The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-08-04
spOkEs or a.GNnUDR.

aud Important hedges, 81 uih1f"It ieiA-
tiigea III the character and axtciit OF DRESS
aaa mineral Ii the upper Wood River
country, and especially upon the various
ntfoams directly tributary % Ketehun,
ASS proceeded with greater yigor and
more Gathering reaugts during tue pres
estt summer than ever before. Tho re-
action IN business pursuits consequent
froa the fnse which beiell tIlis country
hast fail ansi even during tisa past spring
ewing 10 Wild cxasgarations on the part
u i few biiud Journals aud their cranks.
las percspfibiy worn away. A few per-
sisteat proapectura, whose former size
sesa induced them 10 return and carry
out tie dicsations OF their beliefs, have
MAda mss and startling discoveries Ia
our Immediate vicinity wlerefor months
and months IN the seaaons q 30, 81 and
"a the weary seeker passed over s'thou-
sandss which lily blind 10 the surface
ledge liuntar success has boon followed
by doubled research, Alon layo spread
ia great numbers over ths regions OF
l'Fall creek. Lake creek, Elkhofii, East
Fork aud Warm spring creek, % say
nothiAg u the sawsootn Everywhere
tlieir antildng energy haa been crowned
Nill moet ilAtteriug snecevs, and daily
reports arrive OF gldeaa herc, y copper
er dry ore discovery there and newly
developed hedges every wt.re 10 some
] xtestt, true, the krYsr0SE has avoided
aasntiun u these reports, and perhaps
wisely but The majority Of Thorn hsye
shown true eolofs, eui visit 10 any
part u the surrounding country whore
iow miners hsaye developed Il newly
discovered belt u caat their iot Ia tue
ppiRas indications q iron and gislena or
copper aud dry ores Is tho most COM
yiaelag, sAiie It II tru>s very crafty
lns thing. The business If tile Deputy
Aseeu1slcr lii this town has been two
hundred per cent. greater. and w dare
say ii behalt Of prospects 2nO per cont,
sieheF than during any previous season.
std tic purevstIble consequence If THE
lact Is marked IN tho uprising aud
healthy growth afan industrious commute
Alts Il il marked IN the encouraging
s4tlgAttess ~ tie tutnro seemingly IN
Asure Ior u and indicated % eyerS hand
hnd b uNsry action and sentiment aas-
Ing from ours AID neighboring people
Il i tsu universal inward slictation that
she "sasars great Of i,lallo. not only 81
Nood River. IL destisiesl. And yefs soon,
e eansro III this very place. Ketenum,
tho metropolis.
Our mining resources AZ the present
tine wese chieIis prospects one yeal
sinee. and such prospects as now seeu
every vnsre 10 iet tlae hits and moun-
tain sides IN no less than Il hull dozen
larSs and promising tributaries, which
esatre here ii Aetohala very like to tbs
#lsukes ia great wheel. The streams
nv have mentioned are largo tTshutll.
sles sud each u Thorn possessing dis
ssaet aud valuable mineral helts. Chal
ia. lionanka, neshas.e, Custer and til.
salmon 10 lAe north. sAwtaosh, Vienna
south Boise and Big smoky 10 Ia
sensh ~nss. Little s,aeky, Warn
sprlagr. iioxle Mountain and ireenhorl
10 he we@a, and Lake eneok, fnsts creek
Eikhorn. East Fork aud Star Meuniaii
se ths eass, sire all u them spoIes In th
mighty wheel that he naturally IN di
s,scE connection and absolute depend
essee Tor ease1 Communication with thl
point. the great haD from which the.
fs.Aiats, and ths immense Importance q
thvse mighty spoaes will some day NEE
The realization u our pioneers and ~
tura settlers Ia revolving wealth and in
dustry into the graes contrs Of thei