The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-15
MINING SUMMARY.
Ketchum a. Market for Seafoam and
Sheep Mountain 0res---Notea
sEAFoAx AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN


Seafoam and Sheep Mountain dis
tricts and the prospect is good 70
a considerable output this season
The advantages of Ketchum as ,
market for that country are nov
generally known among the min
ers there and as a consequence al
the available packtrains in the
country are steadily employed
bringing down ores and taking back
fall and winter supplies. Kemp's
train unloaded 87O8 pounds OF
Josephus ore at this point Satur.
day last, which Mr.. A. M. Wilson
one of the owners, sold to the First
National Bank. The market value
OF this ore amounted to $198. 60 per
ton; the rate at which it was sold
$3.50, and the cost of packing
$37 .5Oper ton. Thus, the total cost
of transportation from the mine
and reduction was $63.1O, leaving
the net proceeds at $135, so per ton.
The cost of transportation to b.
nanza, the Custer county market, is
$25 and the cost of reduction about
$6O. The ore contained lead to the
value of $40 per ton, for which the
Custer works would have allowed
nothing, and we have, therefore, a
total cost of $95 per ton at that
market over $63 at this, differ
ence of $32 per ton, which the min
ers Of Seafoam will gain by ship
ping their ores to this point-a fact
they are not slow to appreciate.
Woods packtrain is now on the
road to Ketchum with another lot
of Mountain King ore from Sheep
Mountain. This ore runs high in
lead, as do nearly all the ores of
that region, and with the present
favorable condition of the lead mar
ket that metal alone will return
them enough to more than defray
all the expenses of transportation
and reduction. The Sheep Noun
tain ores also carry large amount
of silver-from $50 ounces up
which may, in rough estimates, be
counted as the net profits of the
ore. There is no longer any ques-
ton as to the advisability of ship
ping to this point, and reports are
favorable for large shipments from
those districts at an early date.
Only the richer ores will be mark
eted this season, however, as the
large tonnage of average ore on
dumps will be held until the COM
pletion of the wagon road from this
point and the consequent advent of
much lower freight rates from the
mines to the market. Mr.. Wilson,
of the Josephene, informs US that
there are several hundred tons of
ore on the dump of that mine, that
will assay 100 ounces or more,
which will be shipped in the spring,
and he and others, informed of the |
report similar amounts at
various other mines in both dis
riots, some of which is much richer
n grade. Considering the imprac-
liability Of the Bonanza and Bay
horse works for the reduction of
hose ores, the miners there gener-
lily express the opinion that Ketch-
I'M will ultimately get the entire
'roduct. Even in the event of local
eduction works at Seafoam or
sheep Mountain, they incline to
he opinion that such works could
ot successfully compete with this
narket. The cost of transportation
rom such works to the railroad
'ould, of necessity, be edded to
he rates offered at this point and
he additional expense of maintain
lg and operating works at such a
istance from fuel and fluxes would
ender the proposition impractical
lie. Until there is railroad into
nat country Ketchum may reason
bly, expect to control the handling
its ore product.
PRIDE OF IDAHO.
The Pride of Idaho has been tenn
orarily closed down for the pur- {
ose of making preparations to run {
12OO-foot tunnel to tap the mine
nder all workings and afford in I
'eased facilities of operation and t
rainage. The owners have faith I
the property anddo not hesitate I
furnish the necessary means to {
evelop it for extensive work. 6u- 7
Gates is an expert c
liner and understands the neces-
ties of the situation thoroughly. !
he Pride is good property and no !
ar is entertained of the ultimate q
oft of the present enterprise. c
A rich pocket of ore has been !:
,veloped in the Venus mine, on !
asst Fork, that promises to fully
the owner, Mr.. Domski, !!
r the unremitting labor he has !,
pended upon the property during J
e past summer. He sold two =
ms to the First National Bank
st week that assayed 258 ounces 2 z
silver and % per cent lead. :
Mike Carey shipped a carload of =
ororo oro Wo1noodov op1 hoe II