Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-01-04
THE WOOD RIVER DISTRICT.
The Mines and Towns with Contiguous
Districts-Of Alturas County.

Districts-of Aituras County.
New Year Edition Salt Lake Tribune.l
The town Of Haley made fair pro
gress during the past year. Her citi
zeus are of such progressive spirit anc
enterprise that they have always gone
ahead whenever misfortune overlook
them and soon repaired the loss. THIS
has been most notably instanced since
the great fire Of three or four years
ago, which nearly wiped out the town.
They have now better class of build.
ings, chiefly brick, than before, and
tho business men have never lost faith
in the final success of the Wood River
country when her minerals shall be
uncovered, and in the growth and
prosperity of Haley as the business
center of all that region. The first
growth of HALEY, before the railroad
reached there, was phenomenal, and
her rise from the ashes of the great
fire was no less so. 1t is the natural
business center for the Gold Belt dis
tricts, Bullion, the Red Elephant,
Deer Creek; it is the outlet for the
Smoky country and also for the Little
Wood River or Muldoon mines. I'm
fortunately the mining districts around
here were not large shippers the past
year, yet they did better than the pres
oedlng year, and the promise now is
Tor an excellent season for 1892, and
hence for an increased business to
HALEY.
In society the town is blessed with
good people, with excellent schools,
churches, benevolent orders and all
that 60 to make a pleasant residence
town.
The Haley Hot Springs is an insti>
tuition which in appointments, ex>
cellence of bathing and quality of
hotel Accommodations is not often
found, and it has not only become a
popular resort for the people near, but
is drawing visitors each summer from
points as far distant as the Eastern
States.
The power which Wood river can
be made to afford at Haley ought to
be put into use for the reduction of
ores and for furnishing power to the
mines through the agency Of elec>
tricity, since it is capable of doing all
this and much more. The town is
we'll lighted by electricity already
through the medium Of a small water
power at one of the big saw mills
Haley is destined to become a yery
important place.
ORE SHIPMENTS FROM HALEY.
Editor Tribune:
l beg leave to submit shipments Of
ore from HALEY, Idaho, for the year
ending December !, 1891:
Pounds
Red Cloud Mining Company ............. 34t52s
Red Elephant Observation-Disclosures. l, sos So
queen of the Hills tBeilevue. Ida, Min.
ing Company Observation-Disclosures. 4O5 IA
Jay Goulu Mining Company ............ 2S690
Carrie Leonard Mining Company. 262
Buttercup Mining Company ............ 246,s3
From supdry small mines ............... 226J, rs
Total Observation-Disclosures. s,sl9, AZ
Or 4,4C9,7l4 tors Of the value O
about $3.50 per ton of silver.lead ore
shipped from this point, not including
other Wood River points.
With the advanced price OF silve,
minirg would he much better in thi
section, it having been greatly de
pressed for tie past Eve or six year.
on account of the low price Of tina
metal. Yours truly,
w. Fl. WATT.
THE MINES ROUND ABOUT.
1t has been difficult to get full re
ports from that portion of Woo
river around HALEY, and which ship
ore by way Of that station.
1t is known that the Red Elepha,
shipped pretty regularly a fine qua
ity OF ole, but the management OF
jected to giving the figures. Howeve
that is good, big property, hav,n
large bodies of ore running pre,t
high in silver, and 1t is said the con
psny have at least twelve month
\ :, ....,. none.