The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-05
The Seven Devils Country.

The country with the above name is sit
uated in Washington county, Idaho, ABOUT
ninety miles north of Weiser, and 5000
feet above the Snake river. 1t is attract
ing considerable attention at present all
through the west. and gentleman VINO
has been there gives the following as his
impressions: Its name is derived from the
clump of mountain peaks, there being
even, which lie at the extreme north of the
camp ans look down upon it as though they
were the guardians of this great wealth.
As the name implies, il is S veritable howl
ing wilderness. The top of the plateau is
5000 feet above Snake river ard only i've
miles from it. 1t would seem as if it had
been so created that man was to be barred
for all time from robbing it Of its vast min
eral wealth. Its secluslon has prevented
but little knowledge of its hidden treasures.
When spoken of it was alluded to as some
far away planet and known but little Of.
Its physical appearance resembles closely
the appearance of the moon.
'sThe reason that these mines have never
been worked was the difficulty of getting in
and out of that district, but now it viii. only
be short time ere the world will possess
these mines. 1t may take lifetime or only
few years to develop them, all owing TO
circumstances, railroads, capital, etc. AS
the season advances excitement over Seven
Devils increases, and the question is, who
will secure control of this mighty camp
Boston should have it, as she is the biggest
copper owner in the world.
''The resources of this camp will make one
of the grandest mining operations ever
started in this western country. The great
Anaconda mines have no such ore as found
here. When w. A. Clark, of Montana
contracted TO deliver the French syndicate
5O,O00,000 pounds of copper and the ore to
run so per cent. copper, he first bonded all
the mines he could in Seven Devils. The
district covers scope of country fifteen by
twenty-four miles, and contains wonderful
vertical veins from thirty to one hundred
and fifty feet WIDE and thousands of feet
deep.
This wonderful mineral belt was dis
covered by Levi Allen twenty five years
ago and he located what is known sas the
Old Peacock, the phenomenal surface mine
of the world. He held it through Indian
wars and massacres, going every year 200
miles by wagon to do his 500 dollar assess
ment work, realizing its value and great
ness, until in 1883, after eXpending $4,000
he had to take in Montana parties, so that
now he owns only three sixteenths in a
mine that could not be bought for 81 ,O0o,-
coo. This mine has been ground sluiced of
down the gulch for one-h half mile for the free
gold it contained alone, exposing some
per cent Three years ago there was in
sight at this mine 20, 600 tons of ore. value
nothing; now at 10 cents per pound, s, 200,
600. 1t can be worked at a net profit OF
S3,500,000, vein fifty feet wide.
Three years ago SIS, 900 wonld have con
trollcd the whole district, as the bulk Of
the prospectors and miners stampeded fol
new fields, Coeur d'Alene and the Owyhes
(War Eagle mountain gold camp. Tint
decline in copper through the failure of the
French syndicate also helped to defer tn,
opening of the camp. Now tho Peacock i.
held for 81 100000 and the South Peacock
at 100000
Seven Devils ore, assorted. will run q
per cent; picked, 60 per cent. Copper cal
be worked here as cheap as iron, SO to 81!
per ton; add $50 per ton for freight, ant
we have copper at about 2 cents per pound
without allowing for tbs gold or silver a
all. There is enough of that in the ore 4
pey for the working. so that whatever tn
copper brings is clear gain
One Of the first locators OF Leadvilie. via
has lived Ia western mining camps all hi
life, says: "Tho forests aud natural seen
cry of this region is magnificent. The who'll
country is ore. A thousand mlnes may b
located side by side and the talk Of million
of tons of ore is no exaggeraticu. The min
eral IS there in unlimited and ilexhaustibl
quantities" The recorder for this distric
told me that ION both sides of this camp ar
found gold hedges and considerable gold
found in the copper ores. We really do nc
realize the possibilities of this great mi,
eral district 1t is the biggest and riches
precious metal belt in the world. The or
hundred or so mines recorded are only
mite in comparison to what is there. w
win have city in Seven Devils that wi
heat Helena -