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Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
Territorial News.
Chdlhs Messenger.

The KETCHUM DAILY KEYSTONE was
started on the 18th instant, and is, as we
might suppose it would be, clean, bright
and newsy-success, Bro. Lewis.
Bayhorse will, on the GLORIOUS
Fourth, have glove fight, a grand ball,
a jumping aud a running match. The
principals in. the glove fight are Miles
McGill, Nevada pugilist of some note,
and an unknown from Wood River.
C0ur dAlene Eagle.
Postmaster Mates received his COM
mission and mail key and has opened
the postoffice at Curry.
The owners of the Widow claim are
working IA men steadily.
Freight is now being shipped from
Rathdrum at the rate of cents per
pound, to this city.
District court meets at Rathdrum on
Monday next, when the county bound
airy question will be determined.
dance house was opened up on Pla-
Ger street this week and is doing a rush
ing business, many Of the boys coming
from Murray and even Raven to fling
the light fantastic.
Surveyors are now looking over the
line, between Kingston and Eagle.
Whoever gets line in here, will earn
the gratitude of the long promised but
disappointed citizens of Eagle and sur
rounding burgs.
The Rockford company below the
Mother lode, have constructed drain
ditch GOO feet in length and expect to
reach bedrock in a few days. They
have sunk four prospect holes to bed
rock at different points on the claim
and have got good prospects in each.
The postage stamp famine is now at
an end, and they may now be had by
the quantity. The Postoffice depart
ment has bumped" them along with
its usual ala acrity-They were ordered
two months ago by Mr.. Parker.
This is one of the visible effects of civil
service reform.
The Spokane Falls and Cpur dAlene
telegraph line is now completed to with
in five miles of Eagle, and is q well con-
structed and reliable line, and has n
fair prospect Of receiving good share
of patronage when it is understood that
it will stand any amount of ordinary
weather without becoming grounded"
Ners-Niner.
Colonel Wall, of the Bullion mine, re-
turned yesterday from Salt Lake, ac-
companied by his family. The Colonel
states the mine will not be sold, and
that he will soon give employment to rs
many men as can be .advantageously
worked.
Jack Harris, an old miner and well
known on the river, and foreman of the
Senate mine at Galena last year, was in
town yesterday. Mr.. Harris is on his
way to Marysville, Yuba county, Cali
| fornia, his old home. He expects to be
in California a year, and at the expera-
ton of that time will return here.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
THE CHASE CONCESTRAToR.
1t Is a Successful Enterprise. Will be
Operated Day and Night.
The Silver King, Davitt and WoOlftOn
es.-COncentrating Works for
SaWtOOth.

Superintendent Chase of the Davitt
and Silver King Mining Co., presented
us yesterday with sample concentrates
from his works at the mouth OF Indian
creek, and apprised us OF the agreeable
news that this enterprise has proven to
Grafton. The concentrator has now
been running about two weeks on ex-
perimental work and has attained the
most successful treatment of the Davitt
ores. The whole system of machinery
is automatic, with water power. The
ore is carried from Blake crusher to
Cornish rolls, thence through three sets
Of screens, where it is reduced into
three sizes no larger than goose shot,
thence to three corresponding jigs. It
requires to be handled but twice, viz:
fed and sacked. The works have at
present a capacity of fifteen tons daily,
but will soon increase this to thirty
tons by night shift. Davitt ore, upon
which they have been running to date
is of a most stubborn character but
easily reduced to one-third at cost of
50 per gross ton. This ore when ready
for shipment to Kansas city is worth lao
to $50 ozs. per ton in silver and is at
least 70 per cent. lead. The concentrat-
ing project by Mr.. Chase has thus
proven decided success and he will De
prepared for any amount of custom
work. The automatic jigs can be regu-
lated for all characters of ore unless it
be the very Hghtest oxides.
A large tonnage of ore at the Silver
King mine at Sawtooth is awaiting the
erecting of the large Cotton concentrat-
ing works now en- route and it is prob
able these works, portion of the ma
chinery for whicheh already reached
Sawtooth, will be in readiness for opera
tion by August 1st. At present the Sill
yer King is inactive, but its known
riches are the pride OF Sawtooth and
will begin to speak for the country
shortly.
yer King Mining Co., is pushing work
vigorously with crew OF 20 miners
and making daily shipments to the
Chase concentrating works, whence it
goes, reduced, to Kansas city.
About the same force is employed on
the Woolfton and the crew will be in
creased soon. Mr.. Faulk, former Su-
perintendent of this mine is at present
in New York city.
There isprobably no mining company
| in Alturas county to-day with more
favorable outlook than that of the Da-
witt & Silver King Co., while probably
there is none with the same mining de-
velopment that has brought less cap
ital into the country. That its opera
/ tions are successful at least shows some
thing for the true mineral wealth Of the
| country.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
The New Jail.

The contract for building the new
Ketchum jail, let ON Tuesday evening
last to r. d. Lane at SAT-, provides its
completion by July Sth. The build
ing material il entirely composed OF
2x4 edgings, which are to be closely
spiked broadside to each other for floor,
ceiling and walls. The spikes will be
invisible. rendering it hard task for
an attempt to saw through and escape.
The roof will be of tin. The building
will be 16x20 feet in the clear, including
two cells GxS and an open room liXl6.
This will make quite comfortable jail,
and it will supply long felt want in
Ketchum. Some of the timber has al
ready been hauled to the Jail lot and
the foundation was begun yesterday.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
from Tuesdays Daily.l

Band practice every night this week.
The MONDAY has cut its force down
to two men.
Trail creek is fordable and the road in
good condition.
S. r. Randolph, the packer, left for
Bonanza yesterday.
Newman has pet deer. Some of the
boys have pet dears.
Grading has begun on the Trail creek
bridge, at the lower end of Main street.
L. P. Walker, of HALEY, will go on
visit to the upper country to-day, and
will probably locate in Sawtooth or Vi
enna.
DR.. NJ. W. Johnson is making many
improvements on the Cold Springs
rancho, and takes much pride in fish
culture.
The railroad bridge at Gimlet, will
pass directly over the wagon bridge
and leave sufficient space for the unob-
structed passage of teams.
Hon. II. G. Street, the pioneer Idaho
and Nevada newspaper man, is visitor
among us. Mr.. Streets last newspaper
work was in connection with the Weiser
Leader.
Ketchum possesses new musical talent
of much attraction in the person of a
late arrival among the Celestials, whose
performances upon the clarinet are, by
expert Jones, pronounced first-class.
Billy Nevil was driving by a railroad
| camp down the road yesterday, when n
rustic type Of female Mormonism ran
! into tent. eXclaiming, sob, mamma!
Just come out and see the pretty stage
driverw
Charley James has taken lease on the
Palace Restaurant, and will endeavor to
resurrect the best features of the de-
| funct Eon Ton, as well as to add that
| which will be an honor to the name
palace"
The boys, about fifty, gathered about
a cell battery on the street last night
and took few shocks. Some of them
with weather beaten consciences re-
| ceived the first ''shock" they have had
in many years.
About twenty car loads of material fol
the railroad arrives daily drawn by {
ten-wheel engine. As a consequence
Wood River trains arrive from one tC
two hours late. Sundays train did mo-
get in till 80.
There seems to be some misunder
standing between the Ketchum bant
and Bellevueites MS to how the forme
will be transported on the Fourth
There is one thing certain, the ketch
UNI band will go in one wagon and il
good shape if it goes at all.
The owners of the Lost Deposit ar
blessed with every natural advantag
for the working of their property,
beautiful spring of water and an abund
ance of timber. The mine may be mad
easily accessible by short grade. The
will move up camp and blacksmit
outfit to- day. Large grub and minin
supplies went up yesterday.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
Vienna.

Mr.. C. L. Coleman, of La Crosse, Wis
consin, President of the Vienna Mining
& Milling Company, arrived here on his
way to the upper country last evening
and will reach Vienna tonight. Mr.
Coleman expresses himself very well
pleased with the winters run made by
his companys mill and although the op-
Grafton in Vienna has been attended
by more or less disadvantages up to
date, accepts with grace these exper-
fences as natural to all new enterprises
that have before them the essential of
trial before well managed system of
work can be accomplished. Mr.. Coleman
thinks that the Vienna Mill will do even
better by another season and it is not
probable that it will be allowed to suf-
fer any delay in the future receipt of
salt and shipment of bullion bars. The
tinbers that were prepared one year ago
for the additional capacity of ten stamps
will probably be put in place this sum
mer. 9s .-sss
All in all, Vienna is one of the most
prosperous mining camps on the coast
to-day. The boom OF its first season
has long since vanished in effect and the
camp is nothing more or less than what
its mining warrants. This much is con-
stantly increasing and the town of Wen
ma gradually follows in growth the de-
yelopment OF new ore bodies and cor
responds to the extent of activity placed
upon them. Vienna is good camp and
will without the least doubt continue to
be so for many years to come. 1t is one
of Ketchum most valuable feeders, and
our people will fully realize this when
the railroad terminus is established al
this point. sa
Mr.. Coleman's observations Of the
current calm in business affairs on the
coast lead him to remark that it is very
general throughout the East and really
Wood River is enjoying better times
than most other regions.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
Territorial News.


Strawberries in Boise are nearly all
gone. Cherries, plums and apples,
however, will be plentiful.
The ore from the Dubuque mine, near
the Morning Star, milled over sixty dol
lars per ton.
Telegraph poles between here and
Kuna are down in many places, and the
wire on the ground.
McOuat has put a new cable across
Snake river at his ferry, and has added
other improvements.
The Ruth mine is looking as well as
usual. Much good ore is in sight.
Quartz from the Black Jack is being
daily hauled to the Cosmos mill.
The KEToHUM KEYSTONE is now is
sued daily, and is as bright and newsy
paper as can be found anywhere. That
success may attend it is our wish.
The weather during portion of the
past week has been most cold and disa-
greeable.
The cowboys are now busy rodering
on the range between Boulder and Bru-
neau.
There are many crickets between
Snake River and Silver City. Several
of the farmers on Reynolds creek have
fought them and turned them into the
| hills.
| About three hundred head of cattle
were driven from Boulder, by way OF
War Eagle Mountain, on Wednesday, to
the Reynolds creek range. They were
all stock cattle and fat.
The telegraph line from here to Wag-
ontown, on the Winnemucca road, has
been sold to gentleman of Jordan VAL
ley, and is now being taken down by I
w. Sharp, of Jordan Valley. The posts
will also be removed, which will be used
for fencing. The old telegraph line
from here to Winnemucca will soon be a
thing of the past. Time works won
ders.
Boise City now presents beautiful
appearance to one who has been riding
over the sagebrush plains for eight OF
ten hours. The fruit trees laden with
fruit, the rose bushes with beautiful
roses in full bloom, and the poplars
with green leaves rearing their tops
heavenward, present such contrast te
the sagebrush and barren desert through
which one is necessarily compelled td
travel in reaching the capital, that he
has truly found an oasis in the desert
and so he has.
Cald,oeU Tribune
Kingsley has been transplanting the
"mugs" of Ketchum this week.
Hon. Neo. j. Curtis will be unable
to attend our celebration, and the ora.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
Free Hack to the Springs.

The attention of the Ketchum Public
is called to the fact that from and after
this date Messrs. Slower & Stinton will
run q free hack to the Guyer Hot Springs
baths and charge $l.oo per baths. Pat
rons of other hacks except special livery
teams will be charged the same rate of
S100 per bath. We are compelled to
take this step against competing hacks
in order to protect ourselves in the en-
terprise Of atfording the Ketchum public
suitable means of enjoying
this pleasant resort. Hacks will run at
all hours of the day and night. In the
absence of our hack a saddle horse will
always be ready at the stable for the
round trip and bath at $I.00.
SLOWER & STlNToN.
Ketchum, July 1-w1,
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
GEORGE PERSONS SENTENCE.
He win Hang August 1st, 18S4.-What
the Democrat Thinks.


Pierson, the slayer OF Johnny -behind-
the Rocks, has been sentenced by Jnflge
Broderick to be hang on Rziae1,sf1n
gust I, 1884. Johnny had brntalIy
beaten Banjoe Nell, the paramour Of
Pierson, mashed up the furniture, and
was leaving the house after committing
these acts, when Pierson shot and killed
him. He had also threatened the life Of
Pierson. Such is our recollection of the
circumstances of the killing as publish
ed in the Wood River press. Men have
been killed on Wood River for less prov
ocation whose slayers are now walking
the earth free and unshackled.-Boise
Democrat.
The stern duties of Judge are as un-
pleasant as any in the world; and he de-
serves the public sympathy.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05

Superintendent r. r. Warren, of the
Safe Deposit mine, on Trail creek, hav-
ing recently exported the same reported
very favorably to the stockholders who
have bought large supplies of tools and
provisions for the purpose of develop
ing the property in good shape. Mr..
Warren reports three vertic,e lodges
running diagonally across the cave, that
shows the course of the country rock
pitching across the country. He is of
the opinion that the ledge stopped over
near the snrface and that the mineral
passed out with the fumes of some re-
mote period, when the ''bituminuous
duplix bisected the brocaded porphyry
and scolloped the gouge with crosseyed
sherrings of bicarbonate Of bilious collie
interlaced with moire antique wads of
free copper and free milling erysipelas. y
He is of the opinion that the mineral is
Sarah site of lead and hard to work.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
from Wednesdays Daily ]
Times are improving.

Times are improving.
Shaw's circus is coming to Wood
River.
e. C. Coffin is erecting fine residence
in HALEY.
The Elkhorn lessee's case will be
tried July 7th.
Byles was denied bail. No action
taken for further trial.
The smelters are still running on
Elkhorn second class ore.
Capt. Sommers is very largely sup
ported for Justice of the Peace.
G.. W. Miller located the Carpenter"
claim yesterday between the Elkhorn
and Baltimore.
The rear half of the new brick store
of Pinkham & Lewis is finished and
goods are being moved into it.
Eugene Borda, of Philadelphia, was
an arrival on last evenings stage. He
goes to the Guyer Hot Springs for the
summer.
u.s.. Childs, erintendent of the
Solace mine at Vienna, has returned
| from San Francisco.
| The Elkhorn lessees gave up their
ground to the Elkhorn mine yesterday
morning They have shipped about
200 tons of ore to HALEY.
Charles Kingsley, the photographer,
left us yesterday morning and will ar-
| rive in Boise to-day at 3 p. NJ. Mr..
! Kingsley is q first class artist as Ketch-
umites Will learn upon receipt of their
work.
Judge Bates, the well-known Bull
lionite, discoverer of the Chicago gre up
of mines, is visiting our town and this
morning will take in the Parker and
other mining properties in the Elkhorr
vicinity.
Edward Van Casteel, of Philadelphia
the young man employed as clerk at the
Philadelphia smelters of this place las
season, has returned from the East ana
will accept position at the Silver King
mine at Sawtooth.
The Elkhorn has sold 10 tons of first
class ore at Conkling & Moulton's sam
pling works in the past week. This or
assays 1870 ozs. in silver and 20 per cent
lead There are fifty tons on hand ex
tracted from between levels No. ant
No. 3 which runs $50 ozs.
The Sierra Nevada, Union, Mexican
and Ophir companies are to enter lnt'
an agreement to jointly contribute to
ward the sinking of the Mexican winz'
to 3,30O-foot level, and to stop all othe
explanatory work in the mines.
J ''Signal Peak" is the name of the hill
i north of town where yesterday som'
i patriotic citizen establishe an Amer1
, can flag And now Knob Hill will viz
with Signal Peak in the acquisition o
romantic fame. Long hail the twins o
freedoms choicewhose heights will shield
| the lovers voice,
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05

Haley can't see any particular bene-
fit now in a railroad terminus(0, but
Ketchum can with one accord. 1t
will bring immediate new life to us in
the necessary establishment of large
forwarding business, which will be iden-
titled with the starting point of a great
number of teams hauling supplies to
Sawtooth, the Salmon, Lost River, the
great Challis and Bonanza regions, Big
Smoky, besides the points directly as
sociated with this place, and it will soon
be followed up by sampling works to
receive the ores shipped from the va
rious mines now extracting high grade
lead ores. to say nothing of the vast i'm
portance it will be to the upper Wood
River country's rapid development in
general.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05

from Sundays Daiiy.l

Attorney McCulloch is up from Hal
ley.
y Ketchum pays in heavier than any
StoTnin Alturas county.
The directors Of the First National
Bank held meeting last evening.
The Rev.,I. T. Osborn is again among
US. Go to hear him this evening.
Papers nre in circulation for a new
Justice of the PEACE. Who shall it be?
Miss Critic E. Lewis, will return to-
day from two years stay at school in
Conway, Mass.
Chas. Kingsley, the photographer,
will remain till Monday evening, and
then pack up preparatory to his return
to Boise.
The Cornucopia Chop House will be-
gin night shift on July 1st, and there
after run all night. 1t is doing fine
business.
Free lunch at the Metropolitan last
night at 10 o'clock. From the way it
disappeared one is led to believe that
many poor wanderer delightfully."- sur
prised him stomach.
Bon Ton meun a la mode de lie passe:
'.Beefsteak motion chops, ham and eggs,
liver and bacon, macaroni italian style,
and fried mushr' "Give me some beef
steak, ham and eggs and macaroni Ital-
ian style" ''We're just out of eggs and
macaroni."
Jones will have his picture taken to-
morrow morning. We therefore advise
those wishing photographs to call on
Mr.. Kingsley Immediately, as he will not
guarantee to have his telescope" in
cunning order after the foreman of the
KEYSTONE office ''sits."
Our devil is an inventive genius; and
. the other morning while trying to es-
.tablish circus ring on top of our file
and blank cabinet, the same took an en-
phatic tumple, landing our devil on one
ear in the opposite corner, and. giving
our sanctum the appearance of a cyclone
F: focus:
Charles Tate, who has for some time
past been clerk of the Probate Court,
will remove to Ketchum on the first
sinstant, and resume the practice OF the
,law, making land Office business spe-
cialityrzto. which particular branch he
, has given much study and attention.
Times.
Charles Tate will be remembered by
all Pioneers ms the man who recently
sought to blaekmail that association.
The. biggest dog fight on record oc.
cured in front of the Brewery saloon
on Main street; last evening at o'clock
Jake Lockmans bull purp and the blacl
dog imported from Bellevue ''to wipe
out the town" had a hard set-to for fiji
teen minutes, when both We're quite
willing toquit and call it square withoa
any decided victory. About 800 mel
tlocked to witness the contest.
David Teachnor's new independence
prospect, on East Fork, is panning on
fine. The heavy ore improves in grade
with. each foot in depth. The lates
go 100 ozs. Just twice the value of TIL
first samples, and the average has i'm
proved ten ozs.a per ton, new rangin:
from 60 to 70.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
THE BON TON RESTAURANT.


The Bon Tons best features have been
resurrected and new and attractive and
accommodating features added. 1t
shall he named the Bon Ton. Chas.
James has leased the Bon Ton Restau-
rant stand, and with neat tables, neat
cooks, neat walters and the best the
market affords, will spare no pains to
make it the popular restaurant OF Ketch.
um. Game and fruits in season will al
ways supply the boards and everything
desired in first class restaurant shall
be at the public's command. Give us q
call and judge for yourself.
tt CHAs. JAMES,
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05


Now, that the Ketchum road is to be
speedily completed to this place. we are
doubly assured that business will be
stimulated and our associations with the
people of that town will be pleasant and
profitable. The banking firm of j. I.
Morgan & Co. have established them
selves there. They are getting strong
hold, through their Blackfoot bank, OF
the business of this country; but since
they are to be connected so much near
er to us through the Ketchum house,
we expect to see more and more business
of that kind done with this excellent
firm. Undoubtedly Ketchum, as q
point of reaching the outside world, is
the place-and this house as a banking
house is the firm for the best accommo-
dation of our people.-Challis Messen-
ger.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that hold bill OF
sale of ell the mining timbers and saw logs cut
by Geo. Whitney for J. l1llmer, part OF wnlcn
has been delivered, and all persons are warned
against purchasing the same. The said TIM
bers and logs are now on the side hill about
one half mile below the town OF ketchum
+. H. ROWE,
Prop. HALEY Saw Mil
Jnne ia 1894 JnIS-3Gl.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
THE SAFE DEPOSIT.
As the Trail Greek Cave Is Named. New
Mineral Developments.

small force is now employed tun-
neling on the Safe Deposit Cave mine,
operations having begun on the ore $50
feet below the cave discovery. The tun-
mel is now in 20 feet where 2-foot vein
Of quartz is developed, containing kid
nies Of grey copper and steel galena
ores. Samples of the former variety re-
turn an assay value Of 500 ozs. per ton
and the galena assays over 200 ozs. It
is the opinion of Mr.. Pophan, one of
the owners, that the miners will be able
to extract sufficient 200-oz. ore to pay
good wages, and in this event he will
continue as fast as possible the work of
development. 1t will require 2OO-foot
tunnel to tap the cave and from all ap-
pearances the owners are hopeful that
this will be attended with the discovery
Of rich mineral deposits. Numerous in
stances have occurred in the Rocky
mountains where such caves have con-
tanned large and very valuable mineral
deposits with even less surface indica-
tions, and the owners of the Safe De-
posit Cave location are reasonably SAN
euine. The development of this cave
will be prosecuted vigorously and there
is reason to expect much flom its
depths. Beside the famous Mammoth
Cave of Kentucky there is probably
none other in America so wonderful as
this one on Trail creek. 1t is at the
least calculation, from the sound of fall
ing bodies, 1000 feet in depth, and very
probably contains large tributary pass
ages,