Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-09
THE RAILWAY EXTENSION.
1t will Not be So Very Damaging to
HALEY, After All-Hailey's Business
Steadily and Permanently Increasing.

porter has been studying the local
situation, with the view of ascertain
ing the effect which the railway extern
sion will have upon the future of this
town.
By next Wednesday the road will
be completed to Ketchum, and two
weeks thereafter, in allsprobability,
trains will be running through to the
smelters. This will undoubtedly cut
Haley off from the trade of the upper
country, which will in time be enor-
nous, but which Is not very important
at present, and will rot be for years
to come of such importance as to make
or break a town. With the excep.
ton of the passenger traffic, which did
not average 10 head per day the year
round, and thus only made differ
ence of about s25 per day, the loss
will be slight indeed. The freighters
between the Haley depot and points
above either got their supplies direct
from Ogden, Salt Lake or Omaha, or
obtained them in ketchum, rates to
that point having always been prac-
tically the same as to HALEY. True,
the freighters spent dollar or two
each while in town, but the whole
amount so spent did not exceed $40
per day, on the average the year
round.
The train hands, SIX in number, will
60 to ketchum. AS they arrive at
night, leave in the morning, and sleep
on board the train, all the loss to
HALEY or gain to Ketchum from this
source will be II meals a day, for
which the piice does not exceed So
cents apiece.
AT the depot exactly three men less
will be employed during the busy
season, and half-a- man less, on all
average: during the dull season. Say
II men less per day will be required.
The base bullion that has been COM
ing here from Bayhorse and Ketchum
will now stop at the latter place.
This will not make any difference
whatever in the force employed, as
the sampling works force have hereto
fore had to do this in addition to
their other work.
To sum up, then, the loss to HALEY
will, in round figures and these the
maximum), be about $50 day. But
it will be of business that we coult
not have expected to hold here. l.
that amount will enrich ketchum
, Haley ought not to begrudge it t.
her.
The natural and permanent devel
opment of the surrounding countr,
will far more than offset this loss. Tn,
Deer Creek, Greenhorn, East Fork
Quigley gulch, Bullion, Croy gulcl
and other mines tributary to Halle,
| are opening up splendidly, and great.
, increasing their yield. From three
, Bullion mines alone-the Bullion
Mayhower and Idahoan-the dali,
shipments average "a tons, of whic|
the Bullion ships Is, the Idahoan Il
! and the Mayhower Z tons. Thes'
mines will probably soon double thei
yield, while at least 10 other claims j
| the same vicinity are being put i
shape for a good yield this fall. In
: side of a month daily yield Of 10
I tons may be looked for from Bullion
6 which will be kept up for at leaS
l three months, anyway.
! During the winter the ore shiI
l ments will not be so heavy, but the
l will doubtless average as high as nov
l as long as the roads are practicable.
The Deer Creek mines are not
2 shape to permit of any forecast (
/ steady production, but five tons da
5 the year round, is doubtless low e
! innate of their yield, while the col
! centrating works at Indian Creek al
I the Ornament, Ohio and other min
] can be reckoned on for notable shi
l ments.
< All Of these shipments, or sourc
! of shi pment, will be much heavier al
- more prolific than they were last ye;
50 In addition, quite a trade is beir
, built up with Camas Prairie. At pre-
lie ent the settlers there, being mos,
ad poor, dare not spend one cent tn
they can get along without, but tt