The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-08-04
THE KETgHUM KEYSTONE,
Entered at the Postoffice at Ketch
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TOWN TEDfgGS.

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We hear wllisperings OF the discovery
of some more prospects.
Grouse are not SO plentiful around
Ketchum this year as last.
Henry Baker, Of the HALEY Times is
on his way to sawtooth.
Geo. Neither has received a fine buss
to put on between here and the springs.
Cosbow is doinga good express busi-
ness between here and the Guyer
springs.
stOld Dads" hack is loaded to it's full
capacity each way between here and
HALEY.
David Teachnor and partner were over
from East Fork of Wood River Wednes-
day.
il, Taylor was thrown from a horse
Wednesday and he received slight in
juries in the leg.
Jake Connors has gone to take ore
out of the Allen group Of mines, on
Warm Spring creek.
Asa Abbott and j. e. Carne have gone
to Haley to settle little difficulty be-
tween them before the District Court
The Baxter Hotel Register continues
to show the arrival from all parts of va
rious strangers, mining men and artist
ans.
Metcalf, of Steriitt & Metcalf, of Hail
ley, and Connolly, of Motherwe1 saloon,
are visiting Ketchum on business and
pleasure.
John Foster was in town last evening
from his mine near Boulder to secure a
Pack-train to convey q shipment OF ore
TO the Philadelphia smelters.
The old Holland saloon is rented to
Roseman g. Perkins, Of Haley, who viii
open a first-class saloon. They think
Ketchum is the best place on the River.
The mule teams of Mr.. Sharp, who
transported the Fisher gold mill from
Bonanza to the East Fork of Salmon
River, returned homeward bound last
Tuesday.
The Keystone Chop House is possessor
OF crayon artist of no meager skill.
His bill of fare board is always hastily
arranged, and we believe fully sustained
in table goods.
G. McVickar, the jeweler, has been
constantly busy in repairing watches,
&C., since opening III the express office
building, and seems to give good salts
faction in his work.
A social party took place at the Guyar
Springs Wednesday evening. where
gaiety, dancing and refreshments were
in order. We acknowledge the pleasure
Of an accepted invitation.
The HALEY Times thinks ore speci-
mems with ten per cent. native white
silver are something so usual on Wood
River as to elicit no praiser. We haven't
seen any yet, notwithstanding the fact
that we have visited all the best mines.
Mr.. E. Greene, the artist who has been
making drawing of the Philadelphia
smelters, bird's-eye view came into the
KEYSTONE Office his morning with the
result of his work. It is reduced to
16x22 inches, and is the best drawing OF
natural and artificial scenery we have
produced in this country. In faet, it is
approximately u perfect likeness.
The Silver King mine, in Beaver
gulch, Sawtooth district, has been sold
to Mathew L. Scott, of the Dayitt, for
$4,000. The Silver King was account
ed at the time of its discovery in the
KEYSTONE, which from time to time has
had occasion TO make its Improvement.
1t has developed into highly produc-
tive mine and produced about S35, 0G0
worth of milling ore.
Lew Walker, the coIored gentleman
who located 1G0 acres as O homestead on
the site OF the HALEY desert land. in
Guiding n portion of that town, will have
his suit with the Idaho Land improve
aent Company in the present session Of
the District Court His lawyers feel as
sured that should the District Court, and
even the Supreme Court of Idaho, de-
eide against him, the e. S. Supreme
Court will certainly decide in his favor.
Henry Ward Beecher's travelling man
ager has decided to use all possible per-
suasion in effecting visit of that cele-