The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-07-12

any other single factor to advance
the Seven Devils to its present stage.
Salubria is also good town, the
center of very beautiful and fertile
valley, whose people get their sup
plies and market their products there.
Council is newer place, but has
good future because of what is back
of it.
Cuprum has been the local supply
point for the mines for several years,
and it has a population If enterpris-
ing people. There are here two
general stores, drug store, black
smith shop, two livery stables, hotels,
the Imperial, conducted by Mrs. M.
Clark and daughters, being in the
center Of town and considered first
class, a newspaper, the Standard,
conducted by Edwin G. Elton, and
several wet goods establishments.
1t is rather prettily situated, and will
always be place of considerable
Importance. Another town, to be
named DEBORAH, is now we'll started,
located on Indian creek, and close
to the DEBORAH mine: Many believe
this will become the principal place
Of the district because of it's excel
lent location, so close to the great
properties, and the men operating
them. The new town was first con-
ceived by T. G. Jones, principal
owner of the Dewey group, and large
ly interested afe Cowden & Mcbride,
who own the Silent Friend group.
Many new houses are now in course
of construction, the Jones sawmill is
about ready to turn out lumber, and
before snow flies it is believed that
DEBORAH will have quite nice pop
ulation. A petition is now before
the department asking for the loca-
ton of postoffice, and there is no
doubt but it is granted, as it is sign
ed by more than double the number
required by law. The people of
Cuprum do not look with envy up
on the establishment of the new
town, because so feasible a project
has always been thought probable.
AS to mining, and the outlook for
mines, in the Seven Devils, it may be
said that the first is of the best pos
sible character, thus making the lat
ter unusually favorable The district
has been known for many years, but,
being of a character necessitating
great expense prior to the receipt of
returns, its development has been
slow. The indications being ex-
traordinarily large, and the surface ore
of high grade, has made it camp
where fortunes were demanded for
even undeveloped prospects, while re-
guIar payments and large work were
demanded, so that, up to short
time since, no company able to car
ry out the articles of bond have
taken hold. Indeed, until Frank j..
French, of the Blue Jacket mines,
and W. Bertram Hancock, of the
Boston & Seven Devils company, be-
gan their operations there was not
anything but rather superficial min
ing, giving very impractical re-
suits. These gentlemen, however,
have pushed the most substantial
development. with the result that to-
day both are shipping ore, and both
have thoroughly and absolutely dem
onstrated the depth and permanence
of the ore bodies, depth in the Blue
Jacket being now attained of more
than 300 fit, while on the South Pea
cock above that depth has beer
reached, and in neither instance hal
the vein pinched or lost value, being
indeed what was anticipated from
the surface sbowings. The ores o
the camp include all the ores OF cop
per, chalcopyrite being the base
with quantities of carbonate, bornite
azurite, glance, gray copper, etc
One ore chute we saw carried som
3 fit of practically pure bornite, hav
ing a length of more than 100 fl
others, not yet thoroughly explored
give as good promise. Copper mine
are most often "bunchy" as regard
the high grade ores, and while thi
appears true Of the Seven Devils, thi
must not be inferred to mean pockety
for the segregations of the teaching
from the body do not come in kidneys
but in very regular and often time
massive chutes, having, as noted
great depth and gratifying uniform
ity. The lodges maintain their valu
with depth, the lowgrade ore-b
which is meant II to 20 per cent
showing that persistence so favorabl
to the making of mines. On th
Peacock, at a depth of 300 it, ex
ploration disclose the ore chute to
at least 1O1 Ox6S TT. thOuph how muc