Show PARKER MOUNTAIN MINES messenger challis idaho A mining deal that means a great deal to the future of the parker mountain district was transacted in challis the fore part of last week when the united states mining alining smelting smelling Sm elting company of utah through their agent C G goss bonded the remaining one alf half interest of the parker claim from the williams boys and colorado parties the price is not given out but is said to be about the other half of this claim was bonded by this company some time ago from W W adamson for the utah company is one of the big mining t concerns of the west and the tact fact that they have secured a foothold in the new camp is of much importance to this mining section the company with only a half interest in one claim in the camp did not care to go ahead but now that they have a bond on the entire claim and we learn have bonded a number of other adjoining claims from the kerr williams and hunt it looks as though something would be done at parker mountain mr C G goss the companas comp anys agent is on en the ground directing the work A pack train lett left challis last week loaded with sullies for the company and a force of men went out to put up buildings for the company such as a boarding int house and bunk house and thereby prepare for a winters campaign at the mines the new company intends to put on a force of men soon and pass the winter in development work and prospecting and next spring if conditions justify they will put in machinery and a mill and operate the property on a large scale |