 The discovery of silver in the area in 1908 resulting the creation of a new larger city, Chafey, with a population of 1000 persons, larger than the former town of Dun Glen.Chafey was named after E. S. Chafey, owner of the Chafey Mine.The Chafey post office operated from August 4, 1908 to March 4, 1911, when it was changed to Dun Glen.