The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-25
Is there Anything Big at Big Bends
CONFLICT|NGRUMORSRAMPANT
Some Say It is Fake, But Others Say It Il
Wonderfully Rich.

A number of Weiser people who
have made locations in the Big Bend
country on the Snake are still in the
dark as to the value OF their holdings.
The papers are watched eagerly but
reports are 80 conflicting that only
development, for which there has
not yet been time, will demonstrate.
Interviews with persons who have
inspected the locality are appearing
in many papers, but as some are
adverse and others enthusiastically
favorable it cannot be told which is
true and which false.
The Statesman says:
Thomas Jones formerly OF Ontario but
now resident OF Boise, gives some i'm
portxnt information concerning the a.
legged gold discoveries In the Big Bend of
the Snake. There is only some 40 feet
OF loose gravel, he says. Below that
comes in hard conglomerxte rock. 1t
is In this conglomernte that the values
are claimed to have been found.
The Singer shaft struck the conglom-
crate at depth of 40 feet and was still
| in the same formation when work ceased
at IS feet.
Mr.. Jones expresses no opinion con-
cerning the values. Mr. Singer. he says,
now admits they did get very good val
ues. Others who should know are en-
tirely satisfied that the rock runs well.
Among these is one who worked on the
shaft, this man being confident that the
rock was all good pay.
Mr.. Jones spoke yesterday OF the as
say secured from conglomerate taken
from well on the Roswell bench
He said there was no doubt Of that assay,
which was $50 in gold and a few ounces
in silver. The parties who sunk the
well took out only a little OF the con-
glomerate at the bottom, having secured
an abundant flow Of water from the loose
gravel. The piece of rock assayed WAS
picked up on the dump.
An Ontario dispatch of late date
says:
Interest in the gold discovery in the
Dig Dtuu COuutIy Is obtOHECI buhU dt duy
time since the news became pubic prop
erty. The ground has all been staked
off, and resurveyed The records have
t all been made and every body is now
getting ready 70 do business. The coun-
try is thoroughly staked anu shere Can
8 now be no excuse for any one getting on
some one elses ground. The records are
being made carefully, and If the PROPOSE
] tion turns out to be good one the titles
, will be non-contestable.
There are now people from all over the
: country interested in the ground.
= score of Chicago people have ground
o Farmers Of Kansas have holdings. Idaho
e people by the score have staked off claims
The old channel of the ancient river 70
q miles has been staked.
The assays from different surface work
=, lngs show only moderate value. Weise
70 people have sunk five test pits to q deptl
V OF IL feet, and have opened deposit o
. black sand that is immense. 1t is fiv
- feet thick and Of rare character, bu
g cyanides only n few cents. 1t has all tn
!, appearances of the real mineral sane
. that carries gold, but has been disap
= pointing thus far Just below the sand
however. the values show bette- still re
D naming cyanide material.
l. Several deep workings will be starte'
soon. Salt Lake City people are arrane
ing for drills, The diamond drill ha
20 been withdrawn on account of being al
able with it to bring out the coarser sho
gold that is looked for at the depth Of 10
ar feet. The sand pump drill is also unde
suspicion for the same reason. The pre-
o. moters are endeavoring to find a dri
'5 that will clean the hole out perfect
clam nf ALL the hOrinpS including III
heavy gold that may be struck.
ic The weather is very warm and tn
cove in which the basin lays where tn
>a strike is found being sheltered from "A
30 sides by the high foothills. The su
warns things up until it is almost in
possible to work in the day time.
- An article in the Oregonian read
johannesburg, in the Big Bend OF Il
Snake river, promises to be real li'
mining camp within few weeks. II
famous mine Of O. G. Singer, where Il
strike was made, will resume work in
ad day or two Singer has jus ordered @5(
600 worth of machinery and a hundr
ay men will be started to work. The repoi
W; as to the values found have been C
)ut 'oUV'ado dan,S 81 Ak sse, fslse hed ~
for was pierced, and Immediately a bed
gravel carving S5 to the ton was c
countered. This mass OF material
sediment, consisting of shale and sa
and dry, hard gravel, and is known TO-
of a depth of 40 feet. the present bottt
Of of the shaft Bedrock is not IN sigl
The values get better right along
The shaft opens up sulphates in lal
,,ht trb n.r rrto 4H 10 tho t,x,