Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-04-23
SHEEP MOUNTAIN.
PROMISING OUTLOOK OF CENTRAL
IDAHO'S NEW MINERAL FIELD.

The New Town Of Sea Foam ana What
1t Promises to Be-Hsiley's Oppor.
tunity to Establish Commercial Re.
latious with the New District.
The new mining district of Sheep
Mountain lies about 125 miles north.
west of HALEY and, as near as can be
determined, is located in the south
east corner of Idaho county, although
Custer claims it as within her borders.
The district is an extensive one and
has been divided into three subdivis.
ions-Sheep Mountain, Greyhound,
and Sea Foam. The ores of the lat
ter are free milling while heavy ga
lena and carbonate ores prevail in the
others. Sea Foam Is the most access
able and here is located the new town
of that name which will be central
point and headquarters, for at least
the present, if not succeeding seasons.
While the Sheep Mountain country
has been more or less talked about for
several years, the real extent and
richness of the new mineral field was
not fully realized until last summer
when the result of the seasons work
developed the fact that at least
dozen of the claims gave every as
surance of BECOMING PERMANENT
MINES and producers Of a good grade
of ole in large quantities. The prom
inence that has been gained by the
district is mainly due to the efforts OF
Chris. Morler, of Challls, George
Baldwin, John Lemp, and JIG. Leon
ard, of Boise City, all of whom are
largely interested in developing their
properties, and the detailed reports oil
operations during last season publish
ed in the Keystone by F. G. Middle
ton. At tho request of the Union
Pacific railroad company, report Of
the district was also prepared by Mr.
Middleton and has been published II,
the Tourist for general distribution
The people OF Ketchum are full,
alive to the Importance of the new
{ district and during the past few
months have been active in securing
every possible advantage that would
tend to unite the interests of tina
town with the new district. A goo
wagon road from Ketchum to Stanle.
Basin is to be built at once, Will
3 from this latter point to Sea Foam
work has already been commenced t
construct an extension of the road, s
that within few weeks stage lin
. will be in operation from the term1
q nus of the railroad to the heart OF tn
s new district. A proposition was sui
4 mitted to the officials of the Unto
Pacific road asking an appropriate
to construct bridge over the Salmo
river, which met the appreciation {
. Division Superintendent Ressigui
d and Freight Agent Parker, both
e whom reported favorably upon tn
q request, but the death of Manage
u Potter caused delay in the matte
n and it is now understood that Actin
g. Manager Kimball does not view tt
t. proposition in the same favorab
IS light as do the division officials.
re order to present the matter fully
=, ~ Manager Kimball, 7. w. Gillette,
Ketchum, leaves this week for Oma
to confer with Mr.. Kimball, and t
r.. strong presentation of the merits
he the proposition that will be submit
CHI BY Mr.. Gillette, can hardly fail
On favorably impress the officials that I
~. ~ small appropriation asked will
: money we'll expended, when the
suits to be attained are clearly de
onstrated. The town OF Sea Fo'
Ike promises to be lively place this 81
Id, son. 1t is estimated that there v
nd be fully one thousand miners a
rs. prospectors in the vicinity before
$50 month of June-and an ideal mini
in town will rapidly come into existen
ep. Four different parties are alres
cry in anxious waiting for the snow
ate leave the summit SO that they can
&c" in a stock Of goods at Sea Foam,
adv as many more propose TO stimuli
AS the minds of the hardy miners
mp prospectors with spiritual comforts
ned rs cents a drink. A lodging-h no
rts and restaurant is also to be star
up as soon as possible and saw-'
u, L. -, o,,arotion wifhin A