The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-01-01
MINERALS HISTORY
The Great Silver Camp of
Idaho.
the CnMp-Litigation
Of Mines
{ liver was first discovered in this

ers had locations on the iron mines
upon Iron mountain prior to the dis
covery Of silver.
On the 25th of September 1881,
the miners held the first meeting for
the purpose of forming mining dis
trict. What is known as the Wash
ington County Mining District was
formed at that meeting and George
Huffman was selected as recorder for
the same.
The first location that appears up
on the district records is the Atlanta,
located September 10th 1881. by
George Huffman. The Jackson
mine was located September 22d by
G. Huffman, which includes all the
locations in September On the 22d
of October. 1881, the Jay Gould
was located by J. NJ. Peek and G. c.
EasterbroolI; then follows the lucky
Boy and the Kit Carson. Seventeen
locations were made during the year
1881.
The following season prospectors
came poa-ing in from all parts
Among ths first new comers were
J,o,o., ,,l Ic.,,or,- Row. xuhn xyarq
on their way to Wood river. They
looked around the camp and were
preparing to leave for Wood river
when Huffman Il tfunn told them of
+, discovery upon which they had put
! notice. and proposed to give the
| claim 10 them if they would stay,
they (Hutfman 4 Gunn) believing it
, to be OF no value When Landy
: looked at the prospect he remarked
that it was good enough for him.
Landy 4 Boggs located it on June
9th. 1882. and called it the Black
Maria. From the litigation the mine
has had and the silver it has pro
duced it has acquired wide reputa
tation and proved beyond Il doub
that poor old Landys 5 judgement was
= correct us to the value of the mine
y The same season, on August 10th
' the Black Hawk was located by NJ
d Duffy. John Flowers and y. e.
: Kelley. Litigation and the produc
!, ton OF rich ore has gained for the
mine a reputation equal TO any in the
9 camp. On September the 9th the
1 Black Warrior (Which is now known
as tie Silver Belle was located by
It Duffy, Flowers and Kelly. She can
J. not ooast of litigation but she cal
d boast OF rich ore and plenty Of it
On September 18th the Daniel Boom
was located by Charles Huffman an,
S. G.. Hull; but the mine has sine
passed into the hands of the Porphy
- rite Smelling & Milling Co. and ha
produced large amounts of silver
, There were ninety-nine location
!, made during the year 1882. d
June 1Otn, 1888, the famous Ega
:. mine WAS located by George Huffman
i. During tliis year there were forty
four locations made. Early in til
spring Of 1884 Dennis Haggerty an
Robert Il. Burton arrived with
ie THE LITTLE CANNON BALL MILL,
lg the history of which the old timers O
Ks Mineral ana Weiser know too well
at Old miners shook their heads vine
k this mill was being hauled in froI
as Weatherby, Oregon, and said
st would be Il G,odsend to the camp
Is the ferry boat would sink with
lie while crossing Snake river; that il
r, ever lande on this side it would Civ
OF Mineral black-eyc for five year,
Their prophecy was all too true. III
I'll mill was set up ut the mouth of Der
RS nett creek, where the old tumble
ed down, dii..pidated mass stands to TIL
day, . sad memorial of Mineral
!, black-eye. With the erection of tn
- mill commenced the litigation
LAWSUIT UPON LAWSUIT,
>. both civil and criminal, grew out {
-. it. Hagerty & Burton became boarC
:, ers at the county Jail for five or 81
months. The Black Maria an
90 Landy became SO eDtangled in law
!. suits that it was hard to tell whic
ev was the Maria or which was Land,
ey Poor old Landy little dreamed, tw
ne years before, that he would be afrai1
, when he saw his name in writing,
:, say whether he Ind written il or MOI
es The same year the Black Hawk WI
dragged into the courts and Ninrsi'