The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-08-25
MINING SUMMARY.
THE SILVER KING OF IDAHO.

izing $4,406 20 and $2,445 73 re
spectively. Lot No. 8 is now beine
delivered at the Ketchum Sampline
Works. It will be a 15-ton car
and on the average of former ship.
ments will realize over $1,000, and
make the total value of ore mark.
eted in the past two months from
this mine upwards of $4,000 fol
about 10 tons, an average net value
per ton of nearly $3.50, after paw.
ment of railroad freight and treat.
ment charges. The ore as shipped
averages over 800 ounces silver
per ton. Major Hyndman went
into the active business manage
ment about June 10th and marketed
his first car lot June 21st. Results
since then are as stated and graft
flying in the extreme to all con-
cerned.
From various parties who have
visited the mines recently, and ex-
amined with all facilities, we learn
that the showing is something won
derful, the development of a great
ore shute continuing right along,
presenting one of the most perfect
mining formations and a demon
strated fact as big mining propo-
sition. Operations are sklllfully
conducted with meager and faulty
facilities, and every move counts,
as it must to mine, prepare and
market from SO remote a locality
lacking reduction works there-and
pay heavy royalties, yet realize
handsome profits to lessees.
Reduction works of most any
crude, practical nature would en-
nance the profits greatly to both
owners and lessees, and the latter
may be justified in some move to
plant for even their tenn
perary use.
The company now has property
of unquestionable great value and
would be justified in affording ia
cilities forthwith to operate on
large scale, both fo- mining and
milling. The most is being made
of present facilities with all the
force that can be utilized-about
twenty-five men-and systematized
work in every detail carried OF.
The Silver King Of Idaho appears
to prove a bonanza destined to rival |
the Silver King Of Arizona which |
has paid upwards of nine millions
Of dollars in dividends.
CATHERINE.
Supt. J. J. Taylor, of the Cath
erina mine on Warm Springs creek !
is putting the Buzzo Commentators
in running order and will shortly
begin concentrating a large guam
tity Of low grade ores from that |
property. Mr.. Taylor estimates the
amount Of such ores in sight in the
mines at several thousand tons, and !
is confident of reaping good returns
from the proposed concentration.
It will assay twenty or thirty dol
ars per ton in silver, and u large
per cent lead, and by reducing it
It the rate Of about four tons into
,ne it can me made profitable. The
:ost of such reduction will be slight
nd if the operation is successful,
f which there is little doubt, the
catherine will soon become one of
ur most productive mines.
THE PooRMAN.
The Poorman concentration at
'urke will be ready for work by
be Goth of this month. Then look
Or big output of ore from Can
on creek. It will be the largest
1ill in the country and will handle
90 tons of ore daily.-The state
,ent was made the other day by
entleman who has an opportunity
, find out that the clear profit of
ne Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining
ompany during the past twelve
lonths was 100000. That looks
Ike it pays to work mines in this
ountry.-It is said that when
le district court convenes a grand
Try will be empaneled and the
latter of collecting tax upon the !,
roft of the mines which are in
peration in this county will be
'oked into. If what is reported
J the clear profit of some of the
reducing mines is correct such a /,
purse would nearly double the !
;sessed Observation-Disclosures Free
ress.
wARRES's DISTRICT.
A Warren's correspondent to thc1
'eiser Leader says the lodges Of
lat camp carry plenty of gold and ;
LIVER ore that goes from sixty dol :
RS per ton up to two and three I
ousand dollars per ton. Between !
,enty and twenty-five locations S
I'VE been made this season by 2
'eaverites, most Of which show
ineral in the groupings. There
Is been some development work $
me, taking out ore and having it Z
illed, the results of which amazed y
cry one. There are two first-class
ores in Warrens, doing general y