The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-03-03
The WEISER SIGNAL.
THURSDAY. MARCH 8. 1893.
DIRECT INFORMANT

DIRECT INFORMATION.
The following letter will be reat
with interest both for the facts and
suggestions contained:
Erie, Pa, Feb. Goth, 1893
r. +. Lockwood, Esq, Weiser, Idaho
Dear Sir:-I have seen copies O
your valuable paper bearing date respec
lively Feb. 10th, 8rd., and Jan. 27., ant
have been highly entertained by the mat
TOR respecting the Seven Devils Copper
Co.
WAS instrumental to some degree In
the placing Of the bonds in Erie, and am
glad that the friends here have SO watch.
ful party TO sound the note of warning
etc. You named $50, 900 as the amount
placed In Erie. beg to state that you
are altogether too low in your figures.
should like very much to see your paper
oftener, and II you will put dozen copies
into my hands each week will see that
our friends, the bondholders, receive
them. trust there Is sufficient raw
material In your section to give business
70 Weiser In satisfactory amount ~ well
- 70 supply your neighbors wishes too.
Surely the development Of that section
can we'll afford satisfaction to the citizens
OF all those communities. | trust that
you may be mistaken as to some OF your
conclusions, since there 'must be u limit
to the ability Of the East TO furnish money
for the development OF the West, and It
would be more pleasant II you would en-
courage such investm ents instead OF feel
Ing obliged to discourage them: don I
you think SO? While you are 80 zeal
ously watching them, can you suggest
the name OF good party TO watch you +?
Yours Truly, g. E. BARaER.
Mr.. Barger seems TO get the Sic
NAL with considerable regularity and
aside from the general local informa-
tion, 1t Is to be hoped lie will be
otherwise benefited by the perusal OF
this (the only strictly religious jour
nal In this immediate vicinity
Terms, BY the way, % 90 year in
advance, no reduction under any
circumstances. The editor will be
pleased to Oil out the order for u
dozen copies per week, terms as
stated. 1t would be breezy reading
for tour friends the bondholders. :"
VI course any copies we send out are
given freely and without charge, and
we will not trouble Mr. Barger to
distribute our issues, "a We have been
doing that for some time and In a
way that has evidently touched
the gentleman in tender spot,
When the above letter was first
read the name at the bottom had IA
dim familiarity, but was hard 10 re-
call clearly. We knew the word Bar
ger must mean someone connected
With barges. We finally recollected
that in the Erie Evening Herald OF
June LIST, 1897, there appeared an
advertisement OF the United Saving &
Investment Fund, with &c. Z. Bar
ger, Agent" Al the bottom. Now
We know nothing OF the U s &l.F|
concern. 1t may be the best and
worthiest Institution in the world for
aught we are aware, We recollect
that it advertised to receive ssmem-
bers' and invest their money in 6
PER cent bonds, but thought nothing
OF that until in the Evening Herald
Of the 9th OF June followed another
advertisement which may be full of
interest to the people hereabout and
especially to owners OF property in
the Seven Devils country, and indi-
Gates that our fame as mineral coun-
try IL not confined to our own Dor
ders, and also that in presenting our
own case we have been rather too
modest; but it is barely possible that
familiarity has caused US to under
estimate our advantages. See the FOL.
lowing from the Erie Evening Horald,
Erie Pa :
Tho Seven Devil Copper District whose fame is
now world wide. is on the Snake ritter In Idaho.
- miles north OF IIuutington,n competitive point
and railroad junction. The particular property
whose mass Of exceedingly high grade ore has
nads this district famous and viii astonish and
hswl,der any miner who sees it, is called the
'asecock." This, with other claims. covering
neariys mile Of The exposed vein Is owned by
- sevss Devil Copper Co. Il Is this claim
Which tie Now York Sun states. and It Is about
~ svrTHRc Of al tbs expert estimates, has in !
src b'ds Of or hfty-two milton pounds Of cop