Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-08-20
THE UPPER CAMPS.
THEY ARE ALL DOING WELL. WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF GALENA.
The Vienna Mill Producing Abont $3.50
Per Day, on Low Grade Ore-The
Columbia & Beaver Mill to Start Up
SOon-Nnmber Of Men Employed -

Etc.
The most Aattering reports come
from all points in the upper country
all except Galena. That camp is
quite slow, the failure of the Senate
Company to fire up or elbow in,'' as il
is technically termed, their new Bottom
sampling and smelling works, having
given it quite back-set, and few Of
the other properties being worked to
any greater extent than for so-called
assessment or shedding" work. But
its day of prosperity cannot be far
distant. and next spring will doubtless
bring quite an awakening to the
camp.
Sawtooth, which has been quiesc-nt
all summer, is about to enjoy brief
season of liveliness. The Columbia
& Beaver Company's mill, to work by
the teaching process, will doubtless be
started up by the first of September,
as q few chemicals is all that is now
lacking. 1t will start up on Silver
King ore-of which supply sufficient
for fall run has been secured. A
few lots of ore from other properties
will also be worked, if the mill be.
HAYES and runs regularly. Mr.. Yer
nam, Vice. President of the Company,
who has $4,000 invested in the
Columbia & Beaver mill and mines, is
on the ground, and controls the bust
,sss or financial portion of the enter
prise. He says that he intends to
charge t35 per ton for working ores,
and to guarantee yield of 95 per
cent.
The mill will employ IL or Is men,
besides the woodchoppers, transfers,
miners, etc that will be required to
keep it going.
Work is being prosecuted at several
claims up Beaver, Jake's and Eureka
gulches, near Sawtooth--notably at
the Silver King, Columbia & Beaver,
ETC., in Beaver gulch, and at the
Lucky Boy, Scotia, and other claims
in Jake's gulch, aud between IS
AMI 100 men are employed there
altogether. This number will proba-
oily be reduced by half by the first of
December, the date set for the shut
ting down Of the Columbia & Beaver
mill, and the population then dwindle
down to minimum. The mill is ex-
pscted to work IL or IA tons per day.
In the town of Sawtooth there are
but three saloons occupied, two stores,
two lodging houses, two restaurants,
one livery and feed stable, and few
dwelling houses. The place is very
quiet. and no permanent improvem, mt
is looked for before next spring. Bv
that time the mill will be started up
permanently, and there will be d
general improvement ii, the district.
At Vienna the Vienna Companv's
mill has been running steadily for
about six weeks. TIE first week it
run on low-grade stuff, in order to fill
up the cracks in the pans, mortars, etc.
Since it has been running on good ore,
the mill has yielded l6 bars Of bullion
worth an average of about $500.
This is at the rate of about $3.50 per
lay. The mill having II capacity of
70 tons, this indicates an average
yield OF $3.50 per ton-whch is
probably about the correct amount.
)f the 20 tons worked daily, about II
ons are from the Mountain King and
light tons from the Vienna mine
10Th Of which are the property Of tine {
Vienna Mill Company. The King !
re is Of ow-grade, while the Vienna
IRE is quite rich, and by mixing the $
NO good result is obtained. The i
ost of mining and milling should not !
exceed $50, and thus leave a profit of {
1890 per ton The ore bodies in t
light in the Mountain King and i
Jenna mines are very extensive, and I
mple to keep the mill running for at v
east three years. Specifications are !
eing prepared for 10 additional "
lamps which are to be put in next o
oring-thus adding 10 tons to the S
ally capacity of the mill. The mill o
I'd mines of the Vienna Companv Il