns several miles of the Yan Yankee Yankee Yankee kee Fork flats fiats or meadows and has pret pretty pretty I ty tv thoroughly prospected the ground Wonder if there will ever be a tele telephone telePhone telephone phone service from Challis to this portion of ot Custor Custer county With all the towns townsand and sud stations and hotels along the route from Challis to Loon creek it would certainly certainly certainly be a good gool Investment It would seem that a Custer county company com pan could be organized and easily obtain subscriptions subscriptions subscriptions of stock sufficient to construct a line FO o Important as this on one would be All Al that Is i needed Is 18 a starter We Ye will all al turn to and help string the wire if some somebody somebody somebody body In Challis Chams will buy it and deliver It there for us Only eighty miles to Loon Ion creek from Challis |