The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-08-13

U0i VI poleOuS lIOm FlOItHCe nave
arrived in this place during the week,
and all bring the most extravagant
reports as to the richness of the
mines A report in relation to a
rich strike made by Mr.. Bridges OF
Oregon City seems to come well
authenticated The first day he
worked on his claim near Baboose
gulch he took 81 ounces, the secOud
day 157 ounces, the third day 214
ounces, and the fourth day 200
ounces in two hours. One gentle
man informs us that diggings have
been found on the bars of the Salmon |
river which yield from 25 cents to
So. so to the pan, and that on claims
in the Salmon river diggings have
been found where ounces won't de-
scribe them, and where they say the
gulches are full of gold. The dis
coverer Of Baboose gulch arrived in
this city yesterday, bringing with
him sixty pounds of gold dust.
Jacob Weiser is on his way in with
mule loaded down with gold dust. "
TO BOISE BASIN.
u The Jacob Weiser spoken of is the
man after whom the town of Weiser
\ is named. The amount of gold ex-
ported from Florence the first season
s.$1 $780, 000 During April, 1862,
5000 persons left Portland for the
mines, and by the end of May 25,-
600 persons had passed over the
trail. The amount of gold accounted
for during 1862 from the district
was 81, 900, 900, and much more
went out of the country, so no account
could be kept of it.
The crowd of miners kept pushing
south, and came to the mouth of the
1
Boise river. They went up the
stream to the present site of the towr
of Boise, and then travelled exactly
north, camping in what has since
: been known as the Boise basln. On
5, of the party, named Grimes, wa
= killed by an Indian, and his grav
= can still be seen on the banks of
: creek that bears his name Th
creek soon afterward became famou
for the richness of its placer mines
That was in the fall of 1861. Th
: death of Grimes discouraged his com
panions, and they went to Walls
Wala for the winter.
CITY SPRINGS UP.
o The spring of 1862 found Bois
!. basin swarming with prospectors
Before the first day of the year 1856
there were $500 men in the district
The towns of Centerville, Pioneervill
Placerville, Granite Creek, and ldah
:, City sprang into existence.
- Idaho City, formerly called Bar
mock. because the metropolis of tn
- basin country, at the time had pop
:. ulation of 10000. It's present pol
ulation is probably about 800.
90 May, 1865, the town was destroye
- by fire, only one building being lie
% standing 1t was rebuilt, and tv
=, wears later was burned again. III
second disaster was more serious ths
- the first, and the place was never r
- built. The whole Boise basin W
. lined with gold. Its Dimensions a
!. thirty miles in length, with an ave
I, age width of fifteen miles. More tn
:, $18, 900, 900 was taken out of the b
- sin, and one placer mine this seas
:, produced $40, 600. 1t is owned
"a Brogan & Leary, who operate vi
90 hydraulic machinery.
at WOOD RIVER AND CoEuR D'AlEN1
The mining history of Idaho is
ate long a story to tell in detail. AT
the the rush of the early Cos the excl
gs: ment subsided, until in 1869 the m
ing industry of the State was at
ION low ebb. In 1875 new mines W
ing discovered in Custer county, and
225 izens of Salt Lake became interei
,ro- in several of them, notably the Ch
for les Dickens nine. This mine
me- duced $32, O00,i in two months.
be. Wood River excitement came o
any few years later, followed by