The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-12

A KEYSTONE reporter visited the
ketchum Sampling works Thurs
day evening and found that cstab-
lishment in running operation with
a fine outlook for 1856. 1t il
owned by William Mckay and
Hugh Anderson, both of Salt Lake
City, and is superintendent by
Charles Weaver. of Ketchum, Q
gentleman Of experience in samp-
ling the ores Of Wood River, hav-
ing been for some time in charge
of that department at the Philadel
phia smeltcrs. The bins were
found partially lillel with ore and
the works i'm excellent trim for the
seasons trade. The machinery is
all in good order and the capacity
of the plant is from thirty to thirty
five tons daily. Twenty-Five tons
Of first-class ore from the yelling
ton, at Galcna, about the same
amount of concentrates from the
Buzzo mine. seventeen from the
independence, about twenty tons
from the Ontario and other small
lots are already on hand, with more
from the same mines Ell route and
also large quantities from the va
rious mines ofLittle Smoky, among
which are the King of the West,
Trade Dollar and others. We
understand that all ores from
the foremost have been secured for
sampling at these works and will
be handled by Messrs. L. f. Clo-
hecy e. Co., bankers. The rate of
the Keichum Sampling works are
ii per ton, and we believe less On
special contracts for large amounts.
Five men beside the superintend-
ent will be employed, and from
present indications the works will
be kept busy during the season, as
many miners prefer Independent
sampling whether their ores are
marketed at our local smeltcrs or
through buyers for Omaha. Rates
now announced by the p NJ. & S.
Co, $50 we understand, place the
local smelters and other buyers on
about the same footing, and it Is
probable therefore that the sale of
ore will be somewhat divided.
The sampling works will do their
business through the banking
house of I. L. Clohccy e. Co. This
firm is in the market for the pur-
chase Of all Wood River ores and
offers the best possible rates for
them. We are glad to hear that
T. f. Clohecy e. Co. will probably
purchase the entire output of the
King of the West, with = whack 4"
at other Smoky mines that would
probably be marketed in HALEY in
the absence of live buyers at this
point. With the completion ofthe
Smoky road the exclusive hand
ling of Smoky ores Will naturally
settle at this place. Germania Ba-
sin is another district from which
we expect much, and that soon, for
the road contemplated to that place
from Galena will soon be built by
the aid of county funds. The
Nctchum Sarnpling works and
smelter will then receive the ad-
ditional yield Of ores heretofore re-
duced at Clayton. Ketchum is the
natural center of a large extent of
rich mineral country now under
rapid development, and what with
her smelters, sampling works and
live buyers there is no reason that
she will not eventually become The
industrial center of Alturas county.
Z. Strangeway, of Bellevue, Is
now receiving a large invoice of
caskets, collins and burial cases.
also fine silver mountings, trim
mings and all goods belonging to
his line. People on upper Wood
River can be accommodated imme-
diately by telephone or telegraph at
reasonable prices.
Al the Palace.