The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-06-30
THE GREAT LEDeEs.
Seafoam and Sheep Mountain District
to Lead the Mining World
ENORMOUS GROUPINGS AND RICH DE-
POSITS---WlLD PROSECUTORS.
PUBLIC. NOTICE.

AT meeting held IN the town OF SeafOam
on the 18th day Of June, 1883, for the Pur-
H. Lighthall was elected Chairman and
TeB. Mulkey Secretary.
Moved by Frank Milhoun and seconded
| by NJ Barber that each town-lot holder
should pay S., in cash or labor, according
to agreement. If in labor. to be one and
One-half days work to each lot; said labor
to be done or cash paid within thirty days
from date or to forfeit all right to lots
within the town site. The motion was
passed
G. B. Baldwin was elected as solicitor to
ask assistance from claim owners.
A. j. Brown, John Mason and I. B. Null
key were chosen as the committee to select
the most practicable route.
| +. B. Mulkey was elected Road Super
visor and Pat Hyde Treasurer for receiving
and disbursing the funds on the road.
w. H. LIGHTHALL, Chm'n.
| T. b. MULKEY, Sec'y.
Ed. KEYsToNE: The foregoing notice
was handed me yesterday, with the re
quest that l send it to the KEYSTONE for
publication. Mason, Mulkey and Brown
have already chosen the route, and by
the time your readers peruse this the lot
owners will have good trail blazed and
graded where necessary, and the dead
timber removed to sufficient width to
admit of a wagon grade. Mr.. Mason in
| forms your correspondent that the great
est grade is but 81 inches to the rod, and
as the Trail creek summit grade is three
feetto the rod, you can readily see that
our grade will be comparatively easy.
Various parties have estimated the cost
of the grade, and the estimates vary from
three to five thousand dollars. consider
the former the most consistent estimate,
and understand that reliable parties stand
ready to bind themselves to do the work
at that figure. We certainly need road
in here, and while we of the mines are
doing our utmost to that end, you on the
outside should rustic, for the future of
Ketchum, the entire Wood River coun-
try, and, in fact, the whole of south Ida
no, depends upon the outcome OF this
section. Until we get roads and milling
facilities you need not expect much from
us, but give US these requirements, fanked
by little capital and the energy and
push characteristic to all Wood Riverites,
and in less than two years we will show
you the camp that will stand supreme
one that will lay Butte and Leadville In
the shade, so to speak. We have the
quantity as we'll as the quality, and all
we lack is a market.
Philbrick and myself, in company with
handsome Al. Bonar CAL. is pretty
cuss, no joking), Budd Pfeiffer--the dude
of Yankee Fork-and Angus Cameron.
of Bonanza, took a trip on Saturday last
to the lead belt, or Sheep Mountain coun-
try. Our objective point was to Gamer.
on Tracy's mine on Rapid river, three
miles westerly on the belt from Sheep
mountain One could write volumes of
the pleasures attending such a trip; Of
the peculiarities of the formation of Sheep
mountain proper, that reminds you torci-
bly, of the imaginary worlds axis; OF the
grand Pinnacle mountain that divides US
from Loon creek, at our right, and the
magnificent views of Float creek, Sui phur
creek and the great Middle Fork country
| to our left; of the beautiful flowers, wild
fruits, and already ripening Strawberries
that we found there, but we will forbear.
| as we have not the time, space or ability.
We know nothing but mines, care moth
ing but for the mines, and will have
nothing but mnes-but no! we take that
back, for we forgot all about. Badd's pet,
or "baby" as he calls her.
| The Tracy is a promising property and
shows considerable ore. 1t is developed
by shaft, open cut and tunnel, and
shows ore in each Of the workings, in
places three feet of the pure metal. The
owners have shipped over fifteen tons IN
all, to Clayton, and have ore on the dumps
where they prefer to let it remain till the
profits over working expenses are not
consumed in packing it out. The first
class from the Tracy samples 1875 ounces
silver and 70 per cent lead, and the second
class 81 ounces and 60 per cent lead.
These are mill returns and compare IA
vorably with Wood River. With smell
ter in the camp Sheep mountain is des-
tined to be great lead producer.
| On our way to the Tracy we passed the
celebrated Mountain King mine. 1t
shows wonderful deposit of lead, and
| bears great resemblance to the Elkhorn
in its palmiest days. From ground
s!uice cut at the groupings of the ledge,
the owners have extracted some 200 or
more tons of ore, and a surface tunnel
that taps the ledge but 20 feet below this
open cut, shows whole face of solid
galena 1t is hard to estimate the mag
nitude of this ore chute, but from pres
ent development alone one could hardly
expect it to yield less than thousands Of
tons. 1t is worth journey of some
length to see this deposit alone.
Immediately under, and on what one
would expect a continuance of this mann
moth ledge, is where we found Hank
| Richardson at work. He has for mess
mate and partner Mr.. Thompson, from
Boise. The boys are both on the rustic
and working hard to find ledge that
shows mammoth galena float, but which
has evidently broken from the ridge
above. They have run several bedrock
cuts and must he nearing the ledge, judg-
ing from indications. Hank says when
he finds that ore chute he is done pros
pecting, for be considers he will have
enough to satisfy the most greedy.
Bomar s. Pfeitfer made two locations
on Rapid river, both showing ore. AL.
will send in pack train and a gang of
men to develop the same, and has prom
ised to pay the National debt and Cleve
lands campaign expenses before snow
flies. Seldh!
We saw no other prospects on the trip,
as we had not the time to visit any. We
returned Tuesday morning. Mr.. Cam
eron knows how to treat his guests, and
made our trip pleasant one to remem-
Der. Arriving at SeafOam we found a
congregation Of pioneers such as is sell
dom seen. Many of them were late ar
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