Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-05-04
ROCK AND CAMP CREEKS.
THE QUARTZ FOUND THERE TO BE
TESTED by MILL PROCESS.
Mr.. Hallock, Of Denver, to Superin.
tend the Construction and Starting Up
Of the Mill-Thc Districts Great Pos.
sibiliticS.

A TIMES reporter visited the head
of Camp and Rock Creeks yesterday,
for the tenth time, and found there
many evidences of improvement.
Claims without number are staked
out, the region is alive with prospec.
ors, much of the machinery for Camas
No. 2 mill is already on the ground,
Jas. NJ. Woodwork, the recently APP
pointed Supervisor, has already got
the road in good condition to the
Frenchman's ranch, and the entire
region bears an air Of activity.
The importance of the district
grows upon one at each visit. Stand
ing or reclining on the plateau, at the
head of Camp and Rock Creeks, bunch
after bunch of massive quartz outcrop.
pings is seen, and followed in either
observation-disclosures No. 2, Camas No.
l, the Big Trump, the Montezuma,
Guy, Bismarck, Ornament Group,
and on to Resurrection district and
Silver Creek, to the south; and TO the
West Camas, Alaska, Hidden Hand,
Camp Creek; Smoky districts, Rocky
Bar and Atlanta, to the north. This
is vast scope Of country-probably
80 miles by 20 in width--but paying
lodges are found throughout its whole
extent, and the region has undoubted.
ly great future--so great that, it is
not improbable that, five years hence,
5000 skilled miners will find profit
able and steady employment in its
various mines.
The district is but just attracting
public attention. True, Atlanta, at
the north end, has been paying
, camp these many years; SO has Rocky
5 Bar; but comparatively nothing has
been done at its southern end. Once
practicable road is in to Smoky,
however, and mill erected at Rock
Creek and another at Silver Creek,
the value of the lodges will be demon
S strated. Then will come the excite
u ment, the worry to secure claims along
G the belt-thc ''boomn' That will be
{ this summer.
But is there certainty that the
y new mill will pay? Unfortunately
y there is not, as all there is to go by
J. now is the assays. These go higf
n enough. In Resurrection District .
q 3O-foot vein averages SIS in gold
. Camas No. 2 averages $40; other as
II says run from 81 to 5000. Average
= rock, or rock supposed to be average
~ has been tested by mill process il
T. Denver and elsewhere, but this viii
70 not satisfy investors. Nothing les
's than steady two or three month.
}" run of mill and constant output G
al dore bars will now reassure the doubt
'S ing public. Such test the distrie
y is about to get.
% The new mill of the Camas No.
az will be ready to run by the end of TIL
IS month. Mr.. Hallocls, of the Color.
do Iron Works and Of the Halle
&C Iron Works has supplied the mill, an
''' realizing its importance to the dstric
es is here to supervise it's constructio
and start it up. He says that he W
drop the stamps by the goth instan
and will remain some time later to 81
Hf' it we'll going. Mr.. Hallock is an o
Use mill man and amalgamator, and
"e will doubtless make success becau
e'' his reputation and that of his mach
l"o cry are at stake.
'ss With the first positive assurance
a' success, new mines will be opene
Ut. new mills erected, and Camp Gre
It's (which can supply enough water
"S' 1000 stamps) will be lively strea
This district, so well favored by II;
ure with ore, water, wood, etc, m
'uo yet prove to be the veritable mott
o'' district of the world.
let
few The Miners Hospital to be Recipient