The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-03
MINING SUMMARY.

A group of mining claims stu
ated in Bassett gulch, near the
Smoky road, seven miles from
Ketchum, seem to be assuming con
siderable prominence at present
The names of the locations situated
in this locality are known as fol
lows: Catharina, Ida Williamson
Highland Mary, Olympia and Cut.
rates. The development work on the
Catherine and Ida Williamson has
been chiefly confined at the divid.
ing end lines of the two claims.
At this point considerable amour,
Of tunneling, drifting and sinking
has been done, the deepest works
being 100 feet from the surface
where the ledge is found to be large
and we'll defined, carrying good
grade of ore.
The Highland Mary mine is To-
Gated upon the same lode as that
of the Catharina and Ida William
son. This mine is at present being
worked under a lease and has at
tanned a depth of 200 feet. The
!essees are taking out high grade
ore, assaying 200 ounces in silver
per ton.
The Olympia has been quite ex-
censively explored. 1t has been
worked under series of leases for
the past three or four years and
has yielded handsome returns. The
latest production of ore netted the
lessees $4,000.
The Cutrates is comparatively a
new location. 1t is now being
worked by its owners and shows a
we'll defined vein. All the claims
in this locality have been worked
under leases from time to time, and
it is due to the ]essees that they
have gained more or less promi-
ncnce.
All the mining claims mentioned
lie contiguous TO each other and
produce the same character of ore,
assaying about IT'S ounces in silver
and from so to sc per cent lead
per ton.
The Catherine and Ida William
son, owned by Messrs. Gillette and
Cleek, have lately been sold to
eastern parties for the sum of $4,000.
J. J. Taylor has been appointed to
take charge of these claims for the
new parties. He left last Tuesday
for the mines with u full supply OF
tools, provisions, ETC., preparatory
to commencing work.
MINING NOTES.
An important development has
been made by cross-cut in the
Carrie Leonard mine at Smoky.
The strike is said to be the finest
vet made in the explorations of the
mine, samples of ore brought to-
Ketchum show gray copper of the
very richest character.
J. B. Harper of Ketchum has
obtained working lease and
bond for the purchase of the Blue
Jacket mine near Eagle Creek,
about eleven miles north of town
He has a years time ON the mine.
The KEYSTONE is in receipt OF
news of late strikes of rich ore
n several of the mines at Smoky.
The owners of the Adelaide mine
nave struck fine body of good
ore at a depth of 100 feet from the
surface. The ore is very high grade
Another very fine discovery has
also been made in the Flagstaff
nine. The Adelaide and Flagstaff
ire comparatively new mines and
i'd more evidence of the growing
prosperity of Smoky.
The lessees of the Silver King
nine at Sawtooth have struck a
arge flow of water in the cas-,
which threatens to flood
he mine. A day and night shift
ire hard at work with pumps and
buckets and with the present crew
ire not able to hold the water down.
This is unfortunate. as it causes a
suspension of exploration work for
he main ore chute which they were
to soon find.
The KEYSTONE learns that super
ntendent Swift is putting an addi-
ional force of miners at work on
he Carrie Leonard mine.
Died,