Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-19
JOTTINGS.

Colonel Miller was down from
Ketchum to-day.
Sunday School and Bible class will
be held at 2 p. m. Tomorrow.
J.. S. Wallace returned to Haley
last night from the lower country.
Several miners from the Narrow
Gauge mines, OH Deer Creek, are in
town.
John Van. Setback returned yester.
day to Rocky Bar, where he is in
charge OF the Reeser quartz mill.
Tracklay,ng on the o. S. L., west
Of Shoshone, is progressing at the
rate of one and one-half to two miles
per day.
The Methodists of Haley propose
having a fine brick church erected
upon the lots owned by their denomi-
nation here.
Divine services will be held in the
schoolhouse tomorrow morning at ! l
o'clock. The Rev. E Pratt will offici-
ate. All are invited.
The $4,000 brick kiln just burned
by the Haley Brick Company, will be
opened tomorrow, and the brick de-
livered as fast as called for.
A large Fairbanks scales that can
weigh $500 pounds at one load has
lust been received by Coffin Bros,
HALEY. 1t is a real beauty.
A. Adams, the lumberman of
Ketchum, is in town making contracts
for deliveries of surfaced lumber-of
which he is the only manufacturer in
this section.
The Photographic car of the Union
Pacific Railway Company will leave
Shoshone for Haley in a few days,
taking views of the most agreeable
scenery along the route as it travels.
The town is getting livelier, and
the sidewalks on Main street are so
Instructed by men that the ladies
generally prefer to walk in the alleys,
when they can reach their destination
BY doing SO.
Mrs. and Miss Mo!lie Keown will
depart Tuesday next for Montana, to
reside there; Tom Marshall, whose
severe attack of pneumonia delayed
their departure, having fully recov-
cred.
A freight train was loading on the
track here, yesterday, with 70 tons of
base bullion from the Philadelphia
Companv's smelters at Ketchum. 1t
was taken on seven cars, and was to
leave for Omaha this morning.
Justice Hodson is in town from
Ketchum, and reports times much i'm
proved in that town, and the ne v
shelters of the Philadelphia Company
under way. The company employs a
large number of men in mining, tim.
bering, building, etc.
A scheme is on foot to construct
arge tanks or ponds on the banks of
Silver Creek for the purpose of rails
ing fish for market. The plan pro-
posed is similar to that adopted in
Nevada, California, and in other sec
ions, which has proved both feasible
md profitable.
Mr.. Dickinson, of u. T. Bramble &
Co., proprietors of the Merchants
Transportation Line, is arranging to
contract for the delivery of ores from
Ill points in the Wood River country
70 the railroad, at HALEY, and to load
with merchandise at the railroad on the
eturn trips. The company have 60
pules and IS heavy wagons now in
own, ready for business.
Superintendent Asa w. Clark, of
he Narrow Gauge group, Deer Creek,
Colonel George R. Clark, 7. J. Cooper,
md Mr.. Somers, Manager of the Blue
line of Fast Freight, arrived last
hight from Chicago. The three last
banned gentlemen are interested in the
dayAower mine, of Bullion, and will
femain week or ten days, to look
liter some desirable mining property.
hey prefer a mine to a prospect, and
'ould rather pay $250,OOO or more for
claim than lesser amount.
]. o. Swift started out four men
his morning, to commence develop
nent work on his famous Galore
nine, in the Smokey District. The
n'ne, so far as opened, shows strong
lody of ore, and four assays made by
Daft gave returns as follows: Sill
Ier, 629.25 ounces, 43.74 ounces,
SS.4S ounces, 1,2l6.S1 ounces, and
80 per cent lead to the ton. MIR.
pw'tt will soon have pack-train en-
l:oyed bringing out ore and returning
nth supplies.
Henry Kohlepp, brother of George
aohlepp, proprietor Of the HALEY
brewery. has arrived from Oregon
ity, Oregon, to visit his brother.
.e can be readily distinguished on the
@eet, as he is just one foot three and
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