The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-14
Aessrs. Couch and HcLaSShhn Of
Denver VIII be Here.
LOOKING over The FIELD
Location Of Such Plant Would be Mighty
Pull for Weiser.


The mining interests of Washing
ton county are becoming world-fs-
nous, and with the results tia. with
in another two years Weiser will be
one of the most prominent Of the
western mining centers. One heara
and reads little of the many large
undertakings evolving almost con-
stantly, for the reason that mining
men OF means say little, but do. The
Seven Devils and Heath districts
have been affiliated with very black
eye for many years, or &C it seems to
the casual onlooker, but the fact u
theyu have reputation OF the best
with mining men. So the fact that
big moneyed Arm seriously con-
template, putting in an ore sampling
and buying plant at Weiser is not to
be wondered at, and that these peo-
pie are from Denver is all the more
gratifying to our people in more ways
than one, because the average Colo
radoan has first class idea of ore and
what it is worth, while his judgment
cannot be excelled in sizing up q
prospect. Messrs. Edwin @. Nc
Laughlin and Capt. Harry Couch,
two Of Denver's most reliable mining
men, are those who will put in the
sampler, and they will doubtless have
it in operation before snow flies.
This news is the more gratifying
because there Is reason for the es-
tabishment of such plant in this
city. There is back of us not only
a mining district, but scope Of
country more than 200 miles in length
and 10 to so miles in width which
is all mineralized, 80 generously, too,
that the shrewdest mining men Of
the United States have no hestitancy in
+ stating it to be the greatest showing
in the world. The ore within this
belt, which has been but very meag-
erly prospected, included gold, silver,
lead, copper, tellurium, ETC., while
, also vast beds Of frst-c class coal are
proven to exist, these latter, though,
having no development to speak of
for the reason that owners have had
, interests in other minerals at this
time more Immediately profitable
than the tedious job of opening o
coal mine With these facts as a
basis to work upon, an ore purchas-
ing and sample plant has good rea-
6 son for installation here; but above
, and beyond the showing of the sur
face there are many mines which
, could and would send out ore were
. it not for the exhorbitant freight
rates at present prevailing and Which
could be overcome were the ore,
would ship only the concentrates,
4 which would give all the way from 2
to 10 in one Of saving in freight, and
thus make shipments feasible. The
Heath district would furnish orr
/. within a month after the plant is pu
in operation, Mineral within tn
{ same length Of time, while from tn
Seven Devils there would be or
e waiting for the fires to begin makini
steam. The Signal is not inclined
a to boom, bu. it sees in this PROPOSE
ton so much of merit for all partie
concerned that it must give the pro
position its most complete sanction
An ore sampler here would do mucl
e to bring out the country, TO
then prospect ore would be able Il
e sell their product and put the money
into their properties again, thus max
ing them constant and good shippeFs
d d and finally big mines. The peopl'
r. Of Weiser, and of Washington coant!!
can do NO better than to give ~