The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-02-25
have some voice in the selection of
the peoples servants when the time
comes to hand.
LETTER FROM ATLANTA.

EDITOR KEYSTONE: We are hav-
ing very fine weather at this camp
at present, though we had our share
of the cold wave that swept over
the country a few weeks ago. There
is only about three feet of snow on
the ground, and that is very little
for this time of the year.
TAHoMA NINE AND MILL.
The cold snap we had in January
interfered somewhat with work at
the Tahoma mine and mill, and set
things back a little. The ditch
froze up, and they were obliged to
shut down the mill in consequence.
The mine never looked better than
it does to-day, and as soon as
spring opens the company intend
to put fifteen more stamps in the
mill.
BENTON AND GREY EAGLE.
There is not very much work be-
ing done on the other mines in the
district just now. George Tins is
working small force of men on
the Benton mine and turning out
very rich ore. He has been at work
on it for some time, just doing as
sessment work and opening it up,
so as to get it in good shape to
work to advantage the coming sea-
son, and it has paid we'll all the
time. The Grey Eagle, north of
the Benton, has a shaft sunk to the
depth of 80 feet, with ledge eight
feet wide, the ore from which assays
we'll. The owners are now running
tunnel to intersect the ledge at a
lower depth. Several other parties
are working their claims this win
ter, and have great hopes of max
ing mines out of them.
THE BENTON EXTENSION
| Is good mine; a tunnel has been
!, run to the ledge a distance of 45O
feet and shaft sunk As feet. The
ledge in the tunnel is three feet
wide. There is no doubt but that
; this will pay we'll and the mine
prove to be above the average.
There is 100 feet of stopping above
the tunnel, the ore from which will
2 assay from $50 to $50 per ton.
wEBFoor AND wEBFooT EXTENSION,
Adjoining each other, and con-
tanning three thousand feet on the
a same ledge, are as good prospects
r as one can see anywhere. A tun-
G mel has been run on the Web-foot
I Extension $50 feet, all the way on
a the ledge. Several cuts have been
] made through the ledge at different
}. places that show five feet of solid
a quartz. This is in the lower tunnel
Y Another tunnel rs feet above, shows
a big ledge also, but the ore is moi
e as rich as in the lower; it assays
v from $75 to 800 per ton. The
S Webfoot has been opened by
/. tunnel run on the east end, which
n has struck the ledge that shows
It width of six feet of quartz at tina
o place. Drifts have been started OF
II the ledge, and it will doubles
prove to be one of the best E1ine
in the Middle Boise mining district
| have not seen a mine in thi
+ camp-outslde of the Atlanta-tha
l. has as good prospects of becoming
n big thing as this one has.
'e THE FARO, ATLANTA, ETC.
y I do not know much about tn
- Faro, as but little work has beel
- done on that mine; some very ricl
. ore has been taken from it, but tn
~ future will show if there is more O
- it. There is no work being don
~ on the Atlanta mine at present
>, Reports say that the sale of thi
|, property is an assured fact, and W
:. all hope it may prove so. The AT
- lanta mine has been bonanza, an
:. would be still if it was properl
~ managed. There are any amour
~ of mines here which, with prope
=. management, could be made to pay
, the Big Lode, for instance
81 is a good mine and has a Tin
20 mill, but both are lying idle. 1t j
40 to be hoped that they all may Sc
of the folly of such bad management
u soon, and in the near future pr
81 pare to start up in good shape.
W THE sAwTooTH TRAIL.
IS There is one thing the people
a. this camp wish, and that is, tn
a the KEYSTONE would bring to tt
It, notice of the board of county con
gs missioners the condition of tt
Ill trail between this place an Saw
i'll tooth, and urge them to provio
ay for improving it. It would be
is great advantage to Ketchum to g
r. the trade from this place, which
be certainly would do if the trail WI
to kept in good order, as goods ca
n be purchased at lower prices ~
be Ketchum than in Rocky Bar. III
,e. latter place gets all the Allan
trade at present, but if the trail
Sawtooth was not so difficult
tie traverse Ketchum would receive
OF large percentage of it. The ira
It's at present is in a very bad ar
MS dangerous state, but it might at
he oxnaneo he made 6a