The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-11-07

mill OF that company. The Solace, one
Of the richest mines at Vienna, has been
comparatively dormant MS an ore ship
per. but large quantities OF the finest
milling ore have been extracted and de-
veloped ready for reduction facilities
| that will very probablp be imported by
that company early in 1884. The Nellie,
Emma, Friend, Lucre, Morning Star
and Excelsior have all produced good
shipping ore and are accounted first
class mines, bnt, like the Solace, await
better reduction facilities that viii ev-
eventually be offered by home industry.
Near Sawtooth City. Che Silver King
mine has become immensely prominent
as yielder Of high grade milling ores,
about 400 tons OF which it has produced
during the season. The Columbia &
Beaver mill bleaching process) has been
steadily and successfully employed on
these ores since the 18th Of August. The
Pilgrim, Columbia, Beaver, Jubiter,
Scotia, Atlanta, Lucky Boy, Hidden
Treasure and Nellie have also won the
reputation Of good mines this year and
all have effected more or less develop
ment work. The Pilgrim and Atlanta
have produced considerable quantities
of ore, especially has the former, which
has on dump several hundred tons of
the highest grade. One year ago none
of these were worthy of more than the
title OF undeveloped prospects.
There are good mines at Galena,
mentioned in several instances, but the
calamities which beset that camp in
the want of proper working capital, has
caused general dormancy among the
mines. The Senate, Dirego, Tender
foot and Rosa were the only ones ope-
rated during the past season, and these
but lightly. There are, however, no
better lodges in any portion of the Wood
River country.
Big Smoky shares the credit of pos
sessing good mines and holds up the
Silver Star, Nevada and Shenandoah
lead mines, and the Lucky Jim and
Il
ties well developed, and second to none
in the possession of good, true fissure
veins, in the country. The operations
there, though moderate, have far ex-
ceeded those of last year, and the show
ing is excellent. The great drawback to
Big Smoky is we'll known to be the want
of capital investment to open the coun-
try up to transportion by the construc-
ton of good road leading to Wood
River. 1t has no outlet save by pack
animal carriage, and like hidden treas
IRE of great value is at present necessa-
rily of no benefit to the world. The
Carrie Leonard is good mine that was
developed last year, but has been com
paratively inactive this year.
The mines of the Bullion Consolidated
Mining Co., on Little Smoky, have
greatly improved and in spite of gross
mismanagement present better show
ing two to one than they did one yea
/ ago. Large building improvements amt
: concentrating works have been put up.
/ on them, and their importance as ore
$ producers remains to be established il
: another season.
The Fisher gold mine and mill, or
I the headwaters of the East Fork of the
e Salmon, is thing of the present yea
: in origin operation and reputation
Here five stamp mill pounds ont 500
!, per day to the owners, and the ledge i
gradually being developed into one o
immense riches. It was recently bond
{ ed to Col. W. Fl. Brodhead
e The mines of Bellevue and Haley W,
7 leave for the representative sheets o
those places to account for; suffice It Il
G saw they have made marked advance
I ment in importance.
Q The mines of Bullion are chief o
!, chiefs of the lower country. and are n
: present working with force doubl
{ that employed a year since, and an &C
tivity nowhere met with, outside o
Ketchum, in the Territory. Two hun
: bred men are employed at the Bullion
: mine; which ships an average of tw,
G car loads daily Forty men are EN-
ployed at the Mayfiower mine; twenty
Il five at the Idahoan, and twenty at til
+ Jay Gould.
Q Hundreds of prospects all over th
y country in every direction have com
e to light during the past summer an
q fall and the Recorders books show o
: least three times the number of loca
s. tions for 1883 to date, that they show fo
lie the year 1882. Many of them are m
q douhtedly deserving of mention as pros
= poets of the brightest conditions. bu
= for the most part they are either too In
e fantiIe as ore producers, or too littl
l. credited by the public to rank anon
,e the noteworthy mines of the country.
Even vet, the mineral developments {