The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-31
SMOKY CORRESPONDENCE.
SMOKY, March IS. 1883.

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The weather here has been fine
snow is disappearing rapidly, and
if the warm sun and gentle breezes
continue, treighting will be done tc
this place on wheels inside of thirty
days.
st. Patrick's day was celebrated
in this camp in grand old style.
Yesterday two stages and two
lumber teams arrived from Ketch.
um. The lumber and other mate.
rial is for a new business house that
is to be erected on or before the Isl
of May.
The building of new Chinese
laundry, a barn and anew private
residence which is to be built soon,
will give Smoky a lively appear
ance. A large livery stable is soon
to be put up on Dunn's town site.
The Carrie Leonard mine is look
ing well. The latest development
work shows large bodies Of con-
centrating ore and considerable first
class ore. 1t is expected that this
company will put on large force
of men in few days.
The Scott, one of the Dollarhide
group, is looking immense it has
a series of tunnels and upraises,
showing large bodies of high-grade
ore. This mine is second to none
in the territory, and will be one of
the big producers this season.
Lower down on the Dollarhide
hill is the Isabella property which
formerly belonged to McFadden,
and is now owned by Judge Beatty
u Co. The Isabella was one of the
first producing mines in the camp,
but it laid idle and unworked for
four years after the purchase by the
present owners. It was leased re
Gently by AL. Bemis and David
and work resumed about
the first of March. The leasers are
now taking out some fine high-grade
ore, and will be ready to make ship
ments as soon as the roads are il
good condition.
West of the Isabella lies the Ad
elaide, in which a cross-cut TUNE.
has been driven this winter, cutting
the vein at a depth of about one
hundred and twenty-five feet, anG
showing a large vein of galena, gray
copper and leaf and ruby silver.
the ore very high-grade
The lucky owners of this propert,
are Charles T. Davis, Fred Reed am
Tom Lavell.
At the head of Granite creek
northwest of the Adelaide, on Bald
lies the Fairview. This |
property has been worked all win
:er by Nebler & Kelly. A tunnel
driven on the ledge for nearly two
hundred feet, shows a continuous
ore chute. The boys have a nice
lot of ore on the dump, and will
eventually be we'll paid for their
;wo years hard work.
The noted Keystone mine which |
les on Granite creek, has made a
very important strike above the old
the ore is of a carbonate
and shows better thar
ever before discovered in
he mine. Two men are at present
It work On this property.
The Silver Star shines as bright
S ever. Work is being pushed
Vigorously in sinking the main
haft, with good results. This COM
amy will run both mine and mill
ull blast this season.
The King of the West company
re still working their usual force
linking, prosecuting and drifting
n the vein, showing ore in all the
This mine will make a
ne showing this summer, Aeing
he best opened mine in the Smoky
istrict. The company intends to
rect large concentrating works as
DON as the roads are open.
The cross-cut is still being driven
n the Galore and will reach the
elm about the first of next July.
The Tyrannus and Flagstaff are
ill piling out ore, and from the
resent outlook their shipments this
,ason will double the amount
aipped last year.
The Smoky district will have :
velve or fourteen producing mines
lis season. The present outlook
very encouraging, and during the
,ming summer the district will be
Re scene of more active operations
/ both mining and milling than
yer before. Done UP SWIFTLY.
[Since the above was received
e are reliably informed that the !
'oss-cut on the 4OO-foot level Of !;
le King of the West has cut the !;
lin and the showing is better than :
any other part of the mine. !
hey are now drifting east and west !
i the vein and by the first of July :
e look for big output from this +,
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