The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-09
The Seven Devils Region and the
Work Done There by Helena
Capitalists.
A District Barely Known but
wonderfully Rich In
Mineral.


A copper region " Ricnp ~" r-
Hhich very little 10 known. 10 INC eovsh
Devils district in Washington county,
1a.ho. Helena capital has been invested
~ - ..a,s. 80 H. rss1 tbyea years, Ex-
y Inn. ioH.o" s"sasa u,a;n.chmid+ ~
dov. hauseF ahd Aiuei' H.c' =
this city, being the principal movers IN sne
enterprise. Mr.. Mark M. Musgrove recent
Il visited this new and wonderful district
"a lot. ~ eInhorata account of his trip
Tor the New Years edltion OF tno nPo."no
Falls Review. 10 Helena, and Montana
capital generally. ID due tho credit of open
~ m n,oh =, fdaho,s mineral resources
'"k ny y ~. - :, ~.
crest.
This wonderfully rich il but little known
mining region, with its inexhaustib.e stores
4 gold, silver and copper, IL in the northern
part Of Washington county, Idaho, LIZ mics
from Weiser,, on tho Union faclnc faiiro mIc
country north from Weiser y one continu-
Gus stretch OF valleys TO within three or four
miles of the mines. These valleys are very
productive, yielding immense crops OF gram
rs we'll as most delicious fruits. IN every
direction within q radius OF from sweM.y.
five to q hundred miles there are millions
upon millions of feet OF the hnest TIMBER,
which ia Of the utmost Importance ZOE inc
rapid and cheap reduction of ores.
The district Is attracting great attention
all over the country because OF the large
shipments Of high grade ore rom me Va H.
reputation Of the district for It's high grade
ores has caused many towns along the III
Of the Union Pacific to make strenuous. eff
forts to secure the large trade which IT 10
believed will result from the developments
Of the claims.
" >,~,unuksuA nm NJ AaVan IlRV1k0 ia
derived from seven jagged, rough, inaccess-
IDLE peaks just north OF tho camp. Inc
district covers Q scope OF country Q
fifteen miles long by twenty-four miles
wide, and contains many veins from Two
and one-half feet wide to the remarkable
width Of 400 feet.
The principal route Of the 10 from
Huntington, on the Union Paciic railroad.
down Snake river to the landInR, 70 CON
meet with the railroad grade heretofore
constructed. A steamer costing 135,Oyv ana
Of 800 tons capacity has been quilt ~
purposed to transport ore from the mines
to the railroad at huntington, u was
feared that some difficulty would be ex-
perienced in low water IN running thls boat,
hence q large force 10 now at WORK on tne
river blasting OUT pouluols IN ofoef 'n"'
1t may seem strange tnHt d oiSbiict %
such great ON snould DC 80 Ittie
known to the outside worid, yeS sncn car
be readily accounted JOE ~ me .acs .na.
the original owners uesire9 20 secu!e AZ
much property as possible pei1re lettlng
the true value OF me mines Dc KnoWh ouI-
SIDE, ana, WIN tnls ~ view, Wnsnevel Snc
district mas nere'oiole pGen Inens.oneu sney
invariably saio tnat tne.e was . a"Igs
amount OF ore, Dnt INA. ~ VIZ LOO low
grade TO pay tne pIesent COSY VI s!ahsPol-
tation: Yet, otWiLns.ana.nR WIS y1ey
went into Inc olstr!ce anu eApghueu vl'o'-
OO IN developinH mines, Se;utsu pasen.s w
nine Claims, conns.u'ID o:sna..an4 LIE 'n. -
taiiroaG R,Aue iron ~ ui 3 SOC y Nv non sly.
ing on snake river ~ = cost ~ RI aoo m. AUG
Quilt O winch cost ~oD,vov. Ihis,
OF ltsclI, should = - sunHcn. eslueHce y
tne most skspti;al .ns. = ooven nesa.s
country So-uay - one ". ~ naUnS nun.
aoIe eoIo, siiVe' "nu ooPPe' 1oHioAS III 'ne
word.
IneIe are NJ pasenIeu , Slh;.ns ~ Ine
dlstric., the CLu [eacock, WITS S,onu-
meht, due 01chet, Gmcppsl Crescent, nIoun-
tam queen, Legal Aenusr; nelena, Calu-
met ana Norma, al owned ~ The American
QUO, with Jonn y. ROGERS as resident mana
ger. Ex-uov. nauser anu Albert Klein
schmidt are the largest owners IN this COM
pany.
Seven Devils ore, assorted, Will run thirty
ounces OF copper, ana picked ore Will yield
slAoy ouItOoo' "o
*lO to Tl5 per ton, ana alter auding S2O per
ton for freight, We have copper at about 2
cents per pound, without ailowing for the
large amount OF gold and silver IN the ore,
there being enough OF these latter minerals
to pay for the working. SO hat Whatever
the copper brings Is clear gain.
A contract has recently been entered into
between the American Mining company
snd John q. Rogers ana Moses Fuchs, by
which a smelter 10 to be Immediately erect
ed at or near the Old Peacock mine, OF a
capacity of not less than twenty-five tons
per day. This contract reqires that the ore
shall run not less than 7 per cent nor more
than 20 per cent OF copper. and another
agreement has been made between the same
parties, that twenty-five tons of ore shall
be shipped daily to the landing on Snake
river, this ore to iun not less than % per
The Old Peacock is the phenomenal SER
yice mine of the century. 1t is encased in a
formation of lime. porphyry and granite.
b. w. Wellington best describes this won
derful property when he says: 1.-The Old
Peacock is like the belly of a spider
and the veins around are the legs"
There have already been shipped 600 sacks
of ore. averaging ITO pounds to the sack.
This property is developed by a shaft ninety
feet deep, an open cut sixty feet. showing q
breast of ore twenty feet high of 25 per cent
copper ore. Another cut is forty feet, show
ing q breast sixteen feet high OF 10 per cent
O-e.
During the past season ten cars OF ore
we're Skinned which averaged 40 per cent