Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-08-04
NUMBEA. 43
WOOD RIVER.
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BELLEvuE, July 10, 1881.
Having spent few days inspecting
some Of the mines and resources OF
this wonderful Wood river country.
We are now prepared TO give our
readers hrief sketch Of what we have
seen and learned from reliable resour-
ces, and the conclusions arrived at.
In the first place, the natural advan..
tayes and attractions here were sell
dom, II ever, surpassed by any mining
regicn; the country is easy of access
wood and water are plentiful water
power for machinery can be procured
almost anywhere; roads are easily
constructed; the climate during the
Summer months, is delightful, and We
are informed that the Winters are not
so extremely cold, notwithstanding
snow falls to considerable depth; the
Summer range for stock is excellent:
game Of all kinds is to be met with in
abundance, little north Of this point;
the clear, cold, beautiful waters of the
creeks, rivers and lakes throughout the
country, are alive with excellent fish,
and ahe scenery in the mountains is
grand and picturesque beyond descrip-
ton. Thousands Of prospectors are
enjoying all these pleasures here this
Summer. Go where you will you will
find them camped in some cool, &C.
quested spot by the mountain stream,
engaged in fishing, hun,ihg. digging
with pick and shot0l on the hill side,
stalking of claims or developing
find" A few have made discoveries
which will place their owners in rank
with the millionaires of the worl !, and
many have, and will, realicr handsome.
ly from the salo Of localities; others
again, believing they have bonanxas Of
immense value. refuse to sell, prefer.
ing, rather, TO work their mines and
be benefited thereby. Few will come
out OF the Summers campaign with.
out making locations--some valuable,
and some worthless as q matter OF
cour c---and VIII n. under the genial
influence Of Soils blight rays next
Spring, the coming Winters snow
shall have disappeared, the same busy
scenes will again he enacted, with per.
hnps an increase in. numbers Of adven-
urous prospectors, knowing experts
and enterrrising capitalists, and that,
too, with chances more favorable than
those OF the present season. Tho
country is new, and the mines, as yet,
undeveloped, but enough is already
known, we think, to warrant any res.
sonable and fair minded person in re-.
gardiny it as rich, permanent and ex-
tensive mining section. The ledges
are largo and numerous. and carry.
almost without exception, high grade
ores. The great need of the country
at present is mills for the reduction Of
ores. The mines are here to Justify
their erection; the facilities are here
and the lsborers are here. Capitalists,
mine owners and business men of this
section cannct long afford to overlook
such an important item to
the welfare and prosperity Of all.
When q sufficient NUM- er of mills are
put in operation and the money paid
out here for the labor Of reducing the
ores, then, indeed, will this Wood
river country be o great. prosperous
and permanent mining center, second
to none on the Pacific Coast-or else.
where: for that matter; and, that this
will eventually be the case, is, in our
judgement, only question of time.
By the time Winter sets in there will
be in operation one quartz mill and, at
least, four sn,elters. Others will be
added t. this number, year after year.
until the dems nds of the country are
satisfied. Three out of these four, we
understand. are to have working ca.
pacity of 40 tons per days, and will
give employment. directly and indi-
rectly to about l25 men each. One
will be erected in Croy's gulch, just
west Of HALEY ono at Ketchum and
one Galena. Falk l. Co. s smelter, of
ifteen tons capacity, mile or 80
above HALEY, has made a trial run
wit very satisfactory results, but was
shut down for the purpose of putting
in a furnace bottom and procuring
iron for the fuxes. These wants, we
are informed by Mr.. Walters. while
visiting the last week. have all been
satisfied, and operations will be re-
sumed in few days. A considerable
quantity Of custom orc is already in
the yard at the mill, and at 'l., COM
pany's mine (the starr some Q tons
are awaiting the compilation f the
wagon road, which will be through in
about four days.-Audlanche.