Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-03
sEAF0AM LETTER.
SEAFoAM Town, June 22, 1885

SEAFoAM Town, June %, 1888.
Ed. WoRLD:-Town. located this
spring. Store and other buildings
progressing SO that it begins to have
the appearance Of town. It is To-
Gated between Vanity and Seafoam
creeks, and about six miles south OF
Sheep Mountain.
The country is full of men, some
engaged in working their prospects,
others prospecting. will now give
you list of the prospects that are
now being worked. Wilson & Co.'S
location, on Float creek, has been
examined by number of experienced
mining men, and pronounced per-
manent mine. The Leonard, owned
by Billy Casio & Co.; Fishamingo
by Harlan & Co., and Chamber Bros
prospect in same vicinity, are all
looking well. The Blackhawk
owned by D. q. Kerlee & Co., on
Seaform creek, two miles east oi
Float creek, makes q good showing
They have made one shipment of ore
this spring, and will soon make an
other. O.her locations are the
White Goat and Sterling, by Bald
win and Co.; Federal, Milt Mourning
s. Co.; Neset and Big Sulphur, Lane
& Co.; Maggie May and Lillian, E
F. Milhoan; Fairview, (west end oi
White Goat, Benton (west end o.
Fairview), Tulu and Albna, on Ber
nard Sammit, Keystone, between
Float and Sulphur creeks, by Peter
son & Co.; Susie D., on Bernard Sum
NIT, by James Daley and J. R. Bow
ers; Abe Lincoln, on Bernard Sum
NIT, J. r. Bowers; Birdie R., Maggie
D. and Baldwin, on Baldwin Noun
tain. between Seafoam and Baldwin
creek, by G.. B. Baldwin s. Co. Th'
Vanity Fair, owned by Martin, Bar
Der & Co., is the best developed MINI
in the district, and is looking fine
Another mine is the Rufus, owned b,
J. Marley & Co. The Tracy, on Sheel
Mountain, owned by A. Cameron
& Co., has fine body of galena ore
Among the other locations on Sheel
Mountain are Nettie B., owned b,
Peterson s. Co.; May Queen, Ma.
Flower, Grand Mogul, Sleepin!
Beauty and Lone Hand, by ]. L
Cearley; Alta Johnson, Lemp & Co
Boise City; Mountain King, l. n
Daley s. Co.; Lucinda, J. Farley
Co.; Neset group of four or 6v
mines, Elliott & Co.; Mountai
Chief, Peterson & Co.; Yankee Gil
and Ella Day, E. Baird & Co.; Silve
Star, w. H. Daley. A tunnel is be
ing driven to tap the Franklin min
at considerable depth. There are
great many other prospects that W
have not been able to get the name
of, both in Sheep Mountain and Sea
) foam districts. 1t is the opinion
experts visiting the country that
will be, when developed, one of tn
finest mining camps in Idaho.
: Burton, a merchant of Custer, VII
; tied the camp few days since, an
leaves well pleased with the pro-
poets.
Chris Moler arrived on the p
with an outfit, and will push work 1
fast as possible on his Float cree
= prospect.
, Professor Porter, of Wood Rive
visited our camp on the 22d, an
seems to have high opinion of it.
Wagons have come within twel,
= miles of the town. The miners he
E a meeting and decided to put tt
road through, and are now at VOL
on it. If our capital, and 9th
h towns, would do as Wood River
d dolng-give us a little assistance
: the way of building roads-it wou
q undoubtedly be dollars in the
: pockets.
J. R. Bowers, while out lookiI
e for his horses, on reaching the SUI
l. NIT of a small ridge, came sudden
J. face to face with a small bear. Ea
g seemed to be very much surpris'
l. at the appearance of the other. II
n bear took to tree, and Jack to
Ut heels. On being asked how lar
q the bear was, Jack replied that s.
e was not so damned small"
e Yours truly, j. d,