Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-06-18

Ihe owner, Captain Guyer, is still ia
South America where he is doing 81
we'll that he is prolonging his stay
much beyond his intention when he
wont there. But as he likes this re.
gion and intends to make his home
here, he will certainly return, ere long
and exploit these properties on q large
scale.
The Crmsus and adjacent claims
show . wide vein of ore that mus,
soon be extracted and shipped, as the
owners, who have expended fully
$4,000 in development work, must
be getting tired ofawaiting purchasers
At Bullion the Porter Brothers
have mine in the Whale, which they
are opening with the view of making
regular shipments.
The Jay Gould leasers are doing
we'll, and expect to do better soon.
About 20 other leasess arc at work,
oil Of whom are doing we'll.
Over the bill, 10 the west, the Red
Elephant group is showing ono orc
body after another; there is enough
second class ore in sight to keep the
mill going for years, aud enough first
class ore to pay al expenses and
leave all the second class clear pro-
ct.
Easterly from Bullion is the Idaho
Democrat, and the Ada. The latter
shows q continuous vein of Is inches
Of solid galena ore carrying about $50
ounces OF silver and high percentage
of lead per ton, and is SO valuable
that the owners have just refused to
renew the lease to Messrs. Mahoney
and Mahan, and put men to work
themselves.
The Idaho Democrat is also doing
and showing up we'll.
Up Deer Creek the War Dance
group is shipping regularly, and show.
ing up even better than when the
owners. Messrs. Burns and Flannerv.
pooh-poohed the proposition OF a re-
sponsible man to bond it for $lOO,.
600.
The Abbie is showing considerable
ore, and the owners, having attended
to pressing matters elsewhere, intend
to resume work there soon.
The Nettie, at the head Of Narrow
Gauge guloh, is in bonanza, and
opening out very satisfactorily to its
owners, Judge Braiden, of Rochelle,
IL.
The French Boys Group, on the
Bullion divide. is showing some ore,
and the leasers on the various claims
have made money.
The Red Cloud mine continues to
develop splendidly. The company
has enough money in its treasury to !
pay two or three monthly dividends,
besides leaving some working capital,
and the ore bodies promise to hold out
for years
The Wolftone, in the adjoining
guloh. has recently been taken hold |
of by John McFarlane and others,
aud two sets of leasers are extracting
ore from it. This claim yielded over
100000 in the early sos.
Up the East Fork OF Wood River.
the North Star group continues to
show quantities of ore, the Triumph |
Is showing up better than ever before,
the Venus promises to do better than
ever, and the Arctic and Antartic
group is showing continuous vein of
valuable ore.
In Parker gulch the group after
which the place is named NAV show
some animation soon, as Professor
Jenney is coming this summer to look
it over, and Messrs. Watt and Allen,
who with Professor Jenney own the
control, intend to resume operations
as soon as the outlook for silver be.
comes more promising.
The Warm Springs creek claims,
lode aud placer, are in better condi.
ton now than for years past. The
Covert 4 Casio placers are open, and
will yield satisfactorily, this year.
On Boulder the Ophir and two or
three other groups will make regular
shipments from now on.