The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-09

Descriptions of the country have
been written at various times within 6
the year and none OF them have been
overdrawn as it is an impossibility to
do so, Nature having been so abund-
antly lavish in favoring the region ,
with every desirable resource, in
Guiding timber, agriculture, water
climate aai scenery, that visit con-
ginces tie most skeptical at once
chat one Of Gods great treasure dis
tricts has been discovered by man.
N The natural guardian to this rich \
country has heretofore been its in
accessibility, as only one railroad is
within reasonable distance of the
mines. There is no obstacle in the
way to prevent railroad from start
ing at Weiser and following up the
Weiser river directly to the mines.
Capital is the needed key to unlock
the treasure; and it is wonder that
companies of means have not long
since invaded and appropriated the
camp. A movement is now on foot
by prominent men to ignore the slow
and feeble railroad policy of the two
great companies running through this
part of the west q allude to the
Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
roads, and build boats for the trans
portation of the ore down the Snake
and Columbia rivers to Portland to
be smeted there or shipped around
Cape Horn in steamers to Europe.
The plan is feasible and will be look
ed into by men Of means and some
judgement during the coming season.
There are now enroute to the
mines many mining men sent in by
capitalists to examine the district
with view to making investments.
This season will inaugurate new
and great mining camp in idaho.
might quote report after report OF
agents sent out to examine the mines
Thay are uniformly favorable, there
. being but one obstacle, viz:-Tht
= transportation problem. This, by
~ various schemes now being formu
} lated, will soon be solved.
~ G.. A. RAHM
~ The foregoing very clearly anI
> concisely gives the reasons for th
heretofore backwardness of the camp
~ Mr.. Levi Allen, the old Washington
~ county pioneer who first discovers
and named the Seven Devils has bee
in town several days, after visits t
- Boise City, Huntington, and othe
9 points One of Mr. Aliens origina
schemes before even a railroad wa
~ ever dreamed of through this sec
~ ton was to build fat boats for til
~ transportation of pig copper dow
- the Snake and Columbia to a ship
ping point, and then convey it b
= big vessels around Cape Horn t
~ Europe The figures of cost are no
90 per net ton of copper $40, minin
" and transportation TO Weiser b
10 wagon, $35 to smelter, and $40 fC
" reduction and sale of product
~ total charge Of S175 per ton of mt
~ tallic copper. The cost of reductio
~ in the mines would be, say $40 pt
d. ton. One hundred ton boats woul
- cost $3.50; transfer from mine
- boat So per ton; transportion e.
Do penses to Portland $1.5 per toi
~ freight to Europe SIS per ton; refl
w ing charges at Swansea nominal ;
''' the gold and silver in the cOpp
" would more than cover the expense
~" This plan would net the produc
III Sl32 per ton more than is now O
~ tained. In other words, the 81;
''S which American railroads and caI
aS' talists are now getting would
saved for the pockets of the hare
,"e miner. Capitalists are becoming i
~ terested in the Seven Devils, and
'u- is certain conclusion that they a
my going to open way to get out
mo human ingenuity can invent t.
'n' means. 1t would he wise for t
Au railroad companies to consider the
a. hints, as the establishment of smt
'Ae ters will inevitably consume al
- destroy the timber, which is becol
use ing so indispensably necessary a
valuable.
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