Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-06

The furnace Is Of the sectional waite,
jacket pattern, and has q capscity o
thirty tons, which includes ores anC
fluxes. Three good churches, a publ
school, aud q newspaper, The Ketchuu
Keystone, show that life and actiylt,
exist here on every hand. In plain sigh
are the Sawtooth mountains, per
hsps the most noted and grand II
Idaho. The name Is derived from tn,
peculiar way in which Its many loft,
peaks are linked along for miles. At
distance It would really remind the ex
plorer or prospector of saw teeth In hug
proportions. This range lies to the ives
and north of the Wood river country
proper, about sixty-five miles. A number
of very productive mines are situated II
this range, producing ore very rich Ii
silver and lead, the largest percentage
being the former. / was shown q specl
men to-day which sssayed 600 ounces
of silver to the ton. This meta
being quoted at 81 per ounce
makes it a very desirable stake
large groups of mines are situated In the
vicinity, giving employment to an army
of men. Among the largest and most
Important mines may be mentioned the
Elkhorn, Parker, Carrie Lenard, Ontario,
Baltimore, Silver Bullion, Black Horse!
Mountain King, and others.
Wood, water, and fish abound II
plenty in this region; the winters arr
long; the snow falls deep, and for tht
frat year or two new comers prepare II
summer for winter.
Two miles west of Ketchum are thu
Guyer hot springs, noted for the medica
effects produced by baths.
Alturas county, in which the towns O.
Shoshone, Bellevue, Haily, Bullion
Ketchum, and other towns are located
has an area of 10, 900 aquare miles, snd
Is larger than Vermont and New
Hampshire combined, 1t Ia 200 milet
long, and In width varying from 20 to
$50 miles. 1t Is the banner county Of
the territory not only In size but also In
wealth and population. Going south
Hally and Bellevue are passed, ..Haily Ia
a brisk little town of 1,500 inhabitants
and has q good trade with the adjacent
mining camps of Bullion, Smokey, East
Fork, etc. 1t Is the county seat of this
great county. 1t Ia also the seat of the
United States land office. Among the
early pioneers of this place and those
who have stood by the interests of the
town it is opportune to make mention of
Mesars, John HALEY (after whom the
town was named,) and John F. Riley,
n of the %oiiglnators of the town.
Bullion is reached by stage from Hal
ley, 1t is ak miles distant from the last
named town, 1t Is situated In a narrow
gorge In the celebrated Bullion district
and within a few hundred feet OF the
main workings of some of the most popu.
lar mines in the vicinity. Besides the
$50 miners employed in the adjacent
mines 1t contains about 500 Inhabitants.
The return stage takes you back to
HALEY, where the train Ia sgain boarded
and the traveller proceeds to Belle.
vue, o town of about 1900 Inhabitants.
The town was laid out in May, 1880, by
parties of prospectors from Nevada,
Utah, Montana and Idaho, who met at
this point, their further progress being
impeded by snow of the former winter
still remaining In the valley above. Stu
ated near the great grazing valleys below
and surrounded by many good mines,
Bellevue promises to, and Is destined. to
be quite a city at no faedistant day.
The next large town u interest, and I
may say of Importance, is the city of Sho-
shone, the starting point of the Wood
branch and the terminal point of
the toll road to the sGreat Shoshone
Qn which out neighbor and
Mr.. Charles Dewey, has taken
.uch a great interest Those falls have
been properly named the "Niagara of
he west" The present population of
Shoshone ia about one thousand, and con-
increasing. It Is pleasantly stu
ted on the Little Wood river, and sur.
'ounded by a large tract of land which
,nly needs irrigation to make it pro-
luctive of as fine crops as
my portion of the territory. |
The Oregon Short Line has In good work.
ng order extensive machine shops and
These buildings are con.
tructed of natural lava rock, of which
arge quantities are found In the vicinity. |
The construction of buildings of this ma
erial makes them both durable and artis- |
ic In appearance. A walk through the
'arlous buildings impresses one with the
xtent of the company's work here.
over 200 mechanics are employed, among
Rhom are a number of former Omahans.
The Dewey house, the largest hotel In
he city, Is ably conducted by Messrs.
Anderson 81 Flower who always take
.reat pleasure in making a. s%ojourn at
his well known hostelry agreeable and
.omelike. Owing to their increasing
rade and popularity there is now under
obstruction an addition, giving the
ouss sufficient room to accommodate q
,rge number of visitors.
Shoshone being the end of the passen
er and freight divisions, gives the trav-
Ter ample time to view the grand scenery
bserved at a glance of the great lava
eds but q short distance to the north
nd east. The weather Is all that could
3 desired by the most fastidious; the
ays are pleasant and evenings cool dur.
e the summer months. Space and time
the writer to refrain from fur
,mment regarding this admirable locality.
The visitor leaves the surrounding very
'luctantly, suffice 1t to say that q trip to !
10 great county of Alturas and the re-
owned Shoshone Falls is n long to be
by the tourist. IA
WuIIAM M. GRUNRRAuM :