The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-08-06
A MINING TALK.
Throwing a wall Around the
Devils.
TEE MINES KEPT DOWN
E'OI- the Benefit of AN AV-
1r-iciOstsS ETcvv.

'u oicS "h' nave IeceHtlS came III
from the Seven Devils mines report
very unsatisfactory condition of af-
fairs. In fact nothing to speak of is
being done in the mines The only
work now going on is on the Bodie
The owners are putting down q shaft
No mineral is being produced, and so
far rs any practical or profitable re-
suits the immense deposit is as use
less rs it was the day nature heaved
the mass of silver and copper ore to
the surface. The owners of the |
Standard have done considerable |
work this season and the present in
dications are that the mine will rank |
among the best In fact everything |
looks well enough for the future but |
is at present discouraging. Some
thing may be done in the way of
buying and selling properties this
year but no active mining work will
be commenced. The owners of the
South Peacock will sink their shaft
100 feet and idr. Al Donart of Salu-
bria is reported to have secured the
contract The failure of the CON
tractors for building the Snake river
wagon road has had demoralizing
effect on everyone and has caused fl
nancial loss in many instances and is
to be regretted. In fact the whole
scheme of steamboat, road and every
thing connected with it has had an
uncanny look from the first And
one would suppose that when it was
proved that the boat could not run
that work on the road would have
been abandoned. The whole scheme
has wrong look. At the time the
boat made the alleged trip there was
nothing for her to transport; and the
owners of the old Peacock, with its
mountains of ore in sight, never have
mined ton. a ROAD constructed as
it ought to have been, from Weiser,
and up Bear creek to the mines,
would have given the whole business
legitimate and honest look, and a
1 proper entrance to the country. The
present road increases the distance
greatly and more than doubles the
difficulties. There are rumors of a
smelter being erected, but as these
rumors are all in some way connected
with the wagon road adventurers the
prospect is not so brilliant as to daz-
t zle the optics of those who are look
D ing for it. Yet, it is the one great
need Of the country. News from the
Bear creek side is more encouraging
and the gold prospects at Placer
], basin and vicinity are looking better
> than ever and there is no doubt %
:. the good result in the near future
From the Ruth and Sommers districts
comes equally good reports, and il
the Rapid river district good lodes o
Ii high grade ore have been found
The Blue Bell, on Bear creek, owned
= by the Aliens, of Salubria, is NJ
,r doubt fine mine and the owners ar
working steadily. Experts who hay
g been looking over the Seven Devil
country feel confident and even Gel
tain that immense bodies of ore i
assures exist, and wonder that no a
tempt has been made to get at then
q the deepest shaft in the whole couI
try is only sixty-five feet, (Sout
III Peacocb). The wealthy owners {
the Old Peacock, Blue Jacket, an
er various other noted properties do M
m seem inclined to Go anything. I'll
rd reported sale has not changed ii
condition in the least, and it begil
TO look to n man up tree as thoue
d" these parties were receiving Undue
re ments to keep the country back il
stead Of developing it. Well, as
at business proposition it may be goo
20. one for if the mines of the Sev'
ms Devils district were worked to ol
fourth their capacity the Hecla, Ca
: umet and Anaconda would discov
another Richmond in the field I
the copper trade of the world full
worthy of their distinguished mott
B. But now it is country where, in t
ell words of the poet, "Every prospe
ser pleases and only man is vile.