The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-06-09
WENT OUT 70 MINERAL
Doubtful and Peculiar Pro-
clivities Of the Stage
Company.
A Reporter Visits our
Best Producing CaAp.

A SIGNAL reporter took flying |
trip to Mineral day or two ago, and,
barring the peculiarities Of bunco
stage line, was we'll pleased with
everything he saw. The peculiarities
spoken oflare that At Huntington ve
propounded the question:
"How much to carry passenger
to Mineral7"
a60," was the response.
This amount was planked dewn
(some Of the stage conpany ware ow
ling u more than eaouGh for the
round trip, but II made ~ aiderenoe)
and of We started for Mineral, going
down past some beautiful fruit farms
on the Snake until the ferry was
reached. Here was an astonisher.
| Fifty centsl
Half ! dollari
Four bitsl &s
That Was the toll passengers had
to pay to get ACROSS the rivet. Hav-
ing never heard of passengers having
to foot the stage company's ferry
bills, We naturally protested that we
had paid full fare to be delivered al
Mineral, but 1t was no go and the
fifty was put up. Il is not the
amount one would mind, but The
principle. On the other side tht
company had just had horse killed
while coming down the CAM on. i
may have been an unavoidable acci
J dent, but some of Minerals folk
were inclined to lay it to tips
driver. The company have a hand
l some four-horse thoroughbrace, ant
8 by the adoption Of proper method
Of management they could make
: model line out OF it; but wedecidedl
e don't admire their manner of con
s Quoting things.
# But such things were speedily fol
e gotten on arrival at the goodly littl
# camp of Mineral and indulging
e the hearty and extensive handshal
y ing with many friends.
Z "Hellol hows that road?" sFWh,
e is being done2" 'What ails thingsl
1t C. ----s- - the commissioners
or "How- is the road coming oni
Camps dull-ferry out-been o.
j. three times--can't get coke in-sme
N ters shut down--be all right il '
.. had road to Weiser--haul all Il
in time-wouidn't care for ferry
le wouldn't stop things If we had t
ut road, Z" and other comments and que
a. tions took the better part of two da
1t to answer.
o. The camp is not at its best just
IS present on account Of the ferry bel
he ont and the impossibihty to get co
n, to run the smelters. But Mess
on Lang & Co., who have just purchas
Ia the boat, have new wire cable
as hand and as soon as it is stretch
no will have the boat running again, W
nd no likelihood whatever of any fut'
'ge breakage.
of There was not much change in
icy town since we were there year q
yht but there was in the mines, VII
icy have almost doubled in developm
len and productiveness. Where the
her yer Belle year ago had a little o
ne, 500 feet OF tunnel and 200 feet
ust raises and chutes, it now has Il
feet of tunnel and 800 feet of CHI
ed, and raises. The Black Hawk
en-, Egan have done as well and
ant Maria more than either. AS oil
Of these mines have before been wri
up in this paper, it is not necesf
4, to do so again. While the mines
. . being steadily worked and are ev
day adding proof to the solidity
49,. permanency Of the mines, we w
not advise miners to 60 there seel
o. work, as there are more than enc
-. to do the work there now Br
...u the capitalist seeking safe and pr
...,, able investment we would say,
) ), it is the camp for you"
There is no doubt but there
49, be other works, such as
cry and concentrator, taken into
Ight. camp in the near future.
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