Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-06-14
LITTLE WOOD RIVER.

trict, Muldoon being the chief camp.
This is called the second in size and
richness to the Bullion district. In
addition to large veins of galena, car
rying from $50 to $3.50 silver per ton
and 60 to 50 per cent lead, large
strikes of sulphuret-roasting ores have
been made. These mines are owned
by Philadelphia company.
THE sAwTooTH REGION.
Fifty miles north of HALEY, by a
good road and over the divide that
separates the waters of the Wood
river from those of the Salmon, is the
Sawtooth region, which, although "a
new country, has many good-paying
properties. The ores from this dis
trict are easily reduced by the roast
ing process. Two mills, one of 10
and the other of 20 stamps, are just
completed. This is good field for
the prospector, and new strikes are
reported daily.
HOW SOME MINES WERE FOUND.
"lf luck is with YOU" said an old
miner, ''you can strike it most any
where" and there is much more truth
than poetry in this saying For in
stance, the famous Minnie Moore mine,
five miles south of HALEY, was discov-
cred 10y ''tendertoot" who stopped
by the roadside to allow his pack horse
to rest. While sitting there he dis
covered some glis, ening particles in a
badger hole, aud, picking up hand
full OF dirt, discovered mineral of fab
ulous richness, and from that discov-
cry the mine above-named was located,
and is now valued at 100000.
Bay Horse gulch is another valuable
mineral belt, and was discovered by a
prospcctor whose horse had wandered
away from camp, and in searching for
him he was found in gulch that
showed indications of most valuable
mineral, and the Ramshorn mine, one
of this group, is valued at 100000.
"Honest john" a noted character
in Idaho, while hunting shot and woun-
ded deer, and while following the
trail ran across lode that protruded
five feet above the surface. He named
it the Elk horn mine, and it is valuable
property. AT the depth of 200 feet 4
solid vein OF carbonates and galena
six feet thick has been discovered.
TIE COST OF LIVING
is no more expensive than at any min
ing town on the eastern side of The
range, and the mining towns of Idaho
have one advantage that the former
cannot boast, that is the valleys OF
Idaho and Oregon are the finest graz.
ing lands in the world, and they pro-
duce innumerable herds of sheep anc
cattle, and the cost of beef and muttor
will not exceed that of St Louis
Lumber in all grades is quoted from
$40 to 800 per thousand feet; flour
81 to So per 100 pounds; potatoes, :
to 6 cents per pound.
Wages for laboring men will no
exceed that of the Western States
,, brlcklayers, So per day; carpenters
+ 80 to Sc; stone masols, S6; miners
81, and all lines of mechanical worl
will average about the same.
l forge; to mention that HALEY car
: boast Of two daily newspapers, tn,
, TINES and the News Miner. TIL.
, former leads, and was first issued from
a tent, and from that humble start ha
} grown and prospered, until now it oc
cupies row Of substantial buildings
; and is as neat and we'll conducted al
t Office as one would wish to see. an
under many obligations to Mr.. I. f
i'cotte, the genial editor and publish
or of this lively sheet, for the man,
courtesies extended.
4 The society and general deportmen
| of not only HALEY but all the mimi.
camps have visited is of the best
: There are the usual number of saloon
; and gambling houses, but they are
kept well in hand, and during IN,
5 stay failed to See or hear OF a tio
: or brawl, that has usually been al
hourly occurrence in the tilst settle
f ment Of a new country. The carry
t ing Of weapons is strictly prohibited
: IN the towns, and the days of the red
shifted desperate, with belt and boo
, full Of knives and revolvers, ha
passed.
; After travelling over the greater par
Of the Wood River valley and closel
observing its advantages and disadvan
| tages, | can sec no reason why thi
section should not become one of tn
: most populous in the land. There ar
plenty of valuable mines, and tn
: country is not half prospected: abund
, ance of water for irrigation purposes
and the finest cattle ranges in tn
, west. There is now direct railroa,
, connection from Haley to all point
i. over the Org on Short Line and Tn
ion Pacific, AMI not mile OF stagin.
will have to be done to reach thi
Mecca of the miner, prospector, lam
5 BUYER and tourist.
I Tho ,,a1,,la of tho Il, C,rnp< +ou,