The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01

dragged along term after term every
thing became dead and Mineral
dwindled down until the camp con-
tained but seven or eight actual resi-
dents This state of affairs lasted
up till the summer of 1887, when
Joseph Pinkham purchased the Boggs
interest of Herman Hass Of the Black
Maria mine. Major Huston and
Thomas Logan purchased the disput-
ed interest; the mine was then OWN
ell by Pinkham, Darby, Huston and
Logan. Old Landy never got a dol
ar for his interest, the law suits eat
it all up. He remarked to Il friend
shortly after, 'Geewhttilxer, didn't |
yet out of the Maria slick!'
On june 7th. 1887, the Black
Maria company started up work on
I heir mine with small force of men.
in the spring of 1883 the Porphyrite
Mining company purchased the Dan
iel Boone. Idaho and Atlanta mines
from Il. VI. Barton and at once com
mcnced operations the same season.
In the spring of 1889
THE MINERAL MINING co.
made trade for tie Egan group of
mines and erected the Russell Leach
ing mill, intended for fifteen tons
per day, but when completed was
found to be very ancrenly balanced.
Their crushing capacity per day WAS
fifteen tons, but they conld only roast
four tons and dry three tons; they
hal 20-ton tank room and a 2-ton
, press. The result WAS they could
only treat three tons of ore per day.
when they could have treated ii fteen
, fifteen tons ut the same expense had
r the mill been evenly balanced. \
f run of some 200 tons was made dem
/ ons,rating the process to be practical
2 for the treatment OF the ores of the
district.
t TIE pORpnYRITE 4. 4 VI. co.
V erected their plant the same season.
L There was grave doubts as to their
. process proving Il Success rs they
G were going to make an iron matte
k and it did not look possible to some
e to smclt ore without lead or copper.
J. The process WAS not Il new discovery
/ it had been worked successfully If
1t Toston, Montana, by Mr.. Austin
s also in Germany yeaas ago. Disre-
,. garding the doabting Thomases, thu
/. company went ahead and complete.
[. the plant and smelted about 200 tons
:. of ore that season. demonstrating
> that the ores of tlis camp were par
e ticularly adapted to this process
e Mr. CampyaDce the same year took ;
e working bond on the Black Mari:
IL and worked large force of men or
y the mine opening the vein up 10
l. quite length and depth. The sam'
II season work was resumed on the Sill
t. yer Belle; everything showed life ans
le activity. In the spring OF 1880 tn
ID Porphyrite ) & NJ Company procurci
,e contract from the Black Maria Co.
Y for the delivery of 800 tons Of ore 1
IS month. They also purchased smal
+. lots from Silver Belle and Blac
Is Hawk mines. The smelter la
IN worked about $500 tons of ore sine
IN the first of May, the average assa
n. of the ore was about 10 ounces pc
" ton. Calculating silver at 81 pc
le ounce, the gross output of the thre
I'd mines furnishing this ore has been
for this season, 800, 900. Tber
y. has also been $S5, 900 worth Of matt
Of shipped out of the camp sinc
i. the first day of last May
IN which shows well for it, considcrin
IN that there was only one mine stopin
it ore.
ii The payroll since May lst ha
it been about 50, 600 a month Thel
IL has been five or six regular teams o
We the road between this place an
s. Huntington hauling coke, SUI
ne plies and merchandise tO Mineral an
n matte back to Huntington, whic
e- being connected by a good wago
lis road with this place, receives all o.
is trade If the proper amount {
us smelling machiDery is got in tn
winter. the mines are sufficiently a
veloped to produce $500. 900
of $500. 900. The iDdreement for caj
d. ital to invest III smelfers here is goo,
ix as there are about 10 mines iie,
nd with good ore chufes tairiy We
w. opened and all really to produt
,,b LARGE quantities of ore when sIiifab