The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-04-06
MINING NOTES.


that is being brought to the surfac,
along Warm Springs creek to Royl,
mountain, is pretty good evidence
that this locality abounds with FINE
ore veins, and must in the near fu
ture prove an important and profit
able adjunct to Ketchum. All tina,
IS needed is time and due encour.
agement to the faithful miner and
prospectorwho are striving from day
to day with their calous hands, and
by the sweat of their brows, to bring
to light the hidden wealth which
undoubtedly exists in those rock.
ribbed mountains. Any one who
will take the trouble to examine
and investigate will find that there
is belt OF mineral extending from
few miles above the Guyer Hot
Springs to Boyle mountain. In
this belt-estimated to be about 10
miles in width-they will find nu-
merous ore-bearing veins or lodes
running parallel with each other,
having a northerly and southerly
course with pitch to the west, a
number of which are located be-
tween two formations Of country
rock, and are professionally con-
tact veins. The KEYSTONE has sew
eral times referred to some of the
prominent mining locations in the
Warm Springs creek belt, which are
now being worked more or less, but
at this time we desire to make men
ton of few other prospects which
appear deserving of note. The So
nora prospect-of course it could
hardly, as yet, be called a mine-is
located on the north side of Warm
Springs creek, distance of about
seven miles from Ketchum. 1t is
scarcely year since this min
ing ground was located, and yet
through unremittlng toll, the own
ers of this promising property have
been enabled to get together suffi-
cient means from the proceeds Of
ore they have extracted to defray
all expenses, if nothing more, since
the first blow of the pick was made.
The amount Of hard work the OWL
ers, Messrs. Pease, Deering & Mar
latt have gone through in their eff
forts to develope their property, is
simply wonderful. And judging
from the systematic manner in
which they have prosecuted their
work, and the plans they have laid
out for future explorations, the pro-
duction of ore will no doubt be
doubly increased over what it is
now The ore-vein is as regular and
we'll defined as can be found in any
mine. The ore is not of a particu
larly high-grade, but is Of a uniform
value throughout, assaying from
eighty-five TO ninety ounces silver,
and from thirtv-fve to forty per
cent lead. Everything about their
works indicate good order and mi
ner-like work, and if muscle, hard
licks and unlimited confidence
availeth anything, the owners Of
the Sonora propose to make mine
of it.
There is another fine mining claim
situated about two miles above the
Sonora, on the same side of the
creek, which was located last fall
and called the Tippecanoe. NJ
work has been done on the claim
until recently. An incline shaft is
now being sunk, following the vein
on its pitch, which has attained a
depth of about twenty feet. In fol-
lowing the vein to this depth no fault
or break has occurred, and a marked
improvement in the strength of the
vein, as we'll as in the character of
the ore, will be observed with every
foot advanced It is a remarkably
we'll defined vein and can be traced
for several hundred feet upon the
surface. The ore is a mixture of
superior class of red and yellow
carbonate of lead, the assays of
which range from 100 to $50 ounces
silver and from 40 to 81 per cent
lead per ton, and needs but little
asserting. From present appear
ances there would seem to be no
question as to the permanency OF
the vein. All that is required to
prove its merits is continuance
of the work which is now being
prosecuted. The owners of this
promising prospect have labored
under many disadvantages and in
conveniences during the past win
ter, otherwise they would have &C
complished more towards opening
their ground. But from the present
favorable outlook it is reasonable
to believe that the owners of the
Tippecanoe have a self-sustaining
before them.
The lessees of the Niagara, Idaho,
IRVINE and Sunday mines, at Boyle
Mountain, are meeting with very
good success.
Pearson's pack train has been
busy the past week bringing ore
from the Sonora mine to the Buzzo
THE SILVER KING.