The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-01


ask DOCTORS advice. Our local physi
clans are fully prepared to advise, con
sideration always expected.
Our Reasources.
Touching this point so vast field
opens to make 1t impossible to cover it
In any paper of reasonable length, and
truely in regard to any mention of par
ticular ones--it can be said that only
enough has been done to demonstrate
what future well-directed efforts can ac-
complish, and that SO far all that has
been done has been suggestive. This is
ture of our mining, farming, fruit rails
ing, manufacturing and irrigation in
dustries, and in all or any of these we
can present opportunities unequaled by
any locality in the west. This is not an
idle assertion but a fact, easily demon
strated. natural question will sug
gest itself here. Why have these re-
markable resources remained so long
neglected. Somewh ere in this paper
you may find an attempt to answer this
in fact you will be sure to. Now to
briefly notice these resources in the
order mentioned above.
Mining.
1t is of course generally known that
Idaho has always been classed as a min
ing state and all other industries have
portance, and very justly. For only a
few years back are the old days, when
Boise Basin was adding its millions in
gold to the national wealth, aud still
further in the north old Florence was
producing fabulous amounts, and in fact
all over the territory placer diggings
were in operation, and thousands Of
hardy miners were taking the yellow
metal from the sands, and scattering it
with carless hands broadcast. Ia those
days of old, less than $40 a day to the
man was not worth making, and so on
and on this gold hunting army would
travel making only superficial survey
of the land. Lead claims that to day
are worth millions were passed as not
worth taking. Silver was then as now
of no account Copper, lead, iron,
gypsum, asbestos and such base sub
stances, were only impediments to be
cursed for their frequency. But those
days are passed-the record made up.
But yet in the everlasting mountains
this hidden wealth remains treasure
left for this and future generations, and
of this Washington county has its full
proportion, and within its limits are
found gold, silver copper, iron, gypsum,
asbastos and COAL Among the mining
camps of the county the most prominent
was Mineral Several mines were in
active operation, producing silver, and
giving employ yment to hundreds of men.
The recent action of our glorious gov
ernment toward silver did not hurt this
camp at all-it simply killed it. 1t is
still there with myriads of ohers wait
ing for resurrection. It's two idle
smelters are monuments of former
greatness.
The Seven Devils.
Eighty miles north from Weiser, as
the road runs, the district with the
above suggestive name is situated. (And
whence the name no man kuows). BY
reason of a clerical error in defining
the boundary between this and Idahc
county the district is in Idaho county,
but for all purposes except taxation
it belongs to this county, as the
only roads that reach it are by way Of
Weiser and up the Weiser river. The
next Legislature will no doubt restore il
to its original and rightful position
The immense deposits of copper in thi:
district are matters of astonishment t
all investigators-elthe expert or ordl
nary visitors, exceeding as it does, be
yond question anything of the kind on the
continent. 1t is not intended in this t,
give names of properties. Suffice i
to say that tons of ore are in sight from
the surface that will pay we'll now II
mine and transport by wagon to tn,
railroad at Weiser. A few of thes
properties are held by foreign owner
wealthy corporations, who can affor'
to wait for better transportation facili
tes, or maybe are receiving bonus from
other corporations engaged in simila
business to keep the properties idle; 70
beyond question il once opened an
worked as they could be, these mine
would cut sufficient figure in the world
product to effect even the Anaconda o
Michigan mines. The ores are ia
richer, easier to mine and work, an
once opened win possibly be more Q
a factor in gold product than is at pre-.
ent imagined. The writer of this ha
seen hundreds of gold specimens c
value taken from this ore. Now beside
these corporate holders there are man
of the other class-men of experience 1
actual mining work, who have prospec
: ed the country, made locations, and d,
veloped enough to prove the great valu
of their holdings, and are too poor to &
as producers. They are too poor to d.
velop their claims, and so confident {
t their future value they will not let &c
What is needed to give this country
l start is corporate capital enough
, take up the individual holdidgs and pi