Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-09-28
LAVA DISTRICT,

There has been quite noticeable i'm.
provement here, both in trade and
mining interests, since the sale of the
Horn Silver mine was finally consum-
mated ard work commenced to devel.
op the property and resume the ship.
ment of ore.
1t seems to be the intention of the
company to ship all the high. grade
ere. of which there are several car
loads now on the dump, that they can,
during the next month or two, and
then suspend all but development
work, during the winter. They are
now working about 25 men, but will
reduce their force to eight or 10 as
soon as the ore shipments are made
Mr.. Egan, the superintendent, states
that there is now ore enough on and
near the surface to run 30 stamp
mill year, and that his company will
erect one in the spring. The uncer
tainty regarding the movements of
this company has had depressing eff
feet, during the past summer; but
now, it is thought, the attention of
capitalists will be directed to the dis
trict at large, and it will soon be dem.
onstrated that there are many other
properties here rs good as the Horn
Silver.
Considerable work is being done by
the prospectors who have located the
ground adjoining and contiguous to
the HON Silver, and alleged extern
sions are being found on every hill and
in every direction for a mile around.
f. Stamper, formerly of HALEY, is &C
lively pushing work on two claims, the
Silver Trumpet and the Hudson Bay,
both adjoining the Horn Silver on the
south end, and carrying ore and quartz
of a similar quality. This gentleman
has some very original theories as to
the action of Noah's deluge upon the
rocks, and the formation generally,
and can easily demonstrate the manner
in which the richness was carried by
the waters and distributed along the
contacts during that period of excess
i've dampness. The Whale and East
Side claims are also being worked, it
is said, with promising results.
John Ward and son are taking out
ore of a good grade, and have a fine
showing on the l. \. L. lode, which is
+ an extension property, though not
claimed as an extension of the Horn
Silver.
The St. Louis, high grade galena
lode, is attracting considerable atten-
ton, having shipped several lots OF
ore during the summer. A shipment
has just been made by Hervey Brook
ey from the Adolph. an extension Of
The St. Louis.
Shipments have been recently made
from half dozen claims on Antelope
4 Creek, and the results generally have
t been quite fiattering, and even fully
!. up to the expectations of the owners
r Chas. MCGEE and Matt. Cronin are
a preparing to prosecute work vigorous
: " on the Henrietta and Mollie Oar
E ling lodes, and make large shipments
S to the smelter at Cliff. Mr.. McGee
S says he would rather pound drill
t than wrestle with the chrenic "deac
e brokes" for whisky bills, and vii
e adopt that mode of reducing his su
y perabundant corporosity during the
winter.
= Some building is still being done il
Era, though nothing of a boom in tina
). line is expected this fall.
o Thos. Ferguson has just completed
substantial livery and feed stable
and Martin Jacobs, formerly of Bull
lion, two-story building for resi-
dence or hotel purposes. Kelly 1
i, Thomas have completed and neatl.
~ furnished a building 2Ox4O, ana ar
doiug the lions share of the saloo
:. business. G. w. Harcourt, an eX-ed
. itor from Iowa, who is sojourning i
q Idaho for the good Of his health, ha
,, been developing his muscular energ
. on building to be used tor bushes
! purposes. Our climate has restore
,, him, that from the condition of con
firmed invaidism, lie is rapidly takin
on the proportions of an athlete, an
d his picture would make capital "be
o fore and after taking" advertisement
=, for q patent medicine.