The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-06-14

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to be pattern Of excellence Near the
Iulicttc John Carroll is running tunnel
to strike the Daniel O'connell vein 400
feat from the top of the ledge. The
Daniel O'Connell shows very rich vein
of ore rs far down Ms 1t Inns been worked
Above the Juliette and east of the Dick
eng is the Montezumu, upon which Boil
iette 4 Mullen have found lnrge vein
of milling ore.
West Of Dickens IIill John G. Morri-
son Inns kept men at work all winter nnd
spring on Pnradise and Washington
lodges. He is now running q hydraulic
on the gravel bar ON Washington Hill
aud getting good pay, with 1t some very
large nuggets
Aside from the Custer Co.'S mines, on
Custer mountain, there are large num-
Der Of promising prospects. Among
them the Continental. Lucky Boy, An
ers too numerous to mention, in most
OF which are veins OF good ore, but ut
present there IL but little work being
done outside Of the annual assessments
Tho camp employs about $50 men.
The stage rond Ii open once more, and
We get mail aud express daily Several
pack tritiRs came up the Salmon river
last week hsaded with salt for the mill
and supplies for tho mines. Frank
Milhonn has the stage line and mnil
contract between this place and Challis,
and he kept the road open nearly all
winter. notwithstanding the season was
one OF unusual severely. But pack
trains can come up the Salmon when
they cannot get over the hill.
The population OF Bonanza and GUS
ter, including the men employed about
the mines, keeps at it's usual standard
probably $50.
Mrs. w. r. Anderson, formerly of
Wood River, is teaching our district
school, and gives good satisfaction.
We have had great deal o. rain this
spring, something unusual for this
part OF the Salmon River mountains.
OUTSIDE CAMPS
Are springing up all around u.s. Sheep
Mountain, forty miles to the west, sent
several train loads Of silver-lead ores to
the Bayhprse smelter last fall, and it
pnid well even at that distance.
Clayton, on the salmon river, thirty
miles from this place, is taking ON quite
boom this year. Dave Woods, of the
Excelsior mine, Crooks formerly of the
Bayhorse smelter, and others have
bought the Kinnikinie smolter and are
getting ready 10 start 1t up on Excelsior
! and other ores
! The Bayhorse smelling works are rum
ming ON Transform and sauaw creek
/ ores. There is also considerable good
ore out ON the head of East Fork that
i will 30 TO the shelters of the Salmon
River.
NeArly all the Stanley Basin country
WINS bought mp last season by o Wood
River and Nebraska company, md it is
tho intention TO bring in Il large ditch
| from Basin and tributary creeks, with
i whiehs to work the extensive plaeers.
This will make lively and permanent
emp Of Stanley.
There il a new quartz camp struck
between Stanley and Cupe Horn, and
the ores SO far assay we'll. There are
| places there also TINT will be worked
this season
OF. Loon ere vii. be mere done
this season than for years past, both IN
piacers and quartz. Several companies
are at work there now.
Tho yellow Jacket and Moose creek
gold quartz mines, 30 miles north oil
Yankee Fork, arc paying first rate, and
will doubtless make good little camps.
Big Lost River is also promising quartz
camp. in this county, and will have q
large population before full
There are many things of which
would like to write, but | must be brief,
for You have other districts to report
| from every week; hut what have writ
ten will give you an idea of what is be-
lug done III this and adjoining neigh
borhoods.
/ think alI the salmon River country
il gradually on the improve. The mines
are numerous and generally hear devel.
opment. What we need badly is wag.
on road connecting this part of th,
country with Mood River. There is al
ready q good road to Stanley Basin from
your side, and from Stanley to thi
place is only eighteen miles. and not |
very Ind country to bnild read over
The cost would not be over $4,000.
As good evidence Of the stability O
our mining districts, We have but u
note the settlement OF the farming ans