Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-01-21
THE PARKER GROUP.
THE REPRESENTATIVE NINE Of
THE WOOD RIVER REGION.

lis Total Yield 10 Date-Aa Accurate
and Comprehensive Statement Of It's
Financial Results-UmuSually High
Grade Ore-Aa Exceedingly Pronlis.
Ing Property
There is no other piece of mining
property in this region in which SO
much general interest is felt, and to
which such general good. will is *.
tended, as the Parker group of mines.
Nor is there another mine property in
Idaho which SO amply justiirs such
good feeling. Located in August,
1883, the Parker has paid handsomely
from the grass roots not only for
working, but for all its machinery and
development, Notwithstanding the
vast quantity of the latter that has
been done. At the present writing
there is probably not less than one
mile of WINES, tunnels, slopes and
drifts in the Parker, besides hosting
and air-compressing machinery, In.
gersoll drills, boarding, ore.sorting
and sacking houses, etc. yet the mine
has not only paid for all this extern
sive work and these expensive appli-
ances, but has, besides, yielded divi-
dcnds approximating $4,000! And
this in just about one year! 1t is
not, therefore, at all strange that
everybody on Wood River should be
proud Of the Parker aud its record.
But if the Parker has done so we'll
in the past, what will it do in the H.
tureP To solve that conundrum for
the benefit Of the TINES readers, a
reporter visited the mine q few DAYS
ago.
On driving up Elkhorn gu!ch the
Parker works, boarding and store
houses and dumps are seen, on Elk.
horn mountain. At the base Of the
hill, 1900 feet below, the boilers and
air compressors are located. From
this room the compressed air which
supplies power for the hoisting and
drilling machinery is forced 1900 feet
to the mine. A wagon road winds
along the hillside to the dumps, near
which are the sorting and sacking
rooms, blacksmith and carpenter
shops, and boarding house.
A letter of introduction to Foreman
Joseph Somers secured to the visitor
thorough inspection of the mine.
AS, however, the reporter did not in.
tend to buy the property, he made no
measurements, either of length, width
or depth. But this was not necessary,
as the working maps are perfectly ac-
curate. the owners wishing to keep
thoroughly informed of the condition
and value of their property The re-
porter, accompanied by Mr.. Somers
aud two other gentlemen, entered the
upp rmost workings and followed
them through tunnels, slopes, winzcs,
inclines, drifts, etc to the bottom oil
the new incine-winze, which was
then 1870 feet below the main tunnel
level, Or 43o feet below the groupings
The Parker, while being the young
est of our paying mines, is likewise
one of the deepest, there being bu,
two other mines on Wood River in
which Il greater depth has been at.
tanned.
Through the various workings above
mentioned the solid galena ore-and
that only-has been removed. The
remainder-which is concentrating
ore-is still in place. 1t will yield
concentrates fully as high grade ir
silver as the other, but has been left
behind until such time as the man
agement shall conclude to erect con
centrating works.
The vein is eight or nine feet be-
tween walls, generally we'll defined
but the width Of ore varies from ,
mere knife-blade to five feet. Tn.
ore is clean-cut and unmistaka BILE, tn,
ore.matter immediately adjoining sci
dom assaying over three ounces. Thi
valusless gangue and the exceeding
richness of the ore are peculiaritie.
that have won for the Parker among
miners the appellation of "Daisy."
The Parker ore has, from the first