| Show The Jllnins Outlook on Wood River The mining oulook on Wood river we believe can now be truthfully be said to be more favorable than at any former period since the exciting times immediately following fol-lowing the extensive silver discoveries in this region Beginning at Bellevue general prosperity is reported among the miners At Halley more mines are being worked more men employed new claims opened up more ore taken out and shipped and more money made than in any former year in the history of the place and labor is developing de-veloping there some of the finest mines in i the state Among these are the Red Elephant I Ele-phant the Red Cloud the War Dance Porter Brothers mines and others On East Fork quite a number I num-ber of mines are being successfully worked and generally with satisfactory I results while late accounts from the long celebrated North Star mine at that place are to the effect that a regular bonanza is I being uncovered there at a depth of between be-tween 200 and SOU feet This report is regarded I re-garded as reliable and if so will stimulate further prospecting by assisting as it will I do to dissipate the theory that the mines here are all on the surface Wherever good deposits of metal have been found II on the surface we believe and our observation and experience bear out I the liefthat as good or better deposits have been and will be found deeper down and Wood river when prospected will prove no exception to the rule Immediately around Ketchum and ion Varm Springs creek at Galena Saw i tooth Smoky Seafoam Sheep mountain I and Germania basin good shipping ore is being taken out in profitable quantities At Ketchum Boyle mountain Trail creek and about Elkhorn a number of mines are being worked some on leases and others I by owners and all wo ara informed will I i ship ore This is all favorable and the j I restoration of silver next winter will be followed by good times on Wood river I Kclclium Keystone |
