Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-01

THERE Is A WORLD OF 1T IN THE
IDAHO CAMPS.

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the Wood River, Sawtooth and Yankee
Fork Districts Centres like Butte,
Gunnison and Tombstone Predicted for
Idaho.
Omaha Herald July al
No one who has not visited the new
mining camps in Idaho can form a
fair idea OF their richness and extent
Mr.. Robert +. Strahorn, whose name
is synonym for accuracy and good
judgment, has given Herald report
er points on the mines on Wood river
and bavond.
The Wood river mines arc piling up
hundreds and thousands ftons of ore,
awaiting the completion Of the Wood
river branch Of the Oregon line Of the
L. p. R'y.
Among these mines is the "Minnie
Moore" with over half million dol
lars in sight, and in which strike was
recently made of ore running from
81 900 to $4,000 per ton.
Another mine is the '.Mayhower,"
just sold to J. V. Farwell, of Chicago,
for $4,000, which last year produc-
ed 1000 tons of ore, which sold for
100000.
The go. H." another mine, is now
filling a contract for 1000 tons Of ore
at an average of $50 per ton. 1t is
being hauled 1870 miles by wagon, and
over 200 by rail to Salt Lake.
The 'ldahoan' is another mine in
which a rich strike was recently made
of six feet of solid galena, worth on an
average of S125 per ton, and which it
is expected will yield in the neighbor-
hood Of 100000 this year at the pres
ent rate Of production.
The Bullion and "Jay Gould are
two Of the finest mines, which last year
yielded about S25O,00o and this year
will more than double their Weld.
The West Fork groups ore bodies
are so large that they now regularly
supply a forty-ton smelter; and an
additional smelter OF the same size is
being built. Whenever these mines
have been sunk upon any distance, it
has been found that the veins hold
strong at those depths as far as gone
in some cases Running from 200 to
300 feet.
North of these is the Sawtooth re-
gion, also discovered year ago last
summer, in which the ores are Of the
roasting and free milling character.
The prominent mines are the "Vien-
na," "Solace," "Mountain King
''Lucky Boy" "Columbia," which are
meeting all the expectations of last
summer and are producing wonder
fully rich su'rhuret, ruby and native
silver ores.
Two very large stamp mills are be.
ing built in the Sawtooth region which
will greatly increase the yield OF this
region and of Idaho generally.
The miners of Wood River, Saw.
tooth and the tributary districts are
beginning to estimate what the yield
will be. When the railroad reaches
Haley it will ship from 10000 to 15,-
600 tons of ore and bullion, worth
from $2,O0a,o0O to $3,00O,OOO; and in
any event the yield will closely ap-
proach these figures. This is reall,
the first season of thorough develop.
ment Of these mines. Heretofore the
miners have stripped the surface
This yield should not be COMPOUNDED
with that of the Yankee Fork country
north of the Sawtooth, where the Gus.
ter mine yields an additional $780,.
00o and other mines in the distric,
will carry the yield Of Yankee Fork
up to million and half.
All Ct these mining districts are
naturally tributary to Omaha, anc
their business can be obtained i
Omaha will make any effort for it.
Mr.. Strahorn considers the mine.
ahead of any cluster of equal extern
that has been ever seen, and believe.
that the completion of the railwa,
will see several such centres As Butte
Gunnison and Tombstone created il
Idaho.