The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-12-29


will be condemned and blackeyed
for a term Of years.
Other properties in Smiley Basin
are developing well, and some have
shipped nice lots Of high grade ruby
and antimonial silver ores. Notably
the Sclacc, owned by IIaggin 4
Hearst, Of San Francisco, one lot Of
80 tons shipped to Tie Kotchum
Smelter, went 365 ozs. per ton, and
lots more of the same grade is on
the dumps--all from mere develop
ment work. These parties also own
other promising mines, and it is one
Of the promising and encouraging
features of the camp that they are
operating therein extensively. AS
/ it Is a well known fact all over the
Pacific coast that Haggin & Hearst
usually operate with success. and
only where success il attainable and
sure
The Nellie Co, OF New York city,
have also been doing some good
showing work, taking out high grade
native and ruby silver ores in guam
tity. This company have some of
the very best mines in the district
in the Nellie, Lion, Nellie Extension
and Martin.
! Over the Sawtooth divide, on the
headwaters of the Smokes and south
Boise, new mining camps have been
struck that are said to promise well,
but the writer is not sufficiently ad
viaed to express any opinion there
on.
| At the hend of Beaver Canyon the
Pilgrim Co. have turned out fine
looking pile Of quartz of fully 800
tons, which Is said to average over
100 ozs. per ton, and inst above the
4 Pilgrim is the Bidwell & Beaver Elk
tension, which have both taken out
nice lots Of high grade ore and
shipped to Salt Lake, the same aver
aging 200 ozs. per ton. Still further
| up, and almost on the very summit
of the Sawtooth range, fully 10000
feet high, arc the Atlanta and Ida
hoan claims, owned by New York
ers, and perseveringly and slsillfully
managed by J. D. Murphy, p co
owner. These mines promise we'll,
and show nice lots of ore on the
dumps that speak for themselves.
The principal strike of the season
was the discovery OF the Silver
4 King, about two miles above Saw.
tooth, of which you made mention
soon after its location. Suffice to
say it still holds out as stripped in
length IL to Is feet wide, and o.
equally high grade ores, varying
from 100 to 1000 ozs. per ton.
The town of Sawtooth has i'm
proved little, rush being made
for Vienna early and held during
the construction Of the big mill. Blu
the latter town is very dull for Tho
winter, no business at all, in fact
being done, and to kill all future
prospects n couple OF land offic,
sharks and small eahbre surveyor
located Valentine scrip thereon, ane
now try to speculate off honest 10
Gators improvements. A little nc
tive border judicial procedure NIGH
, set desirable example in sucl
cases, It was reported that thu
management of the vienna CO..
mines had q hand in it, but for th,
credit of the company and safety o
their property, it is TO be hoped thi
is false,
! On the whole there has been
good large amount Of developin,
{ work done in the Sawtooth region
this season, and generally with judg
ment and discretion. Few proper
ties have been in the market, ant
owners are still inclined to bold ant
: work for themselves, which speak
volumes and more than anythin:
else for the district -