Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-06-15
SMOKY.
A REGION THAT SHOWS SEVERAL
PRODUCING MINES.

He Littie anu biS ohohf thih'HS
Districts are attracting deserved at
tention this year, as they contain
more promising mines than any other
region of equal extent in the world,
with the exception OF the incompara-
BILE Comstock and Butte districts, and
the Smoky districts even promise to
surpass these in time.
Little Smoky district, or, more ac-
curately speaking, the Little Smoky
Hotel, is situated 81 miles from Hal
ley. 1t is in the very heart of Little
Smoky district and the Tyrannis, Ga
lore, Stormy, West Richmond, Win
terset, King of the West, Salamander,
Carrie Leonard, Silver Star, and other
producing mines are located from ha'f
a mile to five miles from that point
1t is reached from Haley in six or
seven hours, with good team, allow
ing one hour to rest and feed men and
beasts at Vanlandingham's. The way
there is up Croy gulch, past the Camas
No. 2 to Tolmie's, thence TO Arm
strong's (about 16 miles), thence up
Willow creek to Vanlandingham's
e miles), TO the summit overlooking
Revis's placer claims Is mlles), and on
to the Little Smoky Hotel, five miles
further. The road is good travelling
for light team, but somewhat soft in
spots for heavy teams. BY taking the
trail near the Frcnchman's ranch, at
the head of Croy gulch, horseback
riders cut off 10 miles to the Little
Smoky Hotel, but the trip is lone
some one. On the other hand, the
wagon road is enlivened with ranch
ers, teamsters and others, and the
farms are sufficiently frequent to lend
variety to the trip.
The famous Armstrong ranch, at
Willow creek, is now leased to Will
liam Powers, formerly of Bullion, who
has very sensibly quit mining to take
up ranching, and the weary traveller
can get cup Of pure milk and slice
of snowy white bread, as we'll as a
liberal feed Of grain for his team.
Mr.. Powers still feels some what deli
cate about accepting pay for these,
but he will soon get over that. He
will have to, or be eaten out of house
and home. Eight miles further, a,
the base of the ascent to the Willow
creek and Smoky divide, is Vanland
ingham's. THIS is lovely spot
hemmed in the narrow gorge formed
by the surrounding mountains, and
which only needs the presence of a
woman to be homelike and almost en-
trancing. Here Mr.. Vanlandingham
keeps refreshment for man and beast
He is building Ioomy house, which
will be completed in II day or two
and will then have accommodations fol
any number of persons and teams, a.
he can add to his buildings and cor,
rails at any time.
A few miles further there will soor
be another stopping place. This will
be on the very summit, and will, ir
winter especially, divide the honors o.
entertaining the Smoky travel witt
Vanlandingham's.
From the divide the road is entirel,
"down hill"and dotted, here and there
with dwellings to Little Smoky Hotel
Big Smoky is 10 miles further.
The shipping season has but jus
begun in Smoky. 1t is therefore too
soon to forecast the quantity of ore
that the two districts will yield thi.
season. But it will be quite large
and will aggregate between 500 anc
1000 tons. The ore is of a highe
grade than that from Wood River, tn,
Galore and Stormy ore, for instance
yielding 400 ounces of silver and tive
of gold per ton.
AT present, about 900 persons ar,
employed in and about Smoky. o
this number about 160 are miners, III,
Others teamsters, cooks, etc. Their,
are at least 90 prospectors in the tw'
districts, and more going in daily
The principal employing mines ar
the King of the West, which employ
about 80 miners, the Carrie Leonar4
Is, Silver Star 90, Galore and Storm
Z, and Isabella, Tyrannis, Wintersc,
etc., from three to six Zach. All @
these claims will soon develop int
minas and will than cr;ya an,>lo,,,o,,