The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-02
Very Little Substance About Present
Smelter Movements.
THE NEW ERA DELAYED,
Pale Star of the New Dawn Scintilates in
Sickly Shape.

The Seven Devils, the greatest un-
developed copper district in the
known world, is just as good ms ever
and the fortunes there still await
those who have the money and good
Judgment to take hold of the district
IN an earnest and honest manner and
open it in II decent way. but the
onlookrr watching present develop
nenls must surely have his nerves
shattered unless his stock of patience
is above the ordinary
The springing Of that old brine.
soaked fraud of the past--the Snake
river and Klrinschmidt grade scheme
Just ut the mumrnt when the pub
lic had heen led To believe n real
movement, which would result in
genuine benefit, had begun, has had
The effect intended hy those who foisi
tins scheme upon capital whenever
il winks ut The Devils and has again
thrown matters into chaos. "
The smelter, which arrived Il month
ago, is still standing on the sidetrack
on car No 1897, Z. & n w., and
when it will he loaded and where it
will he located are matters Of dark
oblivion. 1t is possible that the fact
that interested parties in the east
have learned the inside of The Snake
river scheme, has something to do
with e delay, until they can learn
where they are lcaping. If This is
true it is well, for there are no doubts
that the smelter will be located at n
point, aud the Devils opened in the
only manner which will insure sue
cess, when those behind it realize
the difference between bunco game
and Il legitimate enterprise II
Mr. Holman has gone east, Mr..
French To Portland and Mr. Blake to
Montana We understand that Mr.
Blake, after Investigating the Enves,
Lock ct ais, Snake river scheme, has
become impressed with its futiliil
aud is growing enthusiastic over the
easy and certain SUCCESS of having
the smelter located elsewhere and TIL,
camp opened ly Il railroad up Til,
= Wrispr river He has no doubt gon,
tu Montana to straighien out Sum,
tanglcs preparatory To turning hi:
> forces into the latter channel 1t l.
I certain the Eaves scheme is doomed
' Mr.. Steele, of Portland, who ha'
just been in the camp, has gone on
, with the determination to ut one,
t commence devoting his time and ell
I crpy To the aid of L. w. Bates il
getting the latters Weiser river rail
road through Mr. Steele is ~ maj
, of considerable strength and abiIit,
@ and his aid will greatly assist.
j. The only visible remains of til
Idaho II II enterprise is the iirr
hotns linkrring around on the Klein
g schmidt grade 10 make il passabl
h for wagons. They are i'll charge q
" Mr. Andrews n young man who WI
interviewed in the Salt Lake Tribun
:, rs superintendent of the Cnpp,
company, but who says the who
!. thing was 81 mistake.
(" MIR. Gardiner is in camp on India
;, creek and is estimating timber. NJ
=. Moot, the engineer reported to hav
mnde affidavit hat the KIYiischni,
~ grade was ready To lay ties upol
r was seen there and empliatically IL
!, nies ever having signed any sue
.d criminal document. He states tn
ps the grade is over 8 per cent at Il
u lower end.
u John Pilmer with one helper
=, working on the Peacock and tn
1 grand old pile of copper is lookil
at betier than ever. From the ro;
of level they are facing in, making
We level dump ground, stripping off 4
no waste and piling out the ore reat
in for the smelter. They have stack,
ST. out about 300 tons of 30 per ce
10 ore and have the mine in such shn
=" that two men can take out 80 tons
to day.S There is now enough ore
he sight on the Peacock to yield 15(
900 tons Of pure copper. With eve