The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-08-11
And What He Had to Say About
Seven Devils.
GREATEST CAMP IN The WORLD
He Doesn't Hesitate to Call Fraud by Its
Right Name.

John Lamb, editor of the DeLamar
Nugget, who recently visited Seven
Devils, writes thus in his paper:
So much has been said and written
about the Seven Devils mining dis
trict during the past ten or fifteen
years and 80 little progress made in
their development during that time,
that the average mining man who has
never seen that section of Idaho has
either begun to look upon all tales
told about the mineral deposits to be
the grossest exaggerations or that
they we're 80 practically inaccessible,
that it was not worth ones while to |
visit them. 1t is difficult for one to
believe that the deposits Of mineral,
large and rich as the mildest reports
coming from the Seven Devils make
these ore bodies, could be known and
not be worked. 1t was, therefore,
with our minds made up to be disap
pointed with what we saw that we
turned aside from our road home to
make forty-fve mile trip to the
mountains and return that We turned
up Hornet creek, from Council val
ley, to visit the mines. We will
never regret it.
From tue village Of Council, which
is the center of we'll settled and
prosperous valley, we went about
twelve miles up Hornet creek, past
fine fruit, hay and grain ranches, into
a heavily timbered section and over
a low divide onto Crooked creek,
thence down the creek short dis
tance, thence over another divide on
to Bear creek, thence four or five
miles to Indian creek, thence twelve
miles up the Kleinschmidt grade to
the Peacock mine The roads, with
the exception of one hill going down
the Indian creek grade, where a new
grade will soon be completed, are
fairly good There has been much
said about that Kleinschmidt grade
In reality it is the finest constructed
stretch of mountain road in the state.
We can say this without commencing
the judgment of the owners for build
ing it. 1t was built TO connect the
mines with landing on Snake river,
with the intention of shipping i'll
supplies and shipping out ore by
steamboat, to the 0. r. q n. Ry.
This absurd plan has apparently moi
been abandoned, although entirely
impracticable. Rake stock deals are
not yet completed. The grade is Is
miles long and reaches the river by
descent of 5000 feet.
But to return to mention of th'
copper deposits. The mine bes
known and most talked about is tn
Peacock. A bore has been made il
the ore in this mine about as big a
the mouth of the Mammoth Cave
but only to depth of forty or fift..
feet. The sides, top and bottom 0
this hole are solid copper ore of hig
grade. A few hundred feet furthe
up the hill is similar opening, show
ing the ore in the same manner. U
the South Peacock, adjoining til
former on the end line, sixty-foo
shaft shows the same ore. Th
width OF this ledge is said to be 30
feet. The quality Of the ore is be'
told by stating that contract hs
been let to supply the small smelte
now running, with ore, none OF whic
is to run below IL per cent copper
and that no asserting has to be don
by the miners to keep it up to the r.
quired grade. The ore can scarcel
be said to be mined. 1t is simpl
quarried.
Two and one half miles south I
the Peacock, (dve miles by the roa'
there are q number OF claims no
being opened, among which the Col
per Queen and Decorah are consp
cious. About twenty men are en-
pioyed upon these properties "
had the pleasure OF meeting M
VIM. Ireton, ex-sherid OF Canye
County, who is foreman OF the wo'