Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-08-03
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Pat Furey, brother Of Sheriff Chas
Furey, left to-day for Sawtooth, and
will thence &, to Atlanta, to remain
in business.
A fiat.bottomed boat, with a square
sail, is being constructed for u pleas
ure tri p down Wood River to the fish
ing grounds.
Sam. Linkton is suffering from a
bilious turn, and visits the hot springs
almost daily, as he is deriving great
benefit therelrom.
Mrs. Leon Fuld will return to Hal
ley next week, and be accompanied
by her sister, from Idaho City-Mrs
lsadore Smith-who will remain here
30 days.
HALEY is not far behind Chicago in
heavy operations. The latest trans
action is an alleged corner in iron ore
manipulated by a syndicate Of home
capitalists.
To-day another freight train towing
three cars loaded with base bullion
bars from the Philadelphia smelter
pulled out for Omaha. The value Of
the bullion shipped is s2l, 800.
Sheriff Furey received letter to-
day from Deputy Jack Campbell, who
states that he arrived al Portland all
safe with his insane companion, Eek
stein, who will be left there in the
asylum.
Should the suit now pending re.
garding the Garfield mine be settled
favorably, the owners will employ a
crew Of miners and developments be
started which, it is expected, will en-
nance the value Of several adjacent
mine locations.
This morning spectators on Main
street were specializing on the APP
,earance of what seemed to be a
,eavy fog bank rising over Croy ouch
1t turned later that it was only Mike
Gibbons coming down from the Orua.
ment and Ohio mines.
Colonel Broadhead reports every.
thing up Sawtooth way in very
prosperous condition, many times
better than last season, ami the mills
will soon be pounding out money
He says Red Fish Lake is now fulle,
with water than ever before.
a. l.. Rinearson will return to Boise
City Monday next. He is surveying
on the irrigating canals being con
structed under contract by MIR. O2il.
vie, second son of Lord Og;lvic-en-
terprises which will place many thou
sands of dollars in circulation in that
section.
J If additional stonecutters can be
secured to work on the courthouse
foundation, the stone ma>ons will be
ready to give place to the brick
masons by the latter part Of next
week. The stone work is now all
around about three feet high and pro-
eressi G fast.
Fred. w. Bradley came down from
his mines on Deer creek last evening
dotted his mining rig, and is visiting
his old friends in his store clothes
Mr.. Bradley is the happy possessor OF
some mine claims now undergoing
development which give promise Of
millions in sight before long.
If old F'luvius does not stop the
food gates soon lie will break ny
and place in bankruptcy all the irri
eating ditch companies, as at thi.
rate crops can be raised here by rain
fall as we'll as in Oregon. The i'm
migration from Kansas is changing
the climate.
Barney Clarke, the whilom saloor
chief of Bodie, California, and an old
timer on the Coast, Yesterday pur
chased the Nevada Retreat Saloon
next door above Oldham's, where lie
had grand opening and big game
of poker running undr the manage.
ment of popular dealer.
Frank Scott 'lonned his Mining sui
to-day. and with complet prospect
iny outfit # for Little Lost River t,
examine mining claims in the Blacl
burn District. Mr.. SCOTS visit ma,
result in one or two important min,
Londings that may lead to the bette
development of that district.
Messrs. J astram and Cass are il
town from near the head of Timbe
gulch. They have sunk third shat
on the Winnie mine, to a depth Of :,
feet, and timbered it. The vein i
six feet between solid walls, and con
siderable gray copper and chloride or
has been secured, and now lays on tn