The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-07-19
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the policy of the management to make
everything safe for employees, with
the utmost substantiability in all par
ticulars, and indeed the development
from first 10 last is of the most sub
stantial and permanent character. To
SO say that the Blue Jacket is
handsome proposition is less than we
feel, but it is enough till personal IN
vestigation proves it to be one of the
prettiest mines of the northwest. The
development of this one claim is not
all, but that on the others has only
demonstrated in part what this gives
absolute assurance of-permanence
strength, value-and so we have no
particular mention of any but this.
The buildings of this company are
substantial, comfortable and prettily
situated, while the class of employees
is above the average, it being the
policy to employ especially those
competent men who have some de
gree of self respect The Mining
Journal has so far seen no property
more pleasing than the Blue Jacket,
and no more pleasant people than
those in charge of it.
Adjoining the DEBORAH and Arkan-
saw there are other good prospects,
among the best being the Dewey
group (shown on map printed here
with, } the principal owner of which
is T. g. Jones, who has been one of
the most faithful adherents of the
camp. But little development has
been done here because it is the in
tention of Mr.. Jones to have ma
chinery and the aid of modern meth
DDS in making mines. The showings
on the surface are excellent Of the
same general character as the Deco
rah, and with a ledge traceahle for
many hundred feet. At the present
time the work going forward is that
of Harvesting Indian creek for the
generation of power for q sawmill
and other improvements and this is
being pushed as rapidly as may be.
Mr.. Jones is the leading spirit in the
new townsite proposition which will
be of such convenience to the mining
men of this camp, and has put his
time and money into 3 per cent
grade wagon road from Bear to the
new town Judging from the sur
face indications, the Dewey group
will yield rich returns for proper de-
velopments, which it will receive
whenever things are in proper shape
1t is the intention to gain depth al
once by sinking shaft which will be
in ore The group is admirably To-
Gated and can hardly fail in making
good property.
Adjoining the Dewey group is
some good property belonging to E.
D. Ford, the well known Rapid river
operator. There are z claims in the
group, all having mineral for loca
ton and to induce exploration. These
claims will be patented this fall, and
thereafter extensive work will begin,
it being Mr.. Ford's intention to begir
sinking and get we'll under grount
before snow flies. This is another
apparently good property with goot
surface indications, and owned by
one ofthe most careful and success
full men in the whole camp. People
generally expect to see good thing
,, in the Ford group whenever he shall
have gained little depth.
5 SILENT FRIEND This group O
IL claims is owned by Cowden ant
Mcbride, two thoroughly competen
: miners who took the ground becaus
d the surface showing was of BIZ
j. body of mineral. They have don
|. only representation work so far, bu
$ with the beginning of winter tn
e purpose is to push things to such
state where intelligent deduction
5 may be made as to the value of tn
holdings. There is here the shown
Of large ledge of copper ore, wit
all facilities, such as water, timber
dump, etc., at hand. Some of thi
ground is on the new TOWNSHIP of De
corah and it is having many settler
at this time The men owning th
z Silent Friend group are competent
every way, and reliable, so the prol
erty will have thorough exploitation
RIVER QUEEN Owned by Has
Brothers and James Haley, the Latte
being in charge of developmel
work. The claims IN this group il
clude the River Queen, Little Queer
Barbetta and Mckinley, with Il
most of the development on the pro-
erty first named. There is here
J tunnel 240 feet in length with drift
for considerable distances each wa
In long drift from this tunnel The
have been in elegant ore all the wa
with the exception of a few fe