The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-07-23
AN OPINION ABOUT WEST VIEW.

There Is no'need In attempting TO dis
ruise the fac, tnat the development Of
The West View district is not progress
Ing as rapidly as il should do. and as
everyone who has the interest
o. the camp at heart hoped ard
believed a few months ago that II would
do this season.
with the advent OF the new wear there
WAS Every reason 10 believe that within
ak months the district would be fairly
"out of the woods" aud that sufficient
number ~ producing mines would be in
operation to insure the permancncy and
future prosperity OF the camp. Such,
however. II not the case. The camp to-
day presents but little more activity in
develop.neDt and rhe production OF IA,
ore than IL did at mid-winter aud the
outlook for any general improvement In
the very near future Is anything but on
cuuraging. The writer visited the
camp few days ago and found any
Thing but hopeful spirit manifested by
The majority Of the business mcu there
aud II IL nv Impressions received during
that visit that this article is prompted
The INDEX has always believed aud does
Today. that The West View district is
rich IN precious metals and HAT Wti-
mateh 1t will ba developed Into one Of
the most productive camps In the North
west and we :ound almost every man In
the camp adhering 10 the same belief,
but II is evident that the era OF pros
pcriiy that We III expected to arrive dur
ing the present summer is Vet some dts
lance In the future. The camp has becn
attracting considerable attention since
the early spring of 1895 and since that
time almost every mouth has brought
the hope aud belief that the mkt 30
DAYS would bring the much desired
boom. Sufficient work has already been
done to demonstrate the tact that cN'
trnsive ledges Of pay ore, some of which
are very rich. exist IN the district aud
many marvellous stories of faoulou,
strikes have been put in ciou.bt,On bul
Still the boom comes not.
There must be some good reason for tn,
lsnguishing condition Of the camp "a
the present time aud the lNDEx believes
that the sooner that cause is discovereS
aud rrmedied the better for all parte
concerned, and while this paper laws NJ
claim TO being an oracle on the subicc
OF mining. II has some opinions on tn
subject In hand, that il will give 70
what they are worth.
The INDEX believes that much Of tn
trouble is due TO certain natural condi
lions which are TO be- found In the dis
irict and which have hitherto been con
sidered as Of prime Importance in il
favor. Prominent among the nsturl
causes that have tended To relard Oh
speedy development OF the camp ar,
the easy accessibility OF the district an
he existence Of considerable free miilin
gold ore on the surface OF nearly all IA
veins. Situated as the camp is on lo'
range Of hills in such close proximity I
the thickly settled agricultural region
Of the BOISE and Payette valleys IL ha
been a difficult matter to enlist the il
terest OF competent miners, men VIII
have spent lifetime in searching f
quartz leads AMI developing them int
salable prospects, while on the oths
hand. IL has been possible for ever
raucher or other person who may la,
been overtaken with desire 10 maxi
speedy fortune lin the mines,
hut who probably knew absolutely no,l
ing about the business 10 take day ,
two away from his pillow or other bus
ness rush into the district locate fro
sne TO fifteen claims and then begin
figure on what to do with his prospectiN
millions. The fact as before state,
that considerable free gold ore is foun
Al the surface on most Of the lodges. h,
only helped to delude these inexpericn'
I'd CLAIM holders intu the belief Tia
the, had a fortune within their sra'