The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-30
A SHELTER TALKED OF
THE SIGNAL BITES WARILY
And WondenS if it is n
Repetition OF the Rurnor
OF Six Months Ago,

We take the following from
the Bedrock Democrat:
"The American Mining Company,
owners of several of the most pro
minent mines at the Seven Devils,
of which company Messrs. Klein
schmidt, Houser and other capitalists
of Montana, are stockholders, are
are making preparations for tn
erection of a large smelling plant at
Helena, the new town of the Seven
Devils, the works to be in operation
early the coming fall.
The present visit of Mr. John G.
Rogers, superintendent of the
company, to Butte is for the purpose
of perfecting all plans and he will
then 90 east to purchase the necessary
machinery. 1t is expected that the
machinery for the smelling plant will
will arrive in Baker City in the near
future for transportation to the mines
by team via the Baker City Seven
Devils road.
Mr.. Nose Fuchs, of this city, has
received advices that from fifteen tc
twenty teams have been engaged by
the American Mining Company tC
transport this machinery.
We hope the above regarding th'
smelter is true, but our readers car
take it for what it is worth. We go
fooled once last January about thi'
same smelter when we though w
were giving our readers the solid truth
In our issue of January 22d last w
stated as follows:
Frank Smith is in receipt of a lette
from J. G. Rogers Of the American
Mining Company, stating that he ha
completed the opening Of the Snake rive
from Huntington TO the Seven Devil
landing, and the boat will commenc
running with the first two-foot rise in tn
river. Mr.. Rogers stated that he has no'
gone east to purchase forty ton smeltt
but does not state just where the smelte
will be located. probably in the Seve
Devils.
We supposed this was fact, a
we saw the letter, aud expected to SC
the smelter along soon, We did nc
wish to make any "false statements,
s'lie right and left. " nor 'boom I'll
county on wind, " as the two Weist
papers have been said to have dor
this spring and summer 1t was
good faith that the following week "
published clipping from the Den
ocrat as follows:
Messrs. John G. Rogers, superintendent
of the American Mining Company,
7. Fyfer, manager of the Oregon al
Idaho Forwarding Company, of Hun
l ington. and others have entered into
! contract with the American Mimi
Company and ex- Governor HOuser,
u Montana for the erection of fifty-t'
S smelter at the town Of Helena, Sew
Devils district, the same to be runnii
order no later than June the l, lS9
c They agree further to smelt not le
than twenty-five tons per day OF copp
= ore, going not over twenty-five per ce
!. and 10 deliver at the Little Bar on Sna
river. the steamboat landing, twenty-ti
tons of ore per day going twenty-five 4
r cent or over.
II Mr.. Rogers, representing the contra'
Il ors, is now east for the purpose OF pure
asing the smelling plant and no time W
be lost in getting it III operation
We placed faith in the above
y consequence of having seen the lett
from Mr. Rogers. The SIGNAL b
e never learned why the machinery W
IS not purchased. We hope that Il
h time it will be no iizzle and that
d smelter will be in running order befc
J. snow flies. Meanwhile we will
n back and watch and when the machi
is cry for the plant comes then we "
la toot our horn.
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