Idaho semi-weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1885, 1885-07-29
HOME AND ABROAD.

James Shoup, brother of Col. G. L.
Shoup, has been in town for the last few
days.
A sample OF ore from tho Silver
Wedge mine in Muldoon showed l47S
ounces in silver.
There was big crowd at the Guyer
hot Springs Sunday. 4 lot OF HALEY
people were there.
John Lolow. the clown with Robinson's
circus, is the boss clown of the day. He
Is very original
During the unloading and loading the
circus cars the dust around the depot
was almost intollerable.
Major Hyndman says lie would like to
form the acquaintance OF few more
Custer county salmon eaters.
Louis Schweitzer attempted to kiss
the cheek of IL baseball the other day.
The ball did not suffer from the amorous
encounter.
VIM. Barton, builder OF the Silver
King Concentrating Works at Sawtooth,
was down Monday and Tuesday, and
returned day.
George Haaser was in on Monday from
his mine on East Fork, and reports it as
looking WELL He hopes before fall to
develop good paying mine.
The report that Billy Hampson had
proposed marriage to the Z" big one OF
the circus has been fatty contradicted.
Billy says he is not yet prepared to
support SIT pounds.
Quite n number of people were disap-
pointed i'll not getting to see the circus
after night. The circus could have had
good house by staying and giving q
performance at night.
N. Carey, who has lease on the Irwin
mine on Boyle Mountain, Warm Springs
Greek, has struck good vein of ore and
is taking out fine lot. The property
belongs to the Philadelphia Mining and
Smelling Company.
Colonel Brodhead returned to Saw
tooth yesterday morning to direct the
work on mines in that district. He
brought in some fine milling ore. The
flrst afternoons work, after clearing the
mine, produced over 500 pounds OF fine
milling ore.
But little has been said about the
mines ON Prairie Creek, but late devel.
opments show them to be equal in rich
mess to most mines on this River. A
sample brought down by Col. Brodhead
produced sixty three per cent. lead and
l60 ounces in silver.
The Ketchum band (ten pieces) wen,
down to HALEY to add their music t.
the pleasure of the occasion of laying
the corner-sto of the Episcopa
Church. The members of our band arr
all young men, and are said to be thu
most proficient musicians on the River
A rancher on Camas Prairie was read
ing from newspaper that the hog
cholera WAS raging in California, ant
observed to his wife that he hopet
Idaho would not suffer from that com
plant; whereupon she innocentl,
remarked: 81 don't care if it does;
have been vaccinated."
The Challis party, which came hither
ward to see the circus and take in tn
sights of Wood River, and ketchum par
ticularly. made fl, ing trip to Hailey las
night and again o-day. The party wer
more than pleased with Ketchum and til
treatment they received ut the hands c
our citizens. The establishment q maj
route to Challis, with Ketchum as poin
of departure, has added to the interes
OF the former town in this place.
James A. McFadden came in last nigh
from Smoky to meet his family arrivin
here to-day. He has some very posi-
tive views with regard to mines. II
does not believe in working on ever
ridge of rock which the washing ava
of earth has left in sight. He want
pay from the grass roots down. Thi
rule may be rather fine, but neverthe
less experience has shown that niue
time and labor is thrown away, which
little study aud intelligence would hay
saved for what Mac would call "gras
roots down"
Bishop TuttIe's Appointments.
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