The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-03-24
What the Huntington Herald Terms a
Successful Trip.
THE BOAT IS ALBRIGHT
Only il Needs II Little Fixing. Takes Might,
Little to Constitute Success.

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that the Mable has made Il "success-
ful' trip to Ballards Landing and
return and has fully demonstrated
the easy navlgahility of the Snake by
going down empty, coming back
empty, bending an eccentric, break
ing down feed pump (Which gener-
ally is caused by failure Of engine to
furnish sufficient steam), displaying
an insufficient coalng capacity, the
need of a new wheel and steam
capslan, not to speak of hanging up
on rocks, aud placid condition of
river. But the Herald's account
way as we'll be given:
4 The Steamer Mable returned TO Gray's
Landing on Monday, the llth inst, al 3
o'clock, from her trial trip down to Bal
lards Landing. On this trip she demon
strated beyond question her ability TO
navigate the Snake between these points
The "Trip down was made in five hours
and twenty minutes. The return trip
occupied about thirty six hours. delay be
ing caused by the bending of nn ecccn-
trio rod, lhe breaking down OF the feed
pump. and IL shortage of coal. which
necessilaled the making of steam by the
gathering of driftwood wherever it could
be found along the shore. She had but
three tons OF coal aboard in the bunkers
when she started down the river.
1t was demonstrated that the steamer
had plenty of power in her to come over
most of the rapids There are three rap
ids which will always. probably, have 10
be .'lIned' over, that is, II rope taken
ashore and The boat assisted over the rap
IDS by her steam capslan 1t is believed
she will make the round trip lis two days
leaving Gray's Landing early III the
morning she will make ihe run down 10
Billiards. Iancing IN four hours. Taking
on her load she will start on her return
trip tying up when night overtakes her.
She will thus make Gray's Landing. her
starting point. easily on the following day.
The wheel had but Lwclve-ncn blades
or buckets ON this "Trip, which was found
to be Il defect The blades will be IN
creased TO eighteen inches aud the steam
capsian placed in position before making
ano,her trip The first trip was made
with hand cnpstan because of The fact
that II portion of The steam capstan had
been LOST cnroutc TO Huntington.
1t certainly doesn't take much to
constitute success if the above is ev-
idcnce of it. The boat WAS 'baill
by the hest experts but some changes
are necessary, aud the continued AT
tempt at solution Of the puzzle viii
he watched with interest The Her
aid has one typographical error, how
ever, in stating the boat went down
to BaIlard's Landing Our informa
ton (pretty good is to the effect th''
the Mabe only went as far as Oxbow
Is miles this side Of Ballard S
There is some bad water Jhere Una
it did not attempt to pass. 1t woul'
be good idea to incorporate rail
way company to build Il . mile con
nection between Billiards. Landin
and Oxhow In reading the Heral
account, remember it was hut Il fe
weeks aun that it stated the river froi
Bay Horse down to he us ''placid &
the Willamette. The final sun
ming up Of the enterprise must b'
that il the pitiful methods of trans
portation indicated by the above e!
tract from the Herald are suliiciei
to handle the Seven Devils CoplD
camp-then the Seven Devils Copp
camp is pitiful humhug, is n
what it has been proclaimed to b
does not justify large investments
capital and has no magnitude wha
ever as q resource. The camp is
fizzle if such abor,ionate faciiti
are competent to operate it.