The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-09-15
NIsEse NofEs.


Kctchum and bailey and was dis
covered last July bY Pat Flynn, an
old resident pf silver City Idaho, |
and lucky miner II is oned by Patti
and his three partners, who have
until recently done no more than
work 81 representation They how
ever began work in earnest Q short
time since. and during the fust two
weeks Of operations. with four add
tional miners. took out and sold
enough ore TO net each owner $1,000
The vein is . solid sheet Of galeaa
sixteen inches thick, that win ASSAY
40 ozs per tor in silver, and 70 per
cent lead The owners have been
offered $4,000 for the mine, but
are holding it for sale at 100000.
THE THaEE FRrEens.
The Three Friends Boon and
Watson owners located on the
south side of Lake creek, is looking
well and the boys feel assured that
they have good thing. II is a
81 foot ledge Of galena and white
quartz, with good walls, is in lime
stone formation, and will assay from
20 to 1876 ozs. The shipping ore
will average about 100 o2s Its di-
rection would indicateit to be con
tinuation Of the Homestake,
THE IRWIN.
Since recent discoveries made on
this mine it has over three feet
nearly of solid. firstsclasa ore,
with no waste matter. The vein
pitches into the mountain side, with
a coed wall, and a clay gouge
IN THE ONTARIO
A strike was made last Wednesday,
disclosing ore Of the same character
precisely as the preceding claim.
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1t is high grade and carries grey
copper These two deposits are
2,00ofeet apart and are on the same
vein no doubt. but between them on
THE NIAGARA.
Are groupings q hundred times
larger than those of eitherthe Irwin
or Ontario, and when this claim is
properly developed, there IS no
doubt that the Roston Company
will have bonanza.
LAKE eRHHE
The Homestake on Lake creek
recently produced sample of or
which assayed a38 ozs. The Minis
continues worthy Of its reputation, :
one Of the finest showings ever dis
covered in the country
The Merrimack, recently sold fol
s7,00O.00, IL being worked lightly
BY the new preprietors,
The Shaw, another extension 0
the HomestaSe, is also being oper
ated on a suall scale, and shows N
good ore.
THE VENICE.
w nomski has struck it at last il
the Venice, on East Fork. Thi
claim is no doubt an extension 9th
North Star, and although Mr.. Dom
ski has been working on goo,
stringers for two years. he failed t
strike the main ledge until last week
when q Is foot tunnel cut throug
a ledge two and half feet in width
eight to ten inches of which wi
yield 200 ozs, to the ton, while or
pockets are found which give til
large assay of 1000 ozs. The ledg
was found dipping to the hill, contrs
ry to expectation, and will be opene
by extending the two lower tunnels
one Of which is Is feet IN length an
$ the other 100, Mr., Domski has 6
E ereised considerable perseverance
and rsa ara iaJpnsaa. tFe- lasais. .tyl,etsI7
LITTLE SMOKY.
Our correspondent from Lit
Smoky says A P Minear has a fer,
: Of eight men opening up the Pc
n berthy and MeElhaney mine. whic
], he lately bought Most Of the wor
}. SO far has been done on the ophi
/ The vein is about four feet THE
!. and while it is notas high grade Of
! as some mines. it viii average s.
! 70 $50 in silver and about 80 p,
/ cent. lead per ton.
Q The Smoky Bullion and PROV
il denee mines are on the same loo