The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-06-07
IDAHO NEWS.

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: be all the way to the Warm Springs
From West Park (now the race track
below Jacobs mill) to the springs
: is a about six miles, which distance
in an elegant Pullman on a beautl'
full summer morn or lovely moonlit
night would be a ride of genuine
pleasure.-The offer Of Judge
Kelly to convey the old race track
below Jacobs mill to the city for
800 per acre, provided it be kept
forever as public park, is most
generous one. 1t contains 12O
acres and could be made magnili-
cent park. If placed on the market
$500 or $500 per acre could be OBJ
tanned for it.-The New York
company which a weeks ago took
up sixteen thousand acres of land
in Payette valley, have returned and
will Immediately go to work on
their large irrigating canal. They
bought lumber and are building
houses.
Statesman Once more we take
occasion to call attention to the
fact that civil service examinations
will be held in this city on June
10th for the departmental and rail
way mail service. There is search
| ty of applicants. Male citizens of
the United States between ages of
Is and Is are eligible. The max
imum limitation of ages does not
apply to soldiers who were dis
charged on account of disability.
Messenger: George Harland, of
Seafoam, writes that there is plenty
of snow in that district at present.
The ball given by the G. A. R.
boys of Challis, Friday evening,
was a decided success. Nearly 100
people partook of the ball supper
that evening at the Challis house.
Journal: Shoshone is extending
her limits, and in this connection
we note that the remains of many
of those buried in the old cemetery
are being removed to the new GENE
terry just north of town and that the
work, which is executed in highly
creditable manner, is being done by
Mr.. VIM. bbitt.-Quite num-
Der of tourists have been taking adj
vantage of the side trip to the Sho-
shone Falls this week and all ex-
press themselves as we'll pleased.
Among the number we mention
Geo. wv enable Of New York, one of
the owners of the Red Cloud group
of mines. Mr.. Venable is delighted
with the prospects of the mine and
thinks that property as we'll as the
whole Wood River country has
great future before it.
Idaho Citizen: This Office re-
ceived very pleasant call from AL.
Donart, of the Seven Devils, last
he presented US with some
fine specimens of ore that he had
,aken from his mines in the Seven
Devils, al. says that there is about /,
80 men at work on the road that
eads from the boat landing on the ,
Snake river to the mines, and that
700 more are wanted. The road
starts from the Little Bar and leads
Up the side Of the mountain and
strikes the summit about 3 miles
below Huntley's ranch, and thence
m the south side of Horse noun
ain via the Alaska mines to the
Peacock mines, a distance of about
2 miles. The grade has a rise of
rom 6 to II feet to the hundred
eet. The road will be completed
n about two months. AL. says
work will be commenced in the
mines in about 10 days, and that
everal experts representing capt.
alists ia Portland are there look
ng over the mines.
Idaho Record: John NJ. Perfect,
general manager of the Pine Greek
Mining Company, accompanied by
he employees, arrived in town from
he mines on last Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Parfet had in his possession
what has proved to be the result of
test run made in their mill,
on Pine creek, within the
past 80 days, viz: II pound %
". gold brick worth $4,000. This
S indeed very fiattering showing
or this company's property, and in
,ur opinion Mr.. Parfet has good
cause to rejoice over this last sue
Tess, for as near as we can learn,
his amount of gold was taken from
out 200 tons of gold quartz, bring
ng the average per ton up to 500.
Again this ore was put into their
mill after lying idle for many
months past, consequently great
leal was necessarily lost in getting
he plates and machinery in thor
'ugh working order, and could
hardly be considered ready to do {
borough work until near the close
If this run. This is self-eyident {
rom the fact that during the first :
i've days run they could only
clean up" one pound of amalgam ,
md the last ten days seventeen and {
hree-quarter pounds. This and
he many other inconvenience they i
AYE bad to suffer in making this ,
est run, creates no little surprise t