Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-07-01

When the Owners Run Short Of Money,
they Ship Few Hundred Pounds Of
Ore-A Good Camp for Capitalists.
ALDER, CUSTER Co, IDAHO,
June 26, 1884.
To THE EDITOR OF THE TINES
Lava Creek Mining District, Of which
we promised to write, lies some %
miles south Of Alder, and is in close
proximity to the ''lava road' from
Wood River to Lost Rive, or, per-
haps, as it is better known, "The Ore
gon Emigrant Road" We paid this
promising camp visit the past week,
and We're really surprised to find
things as they are. Here is where
Jack Hood, the old-time miner, is To-
Gated, and where he has spent the
last four years in hard labor trying to
uncover, what seems to him, fair
proportion of the earth's treasure.
His Park mine is free milling sill
yer and gold ledge, and his ore very
strikingly resembles that of the Gus
ter mine. His developments consist
Of several shafts and surface cuts, be-
sides an adt OH the ledge for dis.
lance of over 200 feet. 1t is hard to
stilnate the value per ton of the en-
tire ledge, as the richest ore is found
in small kidneys, but the ledge is
we'll defined and the ore OF sufficient
richness to warrant the building of
1O-stamp mill to treat the same i.
The property IS at present under bond
to some Wood River parties whom
we hope will purchase the satne, and
thereby secure a prize. The property
is on the east fork of Lava cfeek,
and less than two miles from Martin
Postoi1ice, thereby making it very ac-
cessible.
In his Elkhorn ledge, which lies
Just above the Park, Mr.. Hood has
about foot of $50 ounce ore, besides
punches of chloride that run very
high. When he needs money he
| ships a few pounds of the latter,
thereby securing the necessaries OF
life; and as he is possessed with
abundance Of grit, he is bound to
come out well-fxed.
10. Wilson, another old-trner, is
located with his Wilson and Shark
lodges just below the Park, on the
same hill, and is getting rich. The ore
is of the same character AS that of the
Elkhoru, and he has about 5000
pounds sacked that he intends ship
ping, and from which he expects to
realize 700 ounces silver per ton. Sue
cess to him.
Fred Winterhof owns the Valley
ledge individually, and although his
development consists Of bat 6Ofoot
adit on the ledge, he already has sew
sTal tons Of high grade ore ready for
the rooster. The Valley is the sup
posed east extension of the Park, and
possesses all the advantages for work
ing OF the latter.
Patrick Coffee, a characteristic rep
reseutative of the Emerald Isle, owns
the Noyes ledge, that is very prom
ising prospect, besides several Others
near Muldoon. Pat thinks he is on tc
something good near the latter place
and will ''stay with" the camp. He is
an enthusiastic admirer of our Repub-
lican Government, and is shouting for
Blame and Logan.
When footsore and weary,we would
advise all travellers to stop with Sam
Martin, who keeps nice place, and
where you will find him and his excel
lent wife both courteous and accom-
modating. sam keeps the postotlice
that bears his name, and besides owns
some of the best mines in camp
among which are the Golden Chariot
Cora and Martin lodges. The former
is very extensive geld ledge and
pays handsonel -; $2S per ton was
derived q ute recent; by the owne,
from quantity Of rock tested in a
rude arastra erected near the property
on Lava Creek.
The property causing the most ex
element in the district at the presen,
time, and which we went PARTICULAR,
to see, is located some seven miles
north of the above mentioned claims
on ChamDagne Creek. 1t is owned