The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-09
MORE ABOUT WARRENS.
The Camps Elourishing Con-
dition and Flattering
Prospects.
H. F. RANDALL INTERVIEWED.
Half ~ Million From the
Little Giant-Wa@o
ROad-OthcI- Mat
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Warrens, was interviewed by the
SIGNAL and he was induced to part
with much valuable and useful
information. Mr.. Randall was very
enthusiastic over the future of the
camp and saio that the camp was
showing up well-in fact better than
for years. There was more work
done last winter than during any
previous winter in the camps history,
and this development of the different
properties has added greatly to their
value.
The State wagon road is about two
thirds completed and will be opened
to Warm springs in about one month.
1t will be completed from the other
side at about the same time, and it
can safely be said that the entire road
viii! be in operation by the middle or
August. The line of the state road
leaves Warrens about eighteen miles
to the east, but good road can be
easily constructed from the state road
to the camp, and citizens of Warrens
have raised 50, 600 for this purpose.
This camp is directly tributary to
Weiser and "there is no question,
said Mr.. Randall, ''but that every
pound of supplies for Warrens will be
brought in from Weiser :" These
mines will for time be a greater
object to Weiser in the way of trade
than the Seven Devils, as it has many
larger producing and better paying
mines than has the Devils at present
The contractors an the state roaC
deserve great praise for the excellen
manner in which they have built thi
great thoroughfare; it is today th'
best road in Washington county.
There are now imployed in th
quartz mines of Warrens about tift,
men, and considerable machinery will
be shipped in this season, which
when in operation will give EN-
ployment for many more. There ar
now three 5-stamp mills in activ
operation: one on the Mayfower, on
on the Knott and one on the Littl
Giant. Besides these there is a
arrastra on the Scott mine and one O.
the Keystone.
The Knott mine is owned by Gov
, Norman B. Wiley, and is one of th
best properties in Warrens. The vel
is six feet wide and runs from $15 t
$50 per ton. At odd times durin
the last four or five years work ha
been going on in tunnel which tap
the ledge at good depth. Thi
tunnel is now in about 500 feet
The Scott is new strike on larg
, body of high grade silver ore goin
from $500 to $500 per ton. Nj
Randall had not seen the mine {
any of its ore himself but said that /
had heard much talk regarding it.
i The Keystone and King Solomo
t are being worked steadily and a
looking well. Thirty tons of ore fro
the Keystone were crushed this sprir
< and the proceeds were ebout So, 81
& or little over $50 per ton,
The vein on the Mayhower is fro
one to three feet in width and ru
D from $40 to 500 per ton.
II The Little Giant is about t
re smallest vein in camp, being fro
5. six inches to eighteen inches in widt
but in spots wonderful IN rlchnes
:, The ore runs from $50 to 800
n During the last six or seven yea
something like half million dolla
have been taken out of this mine.
in The great expense of operating il
re burden on the camp and has beer
?, great drawback But as bet
facilities are being obtained she
improving and the fame of Ware
may yet be worldwide.
VI There is no great amount of pla'
y mining going on this season.
!" Mr.. Randall and other gentlen
9 are going north to look at mini
property and may not return
:. Warrens before winter.