Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-05-31
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The Latest news froa this New Ais.
Ing Canp--.Nailey PesSle waated
There, 70 Take HOLD Of the District.
Etc.
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The new town OF Seafoam Is al.
ready laid out on a picturesque fat
at the junction of Vanity, Baldwin,
:Seafoam and Rapid river canyons,
with John Foster as Recorder. Some
40 or more lots are already taken and
at least six houses are in course of
construction. Timber is abundant,
and house.logs plensiful-in fact each
lot contains enough poles to fence
with, as the bylaws of the town or
gsnization require.
There is q natural roadway from
tho Galena summit to the Vanity
summit, five miles from the new town.
The grade is moderate over this sum.
mat, and there will soon be parties ia
here that arc willing to bind them
selves to put in . good wsgon'road
from Seafoam to Beaver creek for
$4,000. From Beaver creek to the
Stanley Basin wagon-rosd it will re-
quire about $1,000 to bridge . few
sloughs, aud that, with the bridge to
be built by the railway company across
the Salmon below Sawtooth, will com.
p:ete thoroughfare to HALEY.
They have the making OF mines
here-and extensive ones at that. 1t
is common occurrence to see six
and eight feet Of ore, and Of 6ne
quality. Sesfoam, Vanity and Bald
via gulches each show several won
derful properties, while on Float creek
the whole country seems to be mass
at ore. 1t is here whore parties last
fall assorted and shipped IL tons OF
ore from a single boulder Of float that
milled 2GS ounces. and over half OF
the same boulder still remains intact
Then to our east but six miles lies
the Mountain King mine (Sheep
Mountain) with eight feet OF solid
Ralena. This and the surrounding
properties are already OF sufficient
capacity to keep works like tho Ket
ohum smelters constantly running
Emmanuel Fon.es has some 500 ton.
OF ore piled up like cordwood in the
gulch that he has sluiced out with =
giant. "ro see is to appreciate"
Tho Greyhound ,aine lies consider
ably to the northwest Of US, but OF
the same belt. OF the truth of tn,
stories from that camp cannot vouch
but do think that this portion O
the mundane sphere holds out NOR
inducements to capital and the pros
peotor than any camp l ever saw
and l have visited them nearly all.
The new town Of Seafoam has
promising future, and the seeming
eagerness with which its principal lot
were gobbled by such men as True
Swift, Watt, Picotte, R-gan ant
others of HALEY, is but one Of tn
uany assurances that it will thrive
We like HALEY push, and dash. an,
energy, here, because that is wha
made old Alturas what it is to day
aud we want more Hsiley'tes inter
ested here. So, tell all who can l.
come, and we will try to take care o
them before tho Boise City and Bois
Basin mossbacks can spread them
selves all over the district.
Prospectors are arriving daily
There are already so men distributed
in the various canyons, each bent up
on one lin. Determination seem
their motto, aud it the outside worl.
does not hear from us soon it will b.
because \ lack Of aid We have tn
quality and quantity Of ore and tn
requisite muscle to produce it. Yo'
give Us tho roads and the smelling
and milling works, and we will pro
duce our millions, each year, Just a
sure as Blame will be our next Presi
dent. The stuff is here, AND DON
YOU FORGET IT!
Grass is abundant and the weathe
fine, SO coms along and bring wit
you your SISTERS and your cousin
sni your sunts,' particularly you
sisters-eyen the aunts could rsliey
ths monotony for the time being.