Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-02-20
THE sEvEN DEVILS.

dance to the I.aGraude Chronicle,
speaks highly of the Seven Devils
copper region and of the American
Mining Company, which is operating
there; and last. but not least, of the
necessity of Baker City being on the
alert to secure the trade of that sec
ton. He says: "These men have
laid low for the last two years, but
now they have bought the principal
claims in the Seven Devils for song,
aud have capitalized them for $4,000
600 under the name of the American
Mining Company. So look out for
the second Butte City in few years.
Last summer they built railroad
grade from the camp to the steam
boat landing on Snake river, at cost
of $4,000, built a steamboat for
100000, invested about 100000 in
development work on their claims,
iaid oll to"i duu ildillou IL lleltHa,
after their home town in Montana,
built large store and numerous 9TH
or buildings, and next summer they
will build a railroad from Weiser CITY
into the mines. They have millions
of money and will accomplish what
they undertake. Every indication
points to an old fashioned mining
stampede from all over the coast next
spring to the Seven Devils. Much of
tho country back of the Seven Devils
is terra incognito. AS far as explored
men pronounce it prospector's par
adise, plenty of game, wood and wa
ter, the bunch grass belly deep for
horses, and fish in all the streams.
"Baker City should build a railroad
into the Seven Devils or she will wake
up some fino morning and find that
Weiser City, that only few years
ago was nothing but stage station
for John Hailey's line of overland
coaches from Columbia river to Salt
Lake, has left her far in the rear as
city and railroad center.
Il would be sorry to see Baker
City receive back set, for she is
fine old town, but her inhabitants
must not keep their eye on Pasco, or
their best girl any longer, but on
Weiser City or Union, Baker City
Bedrock Democrat.
Baker City is as dead as door
nail, she is lost, forever lost, unless
she can get road to the Seven Dew
lis. That Is her only salvation and
she knows it only too we'll. She sees
the great boom going on over in this
part of the country and 1t makes her
green with envy. Oh, your "grand |
old town" will be depopulated yet
and the "old stage station"-W eiser
City-will be the busy, bustling me-
tropolis of the west with population
numbering up in the thousands, and |
the entire county of Washington will |
share equally this prosperity. Even
this little out-of-the-way village-Sa-
lubria-we predict will be bigger,
better and livelier town than Baker
City has ever hoped to be. Why?
Because the country is here to make
1t. Our natural resources for agri-
culture and stock raising are unsur-
passed, while right in this very coun-
ty, already found and partially de-
veloPsd are the richest deposits of
gold, silver and copper that have ey-
er been discovered in the known
world and for which Baker City is
endeavoring to make herself the dis
trlbutlng point, and her endeavors
will all be in vain if the slightest eff
fort is made by our people to keep it
here. The Oregon Legislature has
been asked 20 appropriate $4,000
.owards building road to the Devils.
What's the matter with Idaho's Leg.
stature approprating few thousand
lollars to improve tho roads from
W elser to the Seven Devils? 1t
you'd be to the material benefit of I
he entire State. Let's all pull to-
sether now and show Baker City how
lnutterably insignificant her chances
ire and how fruitless her efforts will '
20 to rob US of our rights.-Salubria
Nitinnn