Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-02-26
THE PHILADELPHIA CO.
IT'S SMELLING FURNACES TO BE GOT
READY BY APRIL

But They Will Not be Blown In Until
the Roads Admit Of It-Mr. MOultOn
Determined TO Show that Smelling on
Wood River Can Pay-Sampling ut
the Smelling Works Unsatisfactory,
because a Separate Business-Etc.
Superintendent Moulton, of the
Philadelphia Mining and Smelling
Company, came down from ketchum
yesterday, with two two-horse teams,
after hay. One of the horses having
got disabled on the road, he secured
another team and started up last
night. About 8 o'clock he was to
follow with light cutter, and ex
pected to reach Ketchum shortly after
II o'clock.
The road between ketchum and
this place is in a horrible condition.
The trail now stands up above the
snow, and is so narrow that a team
can be kept on it only with the great
est difficulty. A step aside, and the
animal sinks to his shoulders. 1t will
be necessary to break new road in a
few days, as the trail will be utterly
impracticable. A heavy team, assisted
by two shovelers, could break a new
road in short time, and as the travel
would follow 1t at once, it would be
got in good condition in two or three
DAYS, as this road would sink to the
bottom.
Mr.. Moulton is getting things in
trim to blow in his furnaces at the ear
lest date practicable. Last Saturday
he set men to work making trench
} from in front of the works to
the river, and put others to shoveling
away the snow from around the build
ings. In this way he thinks that he
can get his yard dry much sooner
than if he allowed nature to do all the
work unassisted. The date of blowing.
in the furnaces will depend entirely
upon the state of the roads, and he
does not expect to be able to start W
, before the middle OF April or begin
ming of May. But he will neverthe
less have everything possible read,
by the 1st of April.
While he is as yet either unwilling
5 or unable to state his policy for thu
: coming summer, it is evident that Mr.
:. Moulton does not propose to run thu
works at loss, this year; but wha
kinds of ores he will buy, and at wha
; rates, he cannot know until he shall
: have made another trip East, in a few
e weeks. Then, he may possibly secur
: an all-year tariff on coke, bullion
ores, ETC., that will not be subject t
G change at moments notice; and h
e will base his operations accordingly
This much Mr.. Moulton is deter
=. mined to do, to-wit: to show to tn
outside world that smelling can b
q proftably conducted on Wood Rive
e A contrary opinion prevails nov
IS When Mr.. Moulton shall have sue
a ceeded in making the furnaces pa,
he may then begin to look about for
- successor to himself as Superinteno
a ent, and when he shall have foun
t. one he will probably resign. This
ar not stated upon his authority, nj
/ even upon any intimation Of his; b'
from the way in which he speaks
y, his varied and growing interests els
III where, it is evident that he conside
ne that he has plenty to do to attend
e. his own business; and that he only r
mains with the Philadelphia Compa'
-. temporarily, until he shall have place
RS its business upon profitable basis.
al Mr.. Moulton holds to the opini'
a that the sampling and smelling bu
~ nesses are totally distinct, and should
~ conducted separately. At prese'
when ore is brought to the Philad
phia Works in bulk, it is sampl
there and an offer made for it.
- ore seldom goes as high as its OWL
=, expects, the latter is very apt to thi