The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-07-12
REVIEW OF PROGRESS MADE.
The Entire District Showing up Well and
New Wealth Demonstrated.


permits the Signal to publish his
story of the camp prior to issuance
of the July number of the Idaho
Mining journal. This is the latest
compilation of information on the
district, and brings the development
on all properties up to date. Mr..
Dlnsmore says the Mining Journal
was extended the courtesy of being
shown into every prospect and mine
IN the camp.
There are few places in the world
where such surface showing of
mineral is exhibited as in what is
well known as the Seven Devils min
ing district, which, so far as explor-
ed, is proven more than 5x40 miles
in extent, though in all probability
the zone will be found many times
that area. There have been numer-
Gus reports written on this section,
good, bad, and indifferent, of the
two latter, though, more than the
first. Reasons in plenty exist for an
adverse report on that country, be-
cause of the many dissgreeable fea-
lures to overcome, such as distance
from transportation, cost of develop
ment, ETC., but the man who makes
an adverse report because ONO just
ification for development, does so
because he is incompetent to Judge,
or because his people have not the
means to carry forward such enter
prises. Never has the writer seen
such immense bodies of ore as are
disclosed in the Peacock, Blue Jacket,
DEBORAH, and Iron Dyke, nor richer
than seen in the River Queen, Leo
nard, etc. With such material on
the surface, and at water level and
deeper, it were the rankest foolish
ness to decry the probability of mines
being made, and the Mining Journal
is free to say it believes they will be
great mines, making camp as i'm
portant as any in this country, to
say the least The ores of the camp
are all those of copper, from the
chalcopyrite so common, to the more
rare and rich glance, bornite and the
oxides. The country is badly
broken up at the higher attitudes,
but in the Blue Jacket, Peacock,
and DEBORAH depth has been attained
taking the work into solid formation,
and with the big lodges having prac-
tically the same size and values as
found on the surface. We were
given every opportunity for complete
examination, and the result of it is
our belief that more stable camp is
not in existence. The people push
ing things most strongly at this time
are Messrs. Frank j.. French, of the
Blue Jacket; w. Bertram Hancock,
of the Docorah and the Peacocks
Haas Bros. and HALEY, of the
River Queen; Pierce, of the
Iron Dyke; McDougall, of the Leo.
nard group, and these gentlemen
made it impossible for the Mining
journal man to come out without 8
complete knowledge of the work SC
far accomplished, work that has but
one tendency, and that\of the best
The chief trouble in previous develop
ment has been lack of sufficient means
by people bonding and proposing to
open properties ;and that the opposite
is now the case is cause for congratula
ton on every side, for it means thu
speedy making of mines and tn,
upbuilding of the greatest cope
mining camp in Southern Idaho, i
not of the West.
To reach the Seven Devils, on,
must take the Pacific & Idaho North
ern railway from Weiser to Cam
bridge, and thence by Geo. Ing
mans stage line to Council, ant
thence via Kramer & Anderson
stage line to Cuprum.
Weiser is the supply point 70
the upper country, being also tn
county seat. 1t is good town
peopled properly for the pushing o
legitimate enterprises, and with tn
capital to provide whatever is wishes
by the mining public. The citizen
of the place are largely directly b.
interested in mining, and they max
all enterprises of this character thei
business. 1t is the largest town i
the county, and with an increasin
prestige and business. The Weise
Signal, the representative paper c
the western and central part of th
state, has built up most commend
able reputation for devotion to th
mining interests of its section, an
its years of patient, persistent An
effective labor has done more tina