The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-17
MINING NOTES.
BuCKsKIN MINE.

MINING NOTES.
BUCKsKIN MINE.
Mr.. Samuel Hancock, of Butte,
Montana, has been engaged by the
Buckskin Mining Company to su.
perintend their mine on Valley
creek, in Stanley Basin, and ar
rived in Ketchum Thursday fol-
the purpose of forming an ex-
petition of saddle and pack ami
mails to reach the mine with sup
plies and miners and to commence
operations at the earliest possible
time. This property is accounted
an excellent dry ore milling propo-
sition, and it is understood that the
present managers propose to erect
twenty stamp mill upon the mine
before the close of the present sea-
son. They are undoubtedly able to
do this, much Of the stock, we un-
derstand, having changed hands
during the past winter, placing the
control of the property in the hands
of some very wealthy st. Louis peo-
pie. The new superintendent, Mr..
Hancock, is a gentleman Of long
experience in the mining districts of
Montana and appears to be a thor
oughly practical miners-such as
we rejoice to see, in place of the
usual theoretical tenderfoot that
invades these domains. The Buck
skin Company is sure to realize
from it's investment in this mine,
soon, if not this year. Better trans
portation facilities are in store for
all the miners of Ills Salmon River
region.
YELLOW JACKET.
Messrs. Morrison g. Stein, of b.
nanza, have taken supplies to the
Yellow Jacket mine owned and OPP
Grated by the Gladstone Mining
Company, in which these gentlemen
are largely interested, We under
stand this mine is considered one
of the richest in Custer county.
WASHINGTON.
The Washington mine and five
stamp mill owned by Morrison &
Pearsons, of Bonanza, are running
under the management of Mr.. ]. G.
Morrison, who expects to ship at
least the usual number of refined
bars during the present season.
The bars turned out of this mill are
of silver-gold bullion, and average
about IS pounds in weight and
$500 in value. 1t is handled by the
First Bank of Ketchum.
QUEEN OF THE HILLS SOLD.
According to correspondent of
the Salt Lake Herald the Bellevue
and Idaho Mining Company has
sold the Queen of the Hills and the
Overland to a New York company,
of which NJ. Shaughnessy of Salt
Lake is president, Charles Pepper
and J. C. Conklin selling all their
stock. The price paid is not made
public. The Queens jigs were start
ed up Yesterday, and 500 feet OF
tunnel are contracted for on the
Overland. The Queen has been look
ing we'll for the past month and
Bellevue people are much rejoiced
at the increased activity promised
by the New York company, which
is strong one. The sale transpired
on the 18th instant.
A load of supplies went into the
Boyle Mountain mines from here
Tuesday by pack train. They were
loaded at Messrs. Greenhow &
Rumsey's.
Ore has begun to arrive from the
mines, and the Ketchum sampline
works have commenced operations
The First Bank of Ketchum is buy.
ing ores.
The Buckskin Mining Company
of St. Louis, with property in Gus.
ter county, have sent a gentleman
here to ascertain the feasibility OF
getting in to their property with q
pack train of supplies. There will
be little or no difficulty in this, as
it is reported that the road hence to
Sawtooth is already traversable by
pack animals. The Sawtooth range
is the only place where snow il
troublesome in the spring.
/ Walter Hodgman came down
FROM the Red Elephant mine yes
terday afternoon. He found the
road in very good condition, there
being only two or three bad places
Superintendent Bryan is personally
looking after and pushing ahead
work on the grade, expecting te
have it completed inside of a week
when the machinery will be hauled
up, a station for which has already
been made. He has now at worE
on the road to the mine dozer
or fifteen men and six horses. There
is large quantity of ore extracted
at the mine, and it cannot now b.
long before shipments will be com
menced.-News- Miner.
r. S. Howe and Daily Morkill
two we'll known mining men o
Silver City, Owyhee county, arrived
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