The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-06-28

a great while before the Vishn7
ledge will be tapped at a depth
about 400 feet from the surface.
/ Owyhee Avalanche In our issu
of about two weeks ago we notet
the fact that new mining distric
had been found on Poison creek, il
this county, and that good ore hat
been found in one of the lodes dis
covered. Since then we have seer
several persons who have been tt
that mining district, among whom
were Mr.. H. w. Brown and Mr.. R
Bruce, the former gentleman hav
ing come to Silver City on Wed
nesday last to have a location notice
recorded. Mr.. Brown is interested
in the location, which he describes
as being between granite on one
side and porphyry on the other
The lode is about sixteen feet in
width, showing ore that assays as
high as $364.24 in silver and $21.1C
in gold. The district is about 81
miles from Silver City, in a south
easterly direction, in the foothills,
about four miles beyond Doyle's
ranch on Birch creek, near the head
of what is known as "Poison Gulch, d
and in sight Of Point No Point"
The quartz is of fine grain, and OF
a green color, carrying some metal
lie silver. AS yet little prospecting
has been done, but from the way
prospectors are flocking in, the
country will soon be explored.
There is no doubt that the noun
tains to the south of this new district
will show up other good lodes.-
Mr.. Dewey informs US that the drift
on the Trade Dollar mine, which
has been pushed north into the
mountain, has developed a lode
over Is feet wide without any walls
yet being found. The ore all pros
poets. The drift will be continued
until the end Of the location is
reached. Mr.. Dewey is sanguine
that he has just reached big bo-
nanza, judging from the character
istics of Florida mountain. At the
Jim Blaine, where a drift is also be-
ing run on the vein, he now has
about three feet of quartz in the
face of the drift, all of which looks
we'll. The work performed by the
owner of these mines demonstrates
that all that is needed in Florida
mountain is giant powder and mus
Gle, to open up good bodies of ore
Challis Messenger: Loon Greek,
once rich and prosperous placer
mining camp, situated in the ex-
treme western portion of Custer
county, was the scene of an almost
fatal row between Celestials, who
are placer mining for gold, one day
last week. This camp at present is
almost exclusively occupied by
Cinnamon, with the exception of
three or four white men. The diff
ficulty, rs near as could be learned
from the prisoners in Jail, by a Mes
senger reporter, was in regard to
some placer ground, that a certain
Chinaman in that district claimed,
and the others, his brother China
men, denied him his rightful claims.
One word brought on another, and
finally wound up with The claimant
of said ground striking one Of the
other party with a bar or sharp
piece of copper about his head in
flicting bad wound. This so riled
up the others that a free-for-all fight
took place with knives, guns, etc,
and resulted in the Chinaman who
did the copper act being badly
carved by flourishing knives, and
at present he remains in a critical
condition. Officers of the law at
Custer were informed of the fact,
and at once proceeded to Loon
creek and placed three Cinnamon
under arrest, and brought them to
Custer, where they were tried before
His Honor, Judge Duval, found
guilty and were fined in the sum of
$40 each, or to serve term in the
Jail at Challis for a period
IF twenty days. They, however,
choose the latter. and were brought
% Clayton and from there put in
charge Of Constable Bates, who
brought them to Challis last Satur-
lay where they were lodged in the
Hotel de Hosford, or county ''jug,"
o serve out their sentence. These
china rows are bee oming quite fire.
Luent, and fewer of them would be
great blessing to Custer county,
hat is, taking it in moral and
financial view, and perhaps some
ther mode of punishment would
'e of less cost to Custer county.
ALLUDING to a reference to the
daho Press Association in the
KEYSTONE last Saturday, the Boise
says 1T is not dead by
ny means. A meeting was called
few months ago just as the second
inter came on and the weather
'as so rough that it was difficult to