Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-07-09
THE OUTLOOK.

FavOrablc-The Ore Shipments are
Increasing, Additional Men Going to
Work. New Strikes Made Daily,
Money Getting Easier, and Legitimate
Business Interests Looking Up pa
Good Fall Business Probable.
Professor Jenney got down from
the upper country yesterday, and
reports strikes in all directions, in the
upper country-from Galena to the
head of Warm Springs creek, up
Boulder, Elkhorn, East Fork and
Greenhorn gulches, etc. He says that
prospectors are coming in for the first
time this year, since the heavy rains
aud the disappearance of the snow,
and this accounts for the large num-
Der of strikes heard from all at once.
So far this spring times have been
very dull, on Wood River, Professor
Jenney states, from a number of UNI
fav orable conditions which were made
manifest all at the same time. The
Jay Gould was closed down because
OF lack of understanding between the
owners and because Warren Hussey,
the manager, wanted to visit the
Occur d'Alenes, where he is now.
The MayAower people were looking
for the continuation of their vein,
which they found few weeks ago
after searching for months. The
Bullion -Ophir group was hardly
worked because of the sale then
pending. The Idahoan mine was,
and is still in a somewhat similar con-
dition. The Narrow Gauge machin-
cry was disabled by snowslide, and
it was impossible to repair and start it
before the roads got dry. Not much
was doing at the Davitt, and less on
Greenhorn and East Fork gulches.
Only the Minnie Moore and Elkhorn
were being worked to any purpose,
and the latter shipped no ore although
much was extracted.
During the past few weeks, how
ever, there has been a material i'm.
provement. First and most import
ant of all, the roads have dried; more
men have been put on the Minnie
Moore, Elkhorn, Bullion-O phir, Queen
of the Hills, Silver King, Davitt,
Western Reserve, and many other ORE
producers; the new air machinery of
the Bullion has been got to work, the
Bullwhacker has started up, the new
concentrating works at HALEY got to
work; new strikes have been made in
at least score of claims; the ore ex-
tracted under the Elkhorn lease and
the winters accumulations Mt the va.
rious mines are being shipped; the
Narrow Gauge jigger has got to work
new jigging and hosting machinery
has been received for the Minnie
Moore; work has been resumed on a
dozen or more claims in the vicinity
of Bellevue; the ketchum smeltei
mas started up; and many men been
put to work all along the Wood River
and Sawtooth region.
Ore is coming to the railway, the
teams are getting to work; and in a
month or six weeks there will not be
animals enough in the country to
transport the ore to the railway From
this time on, Professor Jenney thinks,
very noticeable improvement will!
be seen, and by the end of August or
beginning of September money for
legitimate business purposes will be
quite easy if not plentiful; and if the
snow does not come too soon the ma
iority of claims will be in such shape
that tley can give employment to q
few men apiece, at least, all through
next winter.
He has never had any doubt of the
future of Wood River, but his first
OpipiOn is confirmed now