Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-10
BEYOND TIKI RANGE.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM THAT
SECTION.
Work Going On rs Before the Storm
Smiley's Emma Bonded for $1OO.O
Other Aines-The Johnson Mill to be
Started Up Soon.
Special correspondence of the rnKs.l

Notwithstanding the storms an,
heavy fall of snow here of late. boil
Sawtooth and Vienna are alive an,
active. Snow is by no means an EN-
barge on business and mining de
velopmens in this section of the coun
try, and every prospector and locate
of claims will do his assessmen
work in spite of bad weather A
few Of the more timid ones, to b,
sure, will shoulder their blankets ant
skip for warmer climes but tn,
hardy miner, the bone and sinew O
the country, will not be run ont by
few feet of snow. The snow is nov
however, fast disappearing under tn,
warm rays Of the sun, and the noun
tain roads will undoubtedly soon b,
passable again, and remain in gooe
condition for weeks, before the win
ter fairly sets in.
Your correspondent was invited, q
few evenings ago, to join party OF
seven men, armed with rifles, who
were on their way to watch for a huge
grizzly bear, which had made nightly
raids on the slaughter-p pen, about
five hundred yards below this place.
He acknowledgements men usually
DO decline on such occasions. Short
j. after dark, he heard volley which
startled the neighborhood, and went
down TO view poor Bruins corpse.
Alas poor Bruin. Heis destined to
lay IN his winter quarters, and suck
his paw through the dreary months
of another winter; for not one of that
gallant seven took good aim, though
he approached within ten PAGES of
their ambush, and was, they all de-
clared, as big as a COW.
One of the most profitable
schemes" INDUCED in by merchants
and saloon keepers in this section of
the country. is that of discountino
checks. Those who nave surplus
funds with which to carry on this
thriving business. make large profits
with little, if any, risk, there being
no banking houses here. For in
stance, a miner who had received a
check for $50 from the Senate Co.. Of
Galena, was compelled to pay a dis
count of $40, or over II per cent, to
get the cash, in Sawtooth.
The Solace mine is still turning
out its wealth Of ore, and a recent
shipment Of 80 tons to Ketchum.
netted So, $500.
Mr.. Smiley, from whom the valley
and creek wherein Vienna is situated
are named, is the owner Of the Emma
mine, on the summit of the mountain
above the Solace. The Emma is
looking splendidly. The owner
bonded it, a short time since. for
100000, and now says he will give
$4,000 to be released from the bond.
The Vienna Company will have
heir magnificent 20-stamp mill in
operation by Nov. Is, and it will
De plentifully supplied with ore from
heir two immense properties-the
Mountain King and Vienna.
A new strike in the Pilgrim, in
8eaver Gulch, is much talked Of. It
s said that the mine now shows over
81, 100000 in sight, besides $50 tons
If ore on the dump, averaging over
80 ounces of silver per ton.
The Sawtooth Gold and Silver
Mining Company have five claims in
Beaver Gulch-all Of which are be-
ng developed and show good ore.
The group is managed by H. Nc
Ianns, and most Of the stockholders
re Ogden parties.
The Columbia and Beaver mill was
tarted up and stopped, then started
Up and stopped again--and SO on.
The mill does good work-there is
10 doubt about that the Columbia
nd Beaver mines are good mines
here is likewise no doubt about that;
nut the managers of the property
eem to be unable to secure compe-
ent men for every department, and