Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-08
THE LOCAL OUTLOOK,
1T is MUCH MORE PROMISING
THAN EVER BEFORE.
All the Mining Districts of Alturas
County to Increase their Yield and
Afford Employment TO a Large Mum.
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Afford Employment 10 a Large Mum.
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ii. E. Miller, who was in town last
Monday, said that he was glad tina,
the rate of wages was fixed. For
months he was importuned, both by
those who wished wages reduced and
those who wished them kept up, until
he finally agreed to a reduction.
Since then, however, he has as good
as received assurances Of an impor
tant reduction in the rates Of freight
on ore and coal, and the outlook
seems favorable for the tariff on lead
to remain undisturbcd, as the Boards
of Trade all over the country seem to
oppose any reduction Of the tariff
that would be likely to cripple the
mining industry.
Now that the outlook has improved,
the mlne.owners can resume work
with certain degree of confidence.
The Minnie Moore is steadily increas-
ing its force, and in little while it
will doubtless have 14O men at work
on its mine and mill. The Queen of
the Hills management is putting on
men as fast as they can be set
to work to advantages; and the Relief
will employ II to Is men for the
present, with the probabilities in fav.
or of an increase at no distant period
In addition to the above several
properties in the vicinity will afford
employment to few men each-so
that it is quite likely that, within GO
days, between 200 and 800 men will
be employed in the mines close to
Broad:ord ard Bellevue.
From other districts the news is
equally favorable. The immediate
vicinity of HALEY will mako good
showing, this year, as the Schoolboy,
Climax and Commodore have a large
quantity of ore in sight, and the Japan
is expected to resume its place among
the ore producers.
Bnllion will probably be livelier
than ever The Bullion Ophir group,
Mayhower, Red Elephant group, Jay
Gould, Rising Sun and Idahoan will
all be worked and will yield hand
some'y.
Deer Creek will do lb,less step to
The front rank, this year. The Mon
tana, Red Cloud, Emery or War
Dance, Champion or Wal'a Walla,
and other properties, show bonanzas
of greater or lesser extent, and sever
al prospects promise to develop into
mines.
On the East Fork Of Wood River
the North Star will doubtless soon
give employment to 100 men; the
Triumph group to Is or 20, and the
Pride Of Idaho and other producers to
so or 90 more.
Parker gulch will probably afford
employment for 100 men next sum-
mer, as the Western Reserve and
Parker groups already have ore; the
former yielding an average of a car.
load of 800 ore weekly already.
Boulder creek promises to give EN-.
ploymcnt to at least SO men this sea.
>on.
At Vienna the Vienna Company
will soon begin to run deep tunneI
at least 1900 feet long. This will
give new life to that entire region.
The good results attained by the
Tahoma company at Atlanta viii
doubtless cause a resumption of &C
tive operations in many of the ole
producers of that important camp.
Rocky Bar and Pine Grove dis
tric's will probably give employment
to all Of 800 miners. Over 200 are a
work there already.
Smoky will do better than ever
this year. The Silver Star will doubt
less ship carload per day, and the
: Carrie Leonard half as much, while
the King of the West group and the
remainder of the district will doubt
,, less equal the combined production o
the Silver Star and Carrie Leonard
!, The Gold Belt promises much Thu
summer. The Champlain company
, will build mill; the Jumbo company
have cut their ledge in depth; thu
Junction group is showing an exten
: sive ore body: and the Camas No.
! will ,}ouht less rO to strong EanuS