The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-02-23
Ia44axA. FEB. 10, 1883.

ELifrfs - aiSsA. lHFouSH he
columns 4 POUR rapar | wish to
make rory ta an artieis Published
in the Weekly Times, under date Of
February l4th, regarding mines -
the Savtooth DistFict. The Tines. !
N spcaking Of tbs organisation OF |
company to work the Jupiter, jus
tics, 0phiF aud Midnight mines Of
SawtoQth is not ia be doubted, but
as to the present developments such
statements az Ess made is false,
love to read favorable reports Of gus
new FL Dorado, but this one suits
me too yell. No doubt notes TO this
effect was given NJ Bicotte for
| publication, but far ali that ! do not
| nold him above rsproach for placing
I; before the public . statement that
even common sense would tell him
is falss, and that is not only false,
but also great detriment to the en-
| tire camp. The Jupiter quartz lode
he speaks OF in particular as having
! . shaft down on it to the depth OF
l25 feet, drifts To the amount of l39
| feet, with 600 tons Of go OK. ore,
and 600 tons OF t25 OF. ore on the
dump. Ia this not good working
| capitala Why should there be
stocks to the amount Of sl25,000
disposed of IS working capital when
there is at present on the dump s26T
and 1890 ore2 This | would say is
unreasonable, for / know the o is
not in the sawtooth country, and |
would venture "a say in the entire
Wood River conntry q single mine
that can show gp the nneshalf' Of
1900 tons OF ore. Furthermope, he
has ~ men at work grading and
preparing far the 20stamp quartz
a.ill that will be erected early in the
spring. This number ! Wpnld say
is more than is at present living Al
sawtooth, including seven ladies
Now, in contradiction to the Times
statement, | would say that not
even the assessment work was don,
on the Jupiter prospect in The yea
Just gone by. and that on the Is
daF Of January, 1854. it was relneat
ed This is Mr.. Picotte's famous
Jupiter mine situated only 80 mile
/. To The narth Of Haley
The Nellie mine. owned by A. B
More, and situated on Senate Hill
is looking WI and BIDS fair To de
velop inta a fine property Il j
s located near the summit OF Senat
d Hill and joins the Conway Castl
i mine on the east. Ii has been opene'
y By means of a tunnel which wa
i run into the hill 90 feet, tapping tn
Z ledge about SO feet beloE the sur
/ face, shaving il 70 be some II Zee
r in width, with 3 pay streak Of 2
$ inches carrying black sulphurets 0
e silver. Two assays having bee
e made gives net return of GA ozs
q silver per ton, with 10 per cent. lead
3, OF this there is about 10 tapS on til
e. dump,
d The Alpha mine, owned BY til
n same party, is situated an south sid
le OF South Bear Guloh and Que mil
G. from the Senate Co.'S smelter; ais
+ shows up very favorably, On TIL
r prospect there has been tunnel ru
y in TO the depth of so feet, with
n shaft perpendicular. both iRteisecr
1t ing the ledge AT the same point at
r depth of 40 feet, exposing fin
g, body of high grade ore, consistin
re of both yellow and gray oarbonats
n combined with steel gslena Thel
r. is five tons on the dump and plent
II, moro in sight The walls are We
:, defined. both foot and hanging. I'll
p most admirable feature OF this mil
10 is that its ores are in broken u
n, and comparatively soft FORMATION
up To the depth that botk tunnel al
us shaft have attained, there has bee
but very little blasting done, cons
vuentIy rendering its ores qui
:" easily extracted. Mr.. More / o
:" lieve is negotiating ior 60 to
~ smelter which viii be planted upo
- the Oecident mill site rs soon as Il