The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-11-07
OUR MINES.


Ketchum on Warm Spring creek, Trail
creek Elkhorn, East Fork, Greenhorn,
Boulder and the Sawtooth is at this
point neutrality-suspicious. What six
months since were comparatively unde-
veIoped, unknown prospects have in
many instances become mines of the
first rank. The mines have universally
bettered their conditions, and every
where give the clearest evidence, both
in underground showing and ore ship
ments, of the most substantial nature;
the greatest extent, and the richest and
trnest lead veins in the universe. Their
smelters and ore on dump is everywhere
shown to exceed that of last season by
a very large per cent. While many of
the smaller mines have as yet made no
Philadelphia smelters alone, reduced
from the leading mines only, has already
amounted to over $928,680, or nearly
81 100000 which is more than three
times the amount produced by these
works, and nearly one third the bullion
out put of the entire Territory in 1882.
On Warm Spring creek the Ontario,
Irvine, Tenbroke, West Fork mines have
contributed largely to the shelters, and
the Queen of the Mountains, Poorman,
Alvia, Junction and Tenderfoot have
do in,
'82 TO a place of considerable import
ance as ore producers.
The Elkhorn yielded more in the
month of October by $4,000 than it did
during the entire season of 1882. 1t
employs forty miners, While then it EN-
ployed but eight or ten. It's mineral
seems exhanstless, and the mine is pay
ing the handsomest dividends. The
Baltimore mine, discovered last spring,
has as yet made 40 considerable ship
ments, but it may justly be called a
mine, and has large ore bodies in sight.
The Independence, also discovered
recently, is rapidly developing into a
fine mine and possesses a peculiarly in
the existence of free milling ore with ma
tive silver, and large amounts of rich
chlorides and sulphurets. This ore lies
in foot vein and is very rich. A foot
vein of galena is also obtained in the
sanre claim. It offers wonderful returns.
The MONDAY, adjoining the Elkhorn
on the west, is probably a continuation
of the same ledge. and it has been ex-
tensively worked during the past season
and made one of the chief contributors
to the Philadelphia smelters. It opera
ton is one of good dividends.
There are numerous other strikes in
the Elkhorn vicinity. but these are the
most noteworthy. Others of less i'm
portance, but now very promising pros
poets, are the Buckhorn, Parker, Harris
Badger. Quaker City, Eula and Mazep-
pa.
The Paymaster Group, on the East
Fork. has come to the front during the
past season rs the chief iron producer
in the Territory, while also considerable
lead ore has been shipped thence TO thu
smelters. The Pride of idaho, Silver
Fortune and North Star, hitherto LITTLE
known, have won the name of mines
and good ones, while the list of pros
poets recorded there during the pas
season is too long to mention.
In Greenhorn Gulch the Imperial, I'M
til this year undeveloped, is now ship
ping larger quantities of ore. and il
rapidly becoming important among til,
first mines of the country.
large number of claims have beer
cality fully up to our expectation in tn
possession of mineral wealth. and man,
of the older prospects, including TIL
Matte, Bromide, Three Friends an,
Lion, have been developed to some ex
tent toward the condition of real mines
Yet Trail creek. which we consider on
of the greatest natural tributaries t
Ketchum, ana that which is destined t
play very important part in the tutur
of our mining industry. needs capital
This district, alone. than which non
other offers better natural inducements
has yet to experience the developing in
fuence of capital. Lake creek, he
northern neighbor, where the well
known Homestake is situated. is in re
ality portion of her own locality.
The Rebellion aud 0phir claims, o
the headwaters of Boulder creek, hay
won considerable prominence. the fol
mer for its bright showing, and the lai
ter for shipments of ore to the smelter
1t has shipped between thirty and fort
tons of very high grade ore.
In the Sawtooth District the Vienn
and Mountain King mines of the Vienr
Company have been proven to be