The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-27
Transfer of Famous Atlanta Group to
. Weiser Man.
IDAnO'S LARGEST GOLD NINE
To be Brought into Producing Prominence
Once More.

When the Atlanta group Of mines
in Elmore County was last week trans
ferred to j. q. Johnston OF
Weiser, and associates, it COM
pleted mining deal which means
a great deal to the mining In
terests of this state, and which means
active operations on what is perhaps
the greatest gold mine in Idaho or in
the West. The Atlanta group is one
Of the famous properties OF the state,
Of fabulous richness and a checkered
career. A peculiar chain of circum-
stances have combined to render It
All idle property for number of
years, although ,ts great wealth has
been matter of common knowledge
The Emore, an adjoining property,
has produced $1,000, 900, and the
Monarch, "a, 600, 900, from the ex-
tension of the Atlantis vein, and the
district has. all told, produced $b8,
900, ,000 In the early COS the
ground now known as the Atlanta
group was held by many owners
under the old law which allowed
/ 200x600 feet to the claim There
was much disputing over the bound
ary lines and several persons were
shot during the early quarrels. In
1877 Judge Andrews secured con
solida,ion Of interests, the small
holders were bought out and the
CLAIMS revised 50 as to secure five
full claims 1500x600 The group
then went into the hands of an Eng
glish company and manager sent
out from London A twenty stamp
/ mill was erected and extensive devel-
opment carried on. Then began an
era of theft and embezzlement almost
8 unequaled in mining The English
stockholders never received dollar
, in dividends that the writer can learn
4 of, although several millions have
undoubtedly been taken from the
. mine. The manager proceeded tc
: steal the company blind Ore wal
s mlled and no returns made TO the
:, company. Ore that would run $40,
J. 600 a ton was packed out on mules
= and the men working in the mine
: practically helped themselves to the
shining quartz from the richer seams
The company tumbled to the fac
a that the manager WAS robbiDg thu
mine and he was discharged Com
~ ing from England with nothing, b.
IS went from Atlanta to Colorado ant
It purchased one mine for $3.50, O0'
D. and another for 5000, 600 and ther
= is no doubt that it was bought will
IT Atlanta proceeds. Then one Of tn
d stockholders came out and tool
u charge for a time. When he left h
N went to South Africa and investe'
20 $500, 600 in mines there. We believ
the other stockholders afterward
N went after him and made him dis
y gorge Then another manager wa
sent out, but the stealing process
+ went on Ore that was glitterinI
r with yellow gold was taken out OF
u pack mules, boxes Of it and trunk
?. full of it were hauled out, grea
'e quantities we're shipped from Mt
% Home 10 the Omaha smelter and n
N accounting made TO the company
N All this time valuable improvement
! in the way of wagon roads, building
Ir and long tunnels which cut ric
cross veins, were made and tn
Euglishmen were drawn on to foe
the bills while the product of tn
mine was going into other people
ID pockets.
u The last manager was discharge
: and the mine shut down, and it hs