The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-02-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
Thirty-inch Snowfall In Twenty
four Hours - Thermometer
Sixty-four Degrees Below
Zero at GaIena --- Mining
News, Etc.
GALENA, Feb. 5, 1883.

GALENA, Feb. 5, 1888.
EDITOR KEYSTONE: Since writing
my last we have had quite a storm,
snow falling to the depth of 80
inches in "a hours time, and fol
lowed by intensely cold weather,
and on the morning of the Cd the
thermometer registered SO below
zero at this place and 60o below at
Sawtooth; on the morning of the
Sd it was down to COZ below at
both this place and Sawtooth, on
the morning Of the 4th it was down
to 640 below at this place and COZ
at SaWtooth Now, at the time of
this writing, 8 O'Clock p. M, down
to 400 below zero, and and should 1t
continue to fall until morning it
will be about 400 the coldeat
weather ever before known in Idaho
but as everybody is well supplied
with wood, every one seefns to be
comfortable and only prays for more
cold
This week / will live mention
ings OF the Comet mine, owned BY
Mr. A. b More This valuable
piece Of property is situated in
Beaver Gulch, between the famous
Senate Hill and the Quimby Hili.
one and one half mile from Galena,
and is bounded on the west by the
Last Chance and on the south by
the Senate This mine las / may
term it, has been opened up by
means Of a cut which strips the ledge
for so feet in length and Is feet in
depth, showing fine body of high
grade ore feet in width, with a
very rich pay streak of IL inches,
consisting Of galena, gray and vel
low carbonates with ruby silver.
From this some four or FIVE different
assays have been made, giving a re
turn from so to 1900 ozs. per ton,
OF this ore there is about 20 tons on
the dump.
The Last Chance, No. 2, also
owned by Mr.. More, has two dis,
tinct and well defined lodges, witt
| both foot and hanging walls; IL sit
uated in Bear Guleh, one and on
aalf miles from Galena. One i
known az the Last Chance, th,
other as the Asylum; running par
allel With one another. They ar
bounded on the east by the Comet
and on the south by the Modoe, an
On the west by the Flora Tn
Asylum has been worked by cuts
ilfferent ones, and almost connect
ing for 600 feet along the ledge, OK
posing Il very fine body Of orc 70
that distance along The ledge Tb
cuts are down to tbs depth of from
8 to 20 feet which reveals good
feet of ledge matter and Is niche
Of pre-, consisting of galena and cal
donates. Assays having been mad
, proves the ore to be worth from t
! 300 ozs. per ton From this min
there has been about 20 tons Of or
extracted and now on the the dunn
] The other is known as the Las
+ Chance; 1t has been opened by cut
! and also tunnel The tunnel Is /
] to the depth of 90 feet and shows
: feetot lodge matter with IL inches {
] high grade ore, which assays fipl
> Ito $50 oza per ton, this z incht
: being solid galenai From this thel
:, has been 10 tons extracted and {
T present on the dump This propert
is traceable for at least 800 feet, an
T he's well defined walls. Howeve
# to make mines Of these prospects q
! that is Needed is development, ar
If this will be given them as early
Q the coming spring will permit. The
. ars well located, beihg well supple
# with The Finest 81 timber and > goo
e spring Of wateE AS natural wage
il road runs Immediately to their dun
u They are also within thrse-q quartz
i. ofa mile ofthe Senate Shelter, thei
= :. fore transportation Of the ores is
N small consequence a S. A.
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