Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-27
LOST RIVER.
THE LOCATION OF THE NEXT MIN.
ING EXCITEMENT.

'"i'cV "dilOTy returned last Sat
urday evening from Lost River. He
reports that region fairly alive with
prospectors and Others, seeking loca.
tons Of land Or mining claims.
Three towns have been laid out in
the Lost River Valley, to.wit: Alder
City, Houston, and Carbonate. Alder
City IS the first town reached by the
B'ackioot stage. 1t is beautifully sit
nated on an undulaiing plain, and
susceptible OF cheap irrigation. The
site is owned by W. T. Riley, Texas
Angel, Moses Biddy and NJ. Eygcri,
OF 'laiiey. Floyd Perkins is Post.
master, and keeps general mcrchan.
disc store. He has a fine stock of
800 Is. Walker & Fowler keep a
drug store; S. G. Thompson has pro-
duce and feed; William johnson is
coming IN from B!ackfoot crossing
with "a stock OF goods; ID. Reese, OF
Challis, has a saloon and billiard hall:
| w. w. Watkins keeps restaurant.
livery stable and corral; w. II. Love.
RI" has carpenter-shop. About hal;
dozen other houses were commenced
when MIR. Mallory lett, but building
had been greatly retarded by the alb
sence OF lumber. AS sawmill was
near! y ready to run on Alder Creek.
however, building would be brlsker
from this Il ne on.
Houston is two and half miles
above Carbonate, a,f.l the site belongs
to the Bruner brothers, Frank Brown.
MIR. Williams, and Nj. II. Vanlandinc.
ham. There was yet only whisky
mill TO mark the site of the future
great city, but other buildings will 90
up soon.
Carbonate is two and half miles
further, and nearer may OF the mines
than either Of the other towns. The
site is owned by w. G.. Seamands, j.
II. McA'l'ster, and others. There are
four log houses on the site, all told,
besides ii tent restaurant.
There are many good mines within
a few miles Of the towns above men.
toned. The enormous copper vein
of the Burners, Williams, Bro wn, etc.
is already attracting the attention of
capital everywhere, and will undoub,-
ed'v sell up in the millions some time.
II Curtis, G. Ross, w. Yates and
Jesse Stinson are opening up some
very tne prospects.
Messrs. Peterson, Tarbitt aud Can
nady have the Mammoth and Conen.
hagen claims, up Alder gu|ch. On
the first named .5-foot shaft shows
a G-foot vein Of galcna and carbon.
ates; the second has a tunnel 100 feet
long, showing four feet Of ore, averay.
ing 80 ounces.
&. w. Rose and Mr. Harrison own
the John l.. Sullivan--a 3..-root vein
If galena and carbonates, with 10
foot Shaft. They also own The ound-
lt-Last, and Nature-the former n
l. DOT and the latter 3! foot vein
Jack WoodruT's 3U.ioot shaft ON
he Alice shows three feet Of ore and
lis MayAowor, lO-foot shat, four feet
If ore. !
Owen & Hall own the Isabella, shaft
- feet deep, showing good ore. Vein {
arrles ID feet of solid ore. This is
lso mammoth, mine.
Near the head of Alder culch the
'rand Prize, owned by Jones & Uern !,
on, is located. The VEN is 80 feet $
'ilo, AMI shows Is feet of ore. There ]!
re all of 400 tons of ore on the b
amp, and the property is bonded 20 v
!. t2an of Salt Lake, for 80 DAYS
om last Monday, for $4,000.
Jones X llerndon also own the
hidden Treasure, 10 feet wide, with W
We feet of ore. ii
Stoner & Rreser own the Hill To,
I'd Cray Easle-a very fine pros
-ct. ~
a short distance above Alder Creek.
1 Lost River, w. II. Burnett owns IN
Re Denver & Rio Grande and other T.
AIMS, These show large body of
lrbonate.
Above Carbonate City, Dow & Pratt
vn the Pilot, which shows 60 DOT fill
M oil which four feet is nigh grade p ,n
G. ~,
James War & Co.'S Black DAISY has Fl
6o-foot shaft, tunnel, and open cuts; til
c vein is , to 20 feet in width. with n sn
~ tons Of high-grade ore on the da
mn. q.