The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-03-02
OUR GALEAA LETTER.
MAKING READY FOR THE
"SPRING BOOM
GALEsA, Feb. q, 1899.

Deem gradually disappearing At
present it ia down to the depth Of
two and half feet Before the
| ihaw commenced it measured five
feet. Now that spring seems to
have opened, the Alturas Hotel ii
being renovated and made complete
IN every particular; its patrons will
be received in a cordial manner and
accommodated to the utmost ex-
tremes. Also the Eureka House is
in frst-class order and prepared to
accommodate guests without mum
Der Persons going through to
Sawtooth and Vienna need not be
afraid of having to starye on the
road. neither need they carry their
blankets with them, as GaIena has
IN store a goodly supply Of all kinds
Of provisions, and neither of the
above-named houses spare money or
/ pans in furnishing their tables.
The road at present ia open TO
distance of three miles to this side
of Boulder Station, and will be open
to this place in about four days
longer. Mr.. Bradley, the mail con-
tractor, is pushing work ahead on
the road with all possible speed, in
order to be prepared to meet the
overly big rush that is anticipated
that the early spring will bring us-
The mail is being carried through
from Ketchum to this place in a
day, thereby making hssty commun-
ications with the outside world
AS the mines still continue to
show up well lively and prosper
Gus season is expected by all, Tbs
Wellington mine, owned by Joun
Carey, Of this pIace, and Mrs. MINI
Lane. of Bellevue, looks we'll, and
promises with the proper develop
meht TO be one OF our leading mines /;
it il situated on Senate Hill and is
bounded on the nerth by the Con-
way Castle, on the east by the Chief
and on the west by the Senate II
has been opened BY central shalt
| and incline. At present tho tunnel
ID in 80 feet, and AT the face SHOWS
ledge three and bait feet IN width
| with pay streak OF ten inches.
Tho incline is in to the depth OF 3s
feet, with shaft sunk thereon, the
ledge to the depth OF Is feet, which
shows body OF ledge matter four
feet il width with five inches OF
very high grade ere. Two assays
/ having been made give returns OF
s14G per ton, and $40 per ton from
the ledge in full There has been
seven tons OF ore extracted and now
on the dump which will average
$40 per ton. This ledge is trace
able the full length OF the location
| $500 feet) and several openings
/ prove it to hold ita own, anu also
to have good and we'll defined walls.
| Tbs ledge Is composed OF white
/ quarts in lime formatlon 1t Is also
surrounded with an abundance OF
tine timber, and most magnificent
spring of water not further than so
feet away This spring is owned
| by the Wellington mine.
| The Alaska mine ID owned by
John Carey individually. and is
also located on Senate Hill, Is an
extension Of the famous Red Cloud
mine. 1t IS well supplied with tim
Der and water, and located where
the best OF facilities for working
purposes can be had. It has been
opened By shaft which is down 10
the uSpth Q. 50 Ieet, exposing : ledge
four and 3 hiatt feet ia width, with
twelve inches Of steel galena and
yellow carbonate ere. which assays
lao ozs- per ton. There is Eve tons
on the dump and plenty more in
/ sight. The walls are well defined
and in lime formation. II is too
bad that these properties do nos fall
into the hands of companies who
wculd be able to develop them at
once, as Development is all that is
needed TO rank them with the lead
ing mines of the camp A. s. A
| The water pipes and other hxings
at tie Guyer Warm Springs, ARE all