Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-07-24
KELLEY GULCH.
BULLION'S FUTURE RIVAL CLAIMS
RECOGNITION.
A Mining District that Has Not Made "a
Much Noise as 1t ShOmld-Ihe Prim-
cipal Claims-Etc.

visited Bullion camp, and have looked
upon her wonderful mines that. day
and night, through summer and win.
ter, are pouring their precious metals
into the currency of the world, but
few comparatively are aware that just
over the hill and almost within rifle
shot of her shalt-houses, lies little
camp peopled by scarcely so miners,
that since 1881 has been making rapid
strides toward the prominence now
occupied by her older and as yet
wealthier sister.
Passing by Bullion gulch at Gil.
mans, and keeping on the old Boise
road for about two miles, the traveller
enters the mouth of
KELLEY GULCn,
So named in memory of Merritt and
Ned. Kelley who, with two hired men,
met with sudden and terrible death
during the month of February, in 81.
They had just struck it rich in the
Orient mine, and were eating supper
in their cabin, perchance talking of
loved ones in some Eastern home
of mother, or sister, or wife-of the
comforts that their wealth would bring,
when the low, rumbling, fatal sound,
a sound never forgotten when once
heard, broke upon their ears, and, ere
escape was possible, the grim giant of
\'ese hills, the snowslide, was upon
them. The cabin was rent as with II
mighty stone, and all fell where they
sat-three having their necks broken.
The golden gulch had received its
baptism of blood.
Passing down from the head of the
gulch one comes upon
THE GARFIELD NINE,
which is a relocation of the Orient.
This mine is being developed by
tunnel 1870 feet long, a shaft 40 feet
deep, and two drifts of 40 feet each.
The ore is galena and carbonates, and
averages $50 ounces to the ton.
About $4,000 has so far been received
by the owners for ore shipped to Salt
Lake. Both this mine and
THE BLACK BARB,
are owned by Charles Black, Mrs.
Lieutenant Galbraith, and Judge An
derson. The latter mine has two tun.
nels, ono being 2oo feet long, and the
other 50 feet, with crosscut tunnel
Of 50 feet. Like the Garfield, and on
the same ledge, the ore is galena and
carbOnates.
THE rAYMAsTER,
located early in 81 by w. II. Little
and Aleck Siphers, has tunnel 40
feet long, and a shaft 20 feet deep,
sunk in four foot ledge, and show
ing pay streak of fine galena IS in
ches wide. There are about so tons
of ore on the dump, which averages
800 per ton. The same parties own
the Keep Cool mine, located upon the
same ledge, but having less develop
ment, 2O-foot shaft being all the
work done at present.
The Shamrock, owned by Sherry,
Cass and .jastrom, shows IA four foot
ledge of galena and carbonates, the
shaft, now 70 feet deep, looks well all
the way down. S. w. Bush owns the
Bull's-Eye which, in tunnel driven
only so feet, has cut eight inches of
solid galena. The Independence,
owned by the same party, is developed
by 3O-foot shaft, which is sunk on a
tve-foot ledge, and shows a pay
streak OF four inches of galena and
carbonates. Then comes the twin
prospects Of Duff, Rollins & Company,
the
vINTA AND CRGsvs,
which, for young prospects, look ex-
ceedlngly we'll. The ore is gold.
bearing quartz and rich chlorides, and
the shaft, which is now 20 feet deem.
IS improving at every foot. Much is
expected by the camp from these
properties, as the walls are we'll H..