The Helena independent., 1891-06-18
A PRETTY IDAHO TOWN.
Lake View. Situated Just at the Head
Of Pen d'Oreille
Lake
Tho Town Laid Out During the
Chloride Stampede Three
Years Ago.
Several Good Prospects In the Vicinity
Tho Famous Weber NIine--Busi-
ness of the Town.

LAKrv1rw Idaho, June 17.-lSpecial.l l.
This beautiful little place is situated ut the
head of PEN d'Oreille lake on high ele-
walton some 100 feet above the lake, conf
manding a most picturesque view of the
beautiful body of water and surrounding
country. The town was laid out during the
famous Chloride stampede some three years
ago and at that time was one of the liveliest
camps in Idaho. There are now some
twenty-five houses and cabins, with prob
ably $50 inhabitants located here. There
are many promising prospects located
in the surrounding hills, and when these
are once brought to the eye of tho capitalist
and investor and fully developed, Lakeview
will again enjoy its former prosperous days.
The city is most beautifully situated and Is
quite pleasure resort during the summer
months. Fish and game abound.
The famous Weber mine, owned by Web
or. Donly & Fleming, is located here. There
are at present ten or twelve men employed
doing development work, and at the ore
house is some 1000 tons of ore which is
antimonial sulphite of silver, with slight
percentage of galena. Assays of the rock
are being made almost daily, there being
an assay Office at the mine. These are daily
of more encouraging nature, and without
doubt the Weber will turn out to be one
of the largest producers in the country.
The company is now getting ready to ship
several car loads of ore to mill to test it.
They have cut the ledge at about 800 feet
below the croppings, the base of the angle
being about equivalent to the height of the
perpendicular.
Above the Weber are situated two pros
poets which are on the same ledge, carrying
ore of a similar character value and size,
which as yet are not developed to great
extent, Dying to their being owned by men
without the necessary means to dig into
their holes'' to the extent that they would
like to.
Among the other most favorable looking
prospects in this district can be mentioned
the Alta, Arcade, McDonagh, Lone Hand,
Saratoga, Mud Hen, Snow Flake, Matte
and Little Maud, all carrying ore in good
quantities, but ON which SO far but little
done.
At Squaw Bay, eight miles west of Lake
View, are situated large lime kilns and
works operated by the Sauaw Bay Lime
company, who ship some four car loads per
week. When in full operation, some thirty
five men are employed hero. The lime is
known to be of the very best quality.
4. Rammelmeyer is, as in the Mlkado,
the Pooh Bah of Lake View. He has the
honor of being the village justice of the
peace. notary public, assayer, deputy re-
corder of deeds and surveyor. n. B.
Jauriet ia the capitalist that enjoys life on
his beautiful ranch at times and at other
times at his cabin home on the lake. J. b.
Lattahan and ten other miners are digging
out the treasures at tho Weber. j. Flew
ellyn and his estimable wife have the only
stopping place for the traveller and sight
seer at Lake View, while H. B. Larden and
wife look after the wants OF the miners at
Weber.
Messrs. Weber, Donly and the family of
Mr.. Fleming are admirably quartered at
their cottage at the lake. and lsidore Jerry
is at all times ready with his genial and in
teresting manner to see to the duly con-
venient entertainment of the thirsty So
journer in the village.