Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-03
JOTTINGS.


on the Old Abe mine.
Ask for Jersey Lily Complexion
Powder. rs cents, best.
Daniel Holland, an old-time miner
If Frisco, Utah, is now seriously i'll at
the county hospital, with pneumonia.
Ribbon ends for crazy quilts, at
Leon Fuld's postoffice store.
A new frame building is being
erected near the public school, and
another near Croy street and Second
avenue.
Standard playing cards al Bartsch
/ Willis's, Main street. Haley. a23tf
Mrs. c. H. Clay, who has been
seriously Ill the past few weeks, is not
vet considered out of danger-the re.
suit of injuries received ON the o. S. L.
Go to Mrs. Fishers for finest cigars,
tobacco, fruits, and fresh candies. aga
Carpenters started at work this
morning on a building adjoining KEEL
logg's saloon, on Main street, above
the Merchants Hotel. 1t will be &C.
cupied by DR.. Murray as an office.
Go to 1000 Main street for fruit,
vsge ables, tobacco, cigars and no.
tons
Ed. Stott was brought to the Hotel
de Furey last night from below, and
is held for settlement of various bills
against him. His creditors claim that
he was endeavoring to jump the
country.
DR.. NJ. w. Johnson, of Ketchum,
was in town to-day, on the way down
to his ranch near Blacks Station, Is
miles south of Haley, where he in
tends to make arrangements for plant
ing 60 acres of his ranch to wheat.
NJ. Hynes yesterday visited the
Narragansett and Iron mines, on a
commission from Joseph Morrill,, and
found the property in fine shape. A
few feet beyond the Narragansett To-
cation groupings were found which
carry eight inches of fine ore which is
considered first-class.
Superintendent Chase, of the
Davitt, has recently added several
men to his crew of miners. 1t is re-
ported that the ore-body improves
every foot in depth, and the mine
shows three times the quantity of ore
at present that was exposed when
work was begun recently.
Dyer & Son have finished the burn
uing of their first lime kiln, and will
pull the fires to-day and take
out 500 bushels of No. l lime. The
charging and burning of this kiln har
occupied five days. Lath and plastes
will soon take the place of lining and
reduce the insurance rates.
The Wood River Ice Company,
Treat & Martin, managers, have three
capacious ice-houses-one at Broad
ford, one at Bellevue, and one at Hal
ley-in which is stored 1900 tons of
crystal ice of the clearest water. They
have teams secured, and are prepared
to make daily deliveries of ice in any
quantity, and to all parties who desire
any left.
"Red," confined i'll jail for some
time past, has been SO boisterous of
late that the jaiior was compelled to
keep him closely confined. During
the past few days the prisoner has an
noyed the neighborhood by loud cries,
and Sheriff Furey is considering the
advisability of placing wristlets and
stretchers upon him, which is the best
known remedy for such subjects.
L. E. Stanton yesterday went pros
pecting, and soon found and located
TWO mine claims between Rock Creek
and Wood River, which he and others
regard as being on the same vein as
the Eureka, as the groupings and ore.
as well as the country formation, are
similar. The locations are only half a
mile south Of the Emigrant road, and
anumber of prospectors have started
out for the new district.
To-day force of men were put to
work on the Allen group of mines un-
der the direction of Messrs Conner 6
McGregor the well-known mining
men who recently negotiated for this
property. The Allen group consists
OF three valuable mines, situated OH
warm Spring Creek, six miles west
cry from Ketchum and four miles
from the Philadelphia Mining Com
pany's Smelling works.
Z: Thompson, who arrived Satrr,
gay from New York City, came here
with the intention of investing in min
ing property. He visited the Bullion
TTayaower, Rising Sun, Old Abe
eureka, Giant and other mines neaI
bullion, and expresses himself as much
more pleased than he expected te
Ie. tie intends making a second anc
larger examination of the Bullion
"ihes. Mr.. Thomson is the gentle