The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-06-24
SEWN DEVILS
A Correspondent Faithfully Talks o. Pres
eut Conditions IN tie Copper District


ent as there is not much doing in the
camp. Its too early in the season
and hardly time for sny big company
to sisrt operations. We expect the
New YORK party here soon and IS We
besr il is their intention to start up
work Oh large scale on the Peacock
group of mines, which they are in
terested in, if they put in q furnace
here this season and make 4 success
of treating the copper ore, Of which l
have no doubt, for The ore Is OF high
grade and ought to be easily treated,
and there are immense bodies OF II
here that will run from y TO 25 per
cent in copper besides the gold AMI
silver it carries, the future of the
camp is assured. Ali that is needed
here is for some OF the big companies
to make start on some Of their
mines in the way Of sinking sbaf;
TO the depth Of three OF four hundred
! feet and if they can show ore in pay
ing Quantities at that depth Seven
Devils will be second to none as a
copper camp, for the district shows
the biggest outcrop OF any copper
camp in the world, and it looks reas-
enable where there is so much rich
ore ON the surface that there ought
To he plenty of il deep in the ground.
All ne need is some one with capital
TO develope the camp and bring it TO
the front l will describe some of
the principal mines more fully in nv
next
Tie town of Helena, or Z Devils.
to which the TOWNSHIP company has
applied the new name, is situated
about 100 miles ia a northerly direc-
ton from WeiserY 1t lies in basin
on the head of Copper creek a small
creek which empties into Deep creek.
large swift stream about three miles
north of town. and all of the waters
How into Snake river; which is about
II miles from here by way of Deep
creek, or about four or FIVE miles the
nearest way, down the steep bluffs
THIS place is well laid out and plotted
oil into streets and alleys. There
are some u or Is good substantial
log buildings in the town. Ii was a
placer mine formerly but a company
bought it out aud had it patented
They have sold good many lots and
1t Is good property, for the day is not
far distant when it is liable to be a
big town with fine hotels, big stores.
opera houses and everything that
makes town lively, for the mineral
IS here in great quantities. All that
is needed is to dig it out and put it
In circulation to make such a town
as we speak of There are no stores.
saloons or hotels here yet and
store is badly needed at present. as
1t Is IA miles from Helena to Bear
posioffice where there is a store. we
expect a stock OF goods soon.
There has been a good many new
corners 10 the camp this spring. but
they only stay few DAYS and are off
curslng, as they see nothing doing
and no chance to get work Its no
place at present for a man wanting
work, but pretty good camp for a
man that has staying qualities and a
little capital A man or companv
hunting mines that are undeveloped
VIII ind thisa good field for them. as
there are a good many prospects here
that can be bought cheap, having
good shOwings on them. Now is the
time to get hold of cheap properties
for II they put in a smelter here this
season and go to work systematically.
copper showing that can be made
for few hundred dollars now will
he worth thousands when the camu
starts up.
We understand the survevors will
be TO work in a few days surveying a
wagon road from the Alaska saddle
on the kleinshmidt road to Bear
creek via the Blue Jacket and Dec
orah mines on Indian creek. will
he fine thing for the camp for it
will be some five OF six miles nearer
ihan the present route by way of the
Huntley grade
There are good many prospectors
IN the Rapid river country on the
gold belt which lies about eight or
.en east of here There are some
good gold and silver lodges in that
Erection That camp is called the
country and there has
'een a good deal of development
lone on some of the hedges there. ! /
Uncle Bob White arrived in camp
With some COWS today and the camp /
will be supplied from now on with /
,lenty of fresh milk.
SNowsTORN.