Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-16
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A gentle shower this morning.
Six barrels of lager beer are brewed
every week by the HALEY Brewery.
HALEY now boasts of an entire brick
block, which Is known As the Bullion
Block.
The clear, bracing weather in summer
on Wood River has an exhiierating effect
upon visitors.
The family Of Mr.. Jackson, foreman
Of the Mayflower, is expected from the
East every day.
Only two patients remain at the Hot
Springs Hospital, and both of them are
able to be about.
Mrs. CIV. Whitney arrived from Cal
ifornia : few days ago, to join her hus-
band in Bullion.
Yesterday was lively day for hacks
and livery men. Not Il rig Of any sort
was to be had. after II o'clock.
A good number 10 hydraulic ram is
just the thing 70 afford the town public
water works on moderate scale.
The Warm Springs mines are ready
to contract for wood sufficient to employ
$50 woodchoppers until snow flies.
The rooms of the Bullion Miners I'M
ion have been re-papered, and are other
wise undergoing a thorough renovation.
Electric lights will be in order after
the telephone. They are already intro
duced at the Ketchum and Muldoon
smelter.
Spring chickens, killed and cooked to
order, ut the Delta Chop House, on
Bullion, between Main street and First
Avenue.
If you want to while away an hour
comfortably while drinking glass OF
good beer, 60 to George Kohlepp's Hal
ley Brewery.
All any news dealer for copy Of the
TINS map Of Wood river. 1t is the
most accurate extant, and only costs 2;
cents per copy.
The Penberthy brothers, of the Onta-
rio mine, Smoky District, left town this
morning for their mine. The Ontario il
showing up finely.
The San Francisco boot-blacks in towr
say this Is u way.up cOuntry-only foul
shines for dollar, while they gave q
for 4 dollar in San Francisco.
A French cook is understood to be en-
gagged in Paris for the Merchants Hote
dining rooms, and the menu will appear
in French, Italian and English.
Little excuse can be had for idle mel
on Wood River, as work Of everydescrip
ton is to be had, and most any man Cal
earn four dollars per day in the timber
Joe Lennon and Colonel Blakely, WIN
have secured valuable interests in tn
Smoky Dristrict, are out arranging TO
operating them, and will return to tow
on Friday.
L. F. Butler has bought half inter
est III Mr.. Fuller's livery business in Bul
lion, and will conduct it in connection
with his stage business between Halle.
and Bullion.
Seven additional miners were placed a
work yesterday upon the Jay Gould ant
Nayfiower mine, and more men will b
added to the force rs fast as room can b
made tor them.
Lew. Dorsey was in his element yes
ter, when he cracked his whip over hi
four-in-hand, as he drove up and dow
Main street on the way to and from tn
picnic, with loads of passengers.
The Sisters of Charity, who came t
Wood River to collect funds for their no;
pftal In Salt Lake City, have about cor
cluded their labors here, and are taking
brief rest at Miss Dougray's, in Bullion
before retracing their steps.
Nearly all the mining properties i
Bullion District have changed owner
one or more times, and rs still NOR
active interest is shown by investors
that direction, the valuation is steadil
increasing, and higher prices are name
for locations.
1t ia stated that the cause for the della
in the arrival Of the Blackfoot stage til
past two days, is that twelve horses b.
longing to the stage company were ri
off by horse-thieves last Sunday nigh
The agent here says he has not been il
formed of any such occurrence.
William Gallagher, the well-know
mining expert, in the employ of Haggi
d Tevis, Of San Francisco. IL now in II
upper country. Mr.. Gallagher has tra'
eled over the Pacific Coast, been engage
in mining in Arizona. New and O
Mexico and elsewhere, and states it as h
opinion that Wood River gives gre
promise Of taking the lead in bullie
production.