The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-07-20


Branca, John Huffman. Col. N.
J. Sharp, M. A. Brown, r. A.
Pierce and J. G. Fox, from Gus
ter county, are attending the
Jubilee at Salt Lake City this
week.
A hired man of Chas. Funk
house by the name of Oscar, fell
from derrick, a distance of &c
feet last Wednesday, and was
badly shaken up, but we under
stand that he is rapidly recover
ing. Tt is a miracle that he was
not killed by the fall.
Dan. Osgood and Joe Gardner,
of Custer; H. Whitcomb anC
Arthur MCGOWAN, of Clayton,
we're in Challis last week.
Col. N. J. Sharp is in Salt
Lake City. He has been talking
to Tribune reporter is evident
lrOLu tue lOllOWluS
Among others who yesterday
came in to participate in the con
vention which begins it labors
today was Col. N. J. Sharp, who
has for SO many years been a
prominent and an energetic
igure in the mining camps OF
Idaho. Recently the Colonel has
oeen taking an active part in the
search for copper in Lost river
basin, about 35 miles east OF
Ketchum: The result of explor-
atoms there, he says, has been
very satisfactory and each month
las witnessed increased interest
N the locality. The veins are
characterized as monster ones,
and in property which has for
i've years been worked by the
visitor he is now blocking out
ore that shows 134 per cent cop
per, 10 ounces silver and gold of
the value of So per ton. He re-
ports go, 900 tons of ore already
blocked out, but no stopping has
yet been undertaken.
Working a neighboring group
in which an excellent class of
copper ore has been encountered,
is Mr.. B. F. Brown of this city
and w. A. Clark, the Montana
millionaire. who has been giving
much of his attention in recent
years to the mining of copper.
ITO furnish an outlet for the
ores of the basin, Col. Sharp has
projected an extension from the
Short Line at Pocatello to the
Salmon river, and said yesterday
that he had received assurances
from the officials of that com
pany that it would be willing to
undertake the construction of
the branch any time there was
sufficient revenue along the pro-
posed route to justify it. The
distance between the points in
question is fixed at 155 miles,
while the grade is by no means
difficult. The Colonel says that
with developments going for
ward as at present the railroad
will be called on to fulfill its
assurances before many months
have been scratched from the
calendar.
1.-The visitor says of the Rams
horn, which is the property of
Hon. o. j. Salisbury, that it is
one of the biggest things ever
encountered in the West. and
that in sight at this time are ore
bodies that can be made to yield
over 1000, 900 ounces of silver.
HE refers in equally enthusia-
site terms to the Lucky Boy,
where he says the ore will aver
age at least $50 per ton. The re-
port of the recent strike in which
very high grade ore was encoun-
tered is verified by the Colonel,
who visited the property only a
short time ago.
1.-The visitor is also develop
ing the Mammoth mine at Vel.
low Jacket, and in it has disclos'
ed a nice body of free-milling ore
which shows an average of SIS
lin gold per ton. Associated with
him in the property is Mr.. F. w.
Hunt, who is now engaged in the
search for mines in the Kootenai
country.
upon Sheep mountain Chris.
Morler is reported putting up an
experimental smelling plant with
which to test the ores of that
locality, in which Col. Sharp is
also developing the Eureka, in
the levels of which he has un'
covered 5000 ounces of silver
ore that will afford a nice margin,
Few have done more to stimu'
late interest in the diggings oi
of Idaho, and the contingent
from that State now resident in